Carinne Brody, Sarah Sullivan and Lucy Thairu GLOBAL HEALTH FIELD STUDY GLOBAL HEALTH FIELD STUDY FLOW CHART
•Attend field study orientation •Contact field study coordinator •Bolivia: Prof. Sarah Sullivan First steps •Cambodia: Prof. Carinne Brody •Ethiopia: Prof. Lucy Thairu
•Attend preparation sessions: logistics of travel and visas; introduction to preceptor; selecting field study topic; submitting an IRB for field study research studies; vaccination and travel medicine; global health Prior to ethics/cultural preparation travel • Submit resume and forms to country coordinators (planning form, liability, health insurance, etc)
• Submit forms to your field study site coordinator During and •Provide feedback to site coordinator and to other students about the site after return GLOBAL HEALTH FIELD STUDY DEPARTURE DATES
Semester Field Study start dates Fall September 10-November 16, 2012* Spring January 14-March 22, 2013 Summer June 10-August 16, 2013) (rainy season in Ethiopia)
* Ethiopia: September 17 to November 23 •You will be required to arrive in the Field Site by these dates • Dual degree and PA students’ Field Study ends 5 weeks later Global Field study pre-departure sessions Students attend the orientation meeting Students sign up for individual sites Each site will be presented in detail during the Global Health Orientation Students receive a series of 3-4 meetings prior the departure. During which communication with the preceptor, forms, travel, insurance are taken care of. Students who are away from the campus during this process will be accommodated. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE
Contact previous participants. Take a look at previous field studies done by students Check each site handbook for further information available at the Global health program website. Submit the following to your field study coordinator Student information Waiver of liability Student participation agreement Resume BOLIVIA - LA PAZ La Paz is the practice site Partnership Established in 2007 2009 - First group of students So far over 40 students have done their field study in La Paz LOGISTICS
• Students must have an advanced beginner level of Spanish before they leave for the Bolivia field study • Students must meet with the Bolivia field study site coordinator (Sarah Sullivan) 3 months and 4 times before leaving for Bolivia to: – Organize field study site for student – Organize logistics and home stay for student – Pre-departure training and paperwork SUPERVISION IN LA PAZ
Touro University Field Study Coordinator Bolivian American Center (CBA) – Logistic Coordinator San Andres University (UMSA) – Public Health Preceptor Worksite Supervisor Homestay family STUDENT PLACEMENTS
Ministry of Health and Sports HEALTH AND SAFETY
• Bolivia Health Websites • Bolivia Ministry of Health and Sports (http://www.sns.gob.bo/) • World Health Organization (http://www.paho.org/english/dd/ais/cp_068.htm) • United States Agency for International Development (http://bolivia.usaid.gov/) • Safety – Embassy registration (Smart Traveler Enrollment Program) • https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/ui/ • http://travel.state.gov/travel/
• Health – Student Health Center - Nurse Practitioner • Immunizations • Altitude Sickness FIELD STUDY IN CAMBODIA FIELD STUDY IN CAMBODIA
• Cambodia is one of the poorest nations in Southeast Asia with high rates of morbidity and mortality and a history of genocide. • Though great strides have been made towards improving the nation's health and infrastructure, important work remains to be done to address disparities and persistent health issues ranging from undernutrition to clean water to HIV. FIELD STUDY IN CAMBODIA
Students will work with a Cambodian NGO in the capital city Phnom Penh on local health projects related to water and sanitation, health care quality improvement, maternal, child and reproductive health, or other topics depending on the student's interests and the priorities of the organization. FIELD STUDY IN CAMBODIA
Students should expect to spend $1,700 on air travel, $500 per month on lodging and between $5-$20/day on food and local transportation, depending on personal preferences and location. Lucy Thairu ETHIOPIA FIELD STUDY ETHIOPIA – JIMMA UNIVERSITY
Started in 2007 So far over 60 students have done a field study in Ethiopia Nature of the sites: University affiliated hospitals Health centers affiliated with University and the surrounding communities SITES IN ETHIOPIA
Debre Marcos University With Debre Marcos hospital and Dejen Health Center Jimma University With Jimma University hospital and Assendabo health center Gonder University With Gonder University hospital BUDGET FOR ETHIOPIA SITE
Airfare $1,400-$1,700.00 USD Low season-high season
Visa $70 Touro will provide a letter to the embassy for the visa application Accommodation About $15 per night In DM, Jimma and Gonder Food About $ 10 per day ACCOMMODATION IN ETHIOPIA
In Gonder, Jimma and Debre Marcos, the accommodation will be in modest hotels Your accommodation will be in a very rural area and will be limited to basic needs – limited access to tap water, few or no flush toilets, intermittent power outage etc LOGISTICS FOR ETHIOPIA
Travel, visas You can to coordinate with Alex to mail your applications to the Ethiopian Embassy or you can choose to apply in person at the LA consulate You will need an official Touro university letter and a letter from Ethiopia IN CONCLUSION, FOR ALL THREE SITES, DURING THE FIELD STUDY
Submit Scope of work, competency inventory and contract Logs Field study summary Site evaluation Preceptor evaluation Site visit (not applicable) E-mail these materials to your field study site coordinator THANK YOU! FIELD STUDY AND ROTATIONS
For dual degree students DO/MPH who do their field study during 3rd and 4th year You may not be able to attend these sessions. Communicate as early as 3 months prior departure with the site coordinator In addition to the paperwork of the MPH program you are required to fill the necessary paperwork for your rotation. Information is available in Clinical Ed website. FIELD STUDY AND DO ROTATION
For dual degree students DO/MPH who do their field study during 3rd and 4th year Contact Professor Hartwig for advice on the optimal time for scheduling your field study within your two year time frame. Contact your site coordinator to match you with your preceptor and field site. Contact Heather Page at the clinical Ed for the required forms for rotation EXAMPLES OF STUDENT GH FIELD STUDIES
Examples of our students’ Global Health Field Studies can be found on our PH website at: http://cehs.tu.edu/publichealth/culminatingex perience/studentfieldplacementsght.html