December 4 Workshop: www.uniteforsight.org/global-health-university/global-health-workshop

Overview

Unite For Sight’s Founder and CEO will hold a 1/2-day dynamic, immersive global health workshop. Currently, 4 billion people in the world own cell phones, including those in villages where healthcare is non-existent. What enables the delivery and distribution of goods at the “base of the pyramid,” and what hinders healthcare delivery? What strategies can be applied to provide healthcare for the world’s poorest people? This workshop is aimed at future leaders in global health who will gain skills and knowledge about global health delivery. The workshop will be a small, intimate forum with a limited capacity of no more than 10 participants.

* Who: Students and professionals are eligible to apply. Successful applicants will have demonstrated an interest in global health.
* When: Friday, December 4, 1-5pm
* Where: Unite For Sight headquarters in downtown New Haven (across the street from Yale’s Whitney Humanities Center)

Workshop Schedule: 1-5pm on Friday, December 4

This is the preliminary schedule, which may be subject to change.

* 1:00-3:00pm – The Realities and Complexities of Global Health: Best Practices, Worst Practices, Ethics, and Strategies
- A comprehensive discussion about the principles and strategies of global health. What are best practices, and what is the significant harm of worst practices in global health? How does one look beyond good intentions and ensure that they avoid the pitfalls? During this session, participants will learn from the lessons of successful and unsuccessful models, programs, and organizations.
* 3:00-3:30pm – Evidence-Based Design and Measuring Outcomes
- What are metrics, and how are outcomes measured? What is the difference between outcomes and outputs? What evaluative frameworks are used to evaluate global health programming?
* 3:30-4:30pm – Innovation in Healthcare Delivery
- This session will discuss successful strategies and models of healthcare delivery. What makes a healthcare strategy work, and what are models of innovation?
* 4:30-5:00pm – Roundtable Discussion
- This session includes a round-table discussion. The workshop participants are an impressive, diverse group who are committed to improving health and development worldwide. They are encouraged to network and collaborate.

How To Apply

Unite For Sight accepts applications on a rolling basis, and the first qualified applicants will be accepted.
Please submit your application to TBryant@uniteforsight.org and reference “Global Health Workshop” in the subject line. Submit a resume and a short essay (suggested length: 300-500 words) that describes your interest in the workshop and your past involvement (if any) in global health.

Complete details online at http://www.uniteforsight.org/global-health-university/global-health-workshop