UTSW Global Health Conference set for Jan. 30-31

Dr. Jide Idris

Dr. Jide Idris



We hope you have the opportunity to attend the Fourth Annual UT Southwestern (UTSW) Office of Global Health Conference, January 30-31 at the T. Boone Pickens Biomedical Building Auditorium on the UTSW campus. The busy symposium brings together faculty, students, administrators and healthcare professionals.

The goal of the event is to discuss the evolution of global health education and research and the role for academic medical centers in global health.

A great line-up of speakers will include Dr. Jide Idris, the commissioner of health for Lagos State, Nigeria. Dr. Idris will discuss “Public Health Strengthening: The Story of Ebola.” Dr. Michael Cappello, director of the Yale World Fellows program, will discuss “The Yale Partnership Approach to Building Global Health Capacity.” Dr. Cappello is the founder of the Yale Program in International Child Health, which develops international initiatives in pediatric research, clinical care and education.

I am personally looking forward to this symposium as it covers the many healthcare challenges of public health in underserved countries. Global health experts will share fascinating experiences on tuberculosis and malaria issues to trauma care and the necessary surgical training for developing countries.

Registration for this conference is free. Times on Jan. 30 are 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. and on Jan. 31 from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For event information, please click here.

For more information, please contact Lillian Niwagaba, PhD, director of education programs for UTSW Office of Global Health, at Lillian.Niwagaba@UTSouthwestern.edu.

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