Model Global Seminar for Health and the Environment for Latin and American Medical Education
The purpose of this presentation is to demonstrate the theoretical and conceptual grounding for medical schools in the US and Latin America to collaborate for the advancement of public policy and medical practice. Critical issues on health and environmental sustainability transcend national boundaries. Students examine, discuss, and formulate positions on case studies and their application in the respective countries. Each case study is analyzed from a seven dimensional matrix: a) Social/Cultural; b)Political; c) Economic; d) Technical; e) Health; f) Environmental; and g) Ethics/Philosophical. Mechanics of the course include student participation through on-line chat, computer access to course materials from a virtual library at Cornell University and live interactive video conferences. Medical School participants include Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine and National and private schools in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador and Honduras. Outcomes include: the capacity to disseminate the model to other topics and settings, proven best practices, theoretical basis and successful implementation.
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