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Global Health Track Curriculum
Global Health Track Curriculum
The University of Wisconsin Madison is thrilled to offer an Interdisciplinary Global Health Track. The goal of the Global Health Track is to provide one self-motivated trainee from each class with the opportunity to incorporate global health education and experiences in their residency training.
Possible electives include:
Gambia
Uganda
Ethiopia
In addition to a 3-4 week global health elective during the PGY-3 or PGY-4 year, residents enrolled in the Global Health Track will participate in an annual week-long multidisciplinary conference at the University of Wisconsin Madison that includes didactic sessions, smaller group work, and case-based learning. Additionally, the Global Health Track OB/GYN residents host a regular journal club, in which one resident and faculty mentor lead a discussion about a chosen article related to global health. OB/GYN residents will additionally attend campus seminars and lectures, network with faculty from across the University of Wisconsin campus, and collaborate with colleagues in the US and abroad.
Application Process
Application Process
All newly matched interns in OB/GYN can apply for the Global Health Track (contact Alison Klein (alklein2@wisc.edu) for application details). One resident will be chosen by the selection committee to join their PGY2-4 colleagues in the Global Health Track.
Resident Experiences
Resident Experiences
Stephanie Peace, MD
Stephanie Peace, MD
Uganda
"I chose University of Wisconsin for the global health program, which incorporates both interdisciplinary didactics designed to prepare trainees for a career in global health and sustainable partnerships with hospitals in Ethiopia and Uganda. The weeks that I spent in Uganda for my global health rotation were formative in so many ways. I am grateful to the hardworking and resourceful physicians, nurses, and students I worked with in Uganda who went out of their way to accept me into their workflow. I am also grateful for my incredible training at UW and the opportunity to incorporate global health into that training."
Sierra Jansen, MD
Sierra Jansen, MD
Ethiopia
"Being part of the Global Health Track was one of the aspects of UW-Madison that attracted me the most. I have been able to learn in a collaborative inter-specialty environment about how to practice in low-resource areas. I was able to then utilize these skills when going abroad to Hawassa, Ethiopia. My time there was invaluable and I loved being part of such an amazing group of dedicated physicians. I saw many late stage diseases and other pathology that we do not see here in the US. I am forever grateful for that time."
Emily Rosen, MD
Emily Rosen, MD
Ethiopia
"I thought the most valuable part of my Global Health elective would be growth of my medical knowledge and surgical skills. And although I learned important and unique surgical techniques (open myomectomies, open ectopic pregnancy treatment, abdominal pregnancies) and saw very interesting cases (abdominal tuberculosis, septic abortion, eclampsia), I learned more about how to be a good teacher, leader, and resident. The residents [in Ethiopia] truly made me feel like I was part of the team. I felt honored to be one of them."
Leadership
Leadership
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