Global Health Career Day 2011
The fifth annual Penn Global Health Career Day was held on Saturday, March 26, 2011. More than 100 students, faculty and staff from institutions throughout the Greater Philadelphia area attended. If you missed any part of the day, or wish to see it again, within a few days you will be able to view the video that was recorded. Please bookmark this page to be able to return conveniently.
Registration Required
Please follow this registration link to sign up online. If your plans change after you have registered and you find you will not be able to attend, we very much appreciate your letting us know via this cancellation link.
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To access videos of the Global Health Career Day event please click the link below, which will open to the iTunes U page for the event.
Detailed Program
8:00 - 8:30 am Check-In (Continental breakfast provided)
8:30 - 9:15 am Keynote Address: “Global Health, Human Rights and Advocacy”
- Introduction: Steve Larson, MD, Assistant Dean, Global Health Programs, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- Speaker: Allen Keller, MD, Founder/Director, Bellevue/NYU Program for Survivors of Torture
9:15 - 9:30 am Q&A/Coffee
9:30 -11:00 am Panel Discussion: “In the Service of Vulnerable Populations: Professionalism Defined”
- Patricia Gerrity, PhD, RN, FAAN, Assoc. Dean for Community Programs, Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions; Founder and Director, 11th Street Family Health Services of Drexel University
- Judith Bernstein-Baker, Esq., MSW, Executive Director, HIAS and Council
- Ed Zuroweste, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Migrant Clinicians Network
11:00 -11:15 am Q&A/Coffee
11:15 am – 1:00 pm Penn Faculty Discussion: “Professionalism in Action”
- Eric Goren, MD, Faculty Advisor, United Communities Clinic
- Stephen Gluckman, MD, Medical Director, Penn Global Medicine
- Sarah Paoletti, JD, Director, Transnational Legal Clinic, Penn Law
- Katie Maeve Murphy, MEd, PhD Student, PENN GSE; Advisor, Puentes Hacia el Futuro
1:00 – 2:00 pm Lunch (Lunch provided & tables will be hosted by program speakers)
Open to all Philadelphia-area university students, faculty & staff. This free event is sponsored by Global Health Programs, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
References
- Professionalism and Medicine - McKenzie (.pdf 2007 Online Publication)
- Professionalism in Medicine- Definitions and Considerations in Teaching (.pdf 2007 Baylor Publication)
- The Developing Physician- Becoming a Professional NEJM Papadakis (.pdf 2006 NEJM Publication)
Transportation to Penn
The University of Pennsylvania campus is located in an area of West Philadelphia known as University City. Please click here for the Penn webpage that serves as a guide to using public and private transportation effectively. The event is located on the ground floor auditorium of the Biomedical Research Building (BRB II/III) at 421 Curie Boulevard (click for Google Map).
Last updated: February 15, 2012
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