About the Program
Global Health is the broadest concept of public health, focusing on the international aspects of disease transmission, diagnosis, treatment, policy, and prevention. The overall objective of the Case Framework Program for Global Health is to interest and retain undergraduate, graduate and professional students in international health related careers by expanding the perception of what are relevant fields, facilitating interdisciplinary study and providing opportunities for applied experiences.
This program integrates a variety of academic disciplines at Case Western Reserve University that are relevant to Global Health. Students participating in individual academic programs will have an opportunity to expand their exposure to these other disciplines through an introductory Global Health course, INTH 301/401. Students may then use the resources of this program to apply their individual course of study to a specific area of Global Health through additional courses and/or with international experiences.
For example, students will be able to apply their training in policy, modeling, data analysis, pathogen detection and resource allocation to small scale issues and databases in countries that have good data collection infrastructure, but poor capacity for analysis and research. This activity will be conducted within workshops on campus as well as at the international sites themselves.
This program is supported by a grant from the US NIH John E. Fogarty International Center.
Certificate in Global Health
A certificate of completion will be granted to students who fulfill the general core competencies of Global Health as set forth by their individuals program of study. In general this will entail the completion of INTH 301 (Global Health) , an additional two courses from the Global Health Curricium, and an minimum of two additional courses listed in this framework curriculum. For more information, visit the Certificate page on this website.
International Experiences
Multi-disciplinary international field experiences will be arranged by between participating academic programs at Case Western Reserve University and foreign institutions. These opportunities will be announced individually and application materials will be posted on this website.
Opportunities for non-affiliated international experiences also exist with individual faculty members, programs, and foreign institutions. This website will highlight some of these opportunities as they are made available.
For more infromation about the CWRU Framework in Global Health, contact the Framework Administrator, Carmel Gambatese at 216/368-4818 or by e-mail at carmel.gambatese@case.edu. A brochure is also available by clicking here. |
