VIGH hosts workshop on best practices in teaching methods and mentorship
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Focusing on strengthening master’s level courses and programs at Bayero University Kano (BUK) in Nigeria, a team from the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health developed a two-week intensive course on theories and best practices in teaching methods and mentorship. The course, “Improving Didactic Educational Approaches to Learning Methods” (IDEAL), was developed by Chase Stober, Elizabeth Rose, EdD, MPH, Marie Martin, PhD, MEd, and Megan Davis.
VUSM Class of '23 Medical Student Receives U.S. Public Health Service Award
May 12, 2023
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Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM) graduate Daniel Sack, MD'23, PhD'22 received the 2023 Excellence in Public Health Award from the United States Public Health Service Physician Professional Advisory Committee (USPHS) for his commitment to improving HIV care and treatment outcomes, particularly among those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
VUSM Graduate Receives 2023 Vermund Award for Excellence in Global Health
May 8, 2023
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Sten H. Vermund Award for Excellence in Global Health
Alexander S. Mina
The Sten H. Vermund Award for Excellence in Global Health recognizes the graduating medical student who has demonstrated a strong commitment to improving the health of the people of or from low- or middle-income countries through distinguished scholarship, education, and/or contributions to the improvement of clinical care. The award was established in 2017 to honor Dr. Sten H. Vermund, the founding director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health.
VZCARE hosts cancer epidemiology workshop in Zambia
March 21, 2023
By Perfect Shankalala, Program Manager, University of Zambia
Academic Global Health Programs: How Were They Affected by the Pandemic?
December 2, 2022
Elizabeth Rose, EdD, MPH, MEd, and colleagues, recently published their study, “COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Academic Global Health Programs: Results of a Large International Survey,” in Annals of Global Health (volume 88, issue 1).
Grant administrators from five countries complete training at Vanderbilt
November 14, 2022
Holly Cassell, Ann Green, UEM-Vanderbilt Academic Partnership for Enhancements in Research-APER, Bringing Research to Impact for Development, Global Engagement, and Utilization - BRIDGE-U, The Partnership for Research in Emerging Viral Infections-Sierra Leone-PREVSL, Vanderbilt-Nigeria Research Administration and Management Training Program V-RAMP
Pilot study seeks to understand and address health care worker burnout in Mozambique
October 26, 2022
Working in collaboration with Friends in Global Health (FGH), the Vanderbilt Institute of Global Health (VIGH) will collect interview data from health care workers to understand the challenges they face, the frustrations they feel, and the support they receive while providing HIV care and delivery in public hospitals. The VIGH and FGH teams will use this data to design and pilot two psychosocial interventions aimed at improving health care workers' mental health.
Martin Were joins team to develop point-of-care detection of jaundice in newborns for all skin tones
V-RAMP Conducts a Post-Award Training Workshop at Partner Site, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, in Nigeria
October 12, 2022
By Adeniyi Adeyemo, V-RAMP Program Manager at AKTH
V-RAMP Facilitates Research Administration Ethics Workshop in Collaboration with the VIGH and Bayero University Kano
Adeniyi Adeyemo
June 28, 2022
By Adeniyi Adeyemo, V-RAMP Program Manager at AKTH
V-BRCH Organizes and Facilitates a Grant Writing Training Workshop at Partner-Site in Nigeria
May 26, 2022
By Aisha Hussain, V-BRCH Program Manager at AKTH
With a drive to alleviate the challenge of an under-capacitated health system and meet the need for skilled clinical investigators who can generate evidence to tackle the double burden of HIV and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), the Vanderbilt-Nigeria Building Research Capacity in HIV and Non-communicable Diseases (V-BRCH) program organized a Grant Writing Workshop at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) in April 2022.