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Our Mission:  To inspire and train family physicians to lead and serve in healthcare for vulnerable populations in Cincinnati and around the world.  

The Global & Underserved Health Residency Curriculum is overseen by the Global Health Resident Committee and UCDFCM Division of Urban, Underserved, and Global Health Division’s core residency faculty (Drs. Christy O'Dea and Joe Kiesler), as well as additional UUGH faculty.  We always welcome your input and ideas.

We view Global Health as the care of vulnerable populations, wherever they may live.  Our curriculum is structured around 6 competency goals that define the "Global Physician," adaptable to lead and serve in healthcare anywhere:

1. Describe and address the determinants of health as a foundation in global and underserved health.

2. Interpret health in the context of the principles of community and population health, from local to global levels.

3. Provide high quality clinical care in low resources settings and for vulnerable populations

4. Demonstrate effective communication and cultural humility in patient, team, and community relationships

5. Advocate effectively on an individual, local, and national level within the context of global health ethics.

6. Apply the attitudes and skills of sustainable servant-leadership in multiple healthcare settings including interdisciplinary teams.

Our curriculum utilizes a variety of methods, including:  our biannual Global & Underserved Health Course, engaging longitudinal Thursday conferences and workshops, journal clubs and book discussions, scholarship and community service opportunities, and a variety of elective rotations ranging from domestic policy and advocacy to clinical care in the US, Latin America, Africa, and Asia.  Click here to view our Global Health Curriculum Table.

The Global and Underserved Health curriculum is a fundamental part of the TCH/UC family medicine residency, and the program has a long history of community engagement in our own local community and abroad. All TCH/UC residents are highly encouraged to participate in the Guatemala field experiences at least twice, and preferably, thrice over the course of their residency experiences.  Our strong partnership with Maya Health Alliance in Guatemala depends on resident participation to fulfill our obligations.  Please review the TCH/UC Family Medicine Residency Program policy on participation in Global and Underserved Health curriculum for details related to the field experiences

To ensure appropriate coverage of various Global & Underserved Health topics for all residents, we follow a 3-year cycle in our curriculum.  Click here to view our 3-year cycle. 

Please scroll down to find our Global Health Library, a collection of key/recommended readings from the various areas of our curriculum.

The Global Health Calendar

Each academic year in Global Health features a variety of opportunities.  In addition to our October R1 and April Global Health Courses and quarterly Trips, activities include our monthly Thursday Conferences, biannual Book Discussion Nights, and annual Movie Night.  We're also active in scholarship, with faculty and residents often participating in the STFM Conference, AAFP Global Health Workshop, CUGH Conference, Global Missions Health Conference, and APHA Annual Meeting. Click here for our Year-At-A-Glance Calendar.

The Global Health Library

Welcome to the Global Health Library.  The book library is located in Suite 331. Please contact a GH faculty member if you’d like to check out a book from it—you are welcome to and there are many great books!

The digital Library is below and the Global Health Course page has many additional references as well. The digital library includes key articles on various global health topics, organized by our 6 competency goals.  The categories correspond with the left column in the GH Curriculum table (see link above) which may be used to help you find the topic you're looking for.

• Goal 1: The Determinants of Health

• Goal 2: Community & Population Health, Local to Global

• Goal 3 (Part 1): Care in Low Resource Settings and for Vulnerable Populations: General Topics/Principles

• Goal 3 (Part 2): Care in Low Resource Settings and for Vulnerable Populations: Vulnerable Populations

• Goal 3 (Part 3): Care in Low Resource Settings and for Vulnerable Populations: Disease Management

• Goal 4: Effective Communication & Cultural Humility

• Goal 5: Advocacy & Global Health Ethics

• Goal 6: Sustainable Servant-Leadership

• Conferences and Lecture Notes

Goal 1: The Determinants of Health

Overview/General & Culture (Culture:  SEE Goal 4)

• The Solid Facts (Social Determinants of Health, WHO 2003)

• Closing the Gap (Commission on SDH, WHO 2008)

• Social Determinants of Health in US (Ann Rev Public Health 2011)

• Addressing SDH in Teens (Curr Op Peds 2013)

• Social History in Children (Pediatrics 2007)

• Skolnik Chapter 2 "Health Determinants"

Public Policy & Governance

Access to Care

Socioeconomics/Income

Education

Nutrition/Food Security

Occupation

Physical environment/ Housing

• Neighborhoods & Health (RWJF 2011)

Behavior/Lifestyle

Life Experiences: Adverse Childhood, Violence/Abuse

Life Experiences: Incarceration, Homeless, Persons with Disability (SEE Goal 3 (Part 2))

Life Stage: Children, Elderly (SEE Goal 3 (Part 2))

Race/Ethnicity/Discrimination: SEE Goal 3 (Part 2) for Ethnic Minorities, GLBT

Genetics (Gender, NCDs, Addiction/ Mental Health)

Other

Goal 2: Community & Population Health, Local to Global

What is Global Health?

• What Is Global health intro powerpoint

• US Global Health Policy (2013 powerpoint)

• US Global Health Initiative (2012)

• GHI (Lancet 2012)

• Global Health Diplomacy (GH Science & Practice 2013)

• Comparative Health Systems (CWF 2011)

• US-UK Health Gradient (Marmot, JAMA 2006)

Global Priorities & Programs (MDGs, US GHI, etc)

Health Disparities

Global Burden of Disease & Epidemiology

• GBD (Lancet 1997)

• Life Expectancy (NYTimes, 2012)

• US GBD Intro

Health Indicators & Biometrics

Community Needs & Solutions (COPC, etc)

• Community Oriented Primary Care: Historical Perspective (JABFP 2001)

• COPC: New Relevence (Am J Pub Health 2001)

Goal 3 (Part 1): Care in Low Resource Settings and for Vulnerable Populations: General Topics/Principles

Contextualized Care

Coordination of Care & Systems

Preventive & Programmatic Approaches

Pretravel Consultation

• Pretravel Consultation, AFP 2009

• Travel Vaccinations, Medical Letter 2012

• SEE ALSO: CDC Yellow Book 2014 Online(http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/yellowbook/2014/table-of-contents)

Illness in Returning Travelers

Immigrant & Refugee Health (SEE ALSO: Refugee Clinic page (/refugee-clinic/))

Goal 3 (Part 2): Care in Low Resource Settings and for Vulnerable Populations: Vulnerable Populations

Urban & Rural

• Environmental Health Disparities in Housing (AJPH 2011)

• Neighborhood & Health Terminology

• Access: Rural & Elderly (JAMA 2000)

Homeless

Incarcerated

• Care of Incarcerated/Post-incarceration/Criminal Justice System Patients (Karol UC/VA 2017)

Ethnic Minorities

Sexuality & Gender-based Vulnerable Populations (LGBTQ, Other)

Age-based: Children, Elderly

• Access: Rural & Elderly (JAMA 2000)

• Child Survival I: 10 million dying (Lancet 2003)

• Child Survival II: How many prevent? (Lancet 2003)

• Child Survival III: Can public health deliver? (Lancet 2003)

• Child Survival IV: Equity Lens (Lancet 2003)

• Child Survival V: Knowledge Into Action (Lancet 2003)

• Neonatal Survival Series (Lancet, 2005)

• Global Child Health (AAP Peds in Review, 2011)

Persons with Disabilities

Goal 3 (Part 3): Care in Low Resource Settings and for Vulnerable Populations: Diseases

Syndromic Approaches/System-based Disease (Fever, Diarrhea, Derm, Neuro, etc) (SEE ALSO Goal 3 (Part 2) "Illness in Returning Travelers")

Nutrition/Parasites/NTDs

STIs/HIV

Tuberculosis (TB)

• Tuberculosis Review, NEJM 2013

• TB & HIV, Ch 8, Understanding Global Health, 2007

Mosquito-Borne Diseases:  Malaria, Dengue, Other

• Malaria Update, Lancet 2005

• Malaria Tx Guidelines, CDC 2013

• Malaria Prophylaxis, Lancet 2008

Vector-Borne Diseases:  Other

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (Polio, Measles, Rabies, etc)

Mental Health/Substance Abuse

NCDs

Cancer & Pain/Palliative Care

Oral Health

Injury & Trauma

Maternal/Neonatal

Goal 4: Effective Communication & Cultural Humility

Effective Communication

Cultural Humility

• Patient-Centered Care (Betancourt et al)

Teamwork

Specific Cultures / Culture-associated illnesses

• Cross-Cultural Primary Care (Juckett, Am Fam Phys, 2005)

Goal 5: Advocacy & Global Health Ethics

Global Health Ethics & Human Rights

• GH Ethics for Students (Dev World Bioethics 2009)

• Short-term Trips & GH Ethics (COdea powerpoint 2012)

• Student Volunteers (Globalization & Health, 2013)

• CFHI (AAFP Assembly 2012, powerpoint)

• Role of Health Care in Pop Health (JAMA 2014)

• Health Promotions Milestones (WHO 2009)

Organizations & Institutions in Global Health/Legal policy and partnerships

Media and Communication for Advocacy

Advocacy for Vulnerable Populations

Advocacy for Primary Care & Family Medicine

• Health Reform, Primary Care, & GME (NEJM 2010)

• Folsom Revisited (Annals of FM 2012)

• Jeremy Engle (The Enquirer, NKY, 2013)

• Contribution of Primary Care to Health Systems (Starfield-Shi, 2005)

• Advocacy through AAFP (Goroncy, 2019)

Goal 6: Sustainable Servant-Leadership

Leadership

Interdisciplinary Teamwork

Sustaining Commitment

Other

Community/Local Services

Country & Trip Information

Other

Conferences and Lecture Notes