A Focus on Global Health
Mini Medical School: A Focus on Global Health was designed to broaden understanding of how global health impacts local health. COVID-19 has shown that what happens in one part of the world affects communities everywhere. Session topics explored global health research, capacity building and the nuances of social responsibility.
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About Mini Medical School
Mini Medical School offers a unique glimpse into the health sciences at the University of Minnesota. Community learners with a shared interest in health embark on a journey examining the scientific foundations of health and disease. Presented using common language for ease of understanding complex topics, your guides are internationally renowned experts who are shaping the way health care is delivered locally and globally

Professor Emerita of Sociology and Health Medicine and Society, Lehigh University

Chairman, Medical and Surgical Skill Institute

Senior Director of Global Health, Catholic Health Association of the United States

Moderator
Executive Director, Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility; Vice-Chair for Education, Family Medicine and Community Health

Assistant Professor, Global Medicine

Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health; Chief Clinical Officer, Community-University Health Care Center

Faculty Family Practice and Adolescent Health Boarded Physician, Hennepin County Medical Center

Moderator
Executive Director, Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility; Vice-Chair for Education, Family Medicine and Community Health

Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, Medical School

Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health

Post-Doctoral Associate, Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine
Content Lead
CGHSR Global Research and Training Coordinator