Rush Global Health Symposium
Jeanne Burian
As our nation continues to face a crisis of identity regarding who and what we are, the topic of refugee medicine is timely and relevant. Please join us as we welcome guest speakers to the sixth annual Global Health Symposium and unpack together the theme of “Refugee Medicine, Home and Abroad.”
Participate in the symposium, and leave the week informed and energized to advocate for refugee communities within your individual spheres of influence and personal capacity. Additionally, we will highlight scholarship in global health at Rush through oral abstracts and poster sessions.
Monday, Feb. 12 (Noon - 1 p.m., Searle Conference Center, Main lounge)
- “Public Health for Refugees and Immigrants Needs a Pipeline to the Public: Journalism’s Role”
Jack C. Doppelt, Al Thani Professor of Journalism, Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University
Tuesday, Feb. 13 (Noon - 1 p.m., Armour Academic Center, Room 539)
- “What Matters Most When There Is Nothing Left: Resilience in Humanitarian Settings”
Tim Cunningham, RN, DrPH, Director, Compassionate Care Initiative;
Assistant Professor, University of Virginia School or Nursing, University of Virginia Department of Drama
Wednesday, Feb. 14 (Noon - 1 p.m., Armour Academic Center, Room 539)
- “Delivering Surgical Care to Victims of the Syrian Crisis”
Samer Al-Khundari, MD, FACS, Assistant Professor, Otorhinolaryngology, Rush Medical College; Director, Medical Student Clerkship; Director, Transoral Robotic Surgery
Thursday, Feb. 15 (Noon - 1 p.m., Armour Academic Center, Room 976)
- Development of a Community-Based Referral-Based Surgical Continuity Care Program in Peralta, Dominican Republic
* Ana Wagener-Sobrero, Fourth-Year Medical Student, Rush Medical College
- Continued Development of a Student-Led Health Education Intervention for Women Detained in a Large, County Jail
* Tamara Dukich, PA-S I, Student, Physician Assistant Program, College of Health Sciences
Sara Gottlieb, Medical Student, Rush Medical College
- Diagnoses From an Emergency Care Center in Rural Kenya
Lance Shaull, Second-Year Medical Student, Rush Medical College
*Representative presenting for the group
Thursday, Feb. 15 (3-5:30 p.m., Armour Academic Center 994A)
- Poster session and award reception
RSVP for all events. If you have questions, email global...@rush.edu.
This event is sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs, Office of Global Health and the Office of Student Life and Engagement.