UNIVERSITY COALITIONS for GLOBAL HEALTH

Schedule of Student Events and the Global Health Council 2008 Conference:

Tuesday, May 27:
• 9:30-11 am: Panel Session: Careers in Global Health: How We Got Started

Learn more about careers in global health from senior-level professionals. Prominent global health figures will describe the unique characteristics of their field and how and why they got started in global health. See the GHC website for details on the speakers.

• 2:30-5 pm: Global Health Career Fair

This event provides a convenient location for students and job seekers to connect with recruiters from non-profit organizations, government agencies, corporations and academic institutions to discuss organizational functions, desired skill sets, current and future employment and internship opportunities, career paths in the field, and other career information. Each recruiter will have entry-level positions available.
o Author Patricia Ohmans will be available and selling copies of her and Garth Osborn’s hit book, Finding Work in Global Health, a practical guide for job-seekers or anyone who wants to make the world a healthier place.

• 7:30-9 pm: Student and Young Professional Networking Reception, hosted by GlobeMed and UCGH

Connect with your peers at the Student and Young Professional Networking Reception, hosted by GlobeMed and the University Coalitions for Global Health, and get involved with some of the leading global health student organizations. Representatives from the Student Global AIDS Campaign, Americans for Informed Democracy, The American Medical Student Association and many more will be present.

Wednesday, May 28:
• 12:15-1:15 pm: Brown-Bag Session: Getting a Job in Global Health

This event will focus on gaining international experience, possible career paths, the value of professional development and mentoring, and networking at the conference. There will also be real-life examples of GHFP Fellows currently working in global health and a question-and-answer session with senior program staff.

The Global Health Fellows Program presently has 75 fellows in a broad range of positions working with USAID and partner organizations in developing countries and Washington, D.C. Focus areas include HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB, avian influenza, maternal and child health, family planning and reproductive health.

Thursday, May 29:
• 12:30-2 pm: Brown-Bag Session, Film Series at Career Connections: Mountains of Hope: Film and Global Health

Join us for a special screening of the student-produced documentary Mountains of Hope, and learn about careers in film and global health from an independent documentary filmmaker whose background is in international development work.

Friday, May 30:
• 12:45-1:45: Brown-Bag Session: Finding Work in Global Health

Considering a global health career, a part-time internship, or simply a volunteer stint overseas? You won’t want to miss this brown-bag workshop. Patricia Ohmans, MPH, co-author of the book Finding Work in Global Health, will offer an insider’s guide to entering the field. Her lively, interactive presentation will cover the 10 top myths about global health; seven ways to work in the field; a dozen questions to ask yourself BEFORE you go, and more. This session is designed especially for entry-level professionals, but NGO recruiters are cordially invited to participate.

• 2:15-4:15: Advocacy Training Workshop: Youth Strategies for Creating Change
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Want to make a difference on your campus? Come learn from grassroots activists about empowering youth in support of global health advocacy issues. Topics covered include coalition building, designing campaign strategies, mobilizing youth-based communities, and effective campus organizing.

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