Program Focus Tracks


Global and Community Health Curriculum

Our Global Health Track for our OB/GYN residents is available to interested residents under the direction of Lena Wiley, MD. Our program is provided in conjunction with Wondoor through University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio. The objectives of the longitudinal program include providing community-oriented, compassionate, and effective patient care for the treatment of health problems and the promotion of health, particularly as it pertains to our own community and the global community.

  • Didactic Sessions – A monthly didactic lecture will take place in the evening focusing on various topics related to international health and facilitated by participants in the program.
     
  • Journal Club – Quarterly journal clubs in which a participant will select and present on a global health journal article that are a critical base for promoting competent practice in resource challenged communities.
     
  • Book Club – Two participants will facilitate a book club biannually on selected texts written by global health experts. The book club will promote interactive discussion on a pertinent global health issues.
     
  • National/ International Global Health Care Conference – Attendance and / or a presentation at one global health conference during the PGY-2 year.
     
  • International Travel – Four week elective in Guyana during PGY-4 resident year learning clinical and surgical skills in a developing country while also participating in teaching of residents/medical officers in the obstetrics and gynecology residency program at the Georgetown Public Hospital in Guyana.
     
  • Grand Rounds – Each participant is required to be the primary presenter during a grand rounds presentation on a international topic of their choice i.e. women’s health issue encountered in Guyana or discussion of topic of your choice learned at a global health conference.
     
  • Final Project – Serve as the culmination of all that was learned during the program and serves to reflect the participant’s knowledge on various issues that affect women abroad.

At the end of this program, each participant will be awarded a certificate of completion from the Loyola Obstetrics and Gynecology Global Health Program.