GHEC is a consortium of faculty and health care educators dedicated to global health education in health professions schools and residency programs. Founded in 1991 as the International Medical Health Education Consortium, IHMEC met an evident need, membership rapidly grew, educational products were developed and the annual conferences were well attended. In 2005 IHMEC changed its name the Global Health Education Consortium, the new name reflecting the consortium's move to include other health professions besides medicine and a preference for the more inclusive term of 'global' over the traditional one of 'international.'
GHEC members are active in more than 70 health profession schools and training programs in the United States, Canada, Central America and the Caribbean. The GHEC mailing list includes more than 700 physicians and medical educators and students, with other health disciplines to be increasingly involved.
Mission
GHEC is a non-profit organization committed to improving the health and human rights of
underserved populations worldwide and the ability of the global workforce to meet their
needs through improved education and training.
| Staff |
Executive Director
Thomas L. Hall, MD, DrPH
Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
University of California at
San Francisco
Tel: 415-731-7944
Fax: 415-731-3132
Email: thall@epi.ucsf.edu |
Program Manager
Karen Lam
Global Health Education Consortium
995 Market St., Suite 1104
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: 415-777-4432
Fax: 415-723-7334
Email: karen@globalhealthedu.org |
Listserve Manager
Craig Whiting, DO, FACOFP
Adjunct Clinical Faculty, UNTHSC
San Saba Rural Health Clinic
2005 W. Wallace
San Saba, TX 76877
Tel: 817-735-2440
Fax: 817-740-1318
Email: cwhiting@hsc.unt.edu |
Educational Programs
Coordinator
Jessica Gee
Global Health Education Consortium
995 Market St., Ste. 1104
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: 415-777-4432
Fax: 415-723-7334
Email: jessica@globalhealthedu.org |
Governance
GHEC is governed by an elected Board of Directors with an Executive Committee composed of its president, secretary, treasurer, and president-elect, immediate-past president and executive director. It operates through a Secretariat based in San Francisco, and through standing and product-oriented committees.
Members participate in three general program areas: education policy related to global health; global health education electives and curriculum; and global heath institutional partnerships.
Student Participation in GHEC's governance occurs through membership of the Student Advisory Committee (SAC) and board involvement. Contact info@globalhealthedu.org to inquire about participation.
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