UCSF Building a Career in Global Health 2025 CME Conference Program Agenda
Friday, Nov. 7, 2025
Day One: Facilitating Collaboration and Equitable Partnership
Location: Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center
1001 Potrero Ave., San Francisco
Pride Hall, Rooms 1930-1950
Time | Title | Speaker(s) |
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| 8:30 – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast and networking | N/A |
| 9:05 – 10:00 a.m. | Day One Keynote: The Current Global Health Landscape, Hope and Realism | Dr. Address Mauakowa Malata |
| 10:05 – 11:00 a.m. | Decolonizing Global Health | Dr. Jessica Evert |
| 11:05 – 12:00 p.m. | One Health/Planetary Health small panel (two to three people) | Dr. Knari Webb |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch | N/A |
| 1:00 – 1:30 pm | Ethics and Partnerships in Global Health | Dr. Clyde Lanford (Lanny) Smith |
| 1:30 – 3:00 pm | Small group breakout: Collaboration case study and multidisciplinary partnerships, various aspects of team, ethical practices, etc. Work through two to three cases in groups (20 mins per case) with larger group debriefs in between | Facilitators: Dr. Joe Becker Dr. Alden Blair Dr. Lanny Smith Dr. Ellen Weber |
| 3:00 – 3:15 pm | Break | N/A |
3:15 – 5:15 pm Break: 4:10 – 4:20 Session 2: 4:20 – 5:15 | Small group skills sessions (choose two): 1) Navigating Global Health Challenges 2) Fundraising/Networking 3) Education/Curriculum Development/Needs Assessment 4) Program Management 5) Capacity-Building/Partnership-Building 6) Grant-Writing | Dr. Andi Tenner Dr. Neil Jayasekera Dr. Matthew Fentress Allison Tatarsky, MPH Dr. Alden Blair Dr. Brian Rice |
| 5:30 – 7:30 | Social event: Appetizer and cocktail hour hosted by the UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences (IGHS). Location: UCSF Mission Hall in Mission Bay (550 16th Street, San Francisco) | N/A |
Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025
Day Two: Global Health in Action
Location: UCSF Mission Hall
550 16th Street, San Francisco
Room 1400
Time | Title | Speaker(s) |
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| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Breakfast and networking | N/A |
| 9:05 – 10:00 am | Day 2 Keynote: World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre - What We Do and the Future of the WHO | Corey Bills, MD: University of Colorado WHO Collaborating Centre
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| 10:05 – 11:00 am | Panel: Technology in Global Health: Artificial Intelligence, Telehealth, Health Care Apps, 3D Printing/Bioengineering, Ethics, Ensuring Collaboration, and What This Looks Like on the Ground | Jean Armas, MPH Dr. Brian Rice TBD TBD |
11:05 – 12:30 pm Session 1: 11:05 – 11:45 Break: 11:45 – 11:50 Session 2: | Global Health in Action: small group discussions (choose two): 1) Sustainability/climate med 2) Humanitarian aid/clinical experience 3) Nonprofit work (NGOs, other organizations) 4) Human trafficking 5) Cross-border/immigration health 6) Indigenous health, global health locally | Drs. Kavita Gandhi & Hilary Ong Dr. Michael Terry Drs. Lily Muldoon & Max Ritzenberg Dr. Hilary Larkin Dr. Theresa Cheng Dr. Hayes Wong |
| 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Lunch | N/A |
| 1:30 – 3:00 pm | Panel: Global Health Career Paths and Lessons Learned: Q&A with the Experts (Combination of academic, non-governmental organizations, community, MD, nursing) | Dr. Address Mauakowa Malata: midwifery, capacity-building, leadership Dr. Lily Muldoon: non-governmental organizations, community and public health Dr. Hayes Wong: indigenous health Dr. Joe Becker: academics, military Dr. Michael Terry: PA, humanitarian Dr. Andi Tenner: public health, epidemiology, and pure research |
| 3:05 – 3:55 pm | Wrap-up and evaluations | N/A |