Our section, in collaboration with the UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences’ (IGHS') Center for Global Nursing and Global Affiliate Program, hosts UCSF's uilding a Career in Global Health continuing medical education conference. The course program is designed for all health care practitioners interested in starting careers in global health or integrating global health into their existing practices. This includes physicians, nurses, students and trainees, and other allied health providers.
The conference first began in 2018 and has been offered three years to date; Building a Career in Global Health is planned to take place every two to three years. Its two-day program includes lectures and workshops designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully navigate domestic topics, such as project funding and job negotiation, and international topics, such as partnership building and program development. The conference also includes ample time for networking and collaboration on projects.
We last hosted the Building a Career in Global Health Conference in 2023. The year's course program drew from the distinguished Global Health faculty at UCSF and include visiting domestic and international experts in the field of global health.