View a list of the Global Health Section's projects below:
African Federation of Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine Curriculum Development
Collaboration with pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) and global health experts in the development of an open-access, online PEM curriculum for two different tiers of emergency care providers.
Project leads: Drs. Carol Chen, Rajesh Daftary, Nicolaus Glomb
Location: Worldwide
Community Outreach and Needs Assessment Project
Outreach program in Northern California to develop a partnership between UCSF and rural and community hospitals in the region to develop remote support for emergency medicine physicians working in areas with limited pediatric resources and subspeciality access.
Project lead: Dr. Rajesh Daftary
Location: Northern California
Development of Quality Metrics for Pediatric Resuscitation in African Emergency Departments
Consensus methodology (Delphi) used to create metrics to be validated and used for pediatric resuscitations in low- and middle-income countries
Project lead: Dr. Rajesh Daftary
Location: African continent
Botswana Ministry of Health Emergency Medical Services Program Expansion and Simulation-Based Training
Development of community-based emergency medical services (EMS) program and training to expand EMS presence throughout the country. Continued development/expansion of EMS simulation scenarios for adult and pediatric patients
Project lead: Dr. Nicolaus Glomb
Location: African Continent
Emergency Medicine Residency Program Education and Clinical upport in Botswana and Uganda
Princess Marina Hospital Emergency Medicine residency program (Botswana) education and clinical support. Makerere University/Mulago Hospital - Uganda Emergency Medicine residency support through clinical mentorship and curriculum development. Ongoing discussions with Makerere to develop a pediatric emergency medicine fellowship
Project lead: Dr. Nicolaus Glomb
Location: African continent
Global Health Teams Haiti Mission
Providing primary care in a remote rural part of Haiti in the Grand Anse province near the city of Jeremie
Project lead: Dr. John Brown
Location: Haiti
Pan-American Health Organization Emergency Medical Services Development
Designed a questionnaire for member countries’ Health Ministries on time from road traffic accident occurrence and first professional medical care
Project lead: Dr. John Brown
Location: Pan-American Health Organization countries
World Health Organization Emergency Medical Services Standards Program
Assisted with emergency medical services (EMS) dispatch standards and the production of the clinical protocols and administrative policies documents for EMS in low- and middle income countries from 2017 to 2019. Also helped develop the Basic Ambulance Provider Course, which first piloted in Port Sudan in December 2023.
Project lead: Dr. John Brown
Location: Worldwide
Crisis Training Center and Emergency Medicine Residency Program, Kaunas University Hospital, Lithuania
Emergency medicine residency program educational support and assessment of: a district hospital emergency department, the Kaynas University Hospital’s geriatric programs, and a meeting with the Deputy Health Minister of Lithuania to review their medical disaster program overall status, training, and supplies/equipment.
Project lead: Drs. John Brown, Nida Degesys
Location: Lithuania
Partnership with Muhimbili Hospital National Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Multifaceted partnership with Muhimbili Hospital in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, involving the provision of pediatric emergency medicine clinical and educational support. Also provided continual research curriculum and project support to build capacity at the hospital through research mentorship for current residents, recent graduates, and PhD projects.
Project leads: Drs. Carol Chen, Ellen Weber
Location: African continent
Tanzania Maasai Indigenous Rights Research and Advocacy
Research on health outcomes of the Maasai tribes post-land evictions
Project lead: Dr. Theresa Cheng
Location: African continent
Developing a Research Curriculum for the African Federation of Emergency Medicine
Developed research curriculum for African emergency medicine academic programs that is taught during the African federation conference in emergency medicine using the Train the Trainer model
Project lead: Dr. Ellen Weber
Location: African continent
World Health Organization Basic Emergency Care Implementation in Liberia
Support Liberian Ministry of Health and World Health Organization in the implementation of the Basic Emergency Care Course to graduating medical students, residents and frontline health care workers throughout the country
Project lead: Dr. Kayla Enriquez
Location: African continent
Emergency Medicine Clerkship Teaching for Medical Students in Rwanda
Visiting emergency medicine faculty from the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE) and The University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK)
Project lead: Drs. Amlu Natesan, Kayla Enriquez
Location: African continent
Quality Improvement Implementation at Last Mile Health
Implementation of quality management and improvement within their organization, as well as a robust monitoring and evaluation plan inclusive of field projects that implement various changes based on organizational priorities
Project lead: Dr. Kayla Enriquez
Location: African continent
Clinical Support for San Carlos Apache Hospital in Globe, Arizona
Part-time emergency medicine faculty at San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation providing care to indigenous populations
Project lead: Dr. Scott Fruhan
Location: Globe, Arizona
A Review of Emergency and Critical Care Services in United States-Mexico Border Communities
Long-term goal is to improve binational collaborations for emergency and critical care for underserved populations, especially immigrant populations, along the United States-Mexico border. Project helps derive a better understanding of the challenges faced by border communities and healthcare providers by conducting a multi-border site review and analysis of emergency and critical care services and capacity
Project lead: Dr. Robert Rodriguez
Location: United States-Mexico Border
United States-Mexico Border Immigration Support
Advising of medical/legal care of migrants along the United States-Mexico border and refugee camps in Mexico near Mexico City
Project lead: Dr. Theresa Cheng
Location: United States-Mexico Border
San Francisco-Based Immigration Support
Research on new migrants in San Francisco and advocacy for improvement of care
Project lead: Dr. Theresa Cheng
Location: Bay Area, Northern California
Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands Epidemiology & Laboratory Capacity Health Advisor
Provides clinical expertise on notifiable diseases, reviews infectious disease trends, collaborates on public health strategies, and translates scientific data into accessible information for the Northern Marianas Islands and the broader Pacific region
Project lead: Dr. Lily Muldoon
Location: Saipan
TB + Leprosy-Free Chuuk Campaign
Collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the Chuuk State Department of Health Services to join the TB + Leprosy Free Chuuk Campaign in the Federated States of Micronesia. This initiative involved conducting mass screenings for active and latent tuberculosis (TB), Hansen’s disease, and diabetes on remote islands accessible only by boat and hiking
Project lead: Dr. Lily Muldoon
Location: Federated States of Micronesia
Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation Ultrasound Bootcamp
Ultrasound Bootcamp aimed at training physicians and physician associates. The program, supported by rotating UCSF emergency medicine residents, successfully trained 27 participants in ultrasound basics and included pre- and post-training surveys to measure the impact.
Project lead: Dr. Lily Muldoon
Location: Saipan
World Health Organization Basic Emergency Care Course Adjunct Module Development
A. Developed main packages (snake bites, organophosphate poisoning) to supplement the open-source Basic Emergency Care Course package
B. Providing ongoing support for further module development
Project leads: Dr. Carol Chen, Global Health Section members
Location: Worldwide
Co-Director, World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Emergency, Critical and Operative Care
Content expert providing support for World Health Organization initiatives and implemented programs
Project leads: Dr. Carol Chen
Location: Pan-American Health Organization countries
Ultrasound Training in Chiapas, Mexico
Hands-on ultrasound education program delivered to general medicine providers working in rural Mexico
Project lead: Dr. Jeanne Noble
Location: Rural Mexico
Preventing Pediatric Death After Hospital Admission for Sepsis in Rwanda
Studying epidemiology and implementing measures to prevent post-hospital discharge death in Rwanda in partnership with University of British Columbia, Rwanda Paediatric Association, and University Teaching Hospital of Kigali
Project lead: Dr. Anneka Hooft
Location: African continent
Enhancing Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship in Tanzania
A quality improvement project to enhance the existing pediatric antimicrobial stewardship program at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and describe patterns of antimicrobial resistance and antibiotic use in pediatric patients
Project lead: Dr. Anneka Hooft
Location: African continent
Characterizing Non-malarial, Pediatric Febrile Illness in Malawi (MTAMBO project)
A cohort study of febrile children in Malawi who test negative for malaria to determine predictors of severe illness, epidemiology of bacterial disease, and the role of point-of-care biomarkers in partnership with Malawi University of Science and Technology
Project lead: Dr. Anneka Hooft
Location: African continent
Creating a Traditional Healer Surveillance Network in Malawi (MSuN Study)
A pilot study connecting a network of traditional healers in Thyolo District in Malawi to understand how they fit into the biomedical system and their willingness to partner as surveillance sites for the detection of emerging and re-emerging pathogens. We will also pilot the use next-generation sequencing to test for pathogens in a small cohort of participants.
Project lead: Dr. Anneka Hooft
Location: African continent
Traditional Healer-Facilitated Testing for Pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Uganda
A pilot study to implement a traditional healer-facilitated human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing program in pediatric clients in Mbarara, Uganda, in partnership with Weill Cornell Medicine and Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Project lead: Dr. Anneka Hooft
Location: African continent