THE CASE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH
AUA Vice President of Global Medical Education and Executive Dean of Clinical Sciences Dr. Peter Bell said collaborative projects initiated through the new Global MD program will give back to Antigua and Barbuda by broadening the scope of health care within the community: “This is likely to attract more students to Antigua and encourage further collaboration between the university and all stakeholders in Antiguan and Barbudian health care.”
For starters, with the assistance of FIU’s disaster response unit, AUA plans to host a disaster management seminar with Antigua & Barbuda’s emergency divisions. FIU HWCOM Health Associate Dean and International Affairs Associate Professor Dr. Eneida Roldan commended AUA for establishing and offering the Global MD program to students. “Physicians must have knowledge of and cultural sensitivity towards diversity and the diseases
aligned to specific environments and populations,” she said. By launching the Global MD program, AUA will lead future generations of doctors to address the health of populations in their own communities and throughout the world. ■
Group picture of Global MD students with faculty: Dr. Walwyn, course director; Dr. Ramsey, visiting faculty; Dr. Roldan, FIU; Dr. Bell, VP of Global Medical Education.
PHYSICIANS MUST HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF AND CULTURAL SENSITIVITY TOWARDS DIVERSITY AND THE DISEASES ALIGNED TO SPECIFIC ENVIRONMENTS AND POPULATIONS. FAL L 201 6 • AUA T I M ES
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