Description of course:
The course will provide an interdisciplinary case-based forum of presentations by local and international guest lecturers and class discussion to highlight the realities of providing effective healthcare in a variety of global low-income settings. The talks will be given by expert speakers from a variety of disciplines including engineering, rehabilitation, nursing, medicine, and surgery. Each lecture will be organized and structured in a case-based format covering salient issues in prevention, socioeconomic underpinnings, diagnosis, and management of medical and surgical conditions in resource-limited settings; and sustainable strategies to strengthen existing capacity for addressing these conditions within low-income countries through partnerships. Required reading materials will be provided by the session speakers prior to each session. Students are expected to read required materials, attend lectures, participate in discussions in class and online, and prepare a small group presentation.
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