Global & Community Medicine 4: Global Health (MEDI2044)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2016
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
School
School of Medicine
Units
1
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Internal
Class hours
1 Lecture hour
1 Tutorial hour
Incompatible
MEDI2006
Prerequisite
Successful completion of Year 1 MBBS
Companion
MEDI2012 Clinical Science 2, MEDI2022 Clinical Practice 2, MEDI2034 Ethics & Professional Practice 4
Restricted
Restricted to MBBS student ONLY
Assessment methods
End-of-semester exam, group assignment and presentation.
Course enquiries
Course description
This course will address key global issues that affect the health, access to and delivery models of health services for citizens of the world, in developed and developing countries; rural and urban settings; indigenous, refugee and migrant communities; as part of routine as well as disaster responses. The Sustainable Development Goals will be examined as well as the previous Millenium Development goals. The course will examine the various approaches used to understand the challenges and emerging conditions for global health. The course examines global health and global health policy in the context of a globalizing world, and the increasing complexity of the global development environment in health. It examines the evolving roles and structures of stakeholders, partnerships and networks and their changing relationships. Key stakeholders in global health are identified and their roles are examined
Archived offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) | Herston | Internal | Course Profile |