The Global Health and Underserved Populations Track was established in 2008 in response to the growing need for neurologists to competently work in underserved communities. The aim of the track is to provide meaningful care and education while enriching resident experience in resource-limited settings, seeing diseases some may only ever hear or read about.
Upto two residents from each PGY level have the opportunity to enroll in the Global Neurology Track. Global Neurology residents will have the option of rotating at either of our two department partner sites for up to 4 weeks with departmental sponsorship. At the site, residents will be an active part of the inpatient and outpatient consult team, seeing patients admitted to other services, working in clinics seeing Neurology patients. Medical Education is highly encouraged in this setting and residents will work closely with the local medical students and residents conducting bedside teaching and lecture-style didactic sessions.
At the clinical sites, residents participate in weekly case meetings with Neurology attendings in Pittsburgh to discuss challenging cases and management options to optimize care for the patients while being mindful of resource limitations faced by the patients. International clinical training provides a curriculum designed to address health policy, public health and social factors influencing health and disease in the global context.
Current clinical training site have included:
- Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi, Africa
Future clinical training site have included:
- Dominican Republic
Ongoing projects within the department include expanding sites to areas in the Middle East and parts of Asia, as well as developing research projects related to stroke and epilepsy in conjunction with our global health faculty.
Faculty:
- Paula Clemens, MD
- Ajitesh Ojha, MD
- Houman Homayoun, MD
- James Sejvar, MD
- Valerie Arias, MD
Current Residents: