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What students from our Developing Leaders of Global Health Systems international summer program have to say...

“My time at the University of Haifa has allowed me to take engaging courses in global health systems and leadership. I have learned both about the complexity behind health systems and improving in on my leadership skills.  My internship researching for Professor Green on polio eradication has taught me so much about the way different stakeholders can come together to achieve a common goal.  Additionally, the program has fostered lifelong friendships and professional relationships that will undoubtedly provide me support in future career and endeavors.”

-Amelia Watson

"This summer has truly been one I will never forget, and all the opportunities I have had are a result of the incredible global health program. As I learned about public health issues happening in the older community in Israel for my internship, I was so impressed with how well Israelis care for their elderly population. Overall, I am extremely happy and fortunate to have made the decision to broaden my worldview and learn new public health methods in Israel. Israel is a beautiful, exciting, and unique place that I was lucky to visit with our amazing group this past summer."

-Melanie Moore

"I had an absolutely incredible time while I was participating in Developing Leaders of Global Health Systems at Haifa University. I took classes on comparative health systems and leadership in public health, and then was able to see what I learned in action during my internship at Galilee Medical Center. Israel is such a unique location to study global health, and I highly recommend that everyone visit at least one. This experience gave me valuable insight to how a different country addresses health issues, and further solidified the fact that I would like to stay involved in public health as I enter my studies to become a physician."

-Sarah Lane

"The summer program gave me a broader worldview. I know when I go home I will see things completely differently. I was able to submerge myself in each individual experience and to learn more than just coursework. The experience changes how you see the world."

-Savannah Spivey

Program Mission and Objectives

The primary mission of the program is to equip professionals with the skills and knowledge to becomes leaders in diverse fields within global public health and health care administration.  We achieve this by providing our students with a deep understanding of core competencies, important issues facing the global health system, and practical experience.

Program content

The curriculum integrates a unique combination of core mandatory courses, elective courses in selected topics, leadership seminars, and a practicum. The core courses cover all the the basic disciplines in public health: epidemiology, biostatistics, social sciences, environmental health, health systems management and public health policy. The content of these allows students to develop and apply their knowledge to the elective topics, seminars and applied experience.

Specific objectives of the program

• Enable students to undertake positions public health practice in general and global health in particular.
• Foster leadership capacity based on a firm grounding in scientific methods coupled with practical tools and experience in multicultural public health contexts.
• Equip students with the skills to plan, implement, and evaluate policies and programs to address critical issues facing the public health sector..
• Provide students with an opportunity to learn about the critical role of health inequalities and the social determinants of health in population health.
• Strengthen the application of evidence-based public health decision making via  knowledge mobilization. .
• Improve students’ understanding of the conditions for the needed to protect and promote health in diverse communities.
• Assist students in developing the capacity to organize, analyze, interpret and communicate knowledge in real-world settings.
• Foster personal and organizational leadership skills.
• Familiarize students with the knowledge of the international organizations involved in global public health (WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNAIDS, ECDC, CDC, Red Cross and Civil Society Organizations, CSOs).
• Enhance students’ networking capacity.

Our Values

• A new generation of multicultural public health workers
• Foundations of public health
• Promote health equity, social justice, and reductions in health disparities globally
• Health as a human right
• Global health
• Leadership in public health
• Research and service in public/global health