Education Committee

CUGH was founded within academic global health programs and recognizes the need to expand and develop global health educational programs and resources.

Mission Statement

The Education Committee promotes health equity and planetary health through education and capacity building across disciplines, professions, institutions, and countries. 

We accomplish this via:

  • developing and disseminating guidelines for global health education;
  • supporting learning communities and providing resources for global health educators and trainees;
  • and strengthening training in resource-constrained institutions.

Our mission is implemented via our Committee members, subcommittees, working groups, and the Trainee Advisory Committee of CUGH.

Updates and Membership

Education updates are sent to the CUGH education list periodically. Calls for members are sent out each fall for all committees and subcommittees; all CUGH members are welcome to apply to any group. To be added to the CUGH education mailing list, please contact info@cugh.org.

Committee Information & Resources

Workforce Capacity Building Subcommittee

Chair(s): Nancy Reynolds & Charles Ibingira

The Workforce Capacity Building Subcommittee (WFCBS) identifies and aggregates training needs and best practices from institutions in low-resource settings and share this information on CUGH’s website.

Educational Products Subcommittee

Chair(s): Jessica Evert & Joel Buenaventura

Reviews, recommends and as appropriate, develops educational products; assures quality of products posted on CUGH’s website.

Global Health Competency Subcommittee

Chair(s): Oladele Ogunseitan & Paula Davis-Olwell

Defines global health competencies appropriate for several levels of training and job expectations, and proposes ways of using competencies in the design of global health curricula.

Academic Partnership Program Initiative

Chair(s): Teresa Machai

The Academic Partnership Program Initiative (APPI) Subcommittee, which belongs to the Education Committee, matches institutional academic programs wishing assistance, support, and guidance on particular issues with those who can provide it. The program is designed to connect individuals representing institutions that are interested in creating, growing, or strengthening their global health programs, with individuals who have substantial programmatic experience.  It is expected that in the initial approach, both partners talk about what is needed in the relationship, how often they will need to meet, and come to an agreement to move forward.

Subcommittee on Master’s and Undergraduate Degrees in Global Health

Chair(s): Meredith Gartin & Marie Martin

The CUGH Subcommittee on Master’s and Undergraduate Degrees in Global Health (SMUDGH) is a 22 member committee, with representation from a diversity of institutions and degree levels, with a goal to aggregate and share resources and standards for global health degree programs and outline a future direction for students and educators in this field.

Trainee Advisory Committee

Chair(s): Seemab Mehmood and Samuel Omidoyin

Assures that CUGH’s program benefits from trainee inputs, counsel and products.

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Committee Chairs

  • Roy Mubuuke – Makerere University College of Health Sciences (Co-Chair of the Education Committee)
  • Athena Madan – University of Victoria (Co-Chair of the Education Committee)

Members

  • Tracy L. Rabin (Outgoing Chair)
  • Virginia Rowthorn
  • James Hudpseth (Outgoing Chair)
  • Deepika Khanna
  • Iris Blom
  • Erin Madison
  • Sylvia T. Callender-Carter
  • Diane Nguyen
  • Jessica Evert
  • Gibson Sijumbila
  • Martin Nyaaba Adokiya
  • Elizabeth Frost
  • Iris Blom
  • Ashti Doobay-Persaud
  • Rui Dang
  • Stephanie Lukas
  • Portia Jordan
  • Joachim D. Sackey
  • Steven Hawks

In addition to these members, chairs of the EC’s Subcommittees also participate in calls and meetings. See the “Explore Subcommittees” tab for more information.