Collaborative Specialization in Global Health Objectives
- To enable students to develop an understanding of global health as it relates to the interaction of global, national, regional, and local forces, processes, and conditions;
- To ground training in disciplinary perspectives and engage in multidisciplinary research enterprises;
- To approach global health research, policy, and practice with a focus on achieving equity in health for all people;
- To offer mentorship opportunities by committed and experienced faculty with a diversity of theoretical, operational and methodological perspectives on global health; and,
- To grapple with complex health-related policy making by the range of international, national, and local actors in a wide range of sectors that shape policies and carry out activities that affect health.
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Applications for the Collaborative specialization in Global Health (CSGH) program starting in September 2024 are open and the deadline to apply is June 23rd, 2024 11:59pm.
For more information about each program stream and applications please visit:
CSGH Doctoral Students CSGH Master’s Students
Global Health Courses
Here is a list of some global health related courses, there may be other courses not included on this list that could be considered global health. Some courses may also vary on their availability year to year, please consult the academic calendar and the home department for additional information.
CHL5700H: Global Health
CHL5701H: Doctoral Seminar, Collaborative Specialization in Global Health
CHL4004H: Global Health Policy
CHL5113H: Global Migration and Health
CHL5117H: A Global Perspective on the Health of Women and Children
CHL5420H: Global Health Research
CHL5433H: Planetary Health
CHL5618H: Family Medicine and Interprofessional Primary Care in the Global Health Context
CHL5632H: Implementation Science in Global Health
CHL5702H: History of International Health
CHL5704H: International Human Rights Law and Global Health: The Right to Health in Theory and Practice
CHL5706H: Women and Women’s Health in Countries of Conflict
CHL7001H: Planetary/Global Health Ethics
CHL7001H S1: Urban Epidemics: Pandemics/Pandemonium, Past and Present
JCR1000Y: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Global Challenges
NUR1038H: Social Determinants of Health in a Global Context: Theories and Methods
NUR1083H: Comparative Politics of Health and Health Policy in a Globalizing World
PHM1139H: Diagnosing Corruption in the Health Sector
HAD2005: Practical Skills in Quality Improvement for Health Care Leaders in Low Resource Settings
HAD5754H: Global Quality of Care
HAD5749H: Knowledge to Action: Disseminating & Implementing Evidence into Practice
HAD7001H-F: Health Economics in Low and Middle Income Countries
HAD7001H-S3: Health Economics in Developing Countries
CIV1399H: Special Studies in Civil Engineering – Changing Human Habits with sensors and Design
GLA2068H: Topics in Justice III: The Tobacco Industry Playbook
The CSGH program is comprised of faculty program representatives from collaborating units as well as current CSGH student representatives who contribute to the overall student experience by advising, supporting recruitment and outreach, planning professional development and community building activities.
CSGH Program Representatives
- Erica Di Ruggiero, Dalla Lana School of Public Health
- Andrew Howard, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation | Institute of Medical Sciences
- Jillian Kohler, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy
- Trudo Lemmens, Faculty of Law, SJD Program
- Carles Muntaner, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing
- Andrea Duncan & Tim Bressmann, Rehabilitation Sciences Institute
- Garry Aslanyan & Sonica Singhal, Faculty of Dentistry
- David Meyer Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering
- Holly Wardlow, Department of Anthropology
- Sarah Wakefield, Department of Geography and Planning
- Theresa Enright, Department of Political Science
- Stanley Zlotkin, Department of Nutritional Sciences
CSGH Student Representatives
Student representatives are critical to ensuring that the Collaborative Specialization in Global Health (CSGH) brings student perspectives and voice to bear on program oversight, communication, curriculum and other activities. The CSGH has student representatives at both the PhD and Masters levels. Only students enrolled in the CSGH are eligible.
Responsibilities include:
● Creating processes for capturing feedback from CSGH Masters students about their ideas, suggestions and areas for improvement for the specialization
● Liaising with the CSGH Director and CSGH Masters’ Lead as well as other members of the Office of Global Public Health Education & Training
● Attending up to two CSGH program committee meetings per year (once each semester)
● Coordinating student involvement in the planning of relevant global health events
2024-2025 CSGH STUDENT REPS |
DOCTORAL Damilola Iduye Social and Behavioural Health Sciences (Health Promotion) CSGH Doctoral Rep |
MASTERS Kabier Izzeldin MPH Epidemiology CSGH Masters Program Rep |