Convos in Health Global-Local

1 Credit · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This is a one-credit class that will center on structured discussions, led by Professor Monahan, with six global health leaders who will discuss both their personal career journeys and major health issues confronting our world. For each speaker, Professor Monahan will assign teams of two or three students who will prepare for, and help lead, the class conversation. Specifically, each of these lead students will (1) prepare individual briefing emails for all members of the class at least 24 hours in advance of each conversation; (2) pose thoughtful questions for the guest global health leaders; and (3) submit a blog post on the conversation (to be posted on the Global Health Initiative website). Following each session with a speaker, our class will convene for up to 30 minutes to discuss our reactions to the speaker. As a final project for the class, each student will prepare a reaction memo (no more than 1,000 words) that reflects on key themes that emerged in the conversations with global health leaders. At the end of the semester, the class will convene to discuss students’ reflections on the global health leaders with whom we met, the issues that they raised, and the topics we covered.