Tackling Global Health Disparities through Implementation

(3 Credits)

Students will examine and review the core concepts of implementation science research in global health with a particular focus on tackling global health challenges in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Key concepts of implementation science research including 'what it is" and 'how to do it' will be reviewed. Students will review how to develop a practical approach to designing global health interventions as well as understanding the continuum from their implementation through to evaluation through a global health and implementation science research lens. This course will introduce important aspects of implementation research including: conceptual frameworks, research design, and evaluation and will provide a practical approach to understanding these concepts through their application to 'real life' examples of implementation research programs in the global health context.