CIMA Lectures on World Health

Please join us for an ongoing biweekly lecture series every other Wednesday at 12:00 noon CST. Invited guest speakers will share their experience and work involving International Health. Everyone is invited to attend. Invited guest speakers will share their experience and work involving International Health.

For more information please contact: Center for International and Multicultural Affairs 806.743.1524 or cima@ttuhsc.edu.

Coming up in 2009

September

• [9.2.09] Goiter: Pathophysiology and Clinical Aspects, Joaquin Lado, M.D., Ph.D., professor, Internal Medicine
• [9.16.09] The Armenian and University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Partnership Program, Jamal Islam, M.D., associate professor, Family Medicine, Permian Basin campus

October

• [10.7.09] Slavically Speaking: Treating Communication Disorders in Poland, James Dembowski, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, assistant professor, Sppech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Lubbock
• [10.21.09] International Perspectives on Death and Dying, German Nunez, Ph.D., vice president of International and Multicultural Affairs

November

• [11.4.09] Guatemala Healing Hands Foundation, Miguel Pirela-Cruz, M.D., professor and regional chairman, Orthopedic Surgery, El Paso campus
• [11.18.09] Labba, Guinea Pigs and Fish Head Stew: 20 Years of International Medical Missions, Patti Patterson, M.D., MPH

December

• [12.2.09]  Summer 2009 Purpose Medical Mission Trip to Cameroon, Tyler Levick, SOM Class of 2012, Sixtus Atabong, PA

Archived for 2009

May

• [5.6.09] Mexico: International Medical Graduates in the US: Update on a Diversified Physician Workforce, Selim Krim, M.D., assistant professor, Internal Medicine
• [5.20.09] Epidemic Obesity in China, Leslie Shen, Ph.D., assistant professor, Pathology

April

• [4.1.09] Mexico: Health Care Reform Overview, Rosa Vizcarra, M.D., assistant professor, Family Medicine, Permian Basin campus
• [4.15.09] Visions of the Future: Health Care in the Obama Era, Tim Huerta, Ph.D., visiting assistant professor, Business Administration at Texas Tech University

March

• [3.4.09] Health Care in Iraq Pre and Immediately Post Operation Iraqi Freedom, Michael Keller, M.B.A., FACHE, assistant professor, Clinical Support Services Management
• [3.18.09] Two Medical Students and Their Summers Abroad, Dustin Corgan, School of Medicine, Class of 2011, and Alexander Yu, School of Medicine, Class of 2011

February

• [2.4.09]  Malawi and Uganda: Africa Through the Eyes of Two TTUHSC Students, Revathi Ravi, School of Medicine, Class of 2012, and Libby Hanushek, School of Allied Health Sciences, Class of 2010
• [2.18.09] A Report on Ak'Tenamit Clinic in Guatemala: Volunteers, Donations and Mayan Health Promoters, Pitor Tabaczewski, M.D., Ph.D., resident instructor, Internal Medicine, Amarillo campus

January

• [1.7.09] Opportunities for Leadership: Education of a Foreign Medical Graduate, Surendra Varma, M.D.
• [1.9.09] Special edition, Jean Yan, Ph.D., chief nurse scientist, Nursing and Mdwifery World Health Organization, Geneva
• [1.21.09] Bush Alaska: Pediatrics in the Third World of the U.S., Denise FitzSimon, M.D., FAAP, Permian Basin

Archived for 2008

December

• [12.3.08] Spinal Manipulations: The Similarities and Disparities Between Osteopaths, Chiropractors, and Physical Therapists Around the World, Jean-Michel Brismee, P.T., Sc.D., OCS, FAAOMPT

November

• [11.5.08] TTUHSC Pain Journey: Non Nobis Laboramus, Gabor Racz, M.D.
• [11.19.08] A Global and Holistic Look at Tattooing and Body Piercings, Myrna Armstrong, Ed.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.

October

• [10.1.08] Neonatal Care in Developing Countries: A Report from Pakistan, Mubariz Naqvi, M.D.
• [10.15.08] A Cross-Cultural Perspective in Health Care: When Culture Matters!, Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo, Ph.D.

September

• [9.17.08] The Philippines: Sun, Sand, and a Sea of Foreign Healthcare Workers, Rey Vivo, M.D.
• [9.03.08] Hormones and Breast Cancer Prevention, Rajkumar Lakshmanaswamy, Ph.D.

August

• [8.20.08] A Trip to the Arctic, Daniel Hardy, Ph.D.

May

• [5.30.08] Traditional Chinese Medicine: History, Theory, Story and Delivery of Health Care , Gordon Gong, M.D., and Yan Zhang, Ph.D.
• [5.23.08] Mission to the Tarahumara Indians of South Chihuahua, Kenn Freedman, M.D., Ph.D.
• [5.16.08] Bi-national Medical Fellowship Training Program with Mexico and the United States , John F. Haynes, Jr., M.D.
• [5.09.08] One World-One Medicine: World-Wide Sub Specialty Certification, James Heavner, DVM, Ph.D., FIPP (HON)
• [5.02.08] Alcohol and Drugs: International Perspective, Tom McGovern, Ed.D., LPC, LMFT

April

• [4.25.08] Current Status of Healthcare in Vietnam, Surendra K. Varma, M.D., FAAP, FACE and Myrna Armstrong, Ed.D., RN, FAAN
• [4.18.08] Experiences in Kenya, Jose Cordero, M.D.

March

• [3.28.08] Cuban Public Health System: The past, present and future, Jorge Burgueno, M.D.
• [3.14.08] Global perspectives on dying, death, and end of life care, German Nunez, Ph.D.
• [3.07.08] World Health in the back yard (Tales from the U.S.-Mexico border), Arthur A. Islas, M.D., MPH, FAWM

February

• [2.29.08] Improving Health in Rural Nicaragua: Lessons for West Texas, Patti Patterson, M.D., M.PH.
• [2.22.08] Cuba: Some lessons for border and rural health, Robert Casanova, M.D.
• [2.15.08] Comparison of the U.S. with the European/German Health Care System, Werner T. W. de Riese, M.D., Ph.D.

When: Nov. 18, 2009
Speakers: Patti Patterson, M.D., MPH
From: Patterson is a professor of Pediatrics at TTUHSC.
Topic: Labba, Guinea Pigs and Fish Head Stew: 20 Years of International Medical Missions

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