12th Annual Global Health Initiative Symposium and Dinner

The Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine’s 12th Annual Global Health Initiative Symposium and Dinner will be Thursday, April 13, at 7 p.m., in the Berry Room at the Wright State University Nutter Center. A buffet dinner will be served, followed by a silent auction to raise funds for medical students participating in the Boonshoft School of Medicine International Education Program.

The theme for this year’s Global Health Initiative Symposium and Dinner is “The New American Patient.” The annual event brings distinguished speakers to share their perspectives on international health issues and raises funds to assist medical students in traveling to underdeveloped countries. Most of the money raised goes to fourth-year students in the medical school’s International Education Program, who are required to complete a rotation abroad. Participation in national and international medical aid, research and cultural experiences helps these future doctors gain a better understanding of the global nature of medicine and public health.

The guest speaker will be Kate Conway, M.D., M.P.H., assistant professor and director of medical education in the Department of Family Medicine at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine.

First-year medical students at the Boonshoft School of Medicine founded the Global Health Initiative in 2000. The initiative’s mission is to enhance the education of WSU medical students by facilitating their exposure to both the medical issues facing people in other countries and the medical issues of people in this country who have emigrated from other countries and, in so doing, inspire greater compassion, social justice and empathy within WSU's future physicians.

The cost is $30 for general admission and $15 for Boonshoft School of Medicine students. For more information, contact Delores James at delores.james@wright.edu or (937) 245-7623. To register for the event, go to medicine.wright.edu/ghi-symposium.