Explore collaborations with the University of Minnesota Medical School

Explore collaborations with the University of Minnesota Medical School

 

The series of activities to explore collaboration opportunities in the United States continued with a visit to the University of Minnesota Medical School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 29 November – 1 December 2023. The FK Unud team was received by Prof. Shailey Prasad, MD, MPH, Vice President for Office of Academic Clinical Affairs, Executive Director and Carlson Chair, Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility (CGHSR), and Co-Director, Rothenberger Institute. During a visit to the Minnesota Medical School, the Dean of FK Unud, Prof. Dr. Dr. Komang Januartha Putra Pinatih, M.Kes, who was accompanied by Prof. Dr. I Md Ady Wirawan, MPH, Ph.D, held discussions with researchers and clinicians who were interested in collaborating with FK Unud. The following is a summary of meeting notes at Minnesota Medical School.

1.Dr. Emmanuel Bonney – Researcher in Brain Neurodevelopment

- Conveying joint research opportunities in the field of brain neurodevelopment, and the importance of providing a global context regarding this issue. He conveyed several things related to Hubs on analytics, community engagement and education, neurobehavioral development, informatics, measurement and human phenotyping, neuroimaging, neuromodulation, TeleOutreach, and translational medicine

- For further information, visit: midb.umn.edu

2. Shannon M. Benson – Student Coordinator for Global Medical Education and Research (GMER) Program

- Exploration of joint activities with student organizations related to GMER and the Global Health Student Advocacy Board (IG: @ghsab.umn)

- Student exchange opportunities (elective students). From FK Unud conveying the IISMA funding opportunity and the importance of UMN Medical School support to increase the opportunities for FK Unud students to win funding

- Inviting FK Unud students to take part in the Global Health Case Competition - a competition in groups consisting of 4 people (3 different study programs) related to real life global health cases and how to provide solutions. For further information, visit the GHCC website z.umn.edu/GHCC

3. Keri Bergeson, MD and Laura Pham, MD – Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and Family Medicine Residency Program

- Explains the Family Medicine Residency Programs current layout and future expansion

- Sharing experiences in developing place-based rural residency programs

4. Darlisha Williams, MPH – Research Manager

- Discussion of various research grant opportunities and how to manage research well

- National Institute of Health (NIH) research grant in global health settings, opportunity to submit proposals for joint research funding

5. Joshua Rhein, MD – Infectious Disease Researcher

- Discussion of various topics and research opportunities in global health and infectious diseases, especially in fungal infections and central nervous system infections in resource-limited areas, and also AIDS-related opportunistic infections

- Interest in taking part in a senior research fellowship (UNISERF) at Udayana University, Bali

6. Prof. Jeff Bender, DVM, MS – Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health

- Discussion of various research ideas related to agricultural safety and health research

- Various research related to Stress on Farm and Rural workers and how this idea can be developed in a global context

- Discussion of other research ideas such as needlestick prevention on the farm, and One Health research

7. Robert Levy, MD – Board Certified Addiction Medicine, Assoc. Professor of UMN Medical School

- Discussion of various research ideas related to addiction medicine and research

- Joint research opportunities related to smoking cessation models in primary care

8. Anna Pendleton, MA – Education Coordinator

- Explains the Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility (CGHSR) education portfolio

- Global opportunities for interdisciplinary approaches in medical education

9. Visit the Virtual Reality Studio for medical education and the MakerSpace Laboratory for the development of various medical ideas, designs, models and prototypes using 3D printing

The visit closed with a tour of the Minnesota Twin Cities campus and a tour of the city of Mineapolis, accompanied by CGHSR staff member Scottie Povolny.