Example - 2024–2025 GHEI Program

Welcome New and Returning Participants!

We’re excited to welcome new and returning residents and fellows to the 2024–2025 Global Health Education Initiative (GHEI) — a certificate program open to all PGME specialties and disciplines at the University of Toronto.

Program Overview

• Format: Online via Zoom (until further notice)

• Start Date: September 2024

Graduation Requirements:

• Complete 6 Core Modules
• Complete 6 Elective Modules

View the 2024–2025 GHEI Program Details
Download the 2024–2025 GHEI Calendar

Global Surgical Scholar Program (GSSP)

All surgical residents are encouraged to apply to the Global Surgical Scholar Program — a specialized track within GHEI.

Learn More About the GSSP
For questions, contact j.kopelow@utoronto.ca

GHEI Module List

Core Modules

Participants must complete 6 of the following:

1C. The Context of Global Health
2C. Global Health Governance and Infrastructure
3C. Ethics, Rights, and Law
4C. Fundamentals of Public Health Practice
5C. Primary Care
6C. Global Health Work and Partnerships Outside Canada
7C. Post-Travel Debriefing
8C. Cross-Cultural Communication
9C. Non-Communicable Diseases
10C. Infectious Diseases in the Developing World

Elective Modules

Choose 6 of the following to complete your certificate:

11E. Innovative Health Service Delivery Models
12E. Innovation and Technology in Global Health
13E. The Environment and Health
14E. Program Planning and Evaluation
15E. Research in Global Health
16E. Complex Humanitarian Emergencies
17E. Health and Human Rights
18E. Gender and Global Health
19E. Teaching in International Settings
20E. Nutrition and Food Security
21E. Advocacy and Special Populations
22E. Global Mental Health
23E. Surgical Skills and Anaesthesia
24E. Focus on Child Health
25E. Health Economics
26E. Transition to Global Health Practice

Need help or have questions?
Contact Judy Kopelow at j.kopelow@utoronto.ca