Stapleton F Bruder, Wahl Patricia W, Norris Tom E, Ramsey Paul G
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Acad Med. 2006 Oct;81(10):897-901. doi: 10.1097/01.ACM.0000238115.41885.c0.
Widespread interest in global health issues is a common characteristic of students and faculty in schools of public health and schools of medicine. Building on strong university-based and community-based programs in global health, the University of Washington has created a unique Department of Global Health that is housed jointly in its School of Public Health and Community Medicine and its School of Medicine. The creation of this department has generated significant enthusiasm throughout the university and the Seattle community as a new paradigm for addressing global health education, research, and service. Placing the new Department of Global Health in two university schools and finding the appropriate niche for the department among the university's many global health initiatives presented challenges, as well as opportunities. This article describes the goals of the department, the process by which it was created, and what it expects to accomplish.
对全球健康问题的广泛关注是公共卫生学院和医学院的学生及教师的共同特点。基于大学和社区层面强大的全球健康项目，华盛顿大学设立了一个独特的全球健康系，该系由公共卫生与社区医学学院以及医学院联合管理。这个系的设立在整个大学和西雅图社区引发了极大的热情，成为解决全球健康教育、研究和服务问题的一种新范式。将新的全球健康系设在两所大学学院，并在大学众多的全球健康倡议中为该系找到合适的定位，既带来了挑战，也带来了机遇。本文描述了该系的目标、创建过程以及预期实现的成果。
