Global health experience is an important part of the education of the next generation of physicians and medical leaders. The Global Child Health Program (GCHP) aims to create sustainable partnerships that prioritize worldwide improvement of childrens' health.
The GCHP offers pediatric residents the opportunity to participate in global health initiatives, as well as vibrant educational activities at Dartmouth College. GCHP collaborations with Dartmouth College include the Center for Health Equity, Dickey Center for International Understanding and The Dartmouth Institute.
The three-year GCHP curriculum features 12 core lectures with quarterly didactic sessions, and utilizes Simulation Use in Global Away Rotations (SUGAR), a "simulation-based curriculum used to prepare medical providers for common challenges (both practical and emotional) faced when working in resource-limited settings". The GCHP also offers mentored reading, individualized learning, a bi-directional exchange component and away clinical and research opportunities at one of our key partnership sites in Tanzania, Haiti or Rwanda.
Global Child Health Bi-Directional Exchange program
Through the Global Child Health Bi-Directional Exchange program, international physicians visit us to participate in learning sessions, inpatient and outpatient observation, and present a one-hour resident lecture attended by faculty, pediatric residents and Geisel School of Medicine students.
Program faculty
The faculty of the Global Child Health Program offer extensive experience in education, research and clinical service.
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Amer Al-Nimr, MD, Director, Global Child Health Program
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Paul Palumbo, MD, Director, DarDar International Pediatric HIV Program
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Peter Wright, MD, Head, Dartmouth-Haiti Partnership and Clinical Translational Research Core
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George Little, MD, Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics and of Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Melissa Fussell, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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Tyler Hartman, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
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Alka Dev, DrPH, Research Associate
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Steven Ringer, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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Resmiye Oral, MD, Professor of Pediatrics
More information
To learn more about the Global Child Health Program, please contact:
Amer Al-Nimr, MD, FAAP
Director, Global Child Health Program
Section Chief, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Phone: (603) 653-9666