Global Health Minor Program

This epic film by renowned artist Ai Weiwei is a detailed and heartbreaking exploration of the global refugee crisis. Captured over the course of a year in 23 countries, the film follows a chain of urgent stories that stretches through Afghanistan, Greece, Iraq, Kenya, Mexico, Turkey, and beyond. From teeming refugee camps to perilous ocean crossings to barbed-wire borders, ‘Human Flow’ witnesses its subjects’ desperate search for safety, shelter, and justice. (2017, dir. Ai Weiwei, 140 min.) Free and open to the public.*

Students interested in pursuing a Master of Public Health are invited to attend this information session with representatives of the University of Vermont (UVM) and the Middlebury College Global Health program. UVM has partnered with Middlebury to create a program that allows students to start their master’s degree the summer after junior year and complete the MPH one year after graduating, at discounted tuition. Please register in advance using this link.

Updated to Virtual! Interested in the Global Health minor? Come to an info session to find out about the academic minor, courses, experiential learning, and study abroad opportunities. There will be a brief presentation followed by Q&A. 

Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://middlebury.zoom.us/j/94440798139?pwd=Z2JaeHFvTGJHQ1hzVDZwS1RPQVh4dz09

    Password: ghminor21

Philip Ackerman-Leist will give a presentation based on his recent book, A Precautionary Tale: How One Small Town Banned Pesticides, Preserved Its Food Heritage and Started a Movement, accompanied by film and photos. The presentation will be followed by a reception.

Attend a virtual information session to learn about the Global Health minor, experiential learning opportunities, and health-themed study abroad opportunities, Email pberenbaum@middlebury.edu for the Zoom link.

How do physicians and patients share the work of health promotion? Learn what drove one physician to write a book focusing on the empowerment of patients and the communities they live in. Dr. Catherine Pipas will describe the experiences that inspired her book, _A Doctor’s Dozen; 12 Strategies for Personal Health and A Culture of Wellness_. Dr. Pipas is a primary care physician and Professor of Community & Family Medicine at the Dartmouth School of Medicine. This talk is for students interested in wellness, medicine, and community health.

Interested in getting a master of public health (MPH) degree? Representatives from the University of Vermont (UVM) will give an overview of UVM’s Accelerated MPH program and answer your questions. Jump start your public health career! The MPH is a universally recognized, terminal degree in public health.

Students in Global Health (INTD 0257) will display posters at 11 AM to 12:15 PM and at 5 to 6:30 PM representing their research into the social determinants of health in Addison County, as well as potential innovations to address community needs through infrastructure, programming, training, and education.

In Winter Term 2020, a group of Middlebury students will have the opportunity to travel to Ghana for a learning experience with Refugee Outreach Club (ROC) and Summerwood Dental Brigades. This will be the second iteration of this trip (the last one was WT 2018). The experience will be structured as internships for academic credit. ROC has several years’ worth of history with this community in Ghana and works in partnership with local health leaders. Summerwood Dental Brigades will be providing dental services.

INFO SESSION: During J-Term of 2020, Refugee Outreach Club (ROC) and Summerwood Dental Brigades (SDB) will be hosting the second internship to Ghana in partnership with the Global Health Department at Middlebury College. This trip will be an internship for academic credit with one week on campus and three weeks on the ground in Ghana. The purpose of this trip is to focus on developing student leaders in the field of global health working specifically on hygiene and sanitation projects and working directly with Dr. Julie Spaniel running dental clinics.