Fieldwork

Three potential locations where fellows could complete fieldwork are below:

• PEM-GH fellows could complete fieldwork at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi through an agreement with the Malawi Ministry of Health and Baylor/Texas Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and the University of North Carolina.
  • The fellow’s role would be clinical and educational. They would be a pediatric consultant caring for acutely ill children in the Emergency Zone. They would supervise and help with intern education.
  • Monitoring, evaluation and accreditation are described as follows: During their time abroad, fellows will receive on-site supervision from local experts and collaborators from our US based partner institutions. Fellows would have regular contact with their University of Utah faculty advisor.
  • In order to document fieldwork experiences completely, fellows would be required to complete a template describing their experiences at the end of each field experience.
• There would also be opportunities for fieldwork at the Chinle Comprehensive Health Center (CCHC) in partnership with Navajo Area Indian Health. Chinle is located in the heart of the Navajo Nation. Additional sites within the Indian Health Service would be Blanding, Utah and Shiprock, New Mexico.
  • The fellow’s role would be educational and scholarship. Fellows could engage with local faculty and University of Utah faculty that are working with the Indian Health Service. Opportunities for education of local providers through simulation are also possible.
  • Monitoring, evaluation and accreditation are described as follows: During their time doing fieldwork and scholarship, fellows will receive mentorship from our faculty advisors.
  • In order to document fieldwork experiences completely, fellows would be required to complete a template describing their experiences at the end of each field experience.
• A third option for fieldwork opportunities is Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC) in Moshi, Tanzania. The fellowship track director Dr. Keating has a strong relationship with this hospital as it is where she completed her NIH Fogarty Global Health Fellowship. She has ongoing collaborations and a pediatric injury registry there that is funded by the University of Utah.
  • The fellow’s role would be scholarly, educational, and clinical. The fellow would work on Dr. Keating’s pediatric injury projects and work clinically in the pediatric Emergency Medicine Department at KCMC.
  • Monitoring, evaluation and accreditation are described as follows: During their time abroad, fellows will receive on-site supervision from local experts and collaborators. Fellows would have regular contact with their University of Utah faculty advisor.
  • In order to document fieldwork experiences completely, fellows would be required to complete a template describing their experiences at the end of each field experience.
• If other filed-work or partner sites become available over the years they would be evaluated with the same scrutiny and under the same principles as our current sites.