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| QUALIFICATIONS |
Application for the INMED International Medicine & Public Health Diploma is open to healthcare professionals and healthcare profession students in the fields that routinely diagnose and treat disease, including physicians, dentists, advanced practice nurses, physician assistants, pharmacists, resident physicians, and students of medicine, dentistry, advanced practice nursing, physician assistants, and pharmacy.
| COMPETENCY OBJECTIVES |
At the completion of the INMED International Medicine & Public Health Diploma, students in the context of a low-resource community will be able to:
- Advocate for literacy, economic development, and effective interventions to promote health and prevent death and disability
- Prevent, diagnose and treat the leading diseases of poverty
- Assure that healthcare interventions are culturally appropriate
- Design effective health interventions as part of a leadership team
| EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS |
International Medicine and Public Health Diploma students will achieve the above learning objectives through the following four educational components:
International Medicine & Public Health Intensive Hybrid Course
This course combines active on-line learning with in-class skill sessions to facilitate comprehensive attainment of the core competencies in this field.
International Service Learning
Students and residents serve four to eight weeks at an INMED training site where they are supervised by experienced INMED faculty. Responsibilities may include inpatient care, outpatient clinic, obstetrics, night duty, and participation in research, public health, and primary care activities. This service learning opportunity is also available to practicing healthcare professionals, who must participate for a minimum of two continuous weeks.
International Medicine Presentation
Students will select a topic on health promotion or disease management relevant to their training site and make a 30-minute educational presentation to the staff at that training site. The student's supervisor will advise in selecting the topic and developing content of this presentation.
International Medicine Essay
The Essay is designed to help students clarify their personal position on the greatest issues surrounding international medicine. It requires thoughtful responses to several questions, is submitted via e-mail, and requires about two hours to complete.
| EVALUATION |
Assessment of student's attainment of the learning objectives will be based upon:
International Medicine & Public Health Intensive Hybrid Course Evaluation
This is composed of Self-Paced Course exams, article discussions, essays, class participation, and final examination.
Training Site Faculty Evaluation
Supervising faculty at the INMED International Medicine Training Site will submit a written evaluation of student's performance with attention to the above learning objectives.
Essay Evaluation
At the completion of their service learning experience, students will receive guidelines for authoring an essay regarding insights they have developed into international health issues.
| QUALIFICATIONS FOR EQUIVALENT INTERNATIONAL MEDICINE TRAINING |
INMED endeavors to recognize excellent international medicine training provided by other institutions. In application for equivalency, one must provide documentation that the experience was:
- Providing healthcare to a low-resource community in a developing nation
- Continuously supervised by a mentor whose qualifications would be acceptable to an appropriate North American healthcare education institution
- At least one month in continuous duration
| CERTIFICATION |
Students who successfully complete the above course of study will receive the INMED International Medicine & Public Health Diploma. Verification of the educational experience will be provided to the student's affiliated school or residency program. Graduates are entitled to include initials DIM&PH (Diploma in International Medicine & Public Health) following their names.
| COURSE DIRECTORS |
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Nicholas Comninellis, MD, MPH, DIM&PH
Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine President, Institute for International Medicine - INMED |
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Nancy Crigger, PhD, ARNP
Associate Professor of Nursing, Graceland University |
| OPTIONAL INTERNATIONAL HIV MEDICINE CERTIFICATION |
Students enrolled in the INMED International Medicine & Public Health Diploma program may also have an opportunity to complete the INMED International HIV Medicine Certificate. Both programs can be conducted simultaneously when a student:
- Selects an INMED International Medicine Training Site that is also listed as an INMED International HIV Medicine Training Site.
- Serves a minimum of eight weeks at this training site, actively engaged in supervised medical and HIV care.
- Requests on the INMED International Medicine & Public Health Diploma application to also be considered for the INMED International HIV Medicine Certificate.