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Global Health Education Initiative

 
 

Overview | Format | Materials| Schedule | Contacts

 
 

Course Overview

 

The Global Health Education Initiative (GHEI) is a longitudinal partnership between the Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program and St. Clare's Kaplong Mission Hospital in Kenya, facilitated and supported by World Telehealth Initiative (WTI). Built on the core principles of reciprocity, humility, and mutual learning, GHEI fosters opportunity for physicians, residents, and nurses from both institutions to learn from one another and share clinical knowledge, perspectives, and experiences.  

This page serves as a central resource hub for the GHEI curriculum and educational materials.

 

Course Format

 
 

During weekly virtual learning sessions, participants engage in case-based discussions, explore different approaches to healthcare delivery, and develop joint educational and quality improvement projects. These ongoing interactions build lasting professional relationships, strengthen clinical reasoning, and advance a sustainable and equitable model for global health education. 

The curriculum is organized into three sections corresponding to each “semester” of the program.  

Attendance will be recorded at each weekly lecture. Certificates of completion will be granted on a quarterly basis and reflect the individual lectures that each participant attended. 

  • Schedule: Every Friday

  • Dates: September 2026 - June 2027

  • Time: 6:30 am PST / 4:30 pm EAT

  • Session Length: 45 - 60 minutes

  • Location: Saint Clare’s Hospital Conference Room / WTI: KEN St. Clare Lite 121747 / Dr. Lynn Fitzgibbons Office

Materials & Resources

 

Schedule

 
 

The schedule below outlines the dates, topics, and lead educator(s) for each weekly session. You are welcome to review the materials before each session and/or revisit them afterward as a reference. 

Click on a session topic to access the corresponding PDF of the slide-based lecture presentation.

Orientation Sessions:

  • Topic Slides: Introductions and Topic Planning

    Lead Educator: Dr. Fitzgibbons 

  • Topic: HIV and Cryptococcal Meningitis and Discussion:

    Lead Educators: Dr. Fitzgibbons 

  • Topic: St. Clare’s Case and Discussion

    Lead Educators: St. Clare’s Educators

Certificate Session 1

  • Topic: Asthma

    Lead Educators: Dr. Sacks

  • Topic:
    Respiratory Distress and Basics of Ventilator Management

    Lead Educators: Dr. Katona

  • Topic:
    Respiratory Care including inhaled medications and ventilator basics

    Lead Educators: SBCH Nursing Educators

  • Topic: Septic Shock and Sepsis

    Lead Eduactor: Dr. Fitzgibbons

  • Topic: Diabetic Ketoacidosis

    Lead Educator: Dr. Sacks

  • Topic: Insulin and Glycemic Monitoring

    Lead Educator: SBCH Nursing Educators

  • Topic:
    HIV and AIDS

    Lead Educators: Dr. Fitzgibbons

  • Topic: AIDS and Opportunistic Infections (CCM and PCP)

    Lead Educators: Dr. Fitzgibbons

  • Topic: Palliative Care 

    Lead Educator: SBCH Nursing Educators

  • Topic: Congestive Cardiac Failure

    Lead Educator: Dr. Sacks

  • Topic: Acute Myocardial Infarction and Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Lead Educator: Dr. Katona

  • Topic: Hypertensive Emergencies and BP Management

    Lead Educators: SBCH Nursing Educators

No sessions Nov 27 - Jan 1

Certificate Session 2

  • Topic: Cerebrovascular Accidents

    Lead Educators: TBD

  • Topic: Convulsions and Seizure Disorders

    Lead Educators: TBD

  • Topic: Neurological Care and Monitoring

    Lead Educators: Nursing Educators

  • Topic: Aspiration Pneumonia & Community Acquired Pneumonia

    Lead Educators: TBD

  • Topic: Tuberculosis

    Lead Educators: TBD

  • Topic: Infection Control and Personal Protective Equipment

    Lead Educator: Nursing Educators

  • Topic: Organophosphate Poisoning

    Lead Educator: TBD

  • Topic: Pre-eclampsia and Eclampsia

    Lead Educators: TBD

  • Topic: Obstetric Care

    Lead Educator: Nursing Educators

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  • Topic: Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Care

    Lead Educators: TBD

No sessions Mar 26 - Apr 2

Certificate Session 3

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    Lead Educators: Nursing Educators

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Contacts

 

Lynn Fitzgibbons, MD: lfitzgibbons@sbch.org 

Lucy McGrath: lmcgrath@worldtelehealthinitiative.org , +1(773)-949-7083