Global Health Training

Six pediatric residents in a line with their arms around each others' shoulders.

Working alongside the OHSU Global Health Programs, we created a pediatric longitudinal global health curriculum that draws upon the expertise of faculty at OHSU and other national and international leaders in the field. The Pediatric Global Health Program supplements and enriches the community pediatrics and advocacy curriculum with opportunities in global health. 

OHSU Pediatric Residents have the opportunity to: 

  • participate in local interdisciplinary lectures and meetings
  • learn from self-paced online modules and selected readings
  • rotate through local and international sites tailored to their career interests 

The Pediatric Global Health Program is an optional supplement to OHSU's pediatric residency curriculum for residents with an interest in global health. All residents that plan to travel have pre-travel orientation and post-travel debriefing with a focus on resident wellness.

OHSU Global SE Asia

OHSU Global Southeast Asia has a partnership with Mahidol University in Bangkok, Thailand and Mae Fah Luang University in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Educational and research exchanges for students, residents, and faculty are the core of this collaboration. 

On the left, five pediatric residents standing in a line holding up tickets at a museum. On the right, an aerial view of a hospital in an urban area surrounded by a river.

OHSU pediatric residents have the opportunity to participate in clinical electives at Siriraj Hospital as part of a bilateral exchange, supported by both Siriraj and OHSU Global faculty. Longer-term projects in public health and infectious diseases research are also possible.

On the left, a Thailand landscape showing fields in the foreground and the sea with several large rock stacks and a setting sun in the background. On the right, two women take a selfie while smiling in front of a temple in Thailand.

Tuba City

A landscape showing a dry canyon with rocky plateaus on either side.

Residents have the opportunity to do a rotation at The Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (TCRHCC) in Northeast Arizona on the Navajo Nation tribal lands. The TCRHCC serves as a referral center for the western part of the Navajo and Hopi Reservations. This experience offers excellent training in outpatient pediatrics and exposure to the challenges of community care in a culturally sensitive, resource-limited setting. This region of Arizona is full of both natural and cultural beauty to explore.

Local and regional global health-related electives

Residents can stay in the Northwest and work at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), community-based health center, or rural community clinic. There are opportunities for rotations at Indian Health Service and Tribal clinic sites around Oregon and nationally.  There are also community health opportunities in Bend, OR.  In addition, residents have participated in elective rotations in Alaska.