ASTMH Exam Prep

PREPARE FOR THE 2014 ASTMH CTropMed® EXAMINATION…

The expansive University of Minnesota ASTMH CTropMed® Online Exam Review consists of:

Online Question-Based Review

• 900+ unique questions covering the breadth of topics tested in the ASTMH CTropMed® examination    
• 23 topic-based quizzes
• 5 general practice exams
• Access to 400+ PDF study resources organized by topic

This is a quiz-based review with questions vetted by experts in global health medicine. 

While designed as a tool to prepare for the CTropMed® examination, you may also find it useful as a general test of your clinical tropical medicine and travelers’ health knowledge. 

The questions in this review are designed for teaching purposes and will differ in format from those you will encounter on the ASTMH CTropMed® examination.

Fees:

• FREE for those who have taken two or more modules of the University of Minnesota Online Global Health Course (Please contactgblhlth@umn.edu for preapproval) 
• $195 for medical students, resident physicians, and fellows
• $195 for participants in the 2013 (or after) ASTMH Intensive Update Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine and Travelers' Health
• $395 for physicians and other practicing health care providers

Registration is now open!   
REGISTER

The International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is observed every year on 26 June.

"2013 marks the 20th anniversary of the World Conference on Human Rights, which led to the adoption of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action and the establishment of a High Commissioner for Human Rights. Its creation gave a new impetus to the recognition of human rights principles which has seen fundamental progress in the promotion and protection of human rights. The United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture — among the largest humanitarian trust funds of the United Nations — has assisted hundreds of thousands of victims of torture to rebuild their lives". 

Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) is featured in this United Nations Human Rights~Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights story:
   
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/Acallforactioninsupportofvictimsoftorture.aspx

CDC Refugee Health Blog... Blog of the Week

CDC IN THAILAND: WORKING ABROAD FOR GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY Last week, CDC Director Tom Frieden visited Thailand. While there, Dr. Frieden visited CDC's local office and saw first-hand examples of CDC's successful collaboration with agencies of both Thailand’s government and the U.S. government. One such example was the Mae La refugee camp, where CDC is helping improve the health of Burmese refugees. Hear Dr. Frieden talk about his trip in this week's blog...read blog

VALUABLE RESOURCE:

ECHO Minnesota

Emergency, Community, Health & Outreach

By  DeDee Varner

When the HealthPartners Equitable Care Fellows gathered on March 6 for our annual kick-off dinner, fellowship and training event, Dr. Patricia Walker shared a sad story about a patient who needlessly died simply because, as a new immigrant, he did not know that help was a 3-digit phone call away. You can read more on this touching story in April's Minnesota Medicine:http://www.minnesotamedicine.com/portals/mnmed/april%202013/lostintranslation1304.pdf .

Explaining community safety and health concepts to non-English speakers became a little easier in 2004, with the establishment of ECHO Minnesota.  ECHO has been collaborating with diverse communities to deliver programs and services that help people be healthy, contribute, and succeed in the local community.  ECHO collaborates with spokespersons in East African, Latino, and Southeast Asian communities.  These spokespersons serve a role similar to a news anchor or media talent to host programs and create emergency public service announcements for radio, television, phone, community outreach and print communications.

Perhaps you have seen a snippet of an ECHO program on a local public television station.  Did you know that all of the programs are also available at any time on the ECHO website?

Resources at your Fingertips

If you only have time to make one click, check out this page on ECHO: http://www.echominnesota.org/tools/echo-tv/view-all-shows .  Here you will find a listing of all shows already sorted by topic area.  Select a topic of interest and a specific show title; each show is about 25 minutes in length.  The script is also available to download and print. 

World Refugee Day 

Each year on June 20th the United Nations and countless civic groups around the world celebrate World Refugee Day.

World Refugee Day was established by the United Nations to honor the courage, strength and determination of women, men and children who are forced to flee their homes under threat of persecution, conflict and violence. Millions need your help.

http://www.worldrefugeeday.us/site/c.arKKI1MLIjI0E/b.8092105/k.B369/World_Refugee_Day.htm

http://www.state.gov/secretary/remarks/2013/06/210935.htm

Congratulations to the winners of the 2013 Global Health Pathway Award for Outstanding Achievement!

Global Health Scholarship and Humanitarianism

Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program Graduate

- Malini DeSilva, MD

Internal Medicine Residency Program Graduate

- Donald Mitema, MD