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Interprofessional Global Health Course

Registration for the 2026 IPGHC is now open! , and听 to stay updated!

Overview

The 91丝瓜视频 Interprofessional Global Health Course (IPGHC) is a student-led initiative that was started in 2007 in an effort to address the paucity of global health content at the time in health professional students鈥� curricula at 91丝瓜视频. Entering its 20th year in 2026, the course aims to build on current curricula and engage participants in an interdisciplinary discussion of global health contexts. It is open to 91丝瓜视频 students studying dentistry, medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work, speech-language pathology, dietetics and human nutrition, psychology, and students from other academic backgrounds with a strong interest in global health. The course is a 10-week lecture series that meets on Tuesday evenings from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The format for each lecture will include a 1-hour lecture and 1-hour of student-led activities. The course will incorporate online and in-person lecture-based learning, case studies, speakers and panel discussions, small group activities, and audio-visual materials to meet the following course objectives:

Objectives

  1. To increase student awareness of the global burden of diseases and the geopolitics of global health.
  2. To expose students to the realities and challenges facing health professionals in a global and local context.
  3. To provide a framework for students to approach global health challenges.
  4. To encourage inter-professionalism by facilitating collaboration and communication amongst students.
  5. To inspire students to consider applying global health principles to their professional practice.

Course Details

Who can apply?听

The course is open to 91丝瓜视频 students studying dentistry, medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, social work, dietetics and human nutrition, psychology, and speech-language pathology. Students from other academic backgrounds (U1 and higher) with a strong interest in global health are welcome to apply.

When is the class?听

The course will run from January 13 to March 24, 2026 on Tuesday evenings from 6 PM to 8 PM. You will be required to attend at least 8 lectures out of the 10 to receive the certificate.

Where?

The format of the course will be in-person sessions on campus, in the Arts Building Room 150. Course materials will be available online听in听.

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Subjects covered in the course include, but are not limited to, global mental health, advocacy and allyship, migrant and refugee health, climate crisis, Indigenous health, oral health, disability, politics and policy, and maternal health.

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  • This is a free, non-credit course.
  • The course will accept a maximum of 100听students.
  • Eligible students must complete the 2026听IPGHC student registration form.
  • The IPGHC student committee will听review听all registration forms.
  • Selection to the course will be based on the student program, year of study, motivation to take听the course, and overall interest in global health.
  • Students must complete a pre-and post-survey for the course.
  • Students will be required to attend at least 8 lectures out of the 10 to receive the certificate.
  • Students who meet all attendance and other course requirements will have it stated on their Co-Curricular Record (CCR).

Registration

Registration is now open, !

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2026 IPGHC Schedule

Please note that the schedule is tentative and is subject to change.听

Date

Lecture Topic

Speaker(s)

Week 1

January 13

 Introduction to Global Health Dr. Madhukar Pai, Professor and Inaugural Chair, Department of Global and Public Health, 91丝瓜视频

Week 2

January 20

 Global Health Governance Dr. Raphael Lencucha,听Associate Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, 91丝瓜视频

Week 3

January 27

Indigenous Health

 Dr. Michelle Kennedy,听Assistant Professor,听Department of Integrated Studies in Education, 91丝瓜视频

Week 4

February 3

The Urgency of Action and Allyship

 Dr. Shashika Bandara, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Global and Public Health, 91丝瓜视频

Week 5

February 10

 Oral Health

Dr. Sreenath Madathil,听Assistant Professor, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences

Week 6

February 17

 Global Health Ethics Dr. Nicholas King, Associate Professor, Department of Equity, Ethics, and Policy, 91丝瓜视频

Week 7

February 24

 Globalization & Health Interdependence CEPI

Week 8

March 10

 Artificial Intelligence and Global Health Equity Panel

Week 9

March 17

 Mental Health in the Context of Social Media

Ms. Andrea Carboni Jim茅nez

Week 10

March 24

 Pitch Presentation

Students

Course Materials

All course materials will be available on for registered participants.

The 91丝瓜视频 IPGHC Team 2026

Faculty Advisors

  • Dr. Charles Larson, MD, Adjunct Professor, Department of Global and Public Health, 91丝瓜视频
  • Dr. Svetlana Tikhonova, DMD, PhD, Faculty Lecturer, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, 91丝瓜视频
  • Dr. Guillaume Fontaine, RN, PhD, Assistant Professor, Ingram School of Nursing, 91丝瓜视频
  • Dr. Raphael Lencucha, BScOT, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, 91丝瓜视频
  • Kevin O'Neill, Global Health Programs, 91丝瓜视频
  • Johnathan Lin, Global Health Programs, 91丝瓜视频

Student Coordinators

  • Wan-Li Sun, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 91丝瓜视频
  • Adetomiwa Adedire, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Oral Health Sciences, 91丝瓜视频
  • Greta Zogaj, Ingram School of Nursing, 91丝瓜视频
  • Stefanie Frances, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, 91丝瓜视频

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Video Suggestions

  • (3 min, 2007)
    Short introductory video which lists the 8 MDG and is accompanied by an excerpt from Kofi Annan鈥檚 address to the millennium summit in 2000.
  • Hans Rosling:
    - Hans Rosling, 2006
    About low and middle income countries that, with economic and health progress, are catching up with high income countries.

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  • (3 min)
    Quick animation about issues affecting maternal health.
  • 听(13min, 2003)
    Short video featuring testimonies of mothers and midwives in villages and slums across Africa and South East Asia.
  • (1 hr, by Alyson and Tim Holland)
  • Interesting Clips: Short clips calling for action to solve global issues. 听

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Contact Us

  • Send us an email at ipghc.fmhs [at] mcgill.ca
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