Description:

Hosted by the Center for Global Health Education, Global Health Education Day is an exciting opportunity to draw together global health researchers, educators, and students. This year's event will be hosted at the Lurie Medical Research Center and feature a poster session, workshop, and impressive keynote lecture, followed by a closing reception. A full agenda can be found below.

Date: Wednesday, May 14th, 2025
Time: 12:00p.m. - 4:30p.m.
Where: Lurie Medical Research Center
303 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 60611

Event Agenda:

Welcome: 12:00 - 12:15p.m.
Ryan Family Atrium

Lunch and Poster Session: 12:15 - 1:30p.m.
Ryan Family Atrium
*Lunch will be provided

Keynote Address: 1:30 p.m. - 2:30p.m.
"TBD"
Baldwin Auditorium
Susan van Schalkwyk, MPhil, PhD, was one of South Africa's first full professors in health professions education. She is a Professor Emeritus in Health Professions Education and most recently served as the Executive Head of the Department of Health Professions Education (DHPE) at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. Her research interests include teaching and learning in the health professions, with a specific focus on postgraduate studies and academic writing. She is a founding member of the Bellagio Global Health Education Initiative, an interdisciplinary, multinational effort to advance global health education worldwide.

Keynote Address: 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
"Incorporating Global Health into your Career in an Ethical, Sustainable, Anticolonial Way"
Baldwin Auditorium
Megan L. Schultz, MD, MA, is a global health professional passionate about building healthcare capacity in LMIC through adult education, training programs, and curriculum development. Her work aims to progress social justice in global health. Dr. Schultz sees patients as a Pediatric Emergency Physician at Children's Wisconsin. At the Medical College of Wisconsin, she also serves as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, and is the Director of Global Child Health, and Co-Director of their Global Health Scholarly Concentration.

Awards and Closing Reception: 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Ryan Family Atrium
*Refreshments and small bites will be served

The Center for Global Health Education is proudly a member of the Robert J. Havey, MD Institute for Global Health.