CIMA Lectures on World Health

January

• [1.20.10] Hardships are Inevitable; Misery is Optional: Pediatric Surgery in Underserved Areas, Don Meier, M.D., professor of Surgery, TTUHSC Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso

February

• [2.3.10] Dr. Binayak Sen and Human Rights in India, Revathi Ravi, School of Medicine, Class of 2012
• [2.17.10] Haiti, John C. Baldwin, M.D., professor of Surgery, School of Medicine

March

• [3.3.10] Malnutrition in Ethiopia, Candice Allen, School of Medicine, Class of 2010
• [3.17.10] Volunteerism: Guatemala Health Hands, Miguel Pirela-Cruz, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery, El Paso
• [3.31.10] Opportunities for Nursing Research at the National Institute of Aging, J. Taylor Harden, .R.N, Ph.D., FAAN, assistant to the director for special populations, NIA

April

• [4.7.10] Maisha Mabii: Life of Grandmothers of Kenya, Chandice Covington, Ph.D., interim dean of the Anita Thigpen Perry School of Nursing
• [4.21.10] Billy Philips, Ph.D., M.P.H., Rural and Community Health

May

• [5.5.10] Pharmacy Practices in Japan and Thailand: Experiences as a Visiting Professor, Sara Brouse, School of Pharmacy, Amarillo
• [5.19.10] The Importance of Multi-Disciplinary Teams in Global Health Care Projects, Katie Chung, School of Medicine, Class of 2010

Archived for 2009

September

• [9.2.09] Goiter: Pathophysiology and Clinical Aspects, Joaquin Lado, M.D., Ph.D., professor, Internal Medicine
• [9.16.09] The Armenian and University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Partnership Program, Jamal Islam, M.D., associate professor, Family Medicine, Permian Basin campus

October

• [10.7.09] Slavically Speaking: Treating Communication Disorders in Poland, James Dembowski, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, assistant professor, Sppech, Language and Hearing Sciences, Lubbock
• [10.21.09] International Perspectives on Death and Dying, German Nunez, Ph.D., vice president of International and Multicultural Affairs

November

• [11.4.09] Breedlove: Innovative Humanitarian Relief, Breedlove Foods, Inc., Lubbock, TX
• [11.18.09] Labba, Guinea Pigs and Fish Head Stew: 20 Years of International Medical Missions, Patti Patterson, M.D., MPH

December

• [12.2.09]  Purpose Medical Mission: Providing Health Care to Southwest Cameroon, Tyler Levick, SOM Class of 2012, Sixtus Atabong, PA-C

May

• [5.6.09] Mexico: International Medical Graduates in the US: Update on a Diversified Physician Workforce, Selim Krim, M.D., assistant professor, Internal Medicine
• [5.20.09] Epidemic Obesity in China, Leslie Shen, Ph.D., assistant professor, Pathology

April

• [4.1.09] Mexico: Health Care Reform Overview, Rosa Vizcarra, M.D., assistant professor, Family Medicine, Permian Basin campus
• [4.15.09] Visions of the Future: Health Care in the Obama Era, Tim Huerta, Ph.D., visiting assistant professor, Business Administration at Texas Tech University

March

• [3.4.09] Health Care in Iraq Pre and Immediately Post Operation Iraqi Freedom, Michael Keller, M.B.A., FACHE, assistant professor, Clinical Support Services Management
• [3.18.09] Two Medical Students and Their Summers Abroad, Dustin Corgan, School of Medicine, Class of 2011, and Alexander Yu, School of Medicine, Class of 2011

February

• [2.4.09]  Malawi and Uganda: Africa Through the Eyes of Two TTUHSC Students, Revathi Ravi, School of Medicine, Class of 2012, and Libby Hanushek, School of Allied Health Sciences, Class of 2010
• [2.18.09] A Report on Ak'Tenamit Clinic in Guatemala: Volunteers, Donations and Mayan Health Promoters, Pitor Tabaczewski, M.D., Ph.D., resident instructor, Internal Medicine, Amarillo campus

January

• [1.7.09] Opportunities for Leadership: Education of a Foreign Medical Graduate, Surendra Varma, M.D.
• [1.9.09] Special edition, Jean Yan, Ph.D., chief nurse scientist, Nursing and Mdwifery World Health Organization, Geneva
• [1.21.09] Bush Alaska: Pediatrics in the Third World of the U.S., Denise FitzSimon, M.D., FAAP, Permian Basin

Archived for 2008

December

• [12.3.08] Spinal Manipulations: The Similarities and Disparities Between Osteopaths, Chiropractors, and Physical Therapists Around the World, Jean-Michel Brismee, P.T., Sc.D., OCS, FAAOMPT

November

• [11.5.08] TTUHSC Pain Journey: Non Nobis Laboramus, Gabor Racz, M.D.
• [11.19.08] A Global and Holistic Look at Tattooing and Body Piercings, Myrna Armstrong, Ed.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.

October

• [10.1.08] Neonatal Care in Developing Countries: A Report from Pakistan, Mubariz Naqvi, M.D.
• [10.15.08] A Cross-Cultural Perspective in Health Care: When Culture Matters!, Elizabeth Trejos-Castillo, Ph.D.

September

• [9.17.08] The Philippines: Sun, Sand, and a Sea of Foreign Healthcare Workers, Rey Vivo, M.D.
• [9.03.08] Hormones and Breast Cancer Prevention, Rajkumar Lakshmanaswamy, Ph.D.

August

• [8.20.08] A Trip to the Arctic, Daniel Hardy, Ph.D.

May

• [5.30.08] Traditional Chinese Medicine: History, Theory, Story and Delivery of Health Care , Gordon Gong, M.D., and Yan Zhang, Ph.D.
• [5.23.08] Mission to the Tarahumara Indians of South Chihuahua, Kenn Freedman, M.D., Ph.D.
• [5.16.08] Bi-national Medical Fellowship Training Program with Mexico and the United States , John F. Haynes, Jr., M.D.
• [5.09.08] One World-One Medicine: World-Wide Sub Specialty Certification, James Heavner, DVM, Ph.D., FIPP (HON)
• [5.02.08] Alcohol and Drugs: International Perspective, Tom McGovern, Ed.D., LPC, LMFT

April

• [4.25.08] Current Status of Healthcare in Vietnam, Surendra K. Varma, M.D., FAAP, FACE and Myrna Armstrong, Ed.D., RN, FAAN
• [4.18.08] Experiences in Kenya, Jose Cordero, M.D.

March

• [3.28.08] Cuban Public Health System: The past, present and future, Jorge Burgueno, M.D.
• [3.14.08] Global perspectives on dying, death, and end of life care, German Nunez, Ph.D.
• [3.07.08] World Health in the back yard (Tales from the U.S.-Mexico border), Arthur A. Islas, M.D., MPH, FAWM

February

• [2.29.08] Improving Health in Rural Nicaragua: Lessons for West Texas, Patti Patterson, M.D., M.PH.
• [2.22.08] Cuba: Some lessons for border and rural health, Robert Casanova, M.D.
• [2.15.08] Comparison of the U.S. with the European/German Health Care System, Werner T. W. de Riese, M.D., Ph.D.