Dr. Fortunato L. Cristobal DEAN, School of Medicine Ateneo de Zamboanga University Zamboanga City, PHILIPPINES Role of Universities in Global Health: The Philippine Experience What to Share?

What can a small Medical school Contribute to Global Health? What Role?

ZAMBOANGA MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION 1994

MOST UNDERSERVED AREAS

DISCIPLINE BASED 38 MEDICAL SCHOOLS ZAMBOANGA

Philippine Medical Schools Western Medical Curriculum Failed to Serve us Well

Medical Diaspora Health Disparity

University Medical Schools Individual Community Health Research Knowledge Socially Responsive Think Local Before Global Human Health Resource Country’s Needs

Neutral Academic Freedom Scientific Technological Objectives Oblivious - Isolated Doorstep Health Issues Prestige Academic Excellence

Painful Situations Brain Surgery Cholera 5 Km Away

Radically Proactive Collaborate Health Development Project Agents Of Change Graduates Faculty Community New Curriculum

Debunk – Curriculum Expose Students - Realities Democratic Selections Collaborations : Community Local Health Priorities National Health Priorities

Good Health Disease Illness Default Factors For Good Health

Biomedical Health care Social Cultural Political Community Individuals Community Health Care

Health is Socially Produced Broader Social Condition Immediate Medical Problem Integrity Individual + community Biomedical

Communities Forming Students

Student Transforming Communities

168 Medical Board Certified

GRADUATE PLACEMENTS

Infant Mortality Rate (Infant deaths per 1000 live births) 55.99

1995 : 50-80 2003 : 5-17 Infant Mortality Rate

90 % Region 95 % Country

5.0% Abroad Served 4 - 6 yrs before leaving

73 % Gov’t Services

50 % DoctorlessAreas

LOCAL ASIA LAOS NEPAL Global

Globally Competitive Global Equality Global Gold Standard Be Ourselves Independent Self Critical Self Respecting Doing Well Inappropriate

What can a small Medical school Contribute to Global Health?

Taking care of ourselves Breaking away Global Model Independent Self Reliant Suits Our Culture Address Our Health Priorities Global Curricular Model Globally Benchmarked

Think and Act Local First For Global Impact

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