Draft of Mission Statement

12/01 Susan Anderson/International Health Advisory Committee

Office of IH (or Program or Resource Center in IH) at Stanford University

To facilitate a multidisciplinary network of faculty and students at Stanford  interested in clinical, research and/or public service international health work both locally and globally. Connect with UCSF, Berkeley and other programs across the country and internationally

To facilitate a multidisciplinary network of faculty, students and residents interested in IH, which would include 3 components

                Advising
                Education
                        Core curriculum
                        Electives       
                Research
                        Basic science
                        Clinical
                        Public Health

Goals

To encourage the development of courses and curricula related to IH with multidisciplinary and interdepartmental collaboration

To encourage the development of clinical electives and research projects related to IH
 with CLEAR educational objectives and evaluation criteria

To promote the sharing of resources and information about international health among disciplines across campus, Bay area, nationally and internationally.

To facilitate the development of IH career tracks and short term clinical work/ /research/service learning opportunities for students,  residents and faculty

To serve as a clearing house of resources for international health service opportunities

To serve as a network of advisors in international health topics

 To educate the Stanford community about International Health

To obtain funding to support students and faculty interested in IH