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Institute for International Medicine
INMED International Public Health Self-Paced Course |
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Course Details
- Module One: Introduction To International Public Health
- Module Two: Health And Social Context
- Module Three: Strategy For Health
- Module Four: Effective Health Promotion
- Module Five: Effective Disease And Injury Intervention
| COURSE PARTICIPATION INSTRUCTIONS |
INMED Self-Paced Courses consists of text, graphics, interactive questions, and may include multi-media features. This Course requires that participants:
- View all of the Course content prior to proceeding to the Final Exam
- Read, complete, and submit answers to all the Final Exam questions and all the course evaluation questions.
- Attain a passing score of 80 percent or more on the Final Exam. If participants do not attain this minimum score, they will be directed to review the course information and to repeat the Final Exam.
| TIME REQUIRED TO COMPLETE COURSE |
Course participants on average should expect approximately 5 hours are required to complete this course and final examination.
| COMPUTING REQUIREMENTS |
The following are the minimum computing requirements for participating in INMED self-paced courses. Students must have ready access to and be functionally proficient with:
- A personal computer with an up-to-date operating system and ample memory for downloads
- A web browser, preferably the most up-to-date version of Internet Explores, Firefox, or Safari
- Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat Reader
- An Internet connection, preferably high speed
| TARGET AUDIENCE |
This course is broadly designed for healthcare professionals and students of the healthcare professions.
| AUTHOR |
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Nicholas Comninellis, MD, MPH
President, Institute for International Medicine Assistant Clinical Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Dr. Comninellis served inner city citizens for a year at Shanghai Charity Hospital during the pre-prosperity era, and over two year period initiated a healthcare ministry in the war-besieged city of Huambo, Angola in southern Africa. He also served one-month medical assignments in Honduras, Haiti, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Niger and Kunming, China. Dr. Comninellis then worked for six years in the Kansas City public hospital system, before launching INMED in 2003. He attended the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, the Saint Louis University School of Public Health, and was a family medicine resident at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. Dr. Comninellis also earned a diploma in tropical medicine from the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. He is board certified in both preventive medicine and family medicine, and is author of six books on contemporary issues. |
| REVIEW COMMITTEE |
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Joe LeMaster, MD, MPH
Associate Professor, Dept. of Community and Family Medicine University of Missouri, Columbia Formerly of the United Mission to Nepal, 1990-2000 Dr. LeMaster is a University of Kansas School of Medicine graduate who went on to later receive a Masters in Public Health in Developing Countries from the London School of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine. Dr. LeMaster and his wife Judy lived in Nepal from 1990-2000, serving at Okhaldhunga Hospital, the only medical care facility for 300,000 people, where they promoted maternal-child health and conducted leprosy research. Presently, Dr. LeMaster is at the University of Missouri-Columbia, teaching family medicine, researching community participation for improving the health of children, and engaged in service to Bhutanese and Nepali refugees in the United States. |
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Nancy Crigger, PhD, APRN, BC
Associate Professor, Department of Nursing William Jewell College Dr. Crigger is a family nurse practitioner and associate professor of nursing at William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. For two decades she has instructed and lead teams of American nursing students in providing care in Central America. Dr. Crigger is widely published in topics of ethics, cultural competency best practices, and end of life care. Her formation includes an MA in philosophy and PhD in nursing from the University of Florida. Dr. Crigger is a member of the INMED Board of Directors. |
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Micah Flint, MPA
CPO, Institute for International Medicine Adjunct Faculty, Park University Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, Training Center Faculty Micah Flint is an adjunct faculty member of global health leadership program at Park University. Prior to his current position as Chief Programs Officer at the Institute for International Medicine (INMED), he served as INMED's Chief Executive Officer for five years. Micah served three years as a Board Member for the Samaritan's Emergency Medical Search and Rescue, an international non-governmental organization that provides disaster training and response. He is a regular volunteer at Baptist Medical Center in northern Ghana. Micah's Masters Degree is in Public Administration with a focus on Healthcare Leadership and Disaster Management. |
| DISCLOSURES |
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| Nicholas Comninellis | INMED | Nothing to Disclose | ||
| Course Review Committee | ||||
| Kim Watkins | American Academy of Family Physicians | Nothing to Disclose | ||
| Joe LeMaster | University of Missouri-Columbia | Nothing to Disclose | ||
| Nancy Crigger | William Jewell College | Nothing to Disclose | ||
| Micah Flint | INMED | Nothing to Disclose | ||
| Planning Committee | ||||
| Micah Flint | INMED | Nothing to Disclose | ||
| Nicholas Comninellis | INMED | Nothing to Disclose | ||
| Nancy Crigger | William Jewell College | Nothing to Disclose | ||
| Donald Philgreen | Research Family Medicine Residency | Nothing to Disclose | ||