Education &

Training

The BCH Margaret C. Ryan Global Health Program offers competency-based global health learning for fellows and residents across disciplines at Boston Children’s Hospital. We prepare clinicians to address child health challenges worldwide by building skills to collaborate and innovate in diverse, locally tailored settings. Trainees pursuing careers in global health are selected through a competitive application process to join these Global Health Pathways, designed to shape tomorrow’s leaders in pediatric global health. Our Global Health Faculty bring expertise from multiple disciplines and global partnerships.

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Fellowships

Endowed Faculty Fellowships

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Maggie Ryan Endowed Fellowship in Global Health

The Maggie Ryan Endowed Fellowship in Global Health supports an early career clinician to have the flexibility and support to respond to urgent global child health needs as they arise.

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Susana Ryan Endowed Fellowship in Global Health

The Susana Ryan Endowed Fellowship in Global Health supports an early career clinician to have the flexibility and support to respond to urgent global child health needs as they arise.

Global Health Scholars Program

In an effort to better support and collaborate with our global partners, we developed the BCH Global Pediatric Innovation Scholars program, an initiative to support partners from low- and middle-income countries in designing and implementing a project to improve pediatric clinical care or medical education in their home institutions.

Objectives:

Bidirectional sharing of clinical and education systems
Networking with content experts for projects. Collaborating among global partners from different countries
Developing skills in innovation and leadership
Visiting scholars propose an area of focus for their project, working in multidisciplinary teams of up to 3 medical professionals. They are invited for a multi-week visit to BCH to observe BCH clinical or educational areas of relevance, participate in seminars on academic or leadership topics, and to identify potential collaborators and/or mentors. In the following year, participants meet virtually with BCH collaborators for continued mentorship and support towards their goals.

Courses and Training Tools

Decoloniality for Global Health Equity (DGHE) Course
This curriculum provides fellows with an opportunity to reflect on their work and grapple with how to decolonize our work in resource limited settings. Theories are discussed through didactics focused on key issues of health equity and working collaboratively with partners. Then concrete actions are incorporated such as skill building in advocacy methods and on-going project mentorship.
Global Health Clinical Skills Course
Hands-on interprofessional course reviewing evidence based practices for pediatric clinical care in low resource settings. Designed for pediatric clinicians (nurses, advanced practice clinicians, pediatric residents and fellows)to develop skills to be effective partners in global pediatric care.
Global Health Program Fellow Seminar Series
These seminar series which covers key concepts in global health development and humanitarian work. The focus of this series is on health delivery and understanding the landscape of global health and the role of health care providers. The seminar compliments the fellows' formal coursework with a focus on health service delivery and program implementation and designed to teach competencies around global health project planning and execution.
Global Health Program Ultrasound Course
This interactive course provides the foundation for integration of ultrasound into clinical practice with a focus on use in resource limited settings. The course provides an overview of basic ultrasound physics, machine use, and a review of point-of-care ultrasound applications. Each lecture is reinforced by practical hands-on skills sessions with adult & pediatric models, allowing learners to develop comfort with scanning basics and recognition of anatomy.

Our Impact

To learn more about the fellowship or how to support fellowships like this, please email us.

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