title: How to set up your program in international health.
abstract: The foregoing delineation on the rationale, structure, and process for development of a program or institute in international health is not meant to be prescriptive. Flexibility, relevance, and sensitivity to the local context-the academic health center setting--are crucial, just as these characteristics are the hallmark of successful international projects. The present era offers significant challenges in improving the health and well-being of the world's population. Fortunately, there is an enlightened climate for the development of innovative and collaborative approaches to meet these challenges within a framework of social justice and overall human development. It is the unique and unparalleled opportunity for US academic health centers to work with international colleagues toward this goal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Education, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Sajid
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wunderlich
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003906:Developing Countries; D014943:Global Health; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods; D007391:International Cooperation; D014481:United States