In the wake of COVID-19, DHSA hosted a Medical Student Writing Contest. DIMER and Delaware Branch Campus Medical Students were invited to share their experience and personal perspective of the pandemic. All essays submitted were reviewed by a panel of judges. The top five essays selected by our panel of judges have also been published
In 2019, DHSA facilitated an inaugural joint recruiting effort by all Delaware health systems. As part of DHSA’s goal of keeping Delaware doctors in Delaware, medical residents in their penultimate year of training were offered the chance to network with all six major health systems in the State for open job opportunities. Due to the
Global Health The Global Health Working Group (GHWG) is part of the DHSA, to further its mission of collaboration across its member institutions. In our case, we work on global health issues, in the domains of education, research, practice, advocacy and scholarship. Initiatives Residency and Fellowship Training Research Service/Practice Opportunities Resources & Readings
The Delaware Institute of Medical Information and Research (DIMER) Created in 1969 as an alternative to a state-supported medical school, DIMER provides an opportunity for Delaware residents to obtain a high-quality medical education. Through DIMER , Delaware has a relationship with Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University of Philadelphia, PA, and Philadelphia College
2018 DIMER-DHSA-iLead Medical Student Receptions The Delaware Health Sciences Alliance (DHSA) and Christiana Care Health System – Institute for Learning, Leadership & Development (iLEAD) sponsored two Delaware Institute of Medical Education and Research (DIMER) receptions: Thursday, May 3, 2018 from 4-6p.m. Thursday, August 23, 2018 from 5-7p.m. Through DIMER, Delaware has a relationship with both Sidney
Global Health: Resources & Readings “Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health care is the most shocking and inhumane.”—Martin Luther King To Hell with Good Intentions. Ivan Illich. http://www.volunteerbolivia.org/illich_reading.pdf Miranda JJ , Garcia P , Lescano A, Gotuzzo E, Garcia H , 2011. Global health training—one way street ? Am J Trop Med
Global Health: Service/Practice Opportunities “If you are going to work with the poor, at least work with the poor who can tell you to get lost” – overheard at the CUGH-GHEC meeting, Montreal, 2011. The Department of Family and Community Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University began a collaborative partnership with the Nationalities Services Center in 2007 to
Global Health Research “As resources will always be limited, these should be used in such a way as to equitably provide those health care forms which have been shown to be effective through appropriately designed assessments.” — Archie Cochrane Global Network Research in India: The Christiana Care Health Systems (CCHS) – Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) Collaboration In
Residency & Fellowship Training “This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being thoroughly worn out before you are thrown on the scrap heap; the being a force of Nature instead of a feverish selfish little clod of ailments and grievances complaining
Education Overview Inter-professional and interdisciplinary training reduce misunderstanding and improve cooperation among diverse groups of people with the common goal of the well-being of the patient through cultural competency and greater equity in health care service delivery. These programs train future health care leaders in innovative and interprofessional ways that will provide them with a
