Messages from the 2011 GlobeMed Hilltop at Columbia University
by Jill Shah on November 17, 2011
Written by Sarah Endres, Program Director at GlobeMed National Office.
This past weekend, over 100 students from 14 universities gathered in New York City for the 2011 GlobeMed Hilltop at Columbia University. The theme of the weekend was “From Philosophy to Practice: Partnership as Paradigm for Health Equity.”
The speaker list included today’s top leaders and innovators of global health, including Peter Luckow, GlobeMed co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Tiyatien Health as the opening speaker, and Pam Barnes, CEO and President of Engender Health as the honorary keynote. Students also had the opportunity to engage in what it means to work in partnership with representatives from the Acumen Fund, Clinton Global Initiative, charity: water, Medic Mobile, Doc2Dock, and more. None of which is to overshadow the significance of the alumni panel and presentations given by chapter leaders about their own partnerships around the world.
For many students, it was their first connection to the broader GlobeMed network, and the resounding reflection from the weekend was the theme of “plugging in” and “recharging.” Discussions revolved around the concept of partnership in different contexts, and how the GlobeMed model can interface with varied definitions of poverty. Underlying the weekend was an ongoing dialogue on what it means to carry GlobeMed’s values in the larger context of the movement for global health equity.
To share the experience with the rest of our network, we asked speakers to write a brief message to the network on a chalkboard - see what they had to say below! (Photo credit: Sarah Endres)
The speaker list included today’s top leaders and innovators of global health, including Peter Luckow, GlobeMed co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Tiyatien Health as the opening speaker, and Pam Barnes, CEO and President of Engender Health as the honorary keynote. Students also had the opportunity to engage in what it means to work in partnership with representatives from the Acumen Fund, Clinton Global Initiative, charity: water, Medic Mobile, Doc2Dock, and more. None of which is to overshadow the significance of the alumni panel and presentations given by chapter leaders about their own partnerships around the world.
For many students, it was their first connection to the broader GlobeMed network, and the resounding reflection from the weekend was the theme of “plugging in” and “recharging.” Discussions revolved around the concept of partnership in different contexts, and how the GlobeMed model can interface with varied definitions of poverty. Underlying the weekend was an ongoing dialogue on what it means to carry GlobeMed’s values in the larger context of the movement for global health equity.
To share the experience with the rest of our network, we asked speakers to write a brief message to the network on a chalkboard - see what they had to say below! (Photo credit: Sarah Endres)
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