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Welcome to the Center for Global Health and Medical Diplomacy located within the Brooks College of Health at the University of North Florida.

Our website is designed to provide you with general information about the Center and details on our upcoming events and programs.

 

 Center for Global Health and Medical Diplomacy

Mission

  • To promote global understanding and collaborative action for improving health and medical care

Objectives

  • To promote excellence and balance in the caring, ethics and science of health and medicine
  • To promote the human, economic and diplomatic value of health and medical care
  • To promote optimal health and medical education
  • To support leadership development in the health and medical professions
  • To integrate broad local, state, national and global participation in advisory committees, forums, publications, research, education and demonstration activities

Center for Global Health and Medical Diplomacy Advisory Board
The Center for Global Health and Medical Diplomacy is grateful for the dedication and leadership of the Center Advisory Board.
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Board Member Biographies

 

Center for Global Health and Medical Diplomacy Fellows and Advisors
The Center for Global Health and Medical Diplomacy is pleased to welcome  Otmar Kloiber, MD, International Fellow & Advisor for the Center and Cecil B. Wilson, MD, National Fellow & Advisor for the Center. Drs. Kloiber and Wilson will provide broad expertise on a global level.
Fellow Biographies

 

Sponsors
The Center for Global Health and Medical Diplomacy thanks its SPONSORS
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The Healthcare and Bioscience Council of Northeast Florida
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New location for the Center, May 28, 2009
The Center has relocated to UNF Hall, Bldg. 53, Suite 2750

From J Turner Butler Blvd. (202), turn north at Kernan Blvd.  Take the first right, which is a stoplight, at First Coast Technology Pkwy.  Continue north and turn left into our parking lot at 4892 First Coast Technology Parkway.   The Center for Global Health and Medical Diplomacy is  located in the right wing, on the second floor, in Suite 2750.

From Beach Blvd., Turn south at Kernan Blvd.  Pass Hunter’s Haven Lane, pass Glen Kernan Parkway East, take a left at the stoplight at First Coast Technology Pkwy.  Take the first right into our parking lot at 4892 First Coast Technology Parkway.   The Center for Global Health and Medical Diplomacy is  located in the right wing, on the second floor, in Suite 2750.

For Map and Driving Directions from your location, click here and select  Building 53, UNF Hall. 

Click here to view a printable map

 

The Caring Physicians of the World Initiative is featured in the December 2008 issue of the World Medical Journal.
Read the article here...

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Value of the Center to UNF

Center Accomplishments 2009

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CENTER ANNOUNCEMENTS


SAVE THE DATE for the second annual
Regional Quality Safety Forum
May 6 & 7, 2010

Keynote Speaker:  Brent James, MD, MStat
A Prescription for Change
Dr. Brent James of Intermountain Health Care, has long championed the standardization of clinical care through data collection and analysis.  Dr. James uses statistics to find flaws, slash costs and improve care. BIO 

Read Doc Saves Lives and Money by Bill Weir of ABCNews
View the ABC news video clip
Read Making Healthcare Better by David Leonhardt of the NY Times

Coble Benjamin

Dr. Coble was invited to attend the 1/11/10 Commissioning & Change of Command Ceremony for VADM Regina Benjamin,
US Surgeon General

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SAVE THE DATE for the 4th annual
Caring Community Conference
Sept. 15, 2010

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Dr. Yank Coble, professor and director of the Center for Global Health and Medical Diplomacy at the University of North Florida, and Rotary Club of Jacksonville member, the Honorable Fred Schultz.

9/30/09 Dr. Coble tells Rotarians "American Healthcare System has good prognosis". More...

LINKS

Click here for more information about the

2010 Inaugural Meeting of the
Quality Collaborative of Northeast Florida

2010 Quality Collaborative of Northeast Florida

2009 Caring Community Conference

2009 Regional Quality & Safety Forum

2008 Caring Community Conference

2007 Caring Community Conference

2009 NORTHEAST FLORIDA FACT SHEETS
Current information on northeast Florida regional Health and Medical Care institutions, organizations and universities

2008 Report of Economic Impact of Healthcare and Bioscience Industry of Northeast Florida

2007 Report of Economic Impact of Healthcare and Bioscience Industry of Northeast Florida

2009 Economic Impact Report: Mr. Henry Luke

The Healthcare and Bioscience Council of NEFL

Center Sponsors


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