Scholarly Projects

All scholars choose a scholarly project in an area of their interest. These can be research projects, clinical program development activities, or clinical reviews. Collaborative projects between scholars are also allowed and encouraged. The goal of the scholarly project is to provide an opportunity for scholars to deepen their knowledge of a specific area of global health. These projects can provide the seeds for future work that will continue after residency. Scholars select a mentor based on their interest area. The role of the scholar’s mentor is to assist with and review their project development as well as give additional advice where possible to help guide the scholar in the development of their global health interests.

Examples of Scholarly Projects

  1. Continuous electronic fetal monitoring compared with intermittent auscultation in a low-resource setting

  2. Analysis of serologic biomarkers as predictors of mortality in Ebola Virus Disease

  3. Creating a global child health consortium in New England

  4. Study of implementing spirometry on the wards at Moi Referral Hospital, Kenya

  5. Quality improvement initiative to improve refugee care within the Medical Primary Care Unit

  6. Review of screening for latent tuberculosis infection within the HIV care program in Rhode Island

  7. Review of literature related to Burkitt’s Lymphoma with focus on sub-Saharan Africa

  8. Educational program with goal of increasing provider awareness of and skills managing teen violence

  9. Community wellness initiative and creation of a safe walking path in Shiprock, NM on the Navajo reservation

  10. Development of a case-based learning pediatrics curriculum for Haitian medical students