Official Selection of the 10th Addis International Film Festival

We are honored to announce that A DOCTOR OF MY OWN: The First Medical Students of Namibia has been selected for screening at the 10th Addis International Film Festival from May 5th-May 10th, 2016 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The film festival is organized by Initiative Africa (IA), a local nonprofit organization working on advancing quality education for all in Ethiopia and in Africa. More information about the Initiative Africa can be found here.

The Addis International Film Festival seeks to use the power of documentaries and short films to support innovative ways of creating awareness of social issues. More information on the specific details of the A DOCTOR OF MY OWN screening will be available at the Addis International Film Festival’s website.

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Screening of “A Doctor of My Own”

We are happy to announce that the next screening of “A Doctor of My Own” will take place at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine on Tuesday January 12, 2016 at 6 PM in Springfield, IL. The event will be hosted by the SIU School of Medicine Global Health/Medical Education Interest Groups and the Academy for Scholarship in Education. The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring global health experts Dr. Edem Agamah, Dr. Careyana Brenham, Dr. Jerry Kruse, and Dr. Anneke Metz. 

For more information about the screening at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, visit the event webpage here!

“A DOCTOR OF MY OWN” screening at the University of Texas Medical Branch

We are thrilled to announce a screening of “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN: The First Medical Students of Namibia” at the University of Texas Medical Branch at 5 PM on October 15th, 2015 in Galveston, TX. The film screening is hosted by UTMB PASS (Pan-African Student Society) and UTMB SIGHT (Students Improving Global Health Together).

The purpose of PASS is to foster a broad based educational goal that will involve socio-cultural awareness, community service, cohesiveness among members, and increasing academic success among members. SIGHT is a student organization at UTMB focused on health and medicine for the underserved, both locally and internationally. To learn more visit the SIGHT website here.

Washington University in St. Louis screening of “A Doctor of My Own”

We are pleased to announce our upcoming screening of “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN” at Washington University in St. Louis on September 22nd, 2015 in St. Louis, MO at 7 PM. A panel discussion with global health experts Dr. Shanti Parikh, Dr. Peter Benson, and Dr. Indi Trehan will follow the event. The documentary is featured as part of Global Health Week 2015 and is sponsored by the Global Health Center at the Institute for Public Health, the Office of the Provost, the Brown School, the Gephardt Institute for Civic and Community Engagement, and the Skandalaris Center for Interdisciplinary Innovation and Entrepreneurship

For more information about the event, visit the Washington University in St. Louis Institute for Public Health event page here!

Article in the Annals of Global Health on “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN”

Check out filmmaker Trisha Pasricha and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine professor Quentin Eichbaum‘s article in the journal Annals of Global Health on the documentary film and the importance of medical education in developing countries!

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Screening of A DOCTOR OF MY OWN featuring in-person discussion with director Trisha Pasricha

We are thrilled to announce the screening of A DOCTOR OF MY OWN at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health at 12 PM on May 6th, 2015 in Baltimore, MD. The screening will be hosted by the African Public Health Network (APHN) in the Becton Dickinson Auditorium (W1020) and will feature an in-person discussion with film director Trisha Pasricha.

The film screening is part of the highly celebrated “Faces of Africa” event hosted by APHN, the Department of International Health, and the J.B. Grant Society. “Faces of Africa” is a weeklong celebration of African culture, arts, and cuisine with this year’s theme of “Empowering Africans to champion change within the health system.” For more information, visit the African Public Health Network website here.

Cornell Global Health Student Council presents “A Doctor of My Own”

We are pleased to announce that the Cornell Global Health Student Council will present a screening of “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN: The First Medical Students of Nambia” on April 20th, 2015 at 7 PM in Ithaca, NY. The screening will take place at MVR G71. For more information, please visit the website of the Cornell Global Health Student Council here and the screening Facebook page.

A DOCTOR OF MY OWN screening at the Yale University School of Medicine

We are thrilled to announce the screening of “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN: The First Medical Students of Namibia” at the Yale University School of Medicine on April 8, 2015 in New Haven, CT from 6 PM – 7:30 PM. Following the film, Dr. Doruk Ozgediz, assistant professor in pediatric surgery at Yale, will facilitate a discussion on medical education and its relation to capacity-building in global health endeavors. Dr. Ozgediz co-founded the NGO Global Partners in Anesthesia and Surgery (GPAS) and has done extensive work in medical education in Uganda and the US.

The screening is sponsored by the Yale School of Medicine Global Health Interest Group and is open to the public. For more information, visit the Yale School of Medicine Office of International Medical Student Education website!

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health presents “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN”

We are excited to announce a screening of “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN: The First Medical Students of Namibia” at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health on March 31st, 2015 from 12:30 PM -1:30 PM in Cambridge, MA. The film features the Harvard School of Public Health’s own Dean Julio Frenk, one of the world’s leading experts on global medical education, and is sponsored by the HSPH Africa Health Forum.

Founded in 2001, the mission of Africa Health Forum is to raise awareness of important public health and economic development issues affecting Africa, both among the HSPH student body and among the greater Boston community. For more information on the screening, visit the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health events calendar.

NYU GIPH National Public Health Week Screening of “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN” with director Trisha Pasricha in person

We are thrilled to announce that the New York University Global Institute of Public Health will be hosting a screening of “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN: The First Medical Students of Namibia” on April 9th, 2015 from 9 AM – 11 AM in New York, New York. Director Trisha Pasricha will be present at the screening in person for a Q&A following the film. Featured as part of the National Public Health Week celebration, the screening will be at the NYU Kimmel Center, 60 Washington Square South, in the Shorin Performance Studio, Room 802.

The NYU Global Institute of Public Health crosses disciplinary boundaries to address the world’s most pressing health problems. For more information and to register for the event, visit the event website here.

University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine to Screen “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN” with Q&A with Director Trisha Pasricha

We are excited to announce a screening of the documentary film A DOCTOR OF MY OWN: The First Medical Students of Namibia at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine on April 6th, 2015 in Philadelphia, PA. As the kick-off event for Public Health Week, the screening will take place in Reunion Hall of the John Morgan Building, Hamilton Walk from 5:00-6:30 PM with the film screening followed by a discussion panel with the film’s director, Trisha Pasricha, Dr. Kassa Darge (CHOP and Penn Med), and Harriet Okatch (Penn MPH student). For more information, visit the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine’s Global Health Programs website!

“A Doctor of My Own” at Johns Hopkins University with director Trisha Pasricha in-person

The global health documentary film “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN” will screen at Johns Hopkins University at 3 PM on January 20, 2015 in Baltimore, MD. The film will feature a discussion with director Trisha Pasricha in-person to be moderated by Dr. Debra Furr-Holden of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The screening is sponsored by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Africana Studies.

 

Emory Rollins School of Public Health and the Emory Global Health Institute Screening of “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN”

We are thrilled to announce the screening of “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN: The First Medical Students of Namibia” at  Emory University on January 14th, 2015 at 6:30 PM in Atlanta, GA. The event will be followed by a Q&A and discussion led by Emory leaders in global health. The Emory Rollins School of Public Health and the Emory Global Health Institute are joint sponsors for the screening. For more information, check out the event flyer below!

“A DOCTOR OF MY OWN” screening at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital

We are happy to announce the screening of “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN: The First Medical Students of Namibia” at Brown University on December 17th, 2014 in Providence, RI. Dr. Brian Montague, assistant professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases, will moderate the discussion following the film.

The screening is for the BRIGHT Pathway in Global Health residents in Medicine, Med/Peds, Pediatrics, and OB-GYN, as well as any with an interest in global health. For more information on the program, visit the BRIGHT website here.

Harvard Undergraduate Global Health Forum screening of “A Doctor of My Own”

We are pleased to announce that the Harvard Undergraduate Global Health Forum will present a screening of “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN: The First Medical Students of Namibia” on November 21st, 2014 in Cambridge, MA. The screening will be featured as a culminating event in HUGHF’s “Global Health Month.” A DOCTOR OF MY OWN features Harvard School of Public Health’s own Dean Julio Frenk who speaks of the challenges of the healthcare worker shortage in sub-Saharan Africa today.

The Harvard Undergraduate Global Health Forum provides the Harvard undergraduate community with a comprehensive view of global health issues alongside opportunities to actively address them through field work. For more information, check out the Harvard Undergraduate Global Health Forum facebook page here!

 

University of Pittsburgh presents “A Doctor of My Own” at the Graduate School of Public Health

 

We are delighted to announce the upcoming screening of A DOCTOR OF MY OWN: The First Medical Students of Namibia at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health at 12 PM on December 9, 2014 in Pittsburgh, PA. The event will be sponsored by the schools’ Global Health Student Association as part of the Global Health Film Series.

For more information about the screening, please visit the University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences event page!

 

Columbia Mailman School of Public Health to screen “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN” documentary film featuring Q&A with director Trisha Pasricha

We are pleased to announce the film screening of “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN: The First Medical Students of Namibia” by the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health in at 11 AM in New York, NY on October 30th, 2014 as part of a special Ebola event. The film screening will be in the Hammer Health Sciences Building, LL-201, and will feature a discussion with the director in-person.

The film screening is sponsored by the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health’s International Students Organization. The mission of the International Students Organization is to sponsor events which explore key issues around international diversity while providing assistance, company, and guidance to Mailman’s large international student body. Read more about the film screening here!

 

NYU School of Medicine hosts NY premiere of “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN” featuring in-person discussion with director Trisha Pasricha

We are thrilled to announce the NY premiere of A DOCTOR OF MY OWN: The First Medical Students of Nambia will take place at the New York University Langone Medical Center on Wednesday October 29th at 7 PM in New York, NY. The film will be hosted by the International Health Department in conjunction with the Global Medicine Club at the NYU School of Medicine.

Dinner and a special Q&A with director Trisha Pasricha in-person will follow the film screening.

University of Oulu Presents “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN” at the Development Cooperation Week

The University of Oulu in Finland will screen “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN” during the Development Cooperation Week on October 15th 2014. The film screening will be followed by a discussion of the Oulu-UNAM project led by Professor Olli Vainio, Dean for Education at the faculty of Medicine, and Dr. Essi Varkki, Specialist in Respiratory Medicine at Oulu University Hospital. The University of Oulu is a founding member of CONSAMS, the Consortium of New Southern African Medical Schools, of which the University of Namibia is also a member.

To learn more about the University of Oulu’s Development Cooperation Week and the documentary film screening, check out their website here!

 

Northwestern University presents “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN” followed by discussion with director Trisha Pasricha

We are excited to announce the upcoming screening of “A DOCTOR OF MY OWN: The First Medical Students of Namibia” at Northwestern University on Tuesday November 18th, 2014 in Evanston, IL. Sponsored by the Office of International Program Development/Global Health Studies and the Program of African Studies, the screening will feature an in-person discussion with director Trisha Pasricha after the film.

Northwestern University’s Office of International Program Development (IPD) promotes internationalization and cross-school collaborations by building relationships with partner institutions around the world. Check out the blog post on the film screening featured in the Northwestern Global Health Portal!