Global Health Program Overview

Mission Statement

To be at the forefront of global health equity in anesthesia by
advancing education, research, and advocacy in collaboration with
local anesthesiologists in low-resource settings.

Resident Training Pathway

Program Highlights

▪ Application Timing: Residents apply at the start of their CA-2 year in July.
▪ Training & Curriculum:

▪ Participation in a formal global health teaching curriculum, including lectures, journal clubs, and small group

discussions.

▪ Mentorship by core faculty to develop and lead a Quality Improvement (QI) or research project on global

health equity.

▪ CA-3 year includes an on-site rotation in Ethiopia, focusing on:

▪ Delivering pre-selected lectures
▪ Assisting in simulation training for local residents
▪ Participating in intraoperative teaching of local residents
▪ Working on QI project hand in hand with the local residents and/or anesthesiologists

Annual Cohort
▪ Selection: 4 residents are chosen each year via a competitive application process reviewed by the Global Health

(GH) Committee.

Pathway Focus Areas

Education

Clinical Work

UCLA residents and faculty
lead lectures, simulation
courses, and workshops.

Capacity-building initiatives,
including teaching and
observership opportunities for
global scholars.

Research & Quality
Improvement

Residents collaborate with
local champions to address
priority issues through
research or quality
improvement projects, guided
by core faculty mentorship.

Advocacy

Representation at national and
international global health
meetings and events while
working hand in hand with
local anesthesiology socieety.

Important Timelines (Fiscal Year)

Month

July

Key Activities

Application process begins for CA-2 residents.

September

Residents are selected and the GH pathway begins.

September/October

Team travels to Ethiopia (2 CA-3 residents + 1 core faculty).

September–December

2-3 lectures and 1 journal club are conducted.

October

Host ASA Global Scholar (1 week before American Society of Anesthesiologists
conference).

January/March

Second team travels to Ethiopia (2 CA-3 residents + 1 core faculty).

March–June

Implementation and Assessment of a Global Health Curriculum for Trainees (ImpACT)
virtual lectures delivered by UCLA faculty and residents to Ethiopian peers.

Global Health Sites

Primary Global Health Site

Ethiopia: Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa

CORE FACULTY

Betelehem M.
Asnake, MD

Robert L. Eldridge,
MD

Marc Iravani, MD

Jason S. Lee, MD

Maziar M.
Nourian, MD

John W. Patton III,
MD, MBA

Cristianna Vallera,
MD

Tiffany M.
Williams, MD, PhD

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT

Jibril Osumanu
Faculty Liaison

Eskedar Muche
Resident Liaison

