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IHL has developed a fellowship program for graduate students at the Mailman School of Public Health who have a demonstrated interest in healthcare management and policy in China. The first fellowship was awarded to a Mailman Executive Master of Public Health (EMPH) student in 2006.

In addition, the Mailman School of Public Health, with support from IHL, hosted its first Chinese doctoral candidate from Renmin in the summer of 2008. This PhD student will perform research to validate the educational needs of Chinese healthcare executives.

Curriculum development is underway for a five-week summer Healthcare Leadership program, to commence Summer 2012. Joint faculty meetings with Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University and Renmin University in Beijing have identified four key areas as priorities:

1. Hospital Management
2. Care Management and Disease Prevention
3. Establishing and Evaluating Primary Health Services
4. The Development and Validation of Evidence-Based Policy

Renmin University and Columbia University have agreed to co-develop case studies with IHL that will specifically address these four areas, and to provide Chinese data so that they reflect accurately China’s current healthcare management and policy problems.

Participants in this program will earn a Certificate from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University in International Healthcare Leadership.

One of IHL’s goals is to provide forums to facilitate the discussion of incorporating public health policy and healthcare reform into practical hospital management. Annual symposiums and/or seminars are held in China or the US to facilitate meaningful discussions.

July 2010: Approximately 200 attended the IHL inaugural symposium in Beijing titled “Incorporating Public Health Policy into Healthcare Management.” Attendees included a unique combination of healthcare scholars, government leaders, hospital administrators, and industry executives discussingthe use and impact of incorporating evidence based practices into the Chinese healthcare system reform.

July 2011 Over 100 Chinese hospital leaders, top government officials and healthcare industry executives gathered July 30 and 31, 2011 at the 2nd Annual International Healthcare Leadership (IHL) symposium in Beijing to discuss one of the world’s most challenging public health issues: Multidrug-Resistant Organisms. The conference, designed to create a high level dialogue among key healthcare leaders on the role of Public Health Policy and Healthcare Management, was hosted by David P. ROYE, Jr., MD, CEO of IHL. The conference was co-organized by China Hospital CEO Magazine, Columbia Global Centers/East Asia-Beijing and Pricewaterhouse Coopers, and was sponsored by Merck and Pricewaterhouse Coopers.

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Since one of IHL’s founding principles is the reliance on evidence-based knowledge, IHL will put into practice a measurement tool to gather data and evaluate the impact of the IHL educational programs. IHL will develop a quasi-experimental design that includes pre and post intervention surveys covering participants as well as a comparison group to measure the level of knowledge as it relates to the subjects covered in the programs. In addition, IHL will also measure changes in knowledge among participants one year after completion of the program, as well as the impact facilitated by graduates during the post-program phase. To track these long-term impacts, IHL will maintain an online community of alumni, which can be surveyed at intervals, over the course of five years. A data sheet will also be completed on an annual basis.

Participants in IHL courses will establish important relationships with each other allowing vital leader to leader exchanges. Following the five-week program, participants will return to China with policy and management skills that allow them to increase the number of patients treated and create policies that improve healthcare service delivery to decrease mortality rates, including within vulnerable groups such as disabled children.

All participants will be invited to participate in an alumni network that will encourage interaction, sharing best practices and provide a resource for ideas and support for implementation of policy changes.

Alumni network events will include annual symposia, listserv development and regional meetings. This network will affect millions of lives throughout China with improved access to care.

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For information on the Children of China Pediatrics Foundation, click here:Children of China Pediatrics Foundation (CCPF).

Performing direct medical care to disabled children living in Chinese orphanages. Providing on-site medical training in China, as well as traveling fellowships to the United States for Chinese medical and surgical teams to ensure care continues after CCPF volunteer medical teams return to the US.