International Collaboration and Exchange Program
Preparing Global Leaders for Healthcare
"...The future of our global healthcare world lies in the international collaborative
competencies of the next generation of healthcare leaders..." (Dr. Anette Wu, University World News)
Program Publications, Presentations, News and Faculty Speakers
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Faculty and Student Program Publications
A Wu, Xiao QY, McWatt S, Utomo R, Talis A, Saraci K, et al. The Anatomy Course During COVID-19: The Impact of Cadaver-Based Learning on the Initiation of Reflection on Death. Medical Science Educator. 2022. doi: 10.1007/s40670-022-01609-7.
A Wu, De Wit H. The 'Liberal Model' in Internationalization of Medical Education — an Opportunity to Reduce Healthcare Nationalism. Medical Science Educator. 2022. doi: 10.1007/s40670-022-01623-9.
A Wu, E Choi, M Diderich, A Shamim, Z Rahhal, M Mitchell, B Leask, H DeWit. Internationalization of Medical Education – Motivations and Formats of Current Practices. Medical Science Educator, 2022 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40670-022-01553-6
A Wu, A Shamim, Z Rahhal, M Kieff, E Lalla, L Torre, L Zubiaure Bitzer, C Kunzel. A Scoping Review of Internationalization of Dental Education – Identifying Formats and Motivations in Dental Education. Front. Dent. Med doi: 10.3389/fdmed.2022.847417
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fdmed.2022.847417/abstract
A Wu, V Maddula, J Singh, CL Chien, H Kielstein, H Traxler, C Brassett, R Wingate, M Gill Sagoo, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, M Zeroual, T Sakurai, J Olsen, S El-Batti, S Viranta-Kovanen, S Kitahara, K Keay, C Kunzel, P Bernd, and GPJ. Noël. Alternatives to Student Outbound Mobility - Improving Students’ Cultural Competency Skills Online to Improve Global Health without Travel. Med.Sci.Educ. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-021-01332-9
A Wu, B Leask, GPJC Noel, H DeWit. It is Time for the Internationalization of Medical Education to be at Home and Accessible for All. Academic Medicine: September 2021 - Volume 96 - Issue 9 - p e22 doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000004201- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8378433/
A Wu, CX Yu, C Soledad Chang, R Goel, M Gill Sagoo, T Sakurai, S Viranta-Kovanen, CL Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, S Kitahara, K Keay, J Olsen, P Bernd, R Wingate, T Sakurai, H Kielstein, S Viranata-Kovanen, C Brassett, S El Batti, M Zeroual, A Sigmund, P Bernd, C Kunzel, R Wingate, H Kielstein, G Noel. Initiating Students’ Reflections on Life’s Passing in the Anatomy Course – An International Observation at 14 Universities. Annals of Anatomy 2021 Apr 21;237:151741.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aanat.2021.151741
A Wu, V Maddula, R Goel, H Shimizu, CL Chien, H Kielstein, H Traxler,T Sakurai, R Wingate, S Viranta-Kovanen, Jens Waschke, F Vielmuth, M Gill Sagoo, S Kitahara, J Olsen, C Brassett, S El-Batti, M Zeroual, K Keay, C Kunzel, P Bernd, and GPJC Noël. An observation of health professions students’ perceptions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical Science Educator 2021; https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-021-01240-y
A Wu, V Maddula, M Kieff, C Kunzel. An online program to improve international collaboration, intercultural skills, and research knowledge. J Dent Educ. 2020;1-4. https://doi.org/10.1002/jdd.12455
A Wu, GPJC Noel. How to internationalize medical education based on concepts used in internationalization of higher education. MedEdPublish 2020; https://doi.org/10.15694/mep.2020.000151.1
A Wu, GPJC Noel. Revisiting International Student Outbound Mobility in 2020 – Time for a Change to Internationalization at Home? Commentary. CAMJ 2020; https://www.cmaj.ca/content/revisiting-international-student-outbound-mobility-2020-–-time-change-internationalization
A Wu, B Leask, E Choi, L Unangst, H de Witt. Internationalization of Medical Education – a scoping review of the current status in the United States. Medical Science Educator 2020. 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-020-01034-8http://links.springernature.com/f/a/b2h3Ey4c7P8m_alQ9LmrQQ~~/AABE5gA~/RgRhDTdnP0QwaHR0cDovL3d3dy5zcHJpbmdlci5jb20vLS8xL0FYUEQ3enBBNTh5YXNfWm11TWNmVwNzcGNCCgBI5wMsX4clUSFSF2F3MjM0MkBjYWEuY29sdW1iaWEuZWR1WAQAAAbn
A Wu, GPJC Noel, B Leask, L Unangst, E Choi, H DeWit. Needed More Than Ever: Internationalization of Medical Education (invited). International Higher Education. Issue 104, Fall 2020, Oct 9, pp.20-21 https://www.internationalhighereducation.net/api-v1/article/!/action/getPdfOfArticle/articleID/3025/productID/29/filename/article-id-3025.pdf
(also available in Chinese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Portuguese, and Russian editions)
A Wu, GPJC Noel, B Leask, L Unangst, E Choi, H DeWit. Internationalisation of medical education is now vital. Commentary. University World News. https://www.universityworldnews.com/post.php?story=2020062007182132; June 20, 2020
A Wu, G Noel, R Wingate, H Kielstein, T Sakurai, S Viranta-Kovanen, CL Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, M Gill, S Kitahara, Y Kato, K Keay, J Olson, P Bernd. An International Partnership of 12 Anatomy Departments – Improving Global Health through Internationalization of Medical Education. Annals of Global Health. 2020; 86(1): 27, 1–14. DOI: https://www.annalsofglobalhealth.org/articles/10.5334/aogh.2665/
K Rudolph, C Galvez, J Chang, A Wu, C Goelkel, SH Suendermann, H Kielstein. Body donation as a grateful gift for a long and active life with a Björk-Shiley valve. Journal of Cardiac Surgery, 2020. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jocs.14922 – participated as supervisor of project
A Wu*, Gölkel C*, Chiuzan C, Duong J, Bernd P, Kielstein H. Early internationalization of students in a German medical school in the former German Democratic Republic (*equal contribution, 1st author). Annals of Anatomy, 2019 Mar 28. pii: S0940-9602(19)30035-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aanat.2019.03.004
A Wu, H Kielstein, T Sakurai, G Noel, S Viranta-Kovanen, CL Chien, P Bernd. Internationalization of Medical Education - Building a Program to Prepare Future Leaders in Healthcare. Medical Science Educator, 2019 (29): 535-547, Febr 11: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-019-00695-4; https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40670-019-00695-4)
Abstracts
A Wu, QY Xiao, R Utomo, M Gill Sagoo, R Wingate, C Brassett, CL Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, T Sakurai, M Zeroual, J Olsen, S El-Batti, S Viranta-Kovanen, Y Yamada, S McWatt, S Kitahara, K Keay, A Kellett, M Skonieczny, Y Mao, Lang, Carol Kunzel, Paulette Bernd, H Kielstein and GPJC Noël. The anatomy course during the time of COVID-19 - students’ initiation of reflections on life’s passing in dissection and non-dissection anatomy courses. FASEB J (https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1096/fasebj.2021.35.S1.00132)
A Wu, CX Yu, C Soledad Chang, R Goel, M Gill Sagoo, H Kielstein, T Sakurai, S Viranta-Kovanen , CL Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, S Kitahara, K Keay, J Olsen, P Bernd, R Wingate, T Sakurai, H Kielstein, S Viranata-Kovanen, C Brassett, S El Batti, M Zeroual, A Sigmund, P Bernd, C Kunzel, R Wingate, G Noel. Students’ Reflections on the Topic of Life’s Passing in the Anatomy Course – an International Comparison at 14 Medical Schools. Clin Anatomy (in press)
A Wu, M Kieff, G Noel, R Wingate, H Kielstein, T Sakurai, S Viranta-Kovanen, CL Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, M Gill Sagoo, S Kitahara, K Keay, J Olsen, P Bernd. International anatomy partnerships - Results of international student basic sciences internships initiated via the anatomy course. FASEB J 34(S1):1-1; April 2020. https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.00516
A Wu, G. Noel, R Wingate, M Hortsch, M Chimalgi, D Curcio, CL Chien. International Anatomy “Connecting Anatomists and Global Health”. Symposium-Workshop, IFAA 2019, 8/9-8/11/19, J Anatomy 236 (S1): 1-364; April 2020 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/joa.13163
A Wu, G Noel, R Wingate, H Kielstein, T Sakurai, S Viranta-Kovanen, CL Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, M Gill, S Kitahara, K Keay, J Olsen, P Bernd. An International Partnership of 12 Anatomy Departments leads to Successful Internationalization of Medical Student Education via the Clinical Anatomy Course. J Anatomy 236 (S1): 1-364; April 2020. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/joa.13163; https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13163
G. Noel, K. Giannios, R. Wingate, H Kielstein, M Gill Sagoo, T Sakurai, S Viranta-Kovanen, CL Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, S Kitahara, K Keay, J Olsen, A Wu*. An international comparison of medical and dental students’ reflections on the topic of body donation in the gross anatomy course. J Anatomy 236 (S1): 1-364; April 2020. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14697580/2020/236/S1
A Wu, G Noel, R Wingate, H Kielstein, T Sakurai, S Viranta-Kovanen, CL Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, M Gill, S Kitahara, K Keay, P Bernd. Internationalization of Medical Education and the Anatomy Course – Outcomes of an International Partnership of 11 Anatomy Departments on 4 Continents. FASEB J 2019 10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.606.7
https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.606.7
A Wu, H Kielstein, T Sakurai, G Noel, S Viranta-Kovanen, TK Li, L Kuikka, K Roth, P Bernd. Internationalization of Medical Education: Collaborations Initiated through the American Association of Anatomists (AAA) and the Anatomical Society (AS) Meetings Lead to Successful International Educational Partnerships, FASEB J 32 (S1):631.9; April 2018 https://www.fasebj.org/doi/10.1096/fasebj.2018.32.1_supplement.631.9
A Wu, C Goelkel, T Sakurai, H Kielstein, P Bernd. Internationalisation of medical education: fostering early student collaborations during the anatomy course between medical students in the USA, Germany, and Japan. J Anatomy 2017; 232, 319 (S40). Anatomical Society Summer meeting In Galway. Anatomists on the Edge.https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joa.12751
A Wu, C Goelkel, C Chiuzan, J Duong, H Kielstein, P Bernd: Internationalization of medical education – a pilot study using a shared digital dissector and early peer-to-peer student interaction in American and German Clinical Gross Anatomy courses FASEB J April 2017 31:732.17 https://www.fasebj.org/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.31.1_supplement.732.17
Presentations and Conferences
Regional US
J Vigoda, L Tudor, A Adeniyi, C Brassett, S McWatt, M Gill Sagoo, R Wingate, CL Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, A Sigmund, T Sakurai, Y Yamada, M Zeroual, J Olsen, S El Batti, S Viranta-Kovanen, K Keay, S Kitahara13, N Martinez-Abadias, M E Esteban-Torne, J Helms, C Sforza, N Gagliano, M Norris, D Harmon, M Yasui, M Ichiko, S Lee, S Reid, A Lang, C Kunzel1, M Joseph, L Buehler, M Hardy, S Patel, P Bernd, H Kielstein, A Wu, G Noel. Experiential factors affecting the empathy of students in their pre-clinical year(s) at 20 universities. Poster presentation. Birnberg Research Symposium, William Jarvis Research Society, College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY. April 6, 2022. Co-senior author presenter.
R. Utomo S. McWatt, Q. Y. Xiao, A. Talis, K. Saraci, M. G. Sagoo, R. Wingate, C. Brassett, C.L. Chien, H. Traxler, J. Waschke, F. Vielmuth, T. Sakurai, M. Zeroual, J. Olsen, S. El-Batti, S. Viranta-Kovanen, Y. Yamada, A. Kellett M. Skonieczny, Y.H. Mao, A. Lang, C.Kunzel, P. Bernd, H. Kielstein, G. P.J.C. Noël, A Wu. Poster presentation. Birnberg Research Symposium, William Jarvis Research Society, College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY. April 6, 2022. Senior author presenter.
Z Rahhal, A Shamim, A Wu. Internationalization of Medical and Dental Education – Motivations and Formats of Current Practices. Poster presentation. Birnberg Research Symposium, William Jarvis Research Society, College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY. April 6, 2022. Senior author presenter.
A. Adeniyi, J Vigoda, L Tudor, C Brassett, S McWatt, M Gill Sagoo, R Wingate, C-L Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, A Sigmund, T Sakurai, Y Yamada, M Zeroual, J Olsen, S El-Batti, S Viranta-Kovanen, K Keay, S Kitahara, N Martínez-Abadías, M Esther Esteban-Torné, J Helms, C Sforza, N Gagliano, M Norris, D Harmon, M Yasui, M Ichiko, S Lee, S Reid, A Lang, C Kunzel, M Joseph, L Buehler, M Hardy, S Patel, P Bernd, H Kielstein, W Stewart, A Kellett, G Noel, A Wu. Experiential factors affecting the empathy of students in their pre-clinical year(s) – a study involving 21 universities around the world. Poster presentation. VP&S Research Day, Columbia University, New York, NY, March, 2022. Senior author presenter.
V Maddula, J Singh, C Kunzel, A Wu. Internationalization of Medical Education at Home – Improving Cultural Competency via an International Peer Online Program. Poster presentation. Birnberg Research Symposium, William Jarvis Research Society, College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University, New York, NY. April, 2021. Senior author presenter (poster award).
A Wu, P Bernd, H Kielstein. International Collaboration in Medical Education: A Transatlantic Pilot Project with Germany using an iPad Dissector for the Clinical Anatomy Course. Poster presentation. Morris Symposium, Columbia University, New York, NY. June 25th, 2015.
National
A Wu, CL Chien. Internationalization of Medical Education - Concepts, Formats and future Actions. Medical Education Conference. Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei Taiwan. July 9th, 2022.
A Wu, R Patel, C Brassett, S McWatt, M Gill Sagoo, R Wingate, CL Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, A Sigmund, T Sakurai, Y Yamada, M Zeroual, J Olsen, S El Batti, S Viranta-Kovanen, K Keay, S Kitahara13, N Martinez-Abadias, M E Esteban-Torne, J Helms, C Sforza, N Gagliano, M Norris, D Harmon, M Yasui, M Ichiko, S Lee, S Reid, A Lang, C Kunzel1, M Joseph, L Buehler, M Hardy, S Patel, P Bernd, H Kielstein, G Noel, A Green. Cultural competency preparedness in medical and health professions students - a collaborative study involving anatomy departments at 20 international universities. Oral platform presentation. Experimental Biology 2022, American Association for Anatomy, Philadelphia, April 2-5, 2022.
J Vigoda, L Tudor, A Adeniyi, C Brassett, S McWatt, M Gill Sagoo, R Wingate, CL Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, A Sigmund, T Sakurai, Y Yamada, M Zeroual, J Olsen, S El Batti, S Viranta-Kovanen, K Keay, S Kitahara13, N Martinez-Abadias, M E Esteban-Torne, J Helms, C Sforza, N Gagliano, M Norris, D Harmon, M Yasui, M Ichiko, S Lee, S Reid, A Lang, C Kunzel1, M Joseph, L Buehler, M Hardy, S Patel, P Bernd, H Kielstein, A Wu, G Noel. Experiential factors affecting the empathy of students in their pre-clinical year(s) at 20 universities. Poster presentation. Experimental Biology 2022, American Association for Anatomy, Philadelphia, April 2-5, 2022. Poster Award
A Wu, QY Xiao, R Utomo, M Gill Sagoo, R Wingate, C Brassett, CL Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, T Sakurai, M Zeroual, J Olsen, S El-Batti, S Viranta-Kovanen, Y Yamada, S McWatt, S Kitahara, K Keay, A Kellett, M Skonieczny, Y Mao, Lang, Carol Kunzel, Paulette Bernd, H Kielstein and GPJC Noël. The anatomy course during the time of COVID-19 - students’ initiation of reflections on life’s passing in dissection and non-dissection anatomy courses. E-Poster presentation. Experimental Biology 2021,American Association for Anatomy, Indianapolis, April 27-30, 2021. Online E-Poster presentation as substitute for in person meeting, due to COVID-19 pandemic.
A Wu, CX Yu, C Soledad Chang, R Goel, M Gill Sagoo, H Kielstein, T Sakurai, S Viranta-Kovanen, CL Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, S Kitahara, K Keay, J Olsen, P Bernd, R Wingate, T Sakurai, H Kielstein, S Viranata-Kovanen, C Brassett, S El Batti, M Zeroual, A Sigmund, P Bernd, C Kunzel, R Wingate, G Noel. Reflections on the Topic of Life’s Passing in the Anatomy Course – an International 14 University Comparison. Oral Platform Presentation (1 of only 23 oral presentations). 37th Meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists, New York, June 15-19, 2020 (e-meeting due to COVID-19 pandemic)
A Wu, M Kieff, G Noel, R Wingate, H Kielstein, T Sakurai, S Viranta-Kovanen, CL Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, M Gill Sagoo, S Kitahara, K Keay, J Olsen, P Bernd. International anatomy partnerships - Results of international student basic sciences internships initiated via the anatomy course. E-Poster presentation. Experimental Biology 2020, American Association for Anatomy, San Diego, April 4-8, 2020. Online E-Poster presentation as substitute for in person meeting, due to COVID-19 pandemic.
A Wu, G Noel, R Wingate, H Kielstein, T Sakurai, S Viranta-Kovanen, CL Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, M Gill, S Kitahara, K Keay, P Bernd. Internationalization of Medical Education and the Anatomy Course – Outcomes of an International Partnership of 11 Anatomy Departments on 4 Continents. Poster presentation. Experimental Biology 2019, American Association of Anatomists, Orlando, FL, April 6-11, 2019
A. Wu, H Kielstein, T Sakurai, G Noel, S Viranta-Kovanen, TK Li, L Kuikka, P Bernd: A New Role for the Clinical Anatomy Course - Anchor for Internationalization of Medical Education. 35th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists, Atlanta, GA, July 8-12, 2018.
A. Wu, H Kielstein, T Sakurai, G Noel, S Viranta-Kovanen, TK Li, L Kuikka, K Roth, P Bernd: Internationalization of Medical Education: Collaborations Initiated through the American Association of Anatomists (AAA) and the Anatomical Society (AS) Meetings Lead to Successful International Educational Partnerships, Poster presentation. Experimental Biology 2018, American Association of Anatomists, San Diego, April 21-24, 2018
A Wu, C Goelkel, C Chiuzan, J Duong, H Kielstein, P Bernd: Internationalization of medical education – A pilot study using a shared digital dissector and early peer-to-peer student interaction in American and German Clinical Gross Anatomy Courses. Poster presentation. Experimental Biology 2017, American Association of Anatomists, Chicago, IL, April 22-25, 2017
A Wu, C Goelkel, C Chiuzan, J Duong, H Kielstein, P Bernd: Internationalization of medical education – A pilot study for building international collaboration by using a common digital dissector and international peer-to-peer student interaction in the Clinical Gross Anatomy course. Poster presentation. American Association of Anatomists, New York, NY, November 4, 2016
International
R. Patel, R. Goel, C Brassett, S McWatt, M Gill Sagoo, R Wingate, CL Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, A Sigmund, T Sakurai, Y Yamada, M Zeroual, J Olsen, S El Batti, S Viranta-Kovanen, K Keay, S Kitahara, N Martinez-Abadias, A Navarro, JM de Anta, J Helms, C Sforza, N Gagliano, M Norris, D Harmon, M Yasui, M Ichiko, S Lee, S Reid, A Lang, C Kunzel, M Joseph, L Buehler, M Hardy, S Patel, P Bernd, H Kielstein, A Green,G Noel, A Wu. The importance of culture amongst medical and health professions students - a collaborative study from 20 universities. Short Communication. Annual Conference of the Association for Medical Educators in Europe (AMEE), Lyon, France, August 27-31,2021
L Tudor, J Vigoda, A Adeniyi, C Brassett, S McWatt, M Gill Sagoo, R Wingate, CL Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, A Sigmund, T Sakurai, Y Yamada, M Zeroual, J Olsen, S El Batti, S Viranta-Kovanen, K Keay, S Kitahara, N Martinez-Abadias, A Navarro, JM de Anta,J Helms, C Sforza, N Gagliano, M Norris, D Harmon, M Yasui, M Ichiko, S Lee, S Reid, A Lang, C Kunzel, M Joseph, L Buehler, M Hardy, S Patel, P Bernd, H Kielstein, A Wu, G Noel. Experiential factors affecting the empathy of pre-clinical healthcare students across 21 international universities. Short Communication. Annual Conference of the Association for Medical Educators in Europe (AMEE), Lyon, France, August 27-31,2021
A Wu, R Utomo, S McWatt, QY Xiao, A Talis, K Saraci, M Gill Sagoo, R Wingate, C Brassett, CL Chien, H Traxler, Jens Waschke, F Vielmuth, T Sakurai, M Zeroual, J Olsen, S El-Batti, S Viranta-Kovanen, Y Yamada, K Keay, S Kitahara, A Kellett, M Skonieczny, Y Mao, A Lang, C Kunzel, P Bernd, H Kielstein, GPJC Noël. Internationalization of Medical Education during the COVID-19 pandemic - what students learned from each other in an interprofessional, international virtual program. E-poster. Annual Conference of the Association for Medical Educators in Europe (AMEE), August 27-30,2021 (virtual conference due to COVID-19 pandemic)
J Singh, V Maddula, G. P.J.C. Noël, C Kunzel, R Wingate, A Wu. Internationalization of Medical Education at Home – Improving Cultural Competency Skills via International Peer Contact Online. Oral Presentation. Annual meeting of the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE), Global Perspectives in Health Sciences Education. June 12-17, 2021
A Wu, V Maddula, CL Chien, C Brassett, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, H Traxler, H Kielstein, R Wingate, M Gill Sagoo, M Zeroual, J Olsen, S El-Batti, T Sakurai, S Kitahara, K Keay, S Viranta-Kovanen, C Kunzel, P Bernd and G. P.J.C. Noël.
Internationalization of medical education “at home”– an international peer online program to raise awareness of cultural differences, foster international collaboration, and improve research competencies to improve Global Health. E-Poster presentation. Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) 12th Annual Meeting, March 12-14, 2021
A. Wu, H Kielstein, T Sakurai, G Noel, S Viranta-Kovanen, CL Chien. Internationalization of medical education – an international partnership of 12 universities on 4 continents to promote cultural awareness and early networking. Oral presentation with poster. Annual Conference of the International Association for Medical Education (AMEE), August 18th-24th, 2019, Vienna, Austria.
A Wu, G. Noel, R Wingate, M Hortsch, M Chimalgi, D Curcio, CL Chien. International Anatomy “Connecting Anatomists and Global Health”. Symposium-Workshop. Meeting of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA), August 9-11, 2019, London, UK
A Wu, G Noel, R Wingate, H Kielstein, T Sakurai, S Viranta-Kovanen, CL Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, M Gill, S Kitahara, K Keay, J Olsen, P Bernd. An International Partnership of 12 Anatomy Departments leads to Successful Internationalization of Medical Student Education via the Clinical Anatomy Course. Poster presentation. Meeting of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA), August 9-11, 2019, London, UK
G. Noel, K. Giannios, R. Wingate, H Kielstein, M Gill Sagoo, T Sakurai, S Viranta-Kovanen, CL Chien, H Traxler, J Waschke, F Vielmuth, S Kitahara, K Keay J Olsen, A Wu. An international comparison of medical and dental students’ reflections on the topic of body donation in the gross anatomy course. Poster presentation. Meeting of the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA), August 9-11, 2019, London, UK
A. Wu, C Goelkel, T. Sakurai, H Kielstein, P Bernd: Internationalization of Medical Education: Fostering Early Student Collaborations during the Anatomy Course between Medical Students in the USA, Germany, and Japan. Oral presentation. Anatomists on the Edge Conference 2017, Anatomical Society, Galway, Ireland. June 27 – 29, 2017
International Collaboration and Exchange Program in the News!
2021 Columbia Medicine Magazine, VP&S; VP&S Education Highlights 2020-2021 (p.28)
2020 Letter to the Editor. Medical Sciences Education
Yousefi, S., Rampes, S., Dokal, K. et al. A Reply to: Internationalization of Medical Education—Building a Program to Prepare Future Leaders in Healthcare. Med.Sci.Educ. (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-020-01001-3
2020 Columbia Medicine Magazine, VP&S;
VP&S Annual Report 2019-2020– Education highlight (p.49)
2020 Pathology Newsletter, Columbia University
2020 Columbia Medicine Magazine, Columbia University
Columbia Students Exchange Pandemic Experiences with International Peers https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/columbia-students-exchange-pandemic-experiences-international-peers
2020 CUIMC News (on successes of ICE students)
2019 Newsletter of the American Association for Anatomy
https://www.anatomy.org/AAA/News-Journals/Newsletter-Articles/IFAA-Round-up.aspx
2019 Pathology Newsletter and Pathology website news, Columbia University
https://www.pathology.columbia.edu/news/connecting-anatomists-and-global-health
2019 Columbia Medicine Magazine, Columbia University
Internationalization of Medical Education: Columbia hosts global videoconferences. Spring/Summer issue 2019 (page 4) http://columbiamedicinemagazine.org/ps-news/spring-2019/internationalization-medical-education-columbia-hosts-global-video-conferences
2019 Pathology Newsletter, Columbia University (page 10)
https://www.pathology.columbia.edu/file/14261/download?token=BqnQZFEr
2019 Sueddeutsche Zeitung (major German newspaper), on Anatomy courses
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/gesundheit/anatomiekurs-medizinstudium-1.4393150
2018 University of Helsinki news blog (Finland)
2018 Pathology Newsletter, Columbia University
https://www.pathology.columbia.edu/second-annual-international-skype-project-conference
2017 Halle University news blog on ICE program (report in German university news blog)
Faculty Speaker Series
Alexander Green, MD, Professor
Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Cultural Competency Preparedness
Alexander Preker, MD PhD, Professor
Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA
International Health Systems
Chien-Jen Chen, PhD, Vice President
Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
COVID-19 in Taiwan
Christopher Ricupero, PhD
College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University, New York, USA
Tissue Engineering
Dana Stearns, MD, Professor
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Anatomy teaching - Phones Gage case study
Daniele M. Gibelli, PhD, Professor
University of Milan, Milan, Italy
History of Medicine in the Renaissance
David Rosner, Professor
Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
History of Public Health in the United States
Dinesh Bhugra, MD, Professor
King’s College London, UK
Mental Health and Cultural Diversity
Donna Farber, PhD, Professor
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USA
COVID-19 and Immunology
Emmanuel Zorn, PhD, Professor
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USA
Transplantation Immunology
Gunnar Hargus, MD PhD, Professor
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York USA
Neuroscience
Inga Koerte, MD, Professor
Ludwig Maxilmilians University, Munich, Germany and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and
Adolescents
John Rowe, MD, Professor
Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA
Population Aging and Health
Kyprios Nicolaides, MD, Professor
King’s College London, London, UK
Fetal Surgery
Mandeep Gill Sagoo, EdD, Senior Lecturer
King’s College London, London, UK
Cultural Competency, Microaggression
Mark Hardy, MD, Professor
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York USA
Global Surgery
Mahesh Mansukhani, MD, Professor
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York USA
Personalized Genomic Medicine
Naoki Ikegami, MD PhD MA, Professor
Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Population Aging and Health Policy
Bernd Fischer, MD PhD, Professor and Heike Kielstein MD PhD, Dean
Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
History of Medicine
Sabine Hildebrandt, MD PhD, Professor
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Ethics and Body Donation
Sten Vermund, MD PhD, Professor and Dean
Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, USA
Climate Change and Health
Stephen Morse, PhD, Professor
Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA
Coronavirus Epidemiology
Stephen Spitalnik, MD PHD, Professor
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, USA
Global Rh Disease
Walter Willet, MD DrPH, Professor
Harvard Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA
Food and Health
W. Ian Lipkin, MD, Professor
Columbia Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA
COVID-19 Virus
Zoe Fritz, MD, Professor
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Medical Ethics and Law
Art work and reflection by Bree Zhang, ICEP student 2022, Columbia College of Dental Medicine, USA.
11/3/22
“A Thank You to Our Donors”
My name is Bree, and I am a dental student at Columbia participating in the ICEP program! I wanted to share with you an ICEP inspired artworkI made after having a conversation with members of my cohort about the differences amongst us regarding dissections for our anatomy courses. Wanted to thank you all for creating a program such as this that allows me to really reflect on my own experience in medical/dental school.
My reflection
What does it mean to cut into human skin?
On our 1st day of anatomy during orientation week, we went to lab and skinned our cadavers. I assumed that all medical schools started dissections early like Columbia. But recently, after conversing with medical students in ICEP (International Collaboration and Exchange Program), I learned that we all treat anatomy so differently.
Some schools don’t do cadaver dissections at all. Others wait until year 2 to begin. Other schools, like Yale, do dissections in year 1, but before starting anatomy, they first spend their time on a humanism block. They learn of their donor’s occupations and have opportunities to reflect and honor their donors' humanity through art and writing. Perhaps this makes the 1st cut harder. Slicing into skin is much more difficult when you’ve thought about the origins and hardships of that skin. But perhaps it improves the intentionality of each moment in the lab. Makes them appreciate the knowledge more.
After my conversation, I started thinking about my donor. Who was she before? A mother? A daughter? A friend? A coworker? How is her family doing now? Do they know how much she’s given us? Do they know that the whole dissection process renders the original body unrecognizable?
And so, I return to my medical illustrations of Block 2. Previously, I drew the heart and lungs to help me study anatomical structures. Now, I reimagine my “study drawings” to honor our donors not just as cadavers but humans who once had beating hearts. Sometimes it takes “zooming out” to see the full picture. To understand the comorbidities and the weathering that explain cardiac valve replacements, blackened lungs, calcified arteries, cirrhotic liver. That’s why dissections are so beautiful because they allow me to hold so many feelings at the same time: excitement, intrigue, gratefulness, but also sadness and mourning.
This artwork is a dedication to our donors. A thank you. A promise to learn the most as possible—because that’s how I repay them. 💙
Best
Bree
Poem by Sebastian Cells, DDS, ICEP student 2018
Body to Mind
Sebastian Celis, Columbia CDM 2022, 1/31/2018
For months
I never held your hand
ungloved. Instead,
I stretched your brittle fingers,
sliced scalpel through skin,
probed nerves, arteries,
those organs which never lose color.
Yet I held your pink thoughts,
the systems that made you
joyous and nervous.
As I rest on your open abdomen,
I think, guiltily,
of my own hunger.
I wonder, faintly,
who misses you at night.
For I held your deepest red love,
roller coaster of success and failure –
I will break it one last time.
Another day, I wonder
who remembers the smell of your warm breath,
the touch of your skin on theirs,
the sound of your whispers.
For I held your gray gasps:
the blowing of candles, the riot of screams.
And in that instant I remember
you are human.