GHLI Programs
GHLI incorporates a diverse set of complementary programs designed to support and foster leadership in health with country partners and at Yale.
Strategic Thinking in Global Health
GHLI prepares Yale students for leadership positions focused on improving health and health care around the world. Inspired by the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy at Yale, the Strategic Thinking in Global Health program offers students internships for relevant experiential learning and a subsequent seminar focused on students’ integration of these experiences applied to selected topics in global health. The course sequence is taught by faculty with extensive academic and practitioner experience. Leaders in global health will be invited as guest speakers.
Leaders in Global Health Speaker Series
The Leaders in Global Health Speaker Series is a venue for Yale students and the community to learn from innovative leaders committed to global health. Coming from diverse and multidisciplinary backgrounds, invited speakers expose students to examples of successful leadership in a variety of contexts including research, policy, implementation, advocacy and other settings. Students are encouraged to engage with invited speakers during group mentoring sessions and Master’s Teas, further complimenting their global health studies and opening up a range of future career prospects.
Health Systems Research and Implementation
Through applied training and research programs, Yale supports countries in their efforts to systematically evaluate and improve organizational performance and health outcomes. While each country program is unique, there are several key components that define the GHLI approach:
- GHLI’s primary focus is the development and support of sustained quality improvement collaborations designed to promote effective leadership capacity and efficient management systems at the health facility level.
- In partnership with universities overseas, GHLI coordinates tailored professional development programs for health sector managers, clinicians, and other leaders. These programs develop critical leadership and management skills through certificate programs, workshops and web-based learning.
- Through applied health systems research, GHLI identifies effective interventions to improve health and the quality of health care delivery. GHLI research seeks to generate a sound understanding of “what works” and how to effectively spread innovation and best practice. In addition, GHLI research contributes to the evidence base that links management and leadership development to improved health outcomes.
- GHLI research also focuses on identifying the essential components of leadership, how they emerge in different settings and how they lead to flexible, efficient and effective health systems. The findings from this research both inform and are informed by other GHLI program areas.
