October 11, 2005 -- On Oct. 14, the University School of Medicine International Medicine Club, in association with the U.Va. Center for Global Health and the American Medical Student Association will host the 1st Annual Medical School Symposium on Global Health.

The goals of the symposium are to provide medical students the opportunity to share their experiences in Global Health, to promote further interest in International Medicine and to encourage medical students to seek experiences in Global Health.

The afternoon will brings students, faculty and community members together for three events to take place in Jordan Hall. The first, a poster event from 1:30-3 p.m., will allow medical students to present their experiences in international medicine in a poster session. A presentation will follow from 3-4 with presentations by students and by Dr. Nathan Thielman.

Dr Thielman was a fellow in Infectious Disease at the University of Virginia. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Internal Medicine Department at Duke University where he is the Medical Director of the Infectious Disease Clinic. His research includes treatment of HIV infection, infectious diarrhea, international health and health care disparities related to infectious diseases. His works takes him from the halls of Duke Medical Center to rural North Carolina to Northern Tanzania. He will speak on his career in International Medicine as well as his current projects.

The event will conclude with a reception for presenters and faculty from 4-5:30 p.m. The events will take place in and around the Jordan Conference Center.