2. Table of Contents
• Meet Advisory Board
• GMK Overview
• Progress thus far
• Current Programs
• Program Continuation and Administration
• Fundraising Strategy
• Next Steps
3. Table of Contents
• Meet Advisory Board
• GMK Overview
• Progress thus far
• Current Programs
• Program Continuation and Administration
• Fundraising Strategy
• Next Steps
4. Welcome Advisory Board…
Kristin Little Harold J. Bursztajn, MD Susana Pinheiro, PhD, MBA Rick Buck Song Koh, MPA Swaminathan
World Bank Harvard Medical School Founder Local Insight CEO, Singapore Rajendiran, MD, Dip. R.C.
Lisbon, Portugal Path.
Chennai, India
Phillip Anderson, MD Bandy X. Lee, MD Mark Harvey Hope Ricciotti, MD Tom Concannon, Esq.
Harvard Medical School Yale University Internews, London Harvard Medical School Attorney, Boston
5. Meet our Team…
Regis de Silva, MD MPA Sun M Yoo MD MPH Candidate
Executive Director President
Julia Yoo Arpit Gupta, MEM Melissa Anselmo, MPH
Director of Initiatives Program Manager Program Manager
6. Table of Contents
• Meet Advisory Board
• GMK Overview
• Progress thus far
• Current Situation
• Program Continuation and Administration
• Fundraising Strategy
• Next Steps
7. Global Medical Knowledge (GMK) seeks to improve medical
education and health outcomes through technology
Medical educators can
teach more students
GMK: more effectively
Technology-
based Medical researchers can
access to conduct more relevant
current research and create the
and foundation for evidence-
based medicine
relevant
medical Medical students can
resources participate in self-study
and conduct more
relevant research
9. 2007: GMK is born…
Premise: Create an organization to replicate the model and
use other means to build collaborative
partnerships, increase knowledge sharing, etc.
Global Trends…
• Universities are making more information free / electronic
(MIT OpenCourseWare, PLoS, distance education programs, etc.)
• Electronic Infrastructure in LDCs improving
(EIU)
10. Previous Collaborations…
• Malawi College of Medicine
• University of California – Los Angeles
• University of Pennsylvania Population Health & Sciences
• BIDMC Division of Clinical Informatics
• Wharton International Volunteers Program
• Harvard Business School Venture Capital Organization
• Harvard Medical School Department of Global Health and
Social Medicine
11. Table of Contents
• Meet Advisory Board
• GMK Overview
• Progress thus far
• Current Programs
• Program Continuation and Administration
• Fundraising Strategy
• Next Steps
12. GMK works with Malawi College of Medicine (COM) as a
first model of applying technology to medical education
• Malawi COM ready to take
Site #4 advantage of internet-based
resources
Site #2 • Computer labs, laptops within
faculty
• Rapid technology adaption
• Current use of internal database
to upload research
GMK Malawi COM • Very prevalent use of PowerPoint
as teaching tool
• Steady Internet connection
• In the future, GMK wishes to
employ programs developed for
Site #3 Malawi COM at other
sites, tailored to new site needs
Site #5 • Lots of areas for long-term
growth
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13. Contacts in Malawi COM survey
COM results, Benchmark of
Faculty and students existing resources
willing to help GMK Understanding of needs
Global www.malawiresearch.org Medical e-Resource
medical Portal
knowledge.org Malawi Research Web portal compiling
Database, compilation of current and relevant
medical journal articles medical information
specific to Malawi links, rated by
accredited MD’s, WIP
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17. Table of Contents
• Meet Advisory Board
• GMK Overview
• Progress thus far
• Current Programs
• Program Continuation and Administration
• Fundraising Strategy
• Next Steps
18. Medical Education Portal…
Creation of Case Image Library
Content Experts
References: Ratings by Faculty & Experts
19. Building content based on student needs…
Students
49% 46%
46%
Faculty Students 33% 30%
85% 20%
16% 11%
50%
25% 12%
Some A Lot
21. Development of Clinical Programs: Using
Technology to Improve Maternal Health
mHealth
Track Quality Improvement
Site Training
Track Clinical Outcomes
22. Table of Contents
• Meet Advisory Board
• GMK Overview
• Progress thus far
• Current Programs
• Program Continuation and Administration
• Fundraising Strategy
• Next Steps
23. Concurrent needs for fundraising and program continuation
Funds required for
• Long-term project continuation
• Recruitment/retention of high-
quality staff
Fundraising
Discontinuation would lead to
loss of
• Malawi COM’s trust
• Current knowledge of
Human resources need needs
coordination • Effective knowledge
• New volunteers transfer
• Business school teams
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24. Table of Contents
• Meet Advisory Board
• GMK Overview
• Progress thus far
• Current Programs
• Program Continuation and Administration
• Fundraising Strategy
• Next Steps
25. Fundraising is key to continue our mission…
Globalmedicalknowledge.org
Medical e-Resource Portal
• More than ever, GMK has
• Organizational front and presence
Malawi Research Database online
• Proof of capacity to deliver on
programs
Fundraising Volunteer $$$ • Dedicated, knowledgeable human
resources to fundraising activities
• Focused strategy development teams
Dedicated Leadership & Staff • Ability to prove need for programs
• Potential for direct contributions from
new Board of Directors
Survey results
Experienced Advisory Board
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27. Table of Contents
• Meet Advisory Board
• GMK Overview
• Progress thus far
• Current Programs
• Program Continuation and Administration
• Fundraising Strategy
• Next Steps
28. GMK implementation strategy
Restructure Create Implement
Board Effective Hire Full-time Clinical
Strategy,
Fundraising Get $$$ Coordinator Programs
Strategy
Clinical
Finish Clinical Site Needs Programs
Fundraising Assessment
Webportal
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29. Advisory Board Roles & Responsibilities
• Minimum of 1 year commitment
• Serve as our expert advisors (2-4 hours / month)
• Attend annual GMK meeting
• Help us connect with existing clinical programs
• Help us connect with grants
• Help us identify donors and potential collaborators
• No financial obligations
• No legal responsibility
30. How you can support our efforts
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Help us continue our programs!
