Beyond Borders: Access to Essential and Emerging Health Technologies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Beyond Borders: Access to Essential and Emerging Health Technologies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
As a Gordis Teaching Fellow, I developed and taught an entire semester-long course for undergraduate students at the Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. Developing this course was one of the most Herculean tasks I completed in my time as a PhD student, but it was also been one of the most rewarding.
In this course, I introduced students to key access issues along the pharmaceutical value chain from research and development to approval, registration, and market access. Students culminated their knowledge to develop a policy memo on a topic of their choosing to identify and detail a critical issue related to access to health technologies in LMICs and propose realistic solutions and stakeholders to engage to achieve these solutions.
Student Evaluations:
Overall Quality of Course: 4.80/5.00 (School average: 4.17, Department average: 4.20)
Instructor's Teaching Effectiveness: 4.73/5.00 (School average: 4.20, Department average: 4.26)
Lecture Topics
Introduction to Access
An Introduction to Ethics
Patient Use and Adherence
Cold Chain and the Last Mile
Innovation
Research and Development - The Pathway from Protein to Product
Designing More Appropriate Pharmaceuticals and Planning for Access
Pharmaceutical Companies and Product Development Partnerships
Universities and Not-for-Profit Innovators
Pharmaceutical Regulators
Governance
Governments
Multilateral Organizations and Donors
Priority Setting
Access Mechanisms
Approaches and Methods for Pricing
Intellectual Property and the Fight for Faster Care
Manufacturing Capacity
The Case for Donations
Other Access Stakeholders and Processes
Non-Profit Organizations and Advocates
Investors and Accontability
Monitoring and Evaluation
I am loving this course! It’s very interesting and I appreciate how you think from the perspective of students and genuinely care about our well-being. I think the topics we cover are super informative and I appreciate all the guest speakers (they have been very interesting). Major thanks to you this is my favorite class this semester!
I LOVE that every lecture is content I have never encountered in my other courses. I also really value your perspectives and input based on your pharmacology schooling and your role at the Access to Medicine Foundations. The guest speakers have also been EXCELLENT! The content of this course is such a valuable addition to my growing global health knowledge, and I am very grateful that you offered it.
I really like how this course is very different from other public health classes and feels more useful for students who want to work in global health, specifically. I liked the level of detail and the way you explain the concepts because they feel very foreign at times. I also enjoy when you give examples from your work or from research because it gives further context and allows us to apply concepts.
I have truly enjoyed the discussion style of the course mixed with the lecture since it synthesizes Alex's thoughts with ours. Alex's lectures are also all relevant and interesting to the course and the guest lectures supplement the information wonderfully.
In addition to my role as a course instructor, I have been a Graduate Teaching Assistant for more than 20 eight-week courses and seminars. In 2022, I was one of five GTA recipients of a Bloomberg School of Public Health Teaching Assistant Recognition Award. Awardees are selected from student nominations by the BSPH Student Assembly.
Systems Thinking in Public Health: Applications of Key Methods and Approaches Mar-May 2024
Graduate course taught by Drs. Ligia Paina and Zabir Hasan
§Health Systems in Low and Middle Income Countries Oct–Dec 2023
Graduate course taught by Drs. Sara Bennett and Rosemary Morgan
Systems Thinking in Public Health: Applications of Key Methods and Approaches Oct–Dec 2023
Graduate course taught by Drs. Ligia Paina and Zabir Hasan
Advanced Topics in Economic Evaluation & Modeling for Global Health March–May 2023
Graduate course taught by Dr. Bryan Patenaude
*Ethics and Global Public Health Practice March–May 2023
Graduate course taught by Drs. Maria Merritt and Joseph Ali
Systems Thinking in Public Health: Applications of Key Methods and Approaches March–May 2023
Graduate course taught by Drs. Ligia Paina and Zabir Hasan
†Pharmaceuticals Management for Under-Served Populations Jan–March 2023
Graduate course taught by Dr. Maria Eng
*Health Systems in Low and Middle Income Countries Oct–Dec 2022
Graduate course taught by Drs. Sara Bennett and Rosemary Morgan
Frameworks and Tools for Health Systems in Global Settings Aug–Oct 2022
Graduate course taught by Dr. Rosemary Morgan
*Emerging Trends in Pharmaceutical Systems Strengthening Aug–Oct 2022
Graduate course taught by Dr. Maria Eng
Health Systems Graduate Seminar I-IV Aug 2022–May 2023
Graduate seminar taught by Drs. Yusra Shawar, Bryan Patenaude, Adam Koon, and Georgia Michlig
*†Designing Transformative Innovation for Global Health May 2022
Graduate Summer Institute course taught by Dr. Anthony So
Ethics of Public Health Practice in Developing Countries March–May 2022
Graduate course taught by Drs. Maria Merritt and Joseph Ali
Pharmaceuticals Management for Under-Served Populations Jan–March 2022
Graduate course taught by Dr. Maria Eng
*Health Systems in Low and Middle Income Countries Oct–Dec 2021
Graduate course taught by Drs. Sara Bennett and Rosemary Morgan
*†Emerging Trends in Pharmaceutical Systems Strengthening Aug–Oct 2021
Graduate course taught by Dr. Maria Eng
*Health Systems Graduate Seminar I-IV Aug 2021–May 2022
Graduate seminar taught by Drs. Yusra Shawar, Bryan Patenaude, Adam Koon, and Georgia Michlig
*Facilitated/taught at least one session
†Designed and delivered a lecture
§Grading and office hour responsibilities only