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Interest in global health (GH) among medical students worldwide is measurably increasing. There is a concomitant emphasis on emphasizing globally-relevant health professions education. Through a structured literature review, expert consensus recommendations, and contact with relevant professional organizations, we review the existing state of GH education in US medical schools for which data were available. Several recommendations from professional societies have been developed, along with a renewed emphasis on competencies in global health. The implementation of these recommendations was not observed as being uniform across medical schools, with variation noted in the presence of global health curricula. Recommendations for including GH in medical education are suggested, as well as ways to formalize GH curricula, while providing flexibility for innovation and adaptation [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the Counterintelligence (CI) Certificate Program of the National Intelligence University (NIU). It says that the first classes of the new CI certificate program of NIU have been held in November 2010. It states that the impetus in the development of the CI program has been a combination of various factors, such as faculty interest, student demand, and a renewed emphasis in CI placed by senior leaders in Intelligence Community. It adds that the Certificate of Intelligence Studies in Counterintelligence program prepares the students in the critical evaluation of the efforts of U.S. CI agencies to mitigate the threat in foreign intelligence in the country.

Editorial. Discusses the uncertainty about the course of HIV, questions about the practice of medicine, and disparities in access to health care. Information on palliative care; Number of individuals dying from HIV in the U.S.

The article discusses effective approaches in administering palliative care in the U.S. These are made susceptible through the services offered by the Department of Health and Human Services for uninsured individuals. Such exemplary action from the federal government has been claimed efficient towards palliative care. Moreover, it suggests important issues like education and training of health professionals to establish a system of delivering care for vulnerable communities.

The article discusses the palliative and hospice care practices in the U.S. and Great Britain. It claims that cooperation from both countries have stimulated efficient mechanisms for the practice. Medical education is likewise held essential to help the approaches, resources, and methods of medical professionals. Moreover, it considers funds as an essential influence on research and education for palliative care services.

In May 2000, the HIV/AIDS Bureau of the Health Resources and Services Administration convened HIV experts from throughout the country to identify new and emerging areas of research needed to guide policy and programmatic decisions on HIV service delivery to vulnerable populations. This article describes the process used to develop an evaluation/research agenda, discusses key findings and recommendations of the conference, and proposes a set of principles to guide the design and conduct of future investigations. Conference participants identified nine major evaluation/research themes that span the continuum of HIV behavioral prevention services and treatment. They recommended focusing future research on questions relevant to populations experiencing rapid rates of increase in HIV infection (for example, women, people of color, and adolescents and young adults) and considering explanatory factors at multiple levels of analysis (individual, clinician, organization, service delivery system, and environment).