Global Health Research Internship Program - 2018

The 2018 CLCD Summer Internship program started on the 4th of June 2018 with a total of seven students. Five from Brown University and one each from Tugaloo and Oakland University.

The interns worked on two projects namely the Neonatal Health Project which aimed at identifying interventions, policies, and community actions that have saved the most newborn lives in the Northern, Volta, and Upper West Regions of Ghana and the Referral Booklet Project which aimed at developing referral materials to increase knowledge on and access to care for Children with developmental disabilities

The team which worked on the Neonatal Health Project went into the Northern Region to identify key factors at the Governmental, Non-Governmental Organization, health facility, and community level that have led to the decline of newborn deaths. They conducted qualitative semi-structured in-depth interviews with 38 participants. In addition to the interviews, the research team conducted a document review covering 18 neonatal interventions that were implemented from 1993-2014 in the Northern region.

The team which worked on the Referral Booklet project conducted also qualitative semi-structured interviews to identify services such as; parent support groups, and other health, social, educational, and mobility services for children with developmental delays. They also worked on creating a searchable online system for these resources.

By working on these project the students were able to gain hands on experience in research practice. They also received training on a variety of research techniques which included analyzing and reporting research data. In addition to learning, the students also had fun when they visited some of Ghana’s heritage sites including the Mole National Park, Kakum Park and the Elmina Castle.

Internship in Pictures

Click the links below to learn more about the projects the 2018 intern cohort worked on:

Identifying Successful Lessons in Reducing Neonatal Mortality in Ghana

Intern Experience Blog

Developing materials to increase knowledge on and access to care for developmental disabilities

CLCD's 2018 Intern Cohort

Pearl Eni

Major: Medicine
School: University of Texas McGovern Medical School
Year of Internship: 2018
Current Engagement: Research Program Coordinator, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health