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Milwaukee Global Health Consortium is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that develops and connects global health programs and initiatives of Wisconsin organizations, while improving global health through partnerships that benefit local and global communities. Through this, the Milwaukee Global Health Consortium creates meaningful learning opportunities that produce the next generation of global health leaders.

The Milwaukee Global Health Consortium is comprised of 11 member institutions including University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Medical College of Wisconsin, Marquette University, Concordia University, Aurora Health Care, Froedtert Hospital, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, the City of Milwaukee Health Department, Milwaukee County government, the Rotary Club of Milwaukee, and the International Institute of Wisconsin.

Mission
Milwaukee Global Health Consortium's mission is to promote collaboration within and across member institutions to better understand and address complex global health problems important to Milwaukee and the global community.

History
In 1986, Milwaukee County Executive William O’Donnell and County Supervisor Terrance Pitts dreamed of sharing Milwaukee County’s world-class health and educational facilities at the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center with developing countries. The dream was seen as a logical extension of the original purpose of the medical center – to provide state of the art healthcare to anyone who needed it. With financial support from a USAID Institutional Development Grant and monies from Milwaukee County, the Milwaukee International Health Training Center (MIHTC) was formed.

Over the following decades MIHTC hosted delegations from several countries such as Bosnia, Croatia, Malawi, Colombia, Haiti, and the Bahamas, using a “train the trainer” approach for various healthcare specialties. In-country trainings eventually developed in Guatemala, Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Poland.

To reflect the many efforts and activities of MIHTC, in 2003 the organization received a new name: the Center for International Health (CIH). During this time, the list of CIH members grew to include Milwaukee County, Froedtert Hospital, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Marquette University, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Medical College of Wisconsin, Blood Center of Southeastern Wisconsin and GE Healthcare.

The Center for International Health organized many projects including establishing a primary healthcare partnership with the Republic of Georgia, enhancing the skills of doctors and nurses in the Lori Marz region of Armenia, advancements in Asia and Africa, particularly South Africa. In April 2010, Sister Cities International awarded Milwaukee County a two-year $125,000 African Urban Poverty Alleviation Program grant, managed by CIH, to develop a project that addresses sanitation, health and/or water issues in its African Sister City. The selected project was the successful renovation of the Aspiranza Health Clinic in an impoverished area of Buffalo City, South Africa. In 2014, CIH was responsible for the project being chosen for the 2014 Sister Cities International Innovation Award in the area of humanitarian assistance.

By bringing together Milwaukee's leading organizations in the health, education, research, and government sectors, CIH was able to secure funding that has provided direct training for over 3,000 individuals (and thousands more indirectly through a "train the trainer" approach) in more than 40 countries on five continents over the past 30 years. Training areas included the development of primary healthcare systems, emergency medical services, physician specialty and sub-specialty training, nurse clinical and management training, maternal and child health services, women's health services, mental health and substance abuse programs, oral and dental health services, chronic and infectious disease control and prevention programs, and nutritional services.

In 2017, the organization changed its name to Milwaukee Global Health Consortium to underline the importance and need of multidisciplinary thinking and intersectoral cooperation. Shifting away from the discipline of international health and more towards global health, the organization’s slogan is “Food, Water, People.”

Board of Directors
The Milwaukee Global Health Consortium’s Board of Directors comprises the top tier of leadership from each of the member institutions. These individuals take part in grant applications, special events, strategic planning, program activities and various committees.

The Board of Directors contains the following individuals:

Chair: Randall Lambrecht, PhD, President, Aurora Research Institute, Senior Vice President, Aurora Health Care

Vice Chair: Joan Prince, PhD, Vice Chancellor, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee

Secretary: Terrence Cooley, ret. Chief of Staff on the Board of Supervisors for Milwaukee County, ret. Interim President of the Center for International Health

Treasurer: Anthony Pennington – Cross, PhD, Chair & Professor of Finance, Marquette University

Members:
 * Alexander Durtka, President and CEO of International Institute of Wisconsin
 * Allan Gray, Froedtert Hospital
 * Bevan Baker, FACHE, Health Commissioner for the City of Milwaukee
 * Cathy Buck, RN, MS, President of Froedtert Hospital
 * Daniel Meyer, PhD, Marquette University Provost
 * Dean Arneson, PharmD, PhD, Concordia University School of Pharmacy Dean
 * Geoffrey Swain, MD, MPH, Medical Director and Chief Medical Officer for City of Milwaukee Health Department
 * John Raymond, MD, Medical College of Wisconsin President
 * Kathie Eilers, Previous President of Rotary Club of Milwaukee;
 * Kathryn Kuhn, Vice President of Government and Community Relations at the Medical College of Wisconsin;
 * Kelly Piacsek, PhD, Vice President, Patient-Centered Research, Aurora Research Institute;
 * Mark Mone, PhD, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Chancellor;
 * Mary McCormick, Rotary Club of Milwaukee Executive Director;
 * Michael Harsh, GE Healthcare;
 * Michael Lovell, PhD, Marquette University President;
 * Michael Mayo, Sr., Milwaukee County Board Supervisor;
 * Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH, Milwaukee Global Health Consortium President;
 * William Cario, PhD, Concordia University Senior Vice President of Academics

Program Advisory Committee
The Milwaukee Global Health Consortium Program Advisory Committee serves as a forum for the planning and development of programs with the member institutions.

Chair: Stephen Hargarten, MD, MPH, President and CEO Milwaukee Global Health Consortium

Members:
 * Dean Arneson, PharmD, PhD, Concordia University School of Pharmacy Dean


 * Sanjib Bhattacharyya, PhD, Milwaukee Health Department Deputy Laboratory Director


 * Paul Biedrzycki, MPH, MBA, CIH, Milwaukee Health Department Disease Control and Environmental Health Director
 * Anne Dressel, PhD, CFPH, MLIS, MA, Center for Global Health Equity Director at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
 * Ron Cisler, PhD, Dean, College of Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee


 * Lars Olson, PhD, Associate Professor and Interim Chair for Biomedical Engineering, Marquette University
 * Christine Schindler, PhD, RN, CPNP-AC/PC, WCC, Professor for the College of Nursing, Marquette University


 * Peter Havens, MD, MS, Program Director, HIV, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin


 * Federico Sanchez, MD, Director of Oncology/Cancer Care Program & Founder of Hispanic Clinic, Aurora


 * Carolyn McCarthy, RN, NP, Aurora Walker’s Point Clinic


 * Robert Honigberg, MD, MBA, Medical Director for Baxalta – North America


 * Gina Graham, MPH, Community Member


 * Ariba Khan, MD, Center for Senior Health and Longevity, Aurora Health Care
 * Annamarie Carlson, International Institute of Wisconsin
 * Joanne Passaro, PhD, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Carroll University

Programs
Areas of focus for the Milwaukee Global Health Consortium are food, water, and people. The programs strive to reduce health inequities through urban agriculture, infant and child nutrition, improving access to fresh water, sanitation and hygiene, education and training, mental health, refugee health, HIV/AIDS, and eliminating poverty.

The Milwaukee Global Health Consortium currently supports a loan-lending program with Marquette University and WI Women’s Business Initiative Corp, a nurse-training program, and post-study abroad opportunities.