Dr. Jacqueline Firth at USAID will be discussing global health policy.
Jacqueline Firth, MD, MPH, is the Branch Director of the Pediatric and
Maternal Clinical HIV Branch at USAID. Dr. Firth received her Medical degree and Masters of Public Health from Tulane University. Following over two years as an adult and pediatric tuberculosis specialist in Botswana through a partnership with the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Firth joined USAID as a Senior Continuum of Clinical Services Advisor to the Global Health Fellows Program II (GHFP-II). Following this advisory role, Dr. Firth served as a Medical Officer in the USAID office of HIV/AIDS before starting her current position in the spring of 2021.
Session Objectives:
- Gain familiarity with several key global health policies impacting children
- Better characterize pediatric health policy career paths
