GlobeMed Trivia
What org is GlobeMed partnered with? (Full name)
UDHA (Uganda Development and Health Associates)
What is it called when a disease spreads rapidly among many people in one area?
Epidemic
Developed the polio vaccine
Jonas Salk
This platform is used by WashU students to submit assignments
Canvas
Country with the largest land area
Russia
What is the name of GlobeMed’s summer program where students work with partners abroad?
GROW (Grassroots On-site Work)
What type of study follows a group over time to observe outcomes?
Cohort Study
“Father of epidemiology,” traced cholera in London
John Snow
Aside from meal points, this is a secondary use of payment for meal options at WashU
Bear Bucks
Author of The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Why does GlobeMed emphasize partnership instead of “helping”?
To avoid power imbalance / ensure communities lead their own solutions
What type of disease is NOT spread person-to-person?
Noncommunicable
Discovered the tuberculosis bacterium
Robert Koch
This is the name of the train system stop located directly by WashU’s main campus
Skinker (Station)
The largest internal organ in the human body
Liver
What does each family name stand for
SOGM = SYBAU of Globemed
MOGM = Moggers of Globemed
DOGM = Divas of Globemed
GOGM = Ghosts of Globemed
What is the period between exposure to a disease and the appearance of symptoms called?
Incubation period
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first widely used antibiotic, T/F?
True!
Who is the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
Anna Gonzalez
The longest-running Broadway show of all time
The Phantom of the Opera
Who were the presidents last year? (can't ask ur team MWAHAHZHAHAHAH)
Tori and Pranav
Who developed the first successful vaccine (for smallpox)?
Edward Jenner
Florence Nightingale proved that cholera spread through contaminated water, not air. T/F?
False.
When was WashU founded?
1853
The longest mountain range in the world (on land)
Andes