Glossary of Terms

AMPATH Consortium – A global network of 17 universities and academic health centers. AMPATH Consortium partner institutions collaborate on care, training and research based on their areas of expertise and capacity as well as the needs of each AMPATH partner. Indiana University leads the AMPATH Consortium and serves as secretariat for AMPATH Global.

AMPATH Academic/Health Partners – Academic health centers, universities and public sector health institutions that partner with AMPATH Consortium institutions to provide holistic and sustainable healthcare in their communities.

AMPATH In-Country Leaders  – An In-Country  Leader is a medical faculty member hired by an AMPATH Consortium university who lives in the AMPATH partnership community for 1-3 years. Their role is to be a liaison between the AMPATH Consortium university and Health Partner university and to advance the care, education, and research missions of AMPATH. In-country leaders are often the primary point of contact for learners and visitors while in Kenya, Ghana, Nepal and México.

AMPATH Global – AMPATH Global is the network of partners involved in AMPATH Kenya, AMPATH Ghana, AMPATH/MAPAS México and AMPATH Nepal. This network is led by the AMPATH Global Executive Leadership team with representatives from each location.

AMPATH Global Secretariat – The Indiana University Center for Global Health (IUCGH) serves as the secretariat of AMPATH Global. In this role, the staff of IUCGH coordinates regular meetings of AMPATH partners and stakeholders, builds broad support for all AMPATH efforts, and coordinates research, education and care efforts across multiple partnerships. IUCGH fuels our collective mission and vision by serving as the structural “backbone” of the partnership network.

MAPAS –The Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare translates in Spanish as Modelo Académico para Proveer Acceso a la Salud (MAPAS), which is the term used to describe the AMPATH partnership in México.