Category Archives: Student Spotlight

Two medical students win infectious disease scholarships for global health

Students will work on HIV in Guatemala and rotavirus in Zambia Read More

Breakthrough behind the scenes

UNC grad and current UNC postdoc Kim Powers wants to understand acute HIV transmission Read More

Advancing nursing in Malawi begins with just one person

Chifundo Zimba plans to use her UNC nursing degree to improve the profession in Malawi Read More

Learning to listen

MPH student Meredith Kamradt reflects on a summer global health internship in Honduras Read More

Five UNC students to spend summer tackling global problems

Class of 1938 fellowship winners will take on international health projects Read More

Clinical lab scientists advance global health

Annadele Herman, Timica Campbell do a summer internship in Malawi Read More

Discovering “the best that can come out of you”: Charles Chasela

UNC trainee Charles Chasela, PhD has persevered despite obstacles and setbacks Read More

Global health programs produce confident clinicians: Amber Draughton

By Lisa Chensvold March 2, 2010 — Amber Draughton wanted to be a nurse from the time she was in middle school, when she found inspiration out of adversity. Draughton’s grandfather was dying of bone cancer, and as painful as … Read More

Working in global health requires flexibility: Cindi Snider

By Saumya Ayyagari (’11) December 1, 2009 — When Cindi Snider headed off to Thailand to spend a year working as an infectious disease and public health preparedness advisor, little did she know that her greatest assets would be flexibility … Read More

Lillian Brown, MD/PhD student, is working to curb the spread of HIV in Malawi

By Lisa Chensvold September 18, 2009 — Lillian Brown is an ambitious student with a long list of accomplishments. Not only has she has taken on the challenge of earning a medical degree and a doctorate in epidemiology at the … Read More