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Join us for the next monthly OGHE Global Health Forum on Monday, March 24 from 12-1 pm in Roper Hall (Room 4302) OR online on zoom (https://zoom.us/j/3111814366?omn=97728086196). RSVP by 12 noon on Thursday, March 20, for a boxed lunch – if joining the in person event. Selena An, MD, MSPH,...

In Summer 2025, two medical students and one SOM faculty participated in the Bridging Community Medicine and Innovations in Japan program with Nagoya University’s School of Medicine.  Read the full article about their experiences and consider applying for the Summer 2025 program.  

Join us for the next monthly OGHE Global Health Forum on Monday, January 27 from 12-1 pm in Roper Hall (Room 4302) OR online on zoom (https://zoom.us/j/3111814366?omn=97728086196). RSVP by 12 noon on Thursday, January 23, for a boxed lunch – if joining the in person event. Sahal Thahir, MD: Immune...

#TarHealTuesday is here! The Office of Global Health Education needs your help to keep supporting amazing students like Harini, Kira, and Grip. The first $1500 donated are matched and would help one student have an immersive 6-week rotation! Give today: www.unchf.org/tht24globalhealth

Join us for the next monthly OGHE Global Health Forum on Monday, November 25 from 12-1 pm in Roper Hall (Room 4302) OR online on zoom (https://zoom.us/j/3111814366?omn=97728086196). RSVP by 12 noon on Thursday, November 21, for a boxed lunch – if joining the in person event. Alyssa Tilly, MD: Doing...

Join us for the next monthly OGHE Global Health Forum on Monday, October 28 from 12-1 pm in Roper Hall (Room 4302) OR online on zoom (https://zoom.us/j/3111814366?omn=97728086196). RSVP by 12 noon on Thursday, October 24, for a boxed lunch – if joining the in person event. Michael Herce, MD, MPH,...

What’s it like to provide medical assistance in locations only accessible by foot? Harini Sridhar, a fourth-year medical student at UNC School of Medicine, discovered the answer firsthand this summer. With the support of the Office of Global Health Education, she joined a group of 20 attending physicians, residents and medical students...

Come learn the details about OGHE’s Migrant Health Service-Learning Program in Tucson, Arizona AND The Sexual & Reproductive Health in Bolivia Group Summer Programs.  (The application cycle will be mid-October to mid-November.)  Monday, September 30, 12:15-1:15 pm, 5302 Roper Hall. Pizza will be served. 

A recent Carolina Stories article titled A Family of Scholars highlighted a family of three sisters all with connection to OGHE. The younger twins participated in the Reproductive and Sexual Health program in Bolivia in summer 2023 on the OGHE Medical Horizons scholarship and Amya is currently one of our...

Announcing CUGH Virtual Week: Global Health Webinar Series Sept 30 – Oct 3, 2024 The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH) Virtual Week, a dynamic series of webinars from Monday, Sept 30 to Thursday, Oct 3, 2024. This event will feature insightful discussions on a range of pressing issues...

MD Foundation Phase student Grip Gilbert spent part of his summer in Rwanda on the University of Global Health Equity’s Community Based Education Global Scholars Program. Click on the title to read the full article about his experience.

The OGHE Global Health Scholars program is a competitive, multi-disciplinary opportunity that provides funding to support the career and leadership development of residents with a strong interest in global health. OGHE Global Health Scholars are enrolled in a structured program supported through a partnership of the OGHE, Office of GME, and the...