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Dr. Jeff Stringer discusses UNC Global Women’s Health (Virtual)

September 15, 2020
Thursday, September 17, 2020 12:00-1:00pm Jeff Stringer, MD Director, UNC Division of Global Women’s Health Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology Jeff Stringer, MD is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology at UNC’s Gillings School of...

Dr. Janey Phelps leads UNC Global Anesthesia Program

July 31, 2020
  UNC Global Anesthesia seeks to offer educational, clinical and research opportunities for Anesthesia trainees and faculty at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe Malawi.  The goal of the collaboration is to improve the anesthesia and critical care in Malawi through enhanced education, development of evidence based protocols, and quality improvement...

Med Students Take Their Learning Online with Summer Global Health Course

July 22, 2020
“COVID-19 travel restrictions have had a great impact on our students, effectively causing all electives to be cancelled this year, but remote learning does offer unique opportunities for students from all over the world to connect in the same class,” said Martha Carlough, director of the OGHE and professor in family medicine.  Read the full story by UNC Global here.

A Message from UNC-Chapel Hill on International Students

July 17, 2020
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Provost Robert A. Blouin, and Chief Global Officer Barbara J. Stephenson reaffirm commitment to international students . July 16, 2020 Dear Carolina Community, As the nation’s first public university, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has dedicated over 225 years to the...

Global Health Scholars Cohort V

June 1, 2020
We are proud to announce our newest cohort of Global Health Scholars! This competitive, two-year, multi-disciplinary program will provide funding to support the career and leadership development of residents with a strong interest in global health. The UNC Global Health Scholars Program will leverage the extensive global health resources, opportunities,...

Coronavirus Outbreak: Biology, Epidemiology, and Public Health Response

February 28, 2020

UNC Program in Nicaragua expands partnership with addition of PhD program

February 7, 2020

Triangle Global Health Career Day 2020

January 24, 2020
Register now to attend the fifth annual Triangle Global Health Career Day on Friday, February 7th to explore a wide range of health careers, cultivate your network with local health leaders, and learn how to prepare for your job search from our expert speakers. ​Triangle Global Health Career Day provides...

New MS1 Summer Project Opportunity in Zambia (UNC Gillings)

January 13, 2020
We are pleased to announce that the Office of Global Health Education is partnering with UNC Gillings and UNC Global Projects Zambia through the UNC Gillings Zambia Hub to bring new summer global health placements for first year medical students for summer 2020. To give more focus to the School’s...

Serena S. Zhou-Talbert, MD, MPH, Global Health Scholar, authors study on risk factors for Zika virus among NC Latinas

January 8, 2020
The North Carolina Medical Journal has published Dr. Serena S. Zhou-Talbert’s paper titled “Awareness, Knowledge, and Travel-Related Risk Factors for Zika Virus Among Latinas Attending a Federally Qualified Health Center in Rural North Carolina.” Dr. Zhou-Talbert was an OGHE Global Health Scholar during her training in the UNC Department of...

Medical Students Present at 2019 Winter Family Physicians Weekend

December 13, 2019
The Office of Global Health Education funded 7 School of Medicine students to present at the 2019 Winter Family Physicians Weekend hosted by the North Carolina Academy of Family Physicians. View their posters below.

International Visiting Student, Zainali Chunawala, receives Paul Dudley Int’l Award at American Heart Assocation Scientific Session

November 25, 2019
Zainali Chunawala from Seth GS Medical College in India completed a rotation in Cardiovascular Critical Care at UNC where he worked closely with Dr. Patricia Chang in the Division of Cardiology. He received the Paul Dudley White International Scholar Award at the 2019 American Heart Association Scientific Session. Zain presented...