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Srijana and Sujata Bhattarai Chhetri featured in American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Newsletter

February 16, 2024
Srijana and Sujata Bhattarai Chhetri, both MD class of 2026 and both part of the Scholarly Concentration in Global Health (cohort 5) were recently featured in the February 2024 Newsletter for the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.  Click on the title to see the full article.

Dr. Jessica Lin, MD, MCSR Studying Malaria Transmission & Elimination in Sub-Saharan Africa – Monday, January 22, 2024, Roper Hall 4302

January 16, 2024
Dr. Jessica Lin is an NIH-funded physician-scientist and principal investigator in the Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Ecology Lab (IDEEL) at UNC. Her research lies at the interface of clinical and molecular studies on malaria. Earlier in her career, she studied multi-drug resistant malaria and relapses due to vivax malaria in...

Expanding Global Health Experiences: Migrant Health at the U.S. Border, Reproductive Health in Bolivia 

October 6, 2023
The Office of Global Health Education (OGHE), through the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases and the UNC School of Medicine, introduces learners to global health experiences that often inspire them to be agents of change. While the scope of these experiences may vary, students join local health teams...

Perspectives from the US/Mexico Borderlands: “Whose Crisis? Tracing the History of Border Enforcement and its Consequences for Sending Communities in Central America.” Dr. Liz Oglesby, University of Arizona, & Caleb Walker, Jesuit Volunteer Corps & UNC Alumn, Casa Alitas Welcome Center: “Stories of Tragedy and Triumph.”

April 5, 2022
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Global Health Scholars: Applications Open for 2022 Cycle

April 1, 2022
OGHE is pleased to announce the opening of our 2022 GH Scholars cycle. Please share with any interested residents. Program details and application link can be found here. Email Moira for questions.

Dr. Ashley Appiagyei presents “Unintended Pregnancy among HIV-infected Malawian Women on Efavirenz…”

June 14, 2021
                                                         June 17, 2021   12:00-1:00pm Ashley Appiagyei, MD, MPH UNC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology OGHE Global Health Scholar, 2019-2021 Dr. Appiagyei is...

OGHE names five new resident and fellow Global Health Scholars

May 28, 2021
May, 2021 UNC’s Office of Global Health Education (OGHE) selected its 2021-2023 cohort of Global Health Scholars. The competitive two-year program supports the career and leadership development of UNC fellows and resident physicians who have a strong interest in global health. The scholars’ selection includes $8,000 to support research proposals....

Special guest speaker, Dr. Henry Perry discusses life’s work in Global Community-Based Primary Health Care

April 26, 2021
Co-sponsored by the UNC IGHID Office of Global Health Education & UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, we are excited to host Henry Perry to discuss his life’s work in global public health across several continents. Henry Perry, MD, PhD, MPH presents “A Career in Global Health: From a...