Category: OGHE in the News

UNC Medical Students Noor Alghanem and Dalton Craven spent their summers between their first and second year of medical school abroad on clinical and research experiences..  Both have posted videos to the School of Medicine instagram accounts to show what a typical day abroad was like for each of them....

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...

Read about a recent UNC Medical Student’s experience working on malnutrition in Guatemala.

Join us for the next monthly OGHE Global Health Forum on Monday, April 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, April 24, for a boxed lunch – if joining the in person event. Joy Baumgartner, PhD, CMSW,...

Read about a recent exchange student’s experience participating in a clinical rotation at UNC hospitals.  

The Scholarly Concentration Program in Global Health  is a competitive longitudinal cohort program.  The purpose of the Global Health Scholarly Concentration is to train globally-minded physicians in the practice, research, and study of health and its determinants. Our goal is to prepare students with the knowledge and understanding to improve...

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.