Irving Hoffman, PA, MPH
Director of International Operations, Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases
International Director, UNC Project-Malawi
Professor of Medicine
Areas of Interest
Prevention, treatment and control of the traditional Sexually Transmitted Infectious (STI), gonorrhea and the pathogens/diseases causing genital ulcers; the intersection of HIV and the traditional STI's; TB and Malaria vaccine implementation; HIV prevention among people who inject drugs
About
Awards and Honors
- UNC Faculty Mentoring, Award, Faculty to Student Mentoring 2019
In the news
Michaela Tse is a Senior at UNC-Chapel Hill majoring in Global Studies and minoring in both Business and Japanese. This past summer, she spent eight weeks in Malawi to do research for her senior thesis, mentored by Professor Irving Hoffman, PA, MPH, UNC Project Malawi’s International Director. The opportunity came about after she joined the … Read more Irving Hoffman is a professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, the International Director of UNC Project-Malawi, and Director of International Operations for the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases (IGHID). With more than 32 years of service to UNC’s global health community, Hoffman has worked in over 19 countries, providing technical assistance and … Read more A generous gift from Hyman and Marietta Bielsky will fund a new clinic in Malawi for reproductive health and sexually transmitted infections. The new clinic will replace a 50-year-old infrastructure for sexually transmitted disease research and care, the place where UNC’s global health work began. Long-lived friendships are special connections with those who knew you back when. But even … Read more The Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases and UNC Project-Malawi were awarded a $4.5 million grant by the UK’s Fleming Fund to strengthen Malawi’s One Health Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) program. The grant will support the national AMR coordination committee and technical working groups, supporting ownership and alignment and scaling up a One Health AMR mentoring scheme. In the human … Read more
Undergraduate Student Evaluates HIV Programming in Malawi for Senior Thesis
IAMIGHID: Irving Hoffman, PA, MPH
Alumni Gift Will Fund New Clinic in Malawi, Enhancing Research and Care for Reproductive Health and Sexually Transmitted Infections
Grant boosts antimicrobial resistance efforts in Malawi
Education
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Undergraduate
Indiana University
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PA
Duke University
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MPH
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Fellowship
TB control at National Jewish Hospital, Denver, Colo