“You need to be active, ask questions, ask for consults, offer to write patient notes and that way, you will have a more fulfilling experience.” – Amrin Kharawala, Medical College Baroda

“Ask for feedback, I asked after every week. I wanted to know what to do better for the next week. Try to do everything, try to experience how to write notes, how to interview patients, how to conduct family meetings. Never feel shy; never think you can’t do this task.” – Vasudha Sharma, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital

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 an excellent opportunity for students … Read more

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 global work and increase students’ … Read more

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 Family Medicine. Dr. Zhou-Talbert is … Read more

Fan Lee, MD
Resident Physician, OBGYN
OGHE Global Health Scholar

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.

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 a poster for his award-winning … Read more

“The clinics are super busy, which translates to more learning opportunities. The attendings devote a great deal of time to teaching and answering my questions, so I feel like I am constantly learning something new.” – Sowmya Kruttiventi – Coimbatore Medical College (India)

“The fellow and attendings were super helpful; they pushed me to do better every day and provided me with valuable feedback every day. My experience here has definitely helped me gain insight about the US medical system, present my cases confidently, and type up patient notes.” – Swati John, Kasturba Medical College Manipal (India)

Catherine A. Staton, MD, MScGH
Assistant Professor, Surgery and Global Health
Duke University Medical Center