This fall, representatives from Duke University will host a webinar info session about graduate-level summer opportunities through The Duke Global Policy Program in Geneva. Below you will find a short overview of the program and helpful links (i.e. program video, Instagram) For more information and to RSVP for the following webinar, please fill out the … Read more

Sameer Arora, MD
Fellow, Division of Cardiology & Preventive Medicine

Emily Ciccone, MD
Clinical Instructor and Fellow, Infectious Diseases
Global Health Scholar, Cohort 2017-19

“It’s a thorough and integrated education about how to be an intern in the next year and I would say the best part of this rotation is getting “an original taste” of life in intern year in a protected environment. I was also impressed by two educational concepts at UNC: bedside rounding and continuous feedback” – Hangcheng Fu, Fudan Univerisity Shanghai Medical College (China)

We are very pleased to share exciting news! After a decade of successful collaborations and hard work – and in efforts to continue growing and deepening partnerships- the OIA is transitioning to the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases (IGHID) and being renamed the Office of Global Health Education. And, we are excited … Read more

“UNC, being ranked number one in primary care has well renowned programs and I was excited to be a part of it. What I liked about the program is that there is a beautiful balance between patient care and academics.There are major research activities and efficient patient care going on here at the same time.”
— Arunima Jose, Sree Gokulam Medical College and Research Foundation (India)

“I would have to say attending clinics and getting to talk to the local people was an interesting experience. Learning the intricacies of the US health care system and experiencing how physicians work around the bureaucratic hurdles to help patients was a great learning opportunity. ”
— Syed Osama Ahmad, Alfaisal University College of Medicine (Saudi Arabia)

“One of my favorite parts is that it’s a very big hospital compared to where I live. Here we have patients from all around the state so that means that we have many patients whose are very difficult cases and have very rare diseases. I have seen many syndromes here that I had never seen in Spain, and I really enjoy doing research and learning how the treatment and management of these patients is.”
— Martin Huerta Garcia, Universidad de Navarra (Spain)

Amber Beg, MD
Global Health Scholar
Pediatrics Resident