UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Provost Robert A. Blouin, and Chief Global Officer Barbara J. Stephenson reaffirm commitment to international students . July 16, 2020 Dear Carolina Community, As the nation’s first public university, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has dedicated over 225 years to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, … Read more
We are proud to announce our newest cohort of Global Health Scholars! This competitive, two-year, multi-disciplinary program will provide funding to support the career and leadership development of residents with a strong interest in global health. The UNC Global Health Scholars Program will leverage the extensive global health resources, opportunities, and UNC faculty expertise to … Read more
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
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
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
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