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Our faculty, staff, and learners are always making news. We love to see the mission of UNC Children’s and the Department of Pediatrics reflected in the media. Whether we’re announcing promotions and research awards, welcoming new leaders, or sharing good news about growth and improvements in children’s services at UNC,...

The Global Health Advisory Board is excited to announce the selection of the 2021 cohort of Global Health Pathway residents. They come from diverse backgrounds with a variety of experiences but are each committed to careers incorporating Global Health. They will join our current participants in a longitudinal program lasting...

Daley CL, Iaccarino JM, Lange C, Cambau E, Wallace RJ Jr, Andrejak C, Böttger EC, Brozek J, Griffith DE, Guglielmetti L, Huitt GA, Knight SL, Leitman P, Marras TK, Olivier KN, Santin M, Stout JE, Tortoli E, van Ingen J, Wagner D, Winthrop KL. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Aug 14;71(4):e1-e36....

UNC offers a broad range of experiences in global health clinical care and research, as well as didactic activities covering myriad topics in the School of Medicine, School of Public Health, Institute for Global Health and Infectious Disease, and others. In order to enhance the professional development of residents who...

As medical experts continue to learn more about the coronavirus, they’re studying its effects on children. While the illness typically produces weaker symptoms compared to older patients, it’s believed the virus is causing a new reaction in some kids. Dr. Eveline Wu works for UNC Health as a Clinical Assistant...

The Pediatrics Department's Global Health program has a limited amount of funding to promote Pediatric Global Health scholarly activity. These funds will be used to help offset the costs of presenting at and/or attending conferences or publishing manuscripts.

Applications for the 2020 Resident Global Health Scholarship are open and the deadline is February 15, 2020. Awards range from $500-$2,000.

GLOBAL HEALTH FORUM | "Community-based VIA and Thermocoagulation for cervical cancer prevention in Rural Malawi" - Fan Lee, MD Resident Physician, OBGYN OGHE Global Health Scholar

Dr. Tisu Mvalo is an Assistant Research Professor of Pediatrics at UNC as well as the in-country Pediatric Director of UNC Project Malawi. He practices clinically at Kamuzu Central Hospital in Lilongwe, Malawi and he also provides on-the-ground mentorship for the rotating learners. Dr. Mvalo is the PI in several...

Dr. Tom Catena, MD from Duke, is the only physician for a population of more than 750,000 in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains, a conflict zone where humanitarian aid is restricted. At the Mother of Mercy Hospital, founded in 2007, he treats as many as 400 patients a day and is on...