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Hamdi Sheikhsaid, a fourth-year medical student, participated in the Global Medical Education and Research Program in 2022. The future Doctor Sheikhsaid shares her experiences in Arusha, Tanzania.

Christina Daragan, a fourth-year student at the University of Minnesota’s Medical School, participated in the Global Medical Education and Research Program in 2022. Organized through the Center for Global and Social Responsibility, the…

Global health, while a relatively new field, carries a long legacy. This course will explore the ethical frameworks that need to be considered in global health engagements.

The Brocher Declaration guides policy on short-term global health engagements like medical missions to reduce harm, protect patients, prioritize host communities, and address power imbalances.  

For the first time this past fall, the CGHSR’s Global Health in Local Contexts course included a unique opportunity for students to learn alongside peers in other countries.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty and staff from CGHSR, the Medical School and other institutions worked to convert in-person health screening training to online training.

CGHSR has released the Request for Proposals for our 2022 Global Health Seed Grants. Awards of up to $25,000 are available to fund interdisciplinary research collaborations to advance new global health research.

CGHSR successfully held our ninth annual Global Health Case Competition the last week of January, which included over 50 student participants from 13 University of Minnesota schools or colleges.