Maria Sofia Cuba Fuentes and a team of researchers received an inaugural Global Engagement Grant from CGHSR in 2021. The results of their research in Peru were published last month in PLOS Global Public Health.

We are thrilled to announce the recipients of 2023 Global Engagement Grants! Each of the projects selected this year exemplify the CGHSR mission to advance sustainable, equitable health worldwide.

Travel to Quito, Ecuador for a new course from CGHSR – Ecuador: Social, Environmental, and Cultural Determinants of Health. In this course, students will experience the diverse nature of global health and development and their impacts on Ecuadorian and Latin American life. 

Our annual Quie & Peterson Global Health Lecture honors the work of Dr. Paul G. Quie and Dr. Phillip K. Peterson, striving to continue their legacy of global health leadership and to inspire the next generation of global health leaders.

Learn more about this year's Quie and Peterson Global Health Lecture

“Travel promotes personal growth and teaches you about your own resilience. The entire experience is something you can’t get in a classroom or in a familiar place.”

In the era of COVID-19, and even before our current COVID pandemic, the global health community has been questioning ethical, equitable, and mutual models for global health engagement and partnership.

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.

Approximately two years ago, as a society, we had to adjust to life as we knew it in the name of public safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. As we all grappled with the trauma of social isolation, the desire to protect our family and loved ones, and lack of access to resources we came to depend on–healthcare workers-who have been affected in extremely challenging ways that the public may not always be aware of.

Join a dynamic, interdisciplinary group of learners for India: Global Health, Globalization and Leadership (GHSR 6715). This winter break course in Mysore, India will explore health, health care delivery, and social determinants in the context of globalization in India. 

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.