Welcome!

The purpose of UNC School of Medicine’s Office of International Activities (OIA) is to support, promote, publicize, and coordinate activities, accomplishments, and opportunities in global health and international medical education of the School’s medical students, house staff/residents and faculty.

The primary function of the OIA is to develop programmatic structure and support for UNC medical students interested in global health. The OIA will run a regular interdisciplinary course in Global health and support students doing independent global health electives and selectives by assisting with issues of faculty advising, educational objectives, registration for credit, travel health and safety information, and funding possibilities. The OIA will provide guidance to student-led initiatives in global health formally supported by UNC, including: International Health Forum, Honduran Health Alliance, Proyecto Puentos de Salud in Mexico and the Collaborative Sahsa Health Initiative in Nicaragua.

The OIA provides organized educational sessions on global health topics, and practical planning and funding of international health electives. The OIA maintains a database for tracking and evaluating international placements for medical students, and reports these activities to the School and the larger campus community.

The OIA also works with student affairs to improve the experience of international students working at UNC and with residency directors to promote international experiences for residents.

The Office of International Activities in the SOM seeks to foster collaboration and cooperation with broader initiatives in global health and education at UNC, including the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Disease, the Office of Global Health in the SPH, and the University Center for Global Initiatives. UNC OIA takes an active role in membership of the Global Health Education Consortium (GHEC) including assistance with development of training materials, considering formal incorporation of global health into medical school curricula, and presentation at workshops and programs.

The office is staffed by a Program Manager, and a global health resource area will be available for interested medical students to use. Our hope is that the OIA will become a hub for global health activities within the SOM. Let’s see what we can do to work together in global ways!

International Visiting Student Program
international@med.unc.edu

Brian Moynihan, MA, Program Manager
moynihan@med.unc.edu

Martha C. Carlough, MD, MPH, Director
martha_carlough@med.unc.edu

Douglas Morgan, MD, MPH, Co-Director
douglas_morgan@med.unc.edu