“I honestly genuinely mean that this has been THE best learning experience- the most intense- but also the best learning experience so far.”

-Shaheb Javed, King Edward Medical University (Pakistan)

” I had a great experience at UNC. During one of my months here, we were a group of 8 students from literally all over the world-India, China, Jordan, Brazil, and Canada but we all hit it off so well that we remain in touch even now. We had weekly outings and explored every corner of Chapel Hill, which is one of the liveliest and most exciting student towns I have visited. This experience really proved that we are only separated by geographic borders, but human nature and values remain the same!”

— Radhika Kulkarni. Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. (India)

The OIA is proud to announce the upcoming release of North Carolina Children’s Global Health Handbook- by one of our 2017 OIA Resident Global Health Scholars, Erica Bjornstad, MD, MPH

“Everybody really makes you feel welcome and loved, and that was the reason that I became really comfortable and slowly confident in what I was doing”

-Alizeh Abbas, The Aga Khan University (Pakistan)

If humanity is lucky, the next flu virus with pandemic potential will unfold in a country with a strong public health service and well-stocked hospitals, able to swiftly contain the threat.

Check out this great article in UNC Global’s Carolina Passport about the exciting work our UNC Medical Students are doing around the world.

HIV Matters Podcast Explores Treatment, Prevention and Cure

During Mozambique’s unforgiving dry season, the limited water available is unpotable and risks spreading disease

This being the first experience for me here in the hospital, just the way to interact with your colleagues, how to interact with patients- I’m never going to forget that because I got it from here and I got to see how my doctors here are doing it. So, I want to take that back from here and try to incorporate that into my behavior. I think that will forever be the first thing I think of.

— Pooja Musuku. Gandhi Medical College (India)

” The patients were just really welcoming. I don’t know if it’s the entire country itself, or because it’s a southern place, but the patients are super nice. They talk to you and they love company.”

— Abel Joseph, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (India)

“My current elective is MEDI 414, which is Pulmonary Consult Service, it’s a really good elective if you are interested in Pulmonary Medicine as one of your future career goals.”

– Madhurima Home, Kasturba Medical College (India)

Myron Cohen, MD, Director of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Disease, was among a panel of experts interviewed by MedPage Today about anticipated issues in the field of infectious disease in 2018.