GlobeMed

The GlobeMed Board of Directors has decided to close the organization at the end of the academic year. This decision was prompted by our financial realities. We expect to end all support for chapter and partners in July '23. More info in full announcement: mailchi.mp/globemed/hq-cl…

Our 2021-2022 annual report is here! Check out all of the ways that students grew and took advantage of leadership opportunities during the last academic year. We're immensely proud of them and the work. #annual-report" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">globemed.org/impact/#annual…

Check out the Blog "Local Engagement and Global Health: Exploring One Chapter’s Community Involvement" to learn more about Neha's involvement in her community buff.ly/3B94Ns6

Join us and the Right to Health Action [r2haction.org] team as they discuss their work around health equity and leveraging the COVID-19 disaster to ensure the human right to health and a safe environment is realized by everyone everywhere. Register using the link in bio

In case you missed it, our monthly newsletter went out last week! It features work being done by current chapters, upcoming events, recent learnings and more. 📩 Sign up for future newsletters to stay up-to-date on work being done in the GlobeMed community buff.ly/3c2L5DV

We wanted to make sure to let you know that you are invited to join us for Leadership Institute in August! In the past, this event was exclusive for eboard members, and we've realized that all GlobeMedders are leaders and would benefit from these sessions. buff.ly/3AxiZuG

Despite how much it would shape her college experience, Mackenzie Burke joined GlobeMed mostly by accident. Check out the blog by Eleanor to learn more about how Mackenzie got involved with GlobeMed and her journey with it! buff.ly/3bbxAl5

Check out our latest podcast: Sarah Stern and Indigenous Health Equity buff.ly/3tOJ9oz Sarah Stern is a GlobeMed at Columbia alum and currently works as a Health Educator at the Center for American Indian Health at Johns Hopkins University,

As we’ve been wrapping up the 2021–2022 academic year, it’s been great to look back to see all the new learnings, experiences, and growth everyone has had! The end of the year is a great opportunity to reflect on the learnings from the year and look back to see how you’ve grown

Join us and Yesnely Flores, MPH to explore the effects of social and cultural factors regarding intergenerational trauma amongst mixed status Latinx youth. Register using the link in our bio! buff.ly/3mCM9QU

📣 It's time for another #CommunityHealth Research Round-Up! Welcome to Issue 085! 💫 🧵 Check out this thread to find out how CHWs can be deployed to maximise geographic accessibility of primary healthcare services and so much more. Inspired? Subscribe below! 🤓 #researchroundup

"Global health was neither diverse nor global even before the pandemic, there is a real risk that all 🌍health events will be composed of elite, white people meeting in North American or European cities, to discuss issues that mostly impact people in LMICs" @paimadhu via @Forbes

WHO is working to achieve #HealthForAll. From our latest Results Report, WHO’s unique role in global health has contributed to progress & success in 62 countries around the 🌏🌍🌎. Follow this thread for #WHOimpact on the ground 👇 bit.ly/ResultsReport2…

Tobacco filters are the number one ocean plastic, more numerous than plastic bottles, plastic bags, or plastic straws. They pollute waterways, dissipate into microplastics and enter the food chain. Read more in our latest blog on #WorldNoTobaccoDay wrld.bg/blba50JohZO

GlobeMed’s Health Equity Speaker Series (HESS) is a monthly speaker series hosted by GlobeMed Headquarters featuring leaders in health equity. Check out the blog by Eleanor Ball as she talks with Elizabeth about how this series came to be using the link buff.ly/3wS8COw

“Decolonization means putting resources directly into the hands of those from the Global South who know their communities best.” — @SegalFoundation link.medium.com/vzxPWwXznqb This is why 100% of funds raised by GlobeMed chapters for their partners are unrestricted.

Jonas Twizeyimana @Jonas_BiomedEng, #UGHE's Simulation & Biomedical Technician was featured in the recent @Forbes article on the amazing work of engineers in global health development. He draws his inspiration from the Late Prof Paul Farmer. Read more➡️: forbes.com/sites/madhukar…

Last Summer, Bonnie had the privilege of working with A Ministry of Sharing Health and Hope (AMOS) through the GlobeMed GROW Summer Internship program. Check out Bonnie’s blog “GROW Project: Researching the mystery of NGOs’ exit strategies” at buff.ly/3FLRbU1

A great opportunity for people to apply for! Check it out:

Back in March, we held our GROW Kickoff & Orientation. This included a session aimed at preparing students for building a positive team culture with one another before the start of their GROW internship and this is what one of our GROW interns had to say!