Harvard Global Health Institute

📢 Exciting Opportunity for Trainees in Global Health! 🌍 The Ghana Physicians & Surgeons Foundation of North America (GPSF) is inviting medical students, residents, and fellows to submit abstracts for poster and oral presentations at their upcoming 22nd Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA, May 16-17, 2025. This year’s theme is: Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Face of Emerging Infectious Diseases: The Role of the Healthcare Provider. Showcase your work on global health, antimicrobial stewardship, or related areas. Special focus on experiences in developing countries. Oral presenters receive $100 off the conference registration fee! 📅 Submission Deadline: January 15, 2025 📤 Submit abstracts to: ghanaphysiciansusa@gmail.com 🔗 Download the abstract submission guidelines here: https://lnkd.in/ec8XT8MR

As we approach the winter recess, we’re excited to share an early edition of our monthly opportunities round-up! This month’s issue highlights global health opportunities and insights, alongside key takeaways from our Annual Report for the Academic Year 2023–2024. From everyone at the Harvard Global Health Institute, we wish you a joyful holiday season and a wonderful start to the new year! We hope you find these resources valuable as you explore, engage, and advance your global health journey. Stay tuned for more updates in the new year, and subscribe for upcoming opportunities and insights!

🌍 2025 Global Health Summer Internships – Applications Now Open! 🌍 Calling all Harvard undergraduates: Explore these internships to spend your summer making an impact. 📌 Learn more on our Summer Opportunities page: https://lnkd.in/eHCydfX7 Gain hands-on experience through: - Pre-arranged internships with partner organizations (domestic or international) - Summer Undergraduate Research in Global Health (SURGH): Research with Harvard faculty on campus - Find-your-own projects with HGHI funding 📅 Deadlines: Pre-arranged & SURGH: Feb 2, 2025 Independent Funding: March 15, 2025

The application for the HGHI Burke Global Health Fellowships is still OPEN! Hear from our past Burke Fellows about their transformative experiences during their fellowship. Join a vibrant community committed to making a meaningful impact on health equity and innovation around the world. 📅 Application Deadline: January 31st, 2025 at 5pm EST 📍 Learn more and apply here: https://lnkd.in/gDktC-uH Watch full videos here: https://lnkd.in/eg-Bg6R9

Congratulations to all three Harvard students named 2025 Marshall Scholars! We are proud to celebrate Ryan Doan-Nguyen, John Lin, and Laila Nasher. A special shoutout to John Lin, co-president of the Harvard Global Health Institute's Student Advisory Committee. John has been an invaluable leader here at HGHI, championing health equity and advancing our community's mission. As a Marshall Scholar, John will continue his studies in biological sciences at the Wellcome Sanger Institute at the University of Cambridge and medical anthropology at the University of Oxford. We are incredibly proud of all three scholars and excited to see the global impact they will make! 🌍 📌 Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/evumfnHr

#ICYMI: A Partnership to Catalyze Hepatitis Elimination in the Philippines and Strengthen Primary Healthcare The recording is now available for this virtual Global Health Coffee Session! Explore the ongoing global efforts to combat viral hepatitis, a leading cause of preventable deaths. Our featured speakers, David B. Duong, MD, MPH, Janus P. Ong, MD, MPH and Todd Pollack, MD, discuss their collaboration spanning the United States, Vietnam, and the Philippines, where they navigate diverse political, social, and health system landscapes to advance a unified goal of equitable, people-centered care. Dr. Louise Ivers MD, MPH moderates the conversation. 📌 Watch the full recording here: https://lnkd.in/d9hUjVDx

#ICYMI: Health System and Reform: China’s Experience The recording is now available for this virtual Global Health Research & Innovation Session! Our featured speaker, Winnie Yip, Professor of Global Health and Economics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Faculty Director of the school wide Harvard China Health Partnership, analyzes China’s success and challenges in ensuring universal and equitable basic healthcare. Dr. Louise Ivers MD, MPH moderates the conversation. 📌 Watch the full recording here: https://lnkd.in/eTNgDYUh

Two Seminars, Two dates - One topic "Demystifying #Clinical Research for the #Early-Career and #Laboratory Investigator. Join us next week (Tuesday, Dec 17 at 12 pm US ET) for Part I "Design and enrollment of #clinical studies." Moderator: Douglas Krakower Speakers: Boris Juelg on "“The ABC of #Clinical #Trials”; Kathryn Stephenson on "“From Idea to Reality: Key Elements of Launching a #Clinical Study” and Martha Jones on “Key Considerations for the #IRB Approval Process of #Clinical #Research." Register Here: https://lnkd.in/dir4i7-t Access the HU CFAR Website: https://lnkd.in/duC7apMH Harvard Medical School, Mass General Brigham, Mass General Research Institute, Ragon Institute of Mass General Brigham, MIT, and Harvard, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Global Health Institute, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Fenway Health, Boston Medical Center (BMC), Boston Children's Hospital, Providence/Boston CFAR, Midwest Developmental Center for AIDS Research, Emory University School of Medicine, UAB Medicine, UMass Chan Medical School, Boston University School of Public Health, Tufts University School of Medicine

Tune in this Friday, December 13th for A Partnership to Catalyze Hepatitis Elimination in the Philippines and Strengthen Primary Healthcare! This discussion is centered around the ongoing efforts to mitigate this pressing issue and how hepatitis care has been used as a strategic entry point to fortify primary healthcare systems. 🔗 Register today: https://lnkd.in/d9n3nD2b

We’re thrilled to share highlights from today's Research Project Management Workshop, led by Mariam Krikorian Atkinson, PhD, Adjunct Professor of Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. It was an inspiring session, providing our current Burke Fellows with valuable tools for community-building and advancing their professional development. 💡 Are you a post-doc or junior faculty member looking to join this dynamic community? Applications for the Burke Fellowships are open! 🔗 Learn more & apply: https://lnkd.in/gDktC-uH Featured Burke Fellows: Tess Wiskel MD, MPH, Chuan-Chin Huang, Jacqueline Seiglie, Jon Strong Featured HGHI-Salata Burke Climate and Health Fellow: Colleen Lanier-Christensen, PhD, MPH