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Divya Mallampati is recent alum of GlobeMed and graduate of Northwestern University with a bachelor's degree in Anthropology. During her time at Northwestern, Divya served at both the chapter level and at the national office in Evanston...

Jon Shaffer is a recent graduate of Northwestern University with a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering...

To the extended GlobeMed family:As I prepare to head off to the UK this coming fall, I wanted to reflect on our awesome ride together for the past few years.Countless moments will remain imprinted on my memory for years to come...

GlobeMed at Rhodes College was founded in the fall of 2008.  A team of four members traveled to Nicaragua for three weeks this summer to work on-site with A Ministry of Sharing Health and Hope (AMOS), a grassroots organization that focuses on primary health care issues in communities throughout ...

As promised, below is Jon Lichkus's moving speech delivered at the 2009 GlobeMed Global Health Summit. "I almost didn't attend the Inaugural Summit two years ago. I had only decided to go at the last minute, and yet I wonder what would have happened if I missed out...

In this two-part post, the text version of both Senior Speeches delivered at the closing student dinner at the 2009 GlobeMed Global Health Summit  will be pasted for our readers....

In the United States, philanthropic giving is ingrained into our society with 89% of households giving charitable donations every year. Yet, aside from the most recent U.S...

  Last weekend, three GlobeMed Chapters had the opportunity to spend a warm weekend in Austin, Texas to talk with 1000 other students about their work in global health....

Just 42 days left until the 2009 GlobeMed Global Health Summit! So far over 120 students (and counting) from across the country have registered to participate in three days of educational and inspiring lectures, panels, and workshops...

Where do you stand? Below I lay out a few of the key debates (feel free to post important debates that I missed in the comments section!) that are currently playing out in global health when it comes to international aid. Are these "divides" we can play in active role in bridging...

Where do you stand? Below I lay out a few of the key debates (feel free to post important debates that I missed in the comments section!) that are currently playing out in global health when it comes to international aid...

Imagine an orphaned 9 year old girl caring for her 3 siblings in a village in Rwanda. What are the girl's risk factors for getting HIV/AIDS?On Tuesday, December 9th, the GlobeMed Network had the great opportunity to engage in such questions with Dr...

In his article “Structural Violence and Clinical Medicine,” Paul Farmer declares, “Medical professionals are not trained to make structural interventions.” However, it seems clear to those of us who ascribe to the concept of structural violence that this is an outlook on medical practice that ca...