Office of Global Health
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Collaborators from UMMS, University of Liberia and Health Education
And Relief Through Teaching (HEARTT) are pictured at UL during a March
2011 visit.
From left to right: Donna Gallagher, APRN, co-director of Global
Health; Vuyu Golakai, MD, dean, University of Liberia School of
Medicine; Dean Terrence R. Flotte, MD; Emmet Dennis, PhD, president,
University of Liberia; James Sirleaf, MD, HEARTT; Patricia McQuilkin,
MD, director of Pediatric Global Medicine Education and Katherine
Luzuriaga, MD, associate provost of Global Health.
To read more about Launcing Medical Education Studies in Liberia click here |
The UMMS Office of Global Health (OGH) was founded in 2009 to enhance and expand UMMS research and training programs in global health improvement and disease prevention. Specific goals include the following:
- Create an organizational structure that identifies and addresses the challenges of developing and conducting global health training, research, and service projects.
- Work with the medical, graduate, and nursing schools and other UMass campuses to create programs that will rigorously prepare trainees for careers in global health.
- Administer grant programs that provide seed money for innovative research and educational programs. A pilot project grant program serves to catalyze the development of interdisciplinary translational research projects that provide a firm scientific base for clinical practice and public health policy. Travel grant programs facilitate the training of global health researchers and care providers through participation in clinical and research activities.
We invite you to explore the UMMS Global Health website, where you will find a searchable database of UMMS global health activities, policies and information on international travel, a calendar of global health seminars and events, and links to internal and external resources (including funding opportunities). We hope that you will join us in our efforts to make a global difference!