The First Quarter: 128 Brains are Better than One!
Fall brings with it the excitement of new beginnings and a renewed sense of purpose, and we are certainly feeling that energy at GHC! Each weekend over the past 6 weeks, our 128 current fellows joined together in each of our placement countries for their first GHC Quarterly Retreat. This is the first time our fellows […]
Technology and Health: Impact of phone network radioactivity on neighboring communities
In the 1990s, cellular phones first became widely available in the United States. Over subsequent years, however, its roll out and usage has increased dramatically worldwide. To harness this increased demand, desire and roll out, telecommunications service providers worldwide had to, and are still, placing towers in several communities: mainly in areas they deem allows […]
It Takes a Village to Raise a Fellow
As you sit anxiously aboard a series of flights from GHC Training to your placement in rural Uganda, you are so fired up with inspiration and vision that you feel nothing will stop you from hitting the ground running. You quickly learn, however, that hitting the ground running makes little sense when the pace at […]
Field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Last week the NYC alumni committee hosted an event for GHC alums, fellows and community members at the wonderful and inspiring Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. We were able to tour parts of the museum with a guide, reflect on the Nelson A. Rockefeller special exhibit, and enjoy lunch together. We were honored […]
From the Inside
While working on my Masters in Public Health in Boston, Partners In Health (PIH) represented the ideal organization to work for: completely committed to the notion that health is a human right with an amazing global reputation among those in the public health field. Therefore I jumped at the opportunity to spend a fellowship year […]
Chronicling Our Year of Growth with #Selfies
I think most fellows join Global Health Corps not just to make the world a better place, but to also make themselves better people. One indicator of this is that the fellowship year is designed to be one of growth, both personally and professionally. I know that I accepted my fellowship position because I believed […]