Medical Student Profile: Dana Potashner

MSIH offers a unique MD program that tends to attract non-traditional medical students, some of whom come with fascinating prior experiences in global health. For this medical student profile, we spoke with first-year student Dana Potashner to learn more about what led her to MSIH.  First-year student, Dana Potashner, first became interested in Global Health […]

MSIH Student wins “Smart Bedside Challenge” Health Hackathon

Elasaf Gilbert (7th from left) and the team that won the “Smart Bedside Challenge” Health Hackathon Third-year MSIH student, Elasaf Gilbert, was part of the team that won Israel Innovation Institute’s “Smart Bedside Challenge” Health Hackathon. Along with his team, Elasaf, who earned his undergraduate degree in engineering, placed 1st out of the 16 teams […]

Thinking About Medical School with a Global Health Focus? 5 Things To Consider

The journey to becoming a medical professional can be challenging and all-consuming. Studying medicine with a goal in mind can help you along your journey. At the Medical School for International Health, students focus on a shared goal of becoming global health physicians. Therefore, many of our alumni work in rural areas in the U.S., […]

Upcoming Events

MSIH holds periodic prospective student events online, as well as in-person across the US, Canada, and Israel. We invite you to join us to learn more about our admissions process, as well as ask questions about our unique M.D. Program.  Upcoming Information Sessions: MSIH will be holding information sessions in Winter and Spring 2020. Check […]

Former MSIH Teaching Assistant takes First Prize in “Tech Pitch” at Yale Innovation Summit

Dr. Amir Mor, who worked as a teaching assistant at MSIH for many years, completed a Fellowship at Yale Medical School. In May 2019, he won 1st prize at the Yale Innovation Summit for his work on the ACIS.   Since its inception more than 20 years ago, MSIH has employed Israeli medical students to work […]

Lessons from a migrant clinic on the US Southern Border

Because of its emphasis on global health, graduates of the Medical School for International Health are uniquely prepared to provide health care in underserved regions. Many go on to deal with global health crises, like the current migrant crisis at the US Southern Border. The article below is the third of our 3-part series on […]

The Separation of Children at the US-Mexico Border: The Viewpoint of Two Global Health Pediatricians

The unique medical school curriculum at MSIH includes a special focus on Global Health. Alumni of the school are trained to work in and research some of the most profound health crises across the globe. The article below is the second in a 3-part series on MSIH Alumni and their experiences with the migrant health […]

Migrant Health Crisis: Dr. Shaanan Meyerstein on Working with Refugees

Dr. Shaanan Meyerstein speaks to MSIH students on his experiences working with refugees in various environments, specifically in the migrant health crisis in the US.  The MSIH curriculum includes a special focus on Global Health, which uniquely trains the school’s alumni to work in and around some of the most profound health crises across the […]

21st Physicians’ Oath Ceremony at MSIH

In late September, twenty-eight students of the Class of 2023 took their Physicians’ Oath at MSIH’s 21st Ceremony. Several family members came to Israel from the US and Canada to watch their relatives take the Oath, this year administered by Prof. Shimon Glick, a founding faculty member of MSIH. The guest speaker at the ceremony […]

MSIH Student Interns at WHO Regional Office for Europe in Copenhagen

MSIH encourages all of its students to pursue Global Health activities whenever they can. Last year, at the initiative of a student, Bruce Larkin, several first-year students paired off with MSIH alumni to work together during their summer break. Bruce himself went to work with Dr. Patrick O’Connor, (MSIH alumnus, 2003) in his post as […]