Upcoming Events

Interested in studying medicine and global health?  Learn more about MSIH by attending a webinar on Wednesday, April 25th at 7:00 pm EST or watch previous webinars        

An evening of celebration: 20 years of MSIH

On Saturday, March 17, 2018, The New York office of MSIH was honored to host the MSIH 20th Anniversary Reception at a stunning location near Bryant Park in Manhattan, New York. As guests entered the second floor ballroom, they were greeted by the sounds of laughter and conversation as alumni and faculty reconnected and updated each […]

The Foreign Medical School with the 100% Match Rate

Not many “Foreign Medical Schools” can boast 100% success on the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) – but that’s just what happened at the Medical School for International Health. All applicants from the class of 2018 successfully Matched and will be taking up Residency positions in prestigious programs in the US. “It’s inspiring,” said School […]

Inaugural Ben-Gurion Global Health Scholarship Announced

The Medical School for International Health (MSIH) at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has awarded its inaugural Ben-Gurion Global Health Scholarship to Shayna Miodownik of Flushing, New York. The highly competitive Ben-Gurion Global Health Scholarship covers full tuition for the M.D. program at MSIH, the groundbreaking medical school that incorporates global health components into […]

Turning Full Circle – MSIH Alumna returns to teach Surgery Global Health

Dr. Falyne Shapiro (nee Easly) graduated MSIH in 2009. After residency in Internal Medicine at Wilmington, North Carolina she came back to Israel with her husband in 2014.   Now a Critical Care Fellow at Assaf Ha-Rofeh hospital in Central Israel, Falyne came back to MISH on February to lead the Surgery Clerkship Global Health […]

MSIH Alumna Appointed Assistant Dean at Einstein College of Medicine

MSIH alumna Dr. Mimoza Meholli has just been appointed Assistant Dean of students at New York’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Mimoza, who graduated from MSIH in 2005, was a member of the 4th intake of students at MSIH. After completing her residency and chief residency in internal medicine at Jacobi Medical Center, Dr. Meholli served as […]

Meet Dr. Odeya Cohen, MSIH Research Coordinator

MSIH students are encouraged to conduct research. A team is available to assist in planning, execution, analysis and publication of their research studies. Our research assistance team is led by Dr. Odeya Cohen, head of the master’s program in Ben-Gurion University’s Department of Emergency Medicine and a researcher in the PREPARED Center for Emergency Response […]

Finding their shot of love at MSIH. A Valentine’s Day Update

MSIH has had our share of love matches. On this Valentine’s Day, we’re happy to share with you two of their special stories.  Rachel Pope, M.D., M.P.H. (’11) & Prakash Ganesh, M.D., M.P.H. (’12) Rachel Pope is the lead fistula surgeon and medical director at the Freedom from Fistula Foundation’s Fistula Care Center in Lilongwe, Malawi. She […]

Patient care and language barriers

Aviva Friedman is a 4th year MSIH student currently on her Global Health Clerkship Experience in Canada. by AVIVA FRIEDMAN – Thursday, 1 February Parlez-vous francais? I think one of the biggest unexpected realities of Sudbury, and of practicing medicine here, is the language barrier. I had no idea that this town, which is only a […]

Operating on Oranges & Stitching Chickens

At the end of each third year core clinical clerkship at MSIH, students benefit from a Global Health Day where the topic of their clerkship is placed in an international perspective. This year, for the first time, the Surgery Global Health day was organized and run by an MSIH alumna, Dr. Falyne Shapiro. Dr. Shapiro […]