MSIH International Clerkships in Action: Peru

MSIH’s varied curriculum includes elements of Global Health during the entire four years of the medical degree program. The capstone event is the unique eight-week 4th-year international clinical clerkships in one of the School’s partner institutions in a resource-scarce setting. We are pleased to give you an overview of the students’ experiences, filmed throughout the […]

Biomedical Engineering Solutions for Resource-Scarce Medical Scenarios – Part III

This is the third article in a series. The first article is here, and the second here. A week prior to the MSIH graduation in May 2019, students made their final presentations. Before the Directors of MSIH and the Biomedical Engineering Department, the teams explained their projects, thoughts, and ideas, then displayed iterative prototypes – […]

In Mexico I saw an attitude that sometimes eludes Western medicine but shouldn’t…

By: Aaron Hochman-Zimmerman Mexico City is huge. It is one of the largest cities in the world; but it is a city of cities. It is sectioned up so that each new neighborhood has a different character and different experiences to share. And the city, its people, do want to share. The people there were […]

Medical School Graduation Celebrates 27 New Global Health Physicians

May saw the graduation of the Medical School for International Health Class of 2019. Twenty-seven new physicians joined the ranks of the select few doctors who are specially-trained to work in the Global Health arena. Altogether, in its 21 years of operation, MSIH has graduated 597 MDs, many of whom are making their contribution to […]

Columbia University Medical Students Join MSIH International Clerkship

Since its inception more than 20 years ago, MSIH has been associated with Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Columbia assists MSIH students in finding placements for 4th year US Clerkships for international medical students, Columbia faculty visit MSIH to deliver lectures and courses, and several Columbia students have taken electives at MSIH’s principal […]

Improving Healthcare in Africa Part II

Googling “Improving Healthcare in Africa” reveals dozens of results ranging from reports of the World Economic Forum, through statistics of the Brookings Institute, to a practical guide from Mckinsey & Company. Add the letters, “MSIH” to the front of your search, and the first three results all focus on the Medical School for International Health […]

MSIH Students Help Israel’s Refugees

At MSIH’s Global Health Roundup for 2019, 2nd year student, Aerin Philip received the Distinguished Service Award. The award – given to a student who has make an outstanding contribution to the community – was for his work at Beersheba’s Refugee Center. Presenting the award, School Director, Prof Alan Jotkowitz explained that although Aerin was […]

The Interaction of Traditional and Modern Medicine in Low Income Settings

MSIH prides itself in the extent of its Global Health immersion. Wherever possible, students are exposed to issues, people, problems, and solutions that affect populations around the world. As part of this immersion, second year students meet with fourth years who have recently returned from clinical clerkships in MSIH partner institutions in resource-scare settings. They […]

MSIH Alumnus, Dr. Patrick O’Connor Quoted in NYT Global Health

Dr. Patrick O’Connor, MSIH alumnus of 2003, and guest speaker at the Physician’s Oath Ceremony of last year’s entering class of 2022, is quoted extensively in an article in the New York Times. The article, explains how the measles outbreak that led to a state of emergency in New York’s Rockland County began in an […]

MSIH first year student projects reach “$75 million”

For three consecutive years, as the climax to their Introduction to Global Health course, first year students enter “The Big Pitch.” Teams present Global Health proposals showing how they’d effectively utilize a $25 million donation. The idea is modeled on an Emory University School of Public Health concept; students study an assigned country, identify a […]