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 […]

MSIH Global Clerkship Bangalore, India

A highlight of the Global Health experience at MSIH is the fourth year clerkship, which takes students to one of the school’s partner institutions in a low-income country. During the clerkship, students shadow physicians as they tend to their patients – often with very limited resources and in difficult circumstances. One such site – St […]

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

This is a continuation of this post that appeared on our site in December, 2018. The third article, dated June 2019, is here. Spark of Brilliance Occasionally, in the hallowed and learned corridors of academia, between listless lectures, creaking bureaucracy, hushed concentration, and glowing computer monitors, a spark of brilliance emerges with an intensity so […]

MSIH Students Share a Slice of Their Clinical Clerkship in Peru

Fourth year students, Chloe Pinto, Dominic Razon, and Justin Hylaride are currently doing a clinical clerkship in Belen, Peru. Here, Justin shares is a snapshot of their experience. First week in Belen. They call it the “Venice” of Iquitos, minus the tourism or any sense of luxury. On our first day a couple nurses escorted […]

What Does it Mean to be an “International Medical Graduate” – And How Can You Ensure Your Path to Residency as an IMG?

Students attending medical school outside their home country are often concerned about how being international medical graduates will be perceived as they embark upon the process of securing residencies and internships. However, the residency match process does not have to be arduous or worrisome for International Medical Graduates (IMGs). For students studying at the Medical […]