The Kenya PCT team training a group of Community Health Workers! Learn more about UBC’s Global Health Initiative on our website!   2018/2019 Team Leaders: Chris Pang, Jessica Jacob, Shaila Gunn, Brianna Creelman Location: Kisumu, Kenya Date & Duration of Project: 4-5 weeks in April-June 2020 Positions: 4 Faculty Supervisor: Videsh Kapoor & Jeremy Penner For more information on Pamoja […]Read More

First year students from the UBC MD Undergraduate program have just started their Flexible Enhanced Learning program, a series of courses that offers undergraduate medical students opportunities to pursue a spectrum of scholarly activities.   Here is a first look at the team pursuing the Nepal Sickle Cell Project with the Global Health Initiative. Learn […]Read More

I originally chose the IIMC because it was one of the few organizations that did not promote “volun-tourism”. Thirty-three hours later the humidity, noise, and smell of Kolkata hit me. My daily routine began at 5am when the neighbour’s chicken crowed. I would roll over and sleep another hour until the ice cream man’s yells competed with the conches that were blown at puja...Read More

Dr. Bret Batchelor, the Enhanced Surgical Skills (ESS) GP, recently joined the ZimCanHealth Initiative Team 2017 and visited Karanda Mission Hospital in rural Zimbabwe. During this trip, he had the opportunity to work with and interview Dr. Paul Thistle, a Canadian OB/GYN who has worked in Zimbabwe for the past 26 years. The discussion was […]Read More