“I came to understand that menstrual health is not solely a biological issue but is deeply connected to social, cultural, and economic factors.” Stephanie Itumba, MPH’26 – menstrual health in Nairobi, Kenya Dignity for Girls: Menstrual Health and Empowerment in Nairobi, Kenya By, Stephanie Itumba, MPH’26 Project Overview […]
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Katie Hartnett, MED’26, recounts lessons learned during her time in Tanzania for the DarDar Global Health Clinical Elective
“… we must review cases “as if we have no fingers”—without pointing blame.” Katie Hartnett, MED’26 DarDar Global Health Clinical Elective November 2025 As a third-year medical student, I found myself yearning to learn more about solutions to common problems within the healthcare system. I wanted to broaden my […]
A Month at CHUK: Rethinking What Feels Routine
Titilayo Mabogunje, MED’26, clinical elective experience with the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali in Rwanda A Month at CHUK: Rethinking What Feels Routine by Titilayo I. Mabogunje, MED’26 I didn’t expect to be startled by an avocado. But during my first week at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire […]
Miles of Dedication: Kamila Zakowicz, MED’28, Trekked Across Rwanda to Follow Up on Endoscopy Patients Last Year
Immediate and Long-Term Outcomes and Patients Treated during Rwanda Endoscopy Week By: Kamila Zakowicz, MED’28 Spending six weeks in Rwanda last summer proved to be an incredibly eye-opening experience. I conducted Quality Improvement (QI) research related to the Rwandan Endoscopy Week (REW) – an annual collaborative between gastroenterology faculty from […]
Global Health Elective Reflection: Hepatobiliary Surgery and Oncology at Chongqing Medical University First Affiliated Hospital
“I came to understand how a different health system manages the cancers I want to spend my career treating. I’m leaving with a longer list of questions than I arrived with and a newfound openness to different solutions.” By: Yash Deshmukh, MED ‘26 Arriving in Chongqing just before New Year’s […]
Bearing Witness and Building Capacity: Reflections from Orthopedic Care in Jordan and the Zaatari Refugee Camp
“Musculoskeletal care is often invisible in global health discourse, yet it is central to human function and dignity. My time in Jordan and Zaatari affirmed that orthopedic surgeons play a critical role, not only as technicians, but as advocates, thinkers, and partners in equity-driven care.” by Fayez Ghazi, MED’26 During […]
Meredith Sherman, MED ’28, shares how a holistic approach to health and healing fostered mutual understanding during her time in Malawi
by Meredith Sherman, MED ’28 During the Center for Global Health Equity Co-designed, Community-based Internship, I partnered with a team of researchers and public health clinicians in Malawi focused on understanding emerging threats to malaria control. Championed by the Malawi National Malaria Control Programme, our work evaluated the effectiveness of […]
Dr. Constance Fontanet, MED’25
James Strickler Clinical Elective in Global Health Alum Current Title and Organization/Affiliation (as of June 2025) Family Medicine Resident Physician (PGY-1) at Mountain Area Health Education Center in Hendersonville, NC. What was your most significant/meaningful global health experience at Dartmouth, and how did this experience prepare you, professionally and/or personally, […]
Exploring Brain Resilience and Global Collaboration in Kenya
Written and photographed by Mia Jimenez, MED’28. Across the fields of neuroscience and psychology, many of the tools used to assess cognition, emotion, and behavior have been developed and validated in high-income countries, particularly in North America and Europe. As a result, research conducted in low- and middle-income countries often […]
The Gift of Mutual Learning
A Summer with the Brain and Mind Institute Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya By: Anaum Showkat, MS’25 There’s a particular kind of energy that fills a room when people are genuinely excited to learn. I felt it on my first day at the Brain and Mind Institute (BMI) at Aga […]