About the Center for Global Health

 

UVa's Center for Global Health (CGH) focuses on health as a transcendent and unambiguous human value that engages multiple disciplines across the University of Virginia and across cultural, economic, and geographic divides. As such, health provides a compass for direction and a measuring stick for progress made. Our CGH model emphasizes academics, service, and research:

  • 1. UVa student scholars develop faculty-mentored 6-8 week projects in developing countries working to improve the health of those in greatest need
  • 2. International fellows travel from collaborating sites abroad for training and research at UVa to address their own research priorities
  • 3. New interdisciplinary curricula emphasize research linked to service, including global health courses for undergraduates and medical students, a global health track for the MPH program, and student-sponsored events and speakers

UVa's Center for Global Health enriches our academic mission by reaching across departments, centers, and schools to build lasting collaborations within the University and abroad. Click here to read a brief summary about the Center.