Global Health Equity MS Program

Project Description Narrative:

Over the past decade, interest in global health among undergraduate and graduate students has reached record levels. While student interest may stem from generations of global connectivity, global health educators also now recognize that the skills that characterize good practice in a low- to middle-income country are appropriate when working with vulnerable populations domestically. Students in Wisconsin preparing to be clinicians or population and public health researchers must learn skills to understand, engage, and lead across cultures right here in Wisconsin or globally.

Through this award, the Medical College of Wisconsin will develop an MS Program in Global Health Equity to provide an integrative learning experience that will attract and train future medical students and researchers in improving health equity while building skills that can impact the health of Wisconsin residents.