The Department of Global Health (DGH) at the University of Washington, which bridges the Schools of Medicine (SOM) and Public Health (SPH), is recruiting for a new faculty member to join our faculty as a Research Assistant Professor.
Like many students, Ph.D. candidate Ramya Kumar was drawn to the University of Washington School of Public Health’s (UW SPH) Department of Epidemiology for its reputation in HIV and mental health research and impact. However, Kumar found that what distinguished UW SPH from other schools was the culture: the desire students had to build an inclusive community of changemakers.
Diet recommendations can include unfamiliar foods and preparations. A digital handbook created by Priyasha Maharjan, doctor of global health leadership and practice student, and fellow UW School of Public Health graduate student Norma Garfias Avila, hopes to begin solving this problem. The Afghan Food Guide is a nutritional resource created for the Afghan community and their health care providers in the U.S. It shows the nutritional values of foods, balanced meals and portion sizes while using dishes and cultural examples familiar to Afghan people.
MB BS, PhD, FRACP, FAFPHM, FAChSHM, FAHMS, FRCP
Professor of Public Health and Director of the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Countless years of compounded medical apartheid injustices can greatly set back or negate modern medicine’s medical advancements if swift changes are not enacted to recognize and rectify the numerous inequities.
This fall, the Department of Global Health is proud to welcome 53 new graduate students into our community.
The American Geophysical Union announced Sept. 13 that five University of Washington faculty members have been elected as new fellows, including Kristie Ebi, professor of global health and of environmental and occupational health sciences.
Although changes in the Earth’s climate are already harming the health of millions of people in the United States and abroad, the federal government is spending little on research on how to address the health effects of climate change, a new study concludes.
Dr. Jeremy Hess, professor of global health, of emergency medicine and of environmental and occupational health sciences at the UW, is quoted.
The Department of Global Health is thrilled to welcome eight new PhD in Global Health Metrics and Implementation Science students to our community this fall. This newest cohort is truly global with the new students representing seven different countries: Cameroon, China, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, and the United States.
The Department of Global Health is thrilled to welcome two new Assistant Teaching Professors to join its team of dedicated faculty this fall 2023. Their worldly and cross-cultural experiences, dedication to the field of global health and equity, and commitment to teaching and enriching the student experience will be welcomed assets to our department.