Examining our Expansion
Posted by Hannah Robbins on March 15, 2010
Every one of our meetings begin with a description of Globemed. We describe the network, the work of partnerships, the passion of our partners and students. At times, GlobeMed is a difficult concept to convey because of our duel strengths: long-term partnerships and a genuine movement built on the dedication of …Keep Reading
Pam Barnes Challenges Students to Follow and Lead
Posted by Ashley Hagaman on March 15, 2010
On the morning of the final full day of the Summit, Pam Barnes delivered an introspective account of her life and drew several important lessons specifically for her GlobeMed student audience. She began with admitting that she constantly found new struggles, new challenges, and new situations that she, as a successful …Keep Reading
GlobeMed Senior Speeches (3 of 3) - Maya Cohen
Posted by Ashley Hagaman on March 11, 2010
My name is Maya Cohen, and I am a member of the Barnard/Columbia chapter. On our first night here, Raj Panjabi told us "to make change we must master two languages-the language of power and the language of love." Although I am far from fluent, I am going to try …Keep Reading
GlobeMed Senior Speeches (2 of 3) - Katie Schmidt
Posted by Ashley Hagaman on March 11, 2010
At Michigan's student organization fair in the fall of my freshman year, I was drawn to a poster about a student group's partnership with the Joy-Southfield Health and Education Center in Detroit. Growing up just outside the city's borders, I had seen health disparities firsthand. While my opportunities were virtually …Keep Reading
GlobeMed Senior Speeches (1 of 3) - Caleb Reinhold
Posted by Ashley Hagaman on March 11, 2010
Just under two years ago a blonde girl from New Orleans stood up in my physics class and quickly dispatched a few facts about a group called GlobeMed. Having just transferred to GWU, I thought that being a part of a student group that worked to support an organization in Rwanda …Keep Reading
Panjabi Fills the Minds of Hungry Students
Posted by Dev Varma on March 6, 2010
Dr. Raj Panjabi, co-founder of Tiyatien Health in Liberia, spoke on Thursday night to a room full of hungry university students. After pizza was served, Dr. Panjabi launched a heartfelt and personal investigation into the subject of Ubuntu and Social Justice.Ubuntu, invoked most famously by Desmond Tutu, means in its …Keep Reading
Why Is Global Health A Social Justice Issue?
Posted by Ankur Asthana on February 20, 2010
As we commemorate the 2010 World Day of Social Justice, it is important to undertand the reasons why we in GlobeMed consider global health a social justice issue. A recent post on change.org by Victor Roy, former Executive Director of GlobeMed, reminds us of the need of such an approach to global health: …Keep Reading
Building an alumni strategy for GlobeMed
Posted by Victor Roy on February 17, 2010
When we "imagine 2030," GlobeMed alumni are a big part of the picture. Imagine physicians, business leaders, teachers, NGO workers, journalists, elected officials - all bound together by their common experiences as members of GlobeMed chapters and by their aspirations for delivering on the promises of the movement for global health …Keep Reading
When do politics matter?
Posted by Rachel Berkowitz on February 15, 2010
“Solo se puede cambiar la salud con cambios politicos.” Changes in health can only happen with changes in politics. -Dr. Miguel OrellanaAfter a brutal civil war, the 1992 Peace Accords, and 20 years of right wing rule by the Arena Party, last March El Salvador elected its …Keep Reading
La RAAN
Posted by Hannah Robbins on February 7, 2010
Two weeks ago Rachel and I traveled to a city called Siuna to learn more about the work Salud Sin Limite is doing in La RAAN. La RAAN, the North Atlantic Autonomous region, has a fascinating history full of the detrimental influences of colonialism (the Atlantic coast was colonized by England, …Keep Reading
