Posts by Bianca Nguyen
Passing the half-million dollar mark
Posted on January 24, 2012
Written by Sarah Endres, GlobeMed Program Director Halfway through our biggest year yet, we are thrilled to announce: Since 2008, the GlobeMed network has raised over half a million dollars for our partnerships around the world! After adding fall fundraising totals from our 46 chapters, we are officially at a total of …Keep Reading
Don’t miss out! Application-palooza
Posted on January 19, 2012
2012 is kicking off with a bevy of incredible opportunities for GlobeMed students. To keep things from becoming too hectic, we’ve put together a short and simple list of upcoming deadlines you don’t want to miss. GlobeMed-specific applications and deadlines: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 // GROW Grant Applications due Apply Now: Contact …Keep Reading
Solidarity through empathy
Posted on January 17, 2012
Written by Aoife MacMahon About the author My name is Aoife MacMahon, and I am a pre-med sophomore majoring in biochemistry at Columbia University. I joined GlobeMed this fall with the intention of making a greater impact in the sphere of global health while studying to become a doctor, and meeting others who …Keep Reading
Post-grad life & GlobeMed: Exciting updates from our newly launched Alumni Network
Posted on December 16, 2011
Written by Kate Mullersman (Northwestern University c/o 2012), Director of Alumni Relations at GlobeMed's national office. Send questions, thoughts and love notes to . As GlobeMed students, we make a commitment to working in solidarity with partner organizations and other students to create a more just, equitable, and healthy world. After …Keep Reading
GlobeMed Givers: One week left in the countdown to Thanksgiving!
Posted on November 17, 2011
1500 students. 46 grassroots partners. 18 countries on 4 continents. Together, we are a global movement. This Fall, we rally around a common cause. Share the love! Become a GlobeMed Giver today and contribute $20 to our network. >> For the first time this November, the GlobeMed network united in the …Keep Reading
Ashoka’s Changemakers features GlobeMed at GWU and Rwanda Village Concept Project
Posted on October 17, 2011
Read the full article here >> "Good News in Rwanda: Strong Strides in Maternal Health" Ashoka's Changemakers features GlobeMed at The George Washington University's maternal health project with their partner, Rwanda Village Concept Project and its incredible impact:“Partnering with RVCP and the community health workers fostered a true grassroots involvement in the project,” …Keep Reading
Flooding in partner community - Bajo Lempa, El Salvador
Posted on October 14, 2011
One of GlobeMed's partner communities, Bajo Lempa, El Salvador, is experiencing major flooding, due to Hurricane Jova, which hit regions in Mexico, Central America and Southern Haiti on Thursday, October 13, 2011. In El Salvador, rivers have overflowed banks, destroying villages and prompting an evacuation of close to 4,000 people. GlobeMed at …Keep Reading
Plug in with the network.
Posted on October 12, 2011
GLOBEMED CURRENT VOL II ISSUE 1 Welcome to a new year of GlobeMed! The GlobeMed Current features stories, photos, and opportunities from our globally collaborative network of over 1,000 students and 46 partner communities. Sent out every two weeks, the Current will also highlight 3 news articles that relate to …Keep Reading
Project Muso now accepting applications for ED and Capacity Building Fellows positions
Posted on October 11, 2011
At the 2011 GlobeMed Global Health Summit, Project Muso's Jessica Beckerman gave GlobeMed students wonderful food for thought: "Solidarity is love structured into action." These words have been passed on throughout the GlobeMed network and are deeply embedded in Project Muso's mission, programs and model. Now, our friends at Project Muso are …Keep Reading
How will our generation tackle Non-Communicable Diseases?
Posted on September 30, 2011
As a result of a successful campaign by the NCD Alliance that was launched in May 2009, the United Nations held a High Level Meeting focused on Non-Communicable Diseases on September 19 - 20, 2011 in New York City. According to NCD Alliance, the hope for The NCD Summit was to …Keep Reading
