Posts by Jon
GlobeMed at CU-Boulder in the News!
Posted on August 29, 2010
Recognition of GlobeMed’s impact on campuses and in communities around the world is growing! Recently Taylor Roberts, Co-President of GlobeMed at CU-Boulder, was highlighted in a local Colorado NBC TV broadcast.Read more here.See the video here. The news story was part of NBC 9’s “College Week” segment and discussed how GlobeMed …Keep Reading
14 Founders 14 Days - Meet Ethan Balgley!
Posted on May 31, 2010
Hi everyone!Day 5 of 14 is on - and that means its time to introduce: Ethan Balgley from Amherst College!After high school, Ethan spent a year in Israel studying and volunteering with the Magen David Adom ambulance service, caring for Israelis and Palestinians throughout the country. In 2008, Ethan enrolled at …Keep Reading
14 Founders 14 Days - Meet Mehak Gupta!
Posted on May 30, 2010
Hi everyone! It's day four, so be sure to welcome Mehak Gupta from the University of Arkansas! Mehak is a junior from Carmel, IN studying biology, political science, and spanish at the University of Arkansas. Her favorite things include running, drinking coffee, reading the New York Times, keeping up with lots …Keep Reading
GlobeMed stands with Haiti
Posted on January 29, 2010
The GlobeMed Network is standing with the people of Haiti in the wake of the devastating earthquake on January 12th. GlobeMed chapters and students across the country are supporting the efforts of Partners In Health to provide much needed emergency care to those injured in the earthquake while at the same time gearing …Keep Reading
AMOS site visit!
Posted on January 21, 2010
On our fourth day in Nicaragua Rachel and I had the opportunity to go with Dr. Laura Parajon and Rosita (AMOS´ head nurse) to visit El Coyol, a community about 2 hours outside of Managua. Only now (8 days later) have we found an internet connection stong enough to upload …Keep Reading
Victor Roy writes from Cambridge University
Posted on December 14, 2009
Victor Roy, GlobeMed's previous Executive Director and current Gates Scholar studying sociology and global health at Cambridge University in the UK, was recently featured in the latest edition of The Gates Scholar, their quarterly magazine.An excerpt: "Its quite remarkable how far GlobeMed has come since 2007: we've grown from seven to …Keep Reading
Letter from new Executive Director, Jon Shaffer
Posted on August 16, 2009
Jon Shaffer is a recent graduate of Northwestern University with a bachelor's degree in biomedical engineering. Following his work as president of the GlobeMed chapter at Northwestern, Jon has now stepped into the role of Executive Director of GlobeMed, where he will be responsible for leading the organization in its next …Keep Reading
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