Posts by Jon
GlobeMed Co-Founder, Peter Luckow and Dr. Raj Panjabi of Tiyatien Health, win Echoing Green!
Posted on June 5, 2011
Huge congratulations to GlobeMed Co-Founder, Peter Luckow and Dr. Raj Panjabi of Tiyatien Health for winning the prestigious Echoing Green Fellowship!! This very well deserved award serves as a validation of their ongoing efforts to build a community health workforce to provide comprehensive primary care and advance justice in health in …Keep Reading
Sid Singh - Social Media Ambassador at the 2011 GBC Conference
Posted on June 1, 2011
As Victor and Tracy have already mentioned, on Wednesday morning, I will join more than 1,000 business executives, government officials, and professionals in the global health and non-profit fields at the opening sessions of the 2011 Global Business Coalition Conference as a Global Health Ambassador. Together, conference attendees hope to delve …Keep Reading
Victor Roy - Social Media Ambassador at the 2011 GBC Conference
Posted on May 31, 2011
Reposted from Victor's blog. Along with a few of my peers, I’ll be covering the GBC’s 10th anniversary meeting in NYC! Here’s a quick preview of a few themes to watch out for, as leaders from government, non-profits, and business come together to examine their engagement in global health:1) The shift towards a broader approach …Keep Reading
Tracy Fuad - Social Media Ambassador at the GBC Conference
Posted on May 31, 2011
On June 1st and 2nd leaders in business and global health will convene in New York for a conference on health and corporate social responsibility. Along with several others from GlobeMed, I will be attending the conference and helping to amplify the conversation surrounding it. (That means filling my twitter feed with commentary …Keep Reading
Reflections from the 2011 GlobeMed Global Health Summit
Posted on May 25, 2011
Here is an amazing set of reflections by Sara Abrahams from GlobeMed at Amherst College, and reposted from their blog.There is no equity without solidarity, no justice without a social movement. Globalize the notion of basic human dignity. These were the charges Dr. Joia Mukherjee, Asociate Professor at Harvard Medical School’s …Keep Reading
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
