The Global Health Academic Concentration
Follow UC San Diego School of Medicine's GHAC students around the world.
Hello, my name is Nene, and I'm spending the summer in Maputo, Mozambique doing research on peripheral neuropathy in patients with HIV at Maputo Central Hospital. Working in the internal medicine wards at Maputo Central Hospital has been an incredible learning experience. Every day I'm surrounded by so many brilliant medical students, residents, and attendings. … Continue reading Experiencing Healthcare in Maputo: A Medical Student’s Journey
If someone had told me a few years ago that I’d finish medical school standing in an operating room in Mozambique—scrubbed in for a C-section or vaginal hysterectomy after just helping deliver twins and triaging a gynecologic emergency—I might have smiled and said, “That sounds like the dream.” And it absolutely was. Returning to Hospital … Continue reading A Beautiful Return: GHAC Rotation Reflection – Hospital Central de Maputo, Maputo, Mozambique, 2025
One thing I don’t think we talk about enough as medical students, especially as it becomes more central in our education and important for residency applications, is research. In my experience, bringing a research project through to fruition is as exciting as it is challenging, will push you to ask questions, learn new skills, get … Continue reading A Summer of Research: Enhancing Patient Care Insights
As the culmination of my medical school experience, I spent four weeks rotating across border health clinical sites, including the Cruz Roja hospital and Prevencasa clinic in Tijuana, Mexico, as well as in the asylum clinics located at the Sheraton and Ramada Hotels in San Diego through the UCSD Asylum Seeker Medical Screening and Stabilization … Continue reading GLOBAL HEALTH IN OUR OWN BACKYARD