We encourage you to learn more about global health opportunities through previous student experiences. These students' firsthand accounts of their experiences will provide added insight when planning your trip. You'll learn what you can expect while you're abroad and the new perspective you'll receive upon your return.
For any questions about previous global health efforts, please contact the director of global health education, Dr. Varjavand at nv25@drexel.edu.
In order to raise global health awareness at Drexel, we hope that you'll share your experience by sending us reflections of your learning to post online for others. Include pictures or videos for which you have obtained consent to share.
"My experience in Cameroon was enlightening in many regards. My background is in global health and first year at Drexel only strengthened my desire to work on the ground delivering medical care in an international setting. During first year, we learned of the role of G6PD in malaria and the mechanisms of HIV transcription, but to actively be involved in the care of a child suffering from malaria or treating a young man with HIV really illuminated the importance of the fundamentals from first year. I was able to put a face to diseases and that elevated the importance of this material for me."
Laura Pasternack (Summer 2014)
Malawi - WorldVision & Dornsife Global Development Scholars
Gregory Kunkel (MS1)
Dornslife Global Development Scholars Program
Svenja Schneider (Senegal, Summer 2016)
“I spent the summer working with World Vision in southern Senegal through the Dornsife Global Development Scholars Program. While I was there, I evaluated their current behavior change program which aims to improve hand-washing and latrine use through home visits in six different villages. I learned a lot from the conversations I had with families about their knowledge of hygiene and the struggles they faced as they tried to improve their sanitation. Additionally, these visits emphasized the importance of clean water and proper sanitation when it comes to development, growth, and innovation within a community. This experience reaffirmed my desire to go into global health and also deepened my understanding of responsible and sustainable development.”
Neeta Shroff (Summer 2015)
Frances Adachi (Summer 2013)
Duke Global Policy (DGP) Program in Geneva, Switzerland
Niket Patel (MS1 Summer 2023)
Duke Global Policy (DGP) Program in Geneva, Switzerland
Sidhant Gugale (MS1 Summer 2018)
WHO Geneva Program
Kush Mody (MS1 Summer 2017)
Doctors Without Borders, Geneva
Roxane Javadi (MS1 Summer 2017)
4th Year Elective in Geneva
Shawn Mattson (Spring 2015)
WHO: Duke's Geneva Program on Global Policy and Governance: Global Health Fellowship
Alexander Slobada (Summer 2012)
“Duke's Geneva Program on Global Policy and Governance: Global Health Fellowship helped me obtain an internship at the WHO in Geneva. I interned for the Gender, Health Equity, and Human Rights team, and I got to see how global health policy is made at the highest level at the UN and international NGOs in order to build upon spending three summers working on global maternal health projects in Ghana. I had the privilege to meet, converse and work with students, doctors, nurses, public health professionals and diplomats from almost every country in the world.”