Maeve McKean Global Health Award
The undergraduate McKean fellow spends their junior year on campus working to advance a faculty member’s research and is awarded $6,500 to conduct their own research the summer before their senior year.
For Students
Global Health Academic Programs
Georgetown University takes a multidisciplinary approach to global health research and teaching.
Student Fellows Program
Undergraduate and graduate students can work with faculty on research projects, participate in global health-related events, and network with one another and scholars in the global health field.
Jobs and Opportunities
If you’re a Georgetown student interested in learning more about global health and exploring careers in the field, check out the programs and opportunities.
Featured News
From Cells to the Clinic: School of Health Undergraduates in Argentina Study Respiratory Diseases
School of Health students immersed themselves in the Argentinian health care system as part of a six-week translational health science internship program to study the clinical effects and molecular mechanisms of viruses that cause respiratory infections in infants and children.
Through Experiential Learning in Tanzania, Nursing Students Gain Experience and New Perspective
During summer 2023, eight graduate nursing students and three faculty members traveled to Tanzania to provide health screenings and lead health education sessions as part of the inaugural Tanzania Health Care Experiential Learning Initiative.
School of Health Students Finding Sustainable Health Solutions in Rural India
Former GHI Student Fellow Shreya Arora (H’24) co-founded the organization Project RISHI (Rural India Social and Health Improvement), which partners with local nongovernmental organizations to address population health problems through education and the use of sustainable health products.
From the Hilltop to the Backroads of Ghana
Georgetown Health Magazine recently spoke with two undergraduate global health majors, Clare Westerman (H’23) and Emme Rogers (H’22), who traveled to Ghana in fall 2022 as part of a global student experience offered by the School of Health.
Now Hiring: Applications Open for Research Assistant Position
The Global Health Institute seeks to hire a Graduate Research Assistant to undertake a landscape analysis and carry out a desktop review of Georgetown's global health impact over the last five years.
How Two Doctors Are Using Research To Push the Field of Medicine
Dr. Ralf Martz Sulague (G’23), who graduated with a master's degree in global health, and Dr. Allison Fitzgerald (M’23, G’23), who completed her dual Ph.D. and M.D. eight years after arriving at Georgetown, reflect on what drives their desire to improve health care for those who need it most.
Graduating School of Health Twins Embraced Community Service and Their Muslim Identity While at Georgetown
Twins Layan Shahrour (H’23) and Nesreen Shahrour (H’23), both human science majors in the School of Health, similarly devoted themselves to the Georgetown community during their undergraduate years.
Caring for the Whole Planet
Building on Georgetown’s commitment to advance environmental sustainability and justice, the School of Foreign Services' science, technology, and international affairs program has partnered with the university’s Earth Commons Institute, a hub for environmental and sustainability innovation.
Student Fellows Connect Interprofessionally To Advance Global Health Research
Spring 2023 GHI student fellows Kearney Capuano (H’24), Amanda Wibben (M’26), and Christopher Hampton (G’24) share their experiences working with faculty mentors.