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We train and inspire a new generation of global health leaders by creating meaningful, multidisciplinary global health learning and engagement opportunities for Stanford students.
Graduate students across disciplines have access to dozens of global health courses offered across the university’s 7 schools. They may engage with a variety of global health events and trainings, including the Global Health Research Convening and Global Health Research Methods workshop. They may also join one of many student groups related to global health.
Explore these resources and choose how you’d like to get involved!
The Master of Science Degree in Epidemiology and Clinical Research program offers a Global Health Concentration. Learn more about the requirements here.
This map showcases global health projects Stanford faculty, students, and trainees are engaged in around the world, with the goal of facilitating connection and collaboration.
The Stanford Graduate Global Health Network hosts a monthly seminar series, where members of the Stanford community can come together to learn, share, and collaborate on approaches to improve global health. Organized by Stanford PhD students and postdocs, seminars are open to attendees of all levels of experience and disciplines.
Stanford Students in Biodesign and Biopharma [SSB] is Stanford’s largest, oldest, and flagship student group for those interested in biotech & health-tech: building products and technology for healthcare and biomedicine.
Comprised of students from Stanford’s Law School, Medical School, Graduate School of Business, and graduate programs related to the biosciences, this group promotes discourse on legal and policy issues surrounding biotechnology, healthcare, mental health, biomedical research, and bioethics.
This student-led organization is committed to fostering dialogue and engagement around fields such as health, policies, entrepreneurship, and economics. SIPEC believes that students are the future drivers of these evolving fields and should actively participate in discussions alongside leaders. To learn more, contact Jatin Aggarwal, Co-President.
Stanford Climate and Health is a student-driven advocacy group that provides a space for the Stanford community to take action on climate change, planetary and environmental health, and sustainable health care by engaging in advocacy, education, dialogue, and research.
Stanford graduate students across disciplines find a variety of meaningful ways to engage in global health research and advance their global health careers. Meet some here!
Zahra Fazal
Epidemiology and Population Health
2022
Zahra has leveraged resources and opportunities at Stanford to catalyze a magnificent ripple effect. She not only designed and implemented a research project to shed light on an important health disparities issue, but she has also used this research platform to get dozens of young people in Tanzania involved in research for the first time.
— Joelle Rosser, MD, assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Disease and Geographic Medicine and a co-investigator on a research project with Zahra
Jonathan Altamirano
Epidemiology and Population Health
2021
In listening to the community and our partners in Kenya, there’s a clear, pressing need to particularly work in this adolescent and young adult population.
— Jonathan discussing his research to understand and address the relationship between mental health and HIV among adolescent girls in Kenya. He’s received Stanford funding and mentorship to pursue this work.
We curate global and planetary health courses across Stanford’s 7 schools to help students find courses of interest to their studies. Courses are updated each quarter prior to registration.
