Prof. Abebe Bekele: Social Justice Must Be the Foundation of Medical Education
Recently, Stanley Goldfarb from the University of Pennsylvania penned an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal titled, “Take Two Aspirins and Call Me By My Pronouns.” In this article, the author challenges the recent changes in medical education curriculum calling for a …
Vice Chancellor Agnes Binagwaho to Devex: UGHE is a “Medical School for the Future that Africa Needs”
Dr. Agnes Binagwaho, Vice Chancellor of UGHE, and research associate Miriam Frisch recently published an op-ed in Devex discussing UGHE’s innovative philosophy of education and its potential to serve as a model for the future of health education in Africa and the …
UGHE’s Inaugural Class of Medical Students Pledges Commitment to Health Equity
On July 10th, 2019, a new era of global health education began in Butaro, Rwanda. The University of Global Health Equity matriculated its inaugural class of medical students, who will spend the next six years on campus as part of the university’s …
UGHE Chancellor Dr. Paul Farmer Awarded Rwanda’s Highest Honor
On Saturday, September 1st, 2019, the Chancellor of the University of Global Health Equity (UGHE), Dr. Paul Farmer, was awarded Rwanda’s highest honor, the National Order of Outstanding Friendship (Igihango), by Rwandan President Paul Kagame. The medal, which has been granted to …
UGHE Celebrates MGHD Class of 2019 Graduates
On August 11, 2019, UGHE graduated 46 students from the Master of Science in Global Health Delivery Class of 2019 at its campus in Butaro, Rwanda. The commencement ceremony was attended by over 300 guests and dignitaries, including Her Excellency, the First …
UGHE Receives Inaugural Class of Medical Students
On July 7, 2019, UGHE welcomed the inaugural class of Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery/Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MBBS/MGHD) students to the new campus in the Burera District in Butaro, Rwanda. The 30 students from across Rwanda drove …
Student Profile: Leah Blezard MGHD ’19
Canadian student, Leah Blezard MGHD ‘19 first heard about UGHE through social media. Initially drawn to Partners In Health’s mission to help build equitable health systems, Leah took a chance on her passions for poverty alleviation and health equity and applied for …
UGHE Student Studies Soil-Related Disease Afflicting Farmers
Home to five of the eight volcanoes in the Virunga Mountains, the northern Rwanda district of Musanze hosts thousands of tourists each year. Musanze’s location in the foothills of Volcanoes National Park is generating booms in business, tourism, and agriculture, but the rich, fertile land …
The MGHD Practicum: Real-World Problems, Strategic Solutions
On March 2, 2019, the papers of eight of UGHE’s Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) graduates were published in the Journal of Management and Strategy. The publication of these innovative research and quality improvement projects marked a major accomplishment …
Joyce and Bill Cummings Host Matching Gift Campaign for UGHE
At the end of January, in the midst of University of Global Health Equity’s biggest milestone yet – the opening of the new Butaro Academic Campus – Boston-area philanthropists Joyce and Bill Cummings announced a generous donation to UGHE through a dollar-for-dollar …
MGHD Graduates Published in Journal of Strategy and Management
The capstone project for UGHE’s Master of Science in Global Health Delivery (MGHD) is the Mentored Practicum, which is designed to teach students how to understand and then address real world problems scientifically, strategically, and collaboratively by applying evidence-based methods that they …
Butaro Academic Campus Construction Timelapse
On January 25th 2019, UGHE officially opened the first phase of its Butaro Academic Campus. Located 80 miles north of Rwanda’s capital city, Kigali, and embedded in a rural primary health care system, the design and location of UGHE’s campus will offer …
