Mission
Established in 2010, the Office of Global Health (OGH) extends the institution's values of excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion on a global scale. Collaborating with the O’Donnell School of Public Health, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Professions, Medical School, and departments across UT Southwestern Medical Center, we aim to establish bidirectional global partnerships focused on addressing three pillars: education, research, and health care delivery.
OGH trains the next generation of health care leaders. We foster a global perspective amongst students, residents, and fellows to acquire technical skills and gain exposure to diverse cultures, societies, and diseases.
OGH advances scientific understanding, innovation, and addresses global health challenges on a global scale. This is achieved through collaborative partnerships that involve faculty, graduate trainees, and students.
OGH leverages UTSW expertise and resources in collaboration with global partners to improve health outcomes through training, enhance medical infrastructure, access to health care, and the delivery of specific health interventions.
Our Global Impact
Urogynecology and Surgery
Delivering annual Urogynecology and Surgery course to enhance the knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals in the field, fostering improved patient care and outcomes.
Contact: Joseph Schaffer, M.D. | Email
Neurology Education
In 2016, Bahir Dar, home to one of Ethiopia's largest universities and a teaching hospital serving a population of 7 million, had no neurologist. Colleagues at Bahir Dar University worked alongside UTSW faculty to hold a joint symposium and workshop for neurology education and are developing additional stroke-focused educational tools including a web-based platform on evaluation and management of strokes in resource-limited settings.
Contact: Mehari Gebreyohanns, M.D. | Mehari.Gebreyohanns@UTSouthwestern.edu
Pediatric Care
Despite a significant disease burden, Guinea has one of the lowest physician densities in the world, with fewer than 20 pediatricians serving a predominantly young population—50% of whom are under 18. UTSW and Hope Ignited aim to enhance the capacity of Sacre Coeur, first pediatric center in the country, staff to deliver high-quality pediatric care through education, research, and clinical training, while also addressing care gaps via telemedicine and direct patient care from UTSW faculty and trainees.
Contact: Rachel Jamison, M.D. | rachel.jamison@utsouthwestern.edu
Primary Care
Collaborating with Hospital Yojoa - Christian Health Service Corps to train primary care providers at a remote site while studying the impact of primary care implementation on the local rural community.
Contact: Lynne Orozco, M.D. | lynne.orozco@utsouthwestern.edu
Advanced Lung Disease
UTSW is coordinating the establishment of a comprehensive care for lung transplant recipients with colleagues at Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences.
Conducting continuing medical education seminars and workshops while also working on a grant for a database to track referral patterns for advanced lung disease with colleagues at Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences.
Contact: Vaidehi Kaza, M.D. | vaidehi.kaza@utsouthwestern.edu
Nuclear Disaster Risk Reduction
Collaboration with several U.S. universities, the UN Office of Disaster Risk Reduction, and Tel Aviv University focused on assessing nuclear disaster preparedness in the US and Israel and the resilience of public health systems in the event of a nuclear incident.
Contact: Andrew Stricklin, M.D. | andrew.stricklin@utsouthwestern.edu
Children's Health
In Nepal, the lack of routine annual physical exams for children results in missed opportunities for disease prevention and early detection, leading to late diagnoses, increased healthcare costs, and higher mortality rates. UTSW is collaborating with the Kathmandu Institute of Child Health to perform a comprehensive school-based child health study. The project aims to integrate child health check-ups into schools to provide accessible healthcare and promote early detection and prevention of illnesses among school-aged children.
Contact: Rajesh Pandey, M.D. | rajesh.pandey@utsouthwestern.edu
Emergency Medicine
Many Nepali physicians are eager to learn about emergency medicine and global health yet face significant barriers and pressing issues in delivering quality emergency care due to limited resources. Partnering with the Nepali Global Health and Research Center to further the understanding and the practice of Emergency Medicine, Mountain Medicine and Disaster Medicine in Nepal and South Asia, and to provide a structured academic environment for Nepali, South Asian and UT Southwestern students, residents, fellows and faculty to collaborate, educate and train in the practice of Emergency Medicine.
Contact: Andrew Stricklin, M.D. | andrew.stricklin@utsouthwestern.edu
Bi-directional Trainee Exchange Program
UTSW is partnering with Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia to establish a bi-directional trainee exchange program at the graduate medical education level in pediatrics, infectious diseases, pediatrics and more; implementation of a self-administered outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy program; joint research and healthcare delivery project on Tuberculosis, Malaria, Immunology and Virology (HIV, HTLV-1, Dengue), Antimicrobial Resistance and Outpatient Antimicrobial Therapy.
Contact: Roger Bedimo, M.D. | roger.bedimo@utsouthwestern.edu
Research Training Program
UT Southwestern is partnering with the Korean Association of Medical Colleges to create a training program in Dallas designed to enhance research competencies among South Korean physicians.
Contact: Erica Asante, M.P.H. | erica.asante@utsouthwestern.edu
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
UTSW and Cukurova University colleagues will focus on pediatric emergency medicine with a plan to have post-doctoral fellows and faculty exchange between the two institutions. They will also plan to establish a collaborative research program.
Contact: Pamela Okada, M.D. | pamela.okada@utsouthwestern.edu
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
UTSW and Ege University colleagues will focus on pediatric emergency medicine with a plan to trainee and faculty exchange between the two institutions. They also plan to pursue joint research and publication opportunities.
Contact: Halim Hennes, M.D., M.S. | Halim.Hennes@UTSouthwestern.edu
Infectious Disease
Joint research on infectious diseases with Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa
Contact: Roger Bedimo, M.D. | roger.bedimo@utsouthwestern.edu
Multidisciplinary Graduate Training Programs
There is an increased demand from trainees across the globe for international observerships and rotations. The University of Zambia and UTSW are developing bidirectional multidisciplinary graduate level training programs in internal medicine, family and community medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology.
- Contact: Victoria Udezi, M.D., M.P.H. | victoria.udezi@utsouthwestern.edu (Family & Community Medicine)
- Contact: Christiana Renner, M.D., M.S. | christiana.renner@utsouthwestern.edu (Internal Medicine)
- Contact: Patricie Stephens, M.P.A.S., PA-C | patricie.stephens@utsouthwestern.edu (Obstetrics and Gynecology)
Cardiology & Ob/Gyn Care
Perform fistula and perineal repairs in conjunction with the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics and the University of Zambia faculty.
Contact: Joseph Schaffer, M.D. | joseph.schaffer@utsouthwestern.edu
Non-Communicable Diseases
The recent Global Burden of Disease survey shows a significant rise in non-communicable diseases (NCD) including atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) as cause of death in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). UTSW and University of Zambia faculty have plans to conduct a study to elucidate the underlying risk factors and mechanisms of increased ASCVD risk in SSA and the contribution of HIV disease and ART.
Contact: Roger Bedimo, M.D. | roger.bedimo@utsouthwestern.edu
Our Travels Abroad
Contact Us
For more information about the UT Southwestern Global Health Initiative, please contact us via global.health@utsouthwestern.edu.