“What if We Made Health Care Proactive?”

Ari Johnson, currently a resident physician at the University of California, San Francisco has recently been featured in an article by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Ari has been noted for his research in the fields of infectious disease, health policy, neurobiology, AIDS, and migration. He is the  Founder and Co-chair of Project Muso, an NGO whose mission is to eliminate preventable deaths in the world’s most impoverished communities. Dr. Johnson has been a close colleague and friend of the Global Health Core, and we have been able to watch the impact and success of his work grow. We are certain that Project Muso will continue to expand its reach in serving populations in need. We are delighted to see his vast amount of work within global health delivery being highlighted in his written reflection on his work in Mali. (more…)

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“PIH Doctor Helps Train Next Generation of Haitian Physicians”

Dr. Michelle Morse, MD MPH has recently been receiving notoriety amongst the global health community for her exemplary efforts in Haiti. She is the co-founder of Physicians for Haiti, an NGO that aims to improve the quality of medical education for the next generation of Haitian health professionals. Dr. Morse is also an active contributor to the Core’s partner-NGO, Partners in Health, where she serves as the deputy medical director for Haiti. Dr. Michelle Morse also devotes her time at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Harvard. The Global Health Core is proud to see Dr. Morse’s work being brought to the fore-front by the following article from Partners in Health: (more…)

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Physicians Joining the Global Health Initiative

Ryan Greysen & Phuoc Le, members of the Global Health Core at UCSF, were recently featured in the “Human Capital Blog” by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Ryan Greysen, MD, MHS, is an Assistant Clinical Professor conducting research incorporating technology for quality improvement. Phuoc Le, MD, MPH, serves as an Assistant Clinical Professor in medicine & pediatrics and leads the Global Health Pathway in Pediatric Residency. He is the Co-Director and Co-Founder of the Global Health Core.

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