Global Health

The GHI’s top priority is to secure and support visionary leaders, who will steer the institute’s core activities and partner with experts across the university. Key positions include the institute’s director and managing director, and the communications team that will play a vital role in collecting and disseminating Georgetown’s expertise in global health in order to inform policy and practice.

Experiential learning programs, mentored research and fieldwork, and student scholarships will all be critical as the GHI educates a new generation of diverse leaders across disciplines. To ensure students graduate with the skills needed to promote health and drive change, the GHI will expand opportunities for undergraduates, graduates, and Ph.D.s to enhance their academic studies. These include investments in:

• The Global Health Student Fellows Program, the GHI’s premier semester- and year-long mentored research program
• New experiential learning opportunities, such as fieldwork, internships, and mini-courses
• A new Ph.D. concentration in Global Health for four doctoral students a year

Several core programs will advance research and collaboration among the GHI’s global health experts and practitioners. Investment priorities include:

• A GHI Catalytic Investment Fund, which will infuse promising early-stage research with the seed capital needed to achieve measurable milestones. This fund will fuel global health “R&D” at Georgetown, with a particular emphasis on multi-disciplinary faculty groups with the potential to secure additional external funding.
• Visiting researchers and scholars—creative researchers, accomplished practitioners, and expert faculty, who will enrich our campus and engage our community with fresh perspectives from around the world.
• Postdoctoral fellows, who will be critical to building our interdisciplinary research portfolio, engaging students and external partners, and shaping the future of global health education.

To increase the visibility and impact of global health work happening at Georgetown—and to shape the global health dialogue around the world—the GHI will develop a powerful communications and events platform. With donor investment, the institute will:

• Publicize our expert researchers and practitioners through our communications channels
• Ensure that Georgetown-driven knowledge, interventions, and solutions can be disseminated globally
• Engage worldwide experts through our signature, high-profile speaker series
• Raise awareness and involvement on Georgetown’s campus