Develop 21st Century Leaders for Global Health

With the start of a school year and chapter leaders taking on new challenges, the fall is a busy time for the GlobeMed network. Last weekend held a flurry of activity among both our chapters and alumni. GlobeMed at Columbia University and GlobeMed at Washington University in St. Louis held regional conferences called HillTops that were successful in bringing together and energizing students. We also engaged our alumni in conjunction with the GlobeMed at Columbia HillTop by hosting our first Alumni Institute.

As a network we are proud to see our chapters build momentum for student leadership and global health equity by creating innovative conferences year after year. Fourteen chapters attended GlobeMed at Columbia's fourth annual HillTop. The event sparked students to think about science, technology, and innovation and how to intergrate these themes into partnership projects. Energized by good food and conversation at the closing dinner, GlobeMed at Columbia captured the picture above with members from our National Office. 

GlobeMed at WashU also hosted a HillTop, which our Executive Director reported back as a renounding success. Titled, "Diversity and Inclusion: A Critical Look at Empowerment in Movements for Equity," the conference focued on issues of social justice, advocacy, and how GlobeMed chapter members can use their status as students to empower the movement for global health. 

Alumni Institute brought in Alumni Hub Directors from each regional hub to discuss best practices and strategic goals for the years to come. This event came at a particularly important time as GlobeMed's alumni network looks to grow to over 2000 members in the next three years. Tangible takeaways from the Alumni Institute included a resource bank for future Hub Directors, a five-year goal plan, and a system of communication between hubs. We look forward to more involvement and engagement in our hub cities and seeing what our alumni can do together in their roles post-GlobeMed!