UVa's Center for Global Health (CGH) focuses on health as a transcendent and unambiguous human value that engages multiple disciplines across the University of Virginia and across cultural, economic, and geographic divides. As such, health provides a compass for direction and a measuring stick for progress made. Our CGH model emphasizes academics, service, and research:

• 1. UVa student scholars develop faculty-mentored 6-8 week projects in developing countries working to improve the health of those in greatest need
• 2. International fellows travel from collaborating sites abroad for training and research at UVa to address their own research priorities
• 3. New interdisciplinary curricula emphasize research linked to service, including global health courses for undergraduates and medical students, a global health track for the MPH program, and student-sponsored events and speakers

UVa's Center for Global Health enriches our academic mission by reaching across departments, centers, and schools to build lasting collaborations within the University and abroad.