Global Health Fair

Since its inception in 2008, the Global Health Fair has become a cornerstone event for Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the broader Rutgers Health community, showcasing the depth and diversity of our commitment to global health. Annually featuring a distinguished keynote speaker renowned in the field of global health, this event offers a unique platform for faculty, residents, students, and staff to present their invaluable experiences in global health research, mission trips, and various outreach initiatives.

Over the years, we have proudly hosted 13 fairs—taking a brief hiatus for three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, we were thrilled to resume this inspiring event, continuing our tradition of fostering knowledge exchange, and highlighting the impactful work of our community in addressing global health challenges. The Global Health Fair stands as a testament to our unwavering dedication to improving health worldwide, promoting collaboration, and encouraging innovative solutions to the most pressing health issues facing our global community today.

2024 Global Health Fair

About Our Keynote Speaker-

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Dr. Richard Adanu MBChB, MPH,

Rector Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons, Accra Ghana

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Office of Global Health at (848) 932-0233 or globalhealth@rwjms.rutgers.edu

The 2024 Global Health Fair took place on December 4, 2024, and included over 30 posters as well as a keynote address from Dr. Richard Adanu MBChB, MPH Rector for Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons Accra Ghana.

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2023

Annual Global Health Fair Returns

The 2023 Global Health Fair took place on December 6, and included 23 posters from 25 presenters as well as a keynote address from Dean Amy Murtha, and more.

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Name	Year	School	Title
Laura Arbelaez	M2	RWJMS	A Global Health Summer in Zaragoza Spain
Kavya Atluri	M1	RWJMS	Factors Associated with Mortality in Coronavirus-Associated mucormycosis: Results from Mycotic Infections in COVID-19 (MUNCO) Online Registry
Justin Benton	M2	RWJMS	Realist Evaluation Approach to Iterative Adaptation of Modified Motorking Tricycle Ambulances in rural Ghana Acute Care and Emergency Referral Systems (ACERS) Project
Faith Blamon	M3	RWJMS	Harvest SOZO Global Surgery Outreach in Liberia, West Africa
Stephanie Casagrande	M2	RWJMS	Assisted Reprodcutive Technology as an Intervention for Falling Birth Rates in Japan
Jersey Chen	M2	RWJMS	Medicine and Education in Japan
Mohamed Elrais	M2	RWJMS	A mixed-methods study evaluating health worker perceptions of the quality of in-service training, supportive supervision, and tele-mentoring quality improvement initiatives in rural Ghana
Minatulah Elzawawy	M1	RWJMS	Surgical Methods for Buruli Ulcer Excision: A literature Review
Ipek Eralp	M2	RWJMS	E-Council: An Innovative Approach to Multidisciplinary Collaboration in Turkey
Andrea Escoto	M2	RWJMS	Exploring Global Healthcare: My Experience in Costa Rica’s Medical Landscape
Leah Gneco	M2	RWJMS	Navigating Chronic Pain: Contrasting Approaches and Treatments in the United States and Spain
Elyse Mackenzie	M2	RWJMs	Transcending Language Barriers: Evaluation of GPT-4’s Translation Accuracy in Dermatological Patient Education Materials
Olivia McGeough	M2	RWJMs	Cutaneous Manifestations of Chemical Warfare Agents: A Literature Review
Rohit Mukherjee	M2	RWJMS	An assessment of service readiness & effective coverage for small & sick newborns care in rural Ghana using a clinical cascade model for emergency newborn signal functions
Sorasicha Nithikasem	M3	RWJMS	Culture and Medicine: a Bangkok, Thailand Travelogue
Manasvini Nori	High School	Global Health Insitutute (RGHI)	Food Content on Social Media and Adolescent Diets
Neha Parredy and Radha Vyas	M2	RWJMS	HIV Testing Rates and Barriers Among South Asian Americans in Central New Jersey
Mara Rubia	Faculty	Brazil	Rutgers Fulbright and UFSCPA Collaborating on Global Health for Understanding and Equity
Isabel Trenholm	M2	RWJMS	Global Health Experience at Hyogo College of Medicine Japan
Heile Trumees	M2	RWJMS	Experience in MedUni Graz: Austria
Gina Vargas	M2	RWJMS	Romania: A Journey Through Diverse Clinical Cases
Wei-Hung Wang and Ting-Gang Guo	M6	Taiwan	United States v. Taiwan Health Systems Comparison
Clairisse Whang	M2	RWJMs	Navigating the Pulse of Spain's Health: Insights from Zaragoza

2024

Name	Class Yr	School	Poster Name
George Asrian	M1	RWJMS	Bridging Health Gaps in Central America: Students Empowering and Educating Patients in Rural Panama
Radha Tummalapenta	M1	RWJMS	View on Eye Care in South India
Alexandria Raab & Abigail Gulchin	M2	RWJMS	From Observation to Learning: Pediatric Care at Med Uni Graz Hospital
Arsala Khan	M2	RWJMS	Primary Care Needs of Residents In and Around the " World's Largest Slum" Reflections from a New Free Clinic in Karachi, Pakistan
Diana Vitkovska	M2	RWJMS	Mission to Home: discovering My Path to Heal Ukraine as a Future Doctor
Gabrielle Ro	M2	RWJMS	Global Health Experience in South Korea
Ge Bai	M2	RWJMS	Global Health Care Experience in Shanxi, China
George Hung & Laurie Boucicaut	M2	RWJMs	Emergency and Disaster Medicine in Kobe Japan
Hunter Skroczky	M2	RWJMS	Saving Lives; Setting Precedents: The Impact of Good Samaritan Law in India
Kaustav Chattopadhyay	M2	RWJMS	Heavy Passenger Vehicle (HPV) Crashes and Injury Patterns: Implications for Vehicular Safety in India
Kavya Alturi & Sophia TumSuden	M2	RWJMs	Global Health Experience at Hyogo Medical University
Melissa Suchanek & Victoria Bigdelle	M2	RWJMS	Summer Experience in Zaragoza Spain
Munachiso Asimana Duruaku	M2	RWJMS	Fukui Travelogue or My time at Fukui
Sanjana Butala	M2	RWJMS	Scars and Stories: A Patchwork of Care, Culture and Compassion at B. J. Wadia Hospital
Yulia (Julia) Kuzniar	M2	RWJMS	Le Soin Quotidien: A Window into Socialized Healthcare in France
Aafreen Azmi	M3	RWJMS	Cost-effectiveness of Cranioplasty with Polymethylmethacrylate Using a Customized 3D Mold: A Pediatric First Experience in Peru
Arianna Horgan	M3	RWJMs	Postpartum Psychosis: A Global Analysis of Cultural and Social Barriers in Diagnosis and Treatment
Elyse Mackenzie & Ana Oyola	M3	RWJMS	Availability of Multilingual Patient Education Materials in United States-Based Dermatology Resources: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Isabel Trenholm	M3	RWJMS	Impact of the Japanese Diet on Microbiota and General Health
Justin Benton & Amalia Giraldo Llano	M3	RWJMS	"Gaps in the Trauma Chain of Survival: Needs Assessment of Ambulances and Hospitals in India"
Neha Pareddy	M3	RWJMS	Experiences in India: Exploring the Spectrum of Ancient and Advanced Medicine
Rohit Mukherjee	M3	RWJMS	Integrating the Continuum of Emergency Obstetric, Newborn Care and Referral Services in Two Municipalities in Rural Ghana: Implementation Research with a Health Systems Approach
Bhargav Vemulapalli	M4	RWJMS	Association of Nutritional Status and Child Development in Influenza in an Urban Slum of Dhaka Bangladesh
Jason Hua	M4	RWJMs	Efficacy of the Zero Fatality Corridor Model in Reducing Road Crash Mortality in India
Jennifer Rha	M4	RWJMS	My Experience Working in Puno, Peru
Sruti Cheruvu	M4	RWJMS	Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) Crashes in India: Impact of Crash Dynamics on Mortality and Injury Outcomes
Veena Bhagavathi	M4	RWJMS	The world According to Girls: An American Medical Student's Year in Ghana
Alana Scariot Zottis	6th Year	International Student	Broadening Horizons: A Global Health Journey
Eika Hoshino	6th Year	Kobe University - Japan	Study Abroad at RWJMS
Luis Navarro	6th Year	Universidad de Los Andes- Colombia	H- Pylori Infection in Pediatric Patients Diagnosed w/ Eosinophilic Esophagitis at Fundacion Santa Fe De Bogota
Nairu Hashikawa	6th Year	Kobe University -Japan	Clinical Observership
Thomas Wang	6th Year	Kaohsiung Medical University- Taiwan	A Global Health Experience: Pediatric Rotation in Zaragoza, Spain.
Janelle Billig MD	Faculty	RWJMS	Rutgers-University of Dodoma Partnership: Past Reflections & Future Visions
Ryan Kanungo	Clinical Researcher	Women's Insitute	Global Aging Population and Rehabilitation Access/Affordability
Akhil Patel	Other	Pediatric Clinical Research Center Rutgers	Successful Recruitment of Latino Participants in a National Observational Study
Ann Fan Yang MD	PGY3 Medicine	RWJMS	An experience in outpatient primary care in Zomba District of Malawi
Vaishali Mehta MD	PGY3 OB/GYN	RWJMS	Addressing Cervical Cancer Screening Disparities in Ghana through Community Outreach and Collaborative Training

For more information contact the Office of Global Health at 848-932-0233 or globalhealth@rwjms.rutgers.edu.

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