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Marisella Maribel Pillaca Horna, M.D., a pulmonologist from Peru, traveled to UAB as the first-ever physician in the Cassell Bidirectional Training Program. What she found here, and what she left behind, is already changing medicine on both sides of the world.

Update from Alan TN Tita, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health Monday, June 1, 2026: The escalating Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda - caused by the rare Bundibugyo virus - continues to outpace response efforts, with some 1000 cases and 220 deaths suspected.

Four projects have been selected as the inaugural awardees of the Dr. Latesha E. Elopre Health Across the Lifecourse (HEAL) Pilot Program, supporting innovative research designed to improve health outcomes across the lifespan.

UAB welcomed an international delegation from the Netherlands for a day of collaboration, innovation, and forward-looking discussion centered on the future of healthcare, artificial intelligence, and global partnerships on April 8, 2026.

The UAB Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health, in conjunction with the UAB Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation, proudly announces the fifth cohort of pilot grant awardees.Four innovative projects have received pilot funding to encourage collaboration between UAB investigators and international partners, tackling critical global health challenges.

Designed to expand access to meaningful global engagement, the MHIGH Global Health Travel Awards Program is one of four Giving Days projects spotlighting how UAB invests in global partnerships and future health leaders.

Building on a partnership rooted in shared vision and philanthropy, UAB and McMaster University (McM) continued to deepen their collaboration during a recent all-day, in-person strategic meeting held on Friday, March 20, 2026, in Birmingham, Ala.

Elizabeth Proezna, M.D., PGY-3, and Rafaella Navarro Hoyos, M.D., PGY-2, in the UAB Department of Pediatrics, spent two weeks in Peru and realized a medical truth widely sought after in the UAB community. They learned that sometimes the most powerful medicine isn't just in the treatment, it's in a spirit of collaboration that can cross distance and borders.

Since March 2022, UAB and McMaster University have advanced a shared vision to strengthen institutional collaboration across research, education and global health initiatives.

Rena Patel, M.D., MPH, MPhil, associate professor, UAB Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases; associate director, Global Health Research, UAB Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health (MHIGH), has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA) Innovator Award, recognizing her outstanding and original contributions to HIV clinical care, research,...

In an ever-evolving global landscape, the urgency and complexity of public health challenges have only deepened. Yet, interest in global health continues to grow, and the Master of Science in Global Health (MSGH) program is seeing that firsthand. The MSGH program experienced growth in enrollment despite the challenging landscape in 2025.

This innovative program addresses global health initiatives and medical training in Peru with Partners in Health, known locally as Socios En Salud, in Lima, Peru.

This partnership, an initiative of the Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health, represents a significant step toward enhancing the quality of medical education, research and health care delivery on an international scale.

Students will have the opportunity to learn from experienced, diverse faculty with a range of international partners working in interdisciplinary, global health research and practice.