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Beyond the Hospital: 70 Years of Education, Innovation and Impact
From left to right: Kyle D. Warren, Dean Angela Starkweather, and Dr. Leorey Saligan. All photos in this article courtesy of the School of Nursing. As a teenager, Dean Angela Starkweather did not think she would be going into nursing. Although her mother was a...
Making Ourselves Irrelevant: How a Rutgers–Ghana Partnership Is Building Sustainable Surgical Care
What began in November 2008 as a single trip to Ghana has grown into one of Rutgers' longest-running global health collaborations. What started with a handful of surgeons traveling overseas to provide care has evolved into a multidisciplinary partnership involving...
Health Equity at the Core: Rutgers School of Health Professions Celebrates 50 Years of Community-Driven Impact
Health Equity at the Core: Rutgers School of Health Professions Celebrates 50 Years of Community-Driven Impact NEWARK, NJ — For a half-century, the Rutgers School of Health Professions (SHP) has quietly served as the backbone of New Jersey’s healthcare workforce....
Transforming Breast Cancer Care in Botswana Through Coordinated Patient Navigation
Across sub-Saharan Africa, cancer mortality remains disproportionately high, driven in part by delayed diagnosis and limited access to timely treatment. With cancer deaths projected to increase significantly by 2040, health systems across the region face growing...
How Betty Mbaembae’s story is helping reshape cancer care delivery through the Botswana–Rutgers Partnership
A breast cancer survivor's journey from patient to Botswana’s first patient navigator.At the intersection of lived experience and health systems innovation, one woman’s journey is changing how patients move through cancer care in Botswana. Through the Botswana–Rutgers...
Rutgers Schools of Dental Medicine New Partnership with Crossroads and Invitation to Join the International Federation of Dental Schools and Faculties
Global Health Connection - February 2026
Annual Global Health Fair – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Annual Global Health Fair - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Robert Wood Johnson Medical School held their annual Global Health Fair on December 3, 2025. This year’s panel, Beyond Borders: Faculty Journeys in Global & Glocal Health, featured Dr. James K. Aikins...
Rutgers Global Health Institute is now on LinkedIn!
Rutgers Global Health Institute is now on LinkedIn! Follow us for the latest on: International health programs and partnerships Research breakthroughs and faculty initiatives Opportunities for engagement, grants, and global collaborations Stories of impact from our...
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine’s New International Collaboration with South Korea
Rutgers School of Dental Medicine’s New International Collaboration with South Korea Jae Hyeok (Jerry) Lee (center) with (left to right) first-year RSDM student In Kang (Richard) Bang, Associate Dean for Admissions Rosa Chaviano Moran, fourth-year student Daniel Kim,...
Patient Navigation Critical for Survival in Breast Cancer Treatment: Training Expanded in Botswana
Dr. Carl Swart, a nursing educator and researcher specializing in oncology and palliative care, served as a facilitator on the ethics of being a patient navigator. His expertise helped deepen participants’ understanding of ethical principles essential to compassionate...