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 Jr, Dr. Charletta Ayers, Dr. Janelle Billig, Dr. Sabiha Hussain, Dr. Karen W. Lin, and Dr. Harsh Sule. The panelists spoke about their international and local-global (“glocal”) health initiatives, research collaborations, and mission-driven projects. The fair also featured a large poster session by students, staff, residents, and faculty from Rutgers School of Arts and Sciences, New Jersey Medical School, and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, as well as presentations from RWJMS’ Women’s Health Institute.
Learn more about this event here: https://rwjms.rutgers.edu/about/office-global-health/fair
Special Grand Rounds Presentation with Dr. Jeffrey Carson at Princess Marina Hospital in Botswana
Last month, one of our Rutgers Health Provosts, Dr. Jeffery Carson, gave a special Grand Rounds presentation to the medical staff of the main referral hospital in Gaborone, Botswana. The presentation at Princess Marina Hospital was titled International Indications for and Adverse Effects of Red-Cell Transfusions. The hospital has already incorporated the lessons learned and modified their transfusion medicine guidelines to help preserve the blood supply. Dr. Tendani Gaolathe, Senior Advisor for the Botswana Rutgers Partnership for Health, hosted and coordinated the event.