SAVE THE DATE: APRIL 8, 2026, UW–Madison Global Health Symposium
On Wednesday, April 8th, 2026, from 4-8pm, UW–Madison’s Global Health Institute (GHI), Office of Global Health in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS), host the 2026 Global Health Symposium: Establishing Trust for Emergency Preparedness: The Role of Universities & Alliances.
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UW-Madison faculty, clinicians, staff, students, and partners who are addressing global health and disease in their respective fields and research are invited to submit a poster abstract and present their work. From basic research to education to applied projects in the field, the symposium hopes to showcase the full spectrum of UW-Madison’s global health activity. We encourage presentations from all disciplines—from arts, agriculture and business, to education, engineering, humanities, to all the health sciences, and more.
Poster abstract submissions are DUE by 11:59 p.m., March 20, 2026.
Program Overview: Global Health Online Certificate Programs
Watch as Faculty Director Dr. Ann Evensen discusses the Global Health Online Certificate Programs including the curriculum, field experiences and application process.
Field Course Information Session Recording
Graduate and Health Professional Students: Are you interested in a global field experience?
Please see our recorded information session about the winter 2025 and summer 2026 field courses, or take a look at our slides from the session!
Apply here by December 5 for the Ecuador or Thailand experience, or the Guatemala service learning trip.
The India field school December 2026 – January 2027 information coming soon!
Overview
Welcome to the School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) Office of Global Health (OGH).
The OGH opened in 2017 and builds on the long history of global health programs at SMPH and the previous UW-Madison Center for Global Health at SMPH which was created in 2005. The OGH is directed by Dr. James H. Conway, and is administered through the SMPH Department of Academic Affairs, under the leadership of Senior Associate Dean, Dr. Elizabeth Petty. The primary function of the OGH is coordination of a variety of educational activities for health professional, graduate, and capstone students. It also serves as a hub to enhance collaboration and communication among related global health programs in the SMPH, such as departmental-level global health activities and postgraduate global health training of MD clinical residents and fellows. The OGH also serves as an important link for the SMPH to the UW-Madison Global Health Institute and its array of global health programming and opportunities.
For information regarding the online global health certificate programs for graduate/professional and capstone students and other educational opportunities, please go to the Education tab at the top of the page.