Program for Education in Global & Population Health
Student Research at VP&S offers global and population health opportunities through the long-standing Program for Education in Global and Population Health (Global Pop). Opportunities include mentored research programs, courses and funding. Research can be carried out domestically or abroad, at a growing number of locations.
Programs
Student Research offers research programs in Global and Population Health ranging throughout the full MD cycle, carried out domestically or abroad, starting with a Summer Program between the first and second year of Medical School, a Global and Population Health Track within the required Scholarly Project Program, a Research Year in Global and Population Health, and an MD/MS in Biomedical Sciences with focus on Global and Population Health.
Mentors
Student Research at VP&S draws from a multidisciplinary pool of mentors, most of them housed within the CUIMC, but also at Columbia University at large, to mentor Global Pop student research projects. For a list of recent Global Pop mentors, please visit the VP&S Student Research Database of mentors and projects - Global Pop Program.
Funding
Student Research at VP&S offers funding for all of the Global and Population Health programs, from the Summer Program to Scholarly Projects and Research Year. Detailed information on the funding options can be found at the Student Research Funding page for details.
Courses
Student Research, through Global Pop, facilitates educational courses which are open to all students at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC). Courses are credit-bearing and free of charge and are mandatory for VP&S students participating in Summer Research Projects, as well as for students completing the dual degree MD-MS in Biomedical Sciences with the Global and Population Health focus.
Global Pop courses include: Introduction to Global and Population Health (GLHL7206), Research Methods in Global and Population Health (GLHL 7207) and Independent Study in Global and Population Health (GLHL 7207). For details on these courses, please visit the Student Research Courses page.
Team
Within the Student Research at VP&S team, we have dedicated faculty and staff to facilitate Global and Population Health opportunities: Michael Yin, MD (Director), Kim Hekimian, PhD (Associate Director), and Sivanthy Vasanthan, MPA (Program Coordinator). For details, please visit the Student Research at VP&S team page