Research

Education/Training

  • Seed Global Health
    School of Medicine
    Seed’s theory of change is grounded in the belief that people are among the most important levers of change in the health system. We are intentionally focused on human resource for health capacity-building at the individual, institutional, and national level through sustained collaborative engagement with our partners.
    Project Contact:
     Project website      Kelly Carpenter
  • AIDS Malignancy Consortium
    School of Medicine
    The mission of the AMC is to investigate through clinical trials new treatment and prevention interventions and study the pathobiology of malignancies in people living with HIV both in the USA and internationally.
    Project Contact:
     Project website      Ronald Mitsuyasu
  • Global Health Pathway for Medical Students
    School of Medicine
    The Global Health Pathway provides global health training opportunities for Internal Medicine and Medicine-Pediatrics residents. Residents interested in the track can apply mid-way through their intern (for IM residents) or 2nd year (for Medicine-Pediatrics residents) and will receive a certificate of completion acknowledging their participation at the end of residency.
    Project Contact:
     Project website      Mercedes Vasquez
  • Last Mile Health
    School of Medicine
    Dr. Eyong J. Ly from UCLA Health works with Last Mile Health, a nonprofit non-governmental organization that delivers healthcare to remote villages in Ethiopia, Liberia, Malawi, and Sierra Leone. Last Mile Health uses community health workers from various countries in these efforts.
    Project Contact:
     Project website      Eyong Ly
  • WhatsApp in Malawi: Delivering Specialty Care and Enhancing Medical Education
    School of Medicine
    The shortage of specialists in resource-limited settings often creates challenging diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. To address the critical need for expert guidance, we created specialty WhatsApp groups to encourage teaching case discussions between our clinicians at UCLA and our partner sites in Malawi, Peru, Thailand, and the Indian Health Service.
    Project Contact:
     Project website      Faysal Saab

Service

  • Seed Global Health
    School of Medicine
    Seed’s theory of change is grounded in the belief that people are among the most important levers of change in the health system. We are intentionally focused on human resource for health capacity-building at the individual, institutional, and national level through sustained collaborative engagement with our partners.
    Project Contact:
     Project website      Kelly Carpenter
  • Last Mile Health
    School of Medicine
    Dr. Eyong J. Ly from UCLA Health works with Last Mile Health, a nonprofit non-governmental organization that delivers healthcare to remote villages in Ethiopia, Liberia, Malawi, and Sierra Leone. Last Mile Health uses community health workers from various countries in these efforts.
    Project Contact:
     Project website      Eyong Ly
School of Medicine
  • Seed Global Health
    Research| Education| Service|
    Seed’s theory of change is grounded in the belief that people are among the most important levers of change in the health system. We are intentionally focused on human resource for health capacity-building at the individual, institutional, and national level through sustained collaborative engagement with our partners.
    Project Contact:
     Project website      Kelly Carpenter
    (Updated: Jan 27 2023)
  • AIDS Malignancy Consortium
    Research| Education|
    The mission of the AMC is to investigate through clinical trials new treatment and prevention interventions and study the pathobiology of malignancies in people living with HIV both in the USA and internationally.
    Project Contact:
     Project website      Ronald Mitsuyasu
    (Updated: Jan 30 2023)
  • Global Health Pathway for Medical Students
    Education|
    The Global Health Pathway provides global health training opportunities for Internal Medicine and Medicine-Pediatrics residents. Residents interested in the track can apply mid-way through their intern (for IM residents) or 2nd year (for Medicine-Pediatrics residents) and will receive a certificate of completion acknowledging their participation at the end of residency.
    Project Contact:
     Project website      Mercedes Vasquez
    (Updated: Feb 03 2023)
  • Last Mile Health
    Education| Service|
    Dr. Eyong J. Ly from UCLA Health works with Last Mile Health, a nonprofit non-governmental organization that delivers healthcare to remote villages in Ethiopia, Liberia, Malawi, and Sierra Leone. Last Mile Health uses community health workers from various countries in these efforts.
    Project Contact:
     Project website      Eyong Ly
    (Updated: Mar 30 2023)
  • WhatsApp in Malawi: Delivering Specialty Care and Enhancing Medical Education
    Research| Education|
    The shortage of specialists in resource-limited settings often creates challenging diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. To address the critical need for expert guidance, we created specialty WhatsApp groups to encourage teaching case discussions between our clinicians at UCLA and our partner sites in Malawi, Peru, Thailand, and the Indian Health Service.
    Project Contact:
     Project website      Faysal Saab
    (Updated: May 19 2023)
  • Department of Medicine Global Health Equity Pathway
    Research|
    The Global Health Pathway sends Medicine and Medicine-Pediatrics residents on global health clinical rotations to partner sites in Malawi, Peru, and Thailand. The Pathway also hosts a lecture series and provides mentorship for residents in the Pathway.
    Project Contact:
     Project website      Kate Dovel
    (Updated: Aug 09 2023)

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Collaborations

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Projects/Programs

  • The projects and programs on this map constitute our “global data.” We define global data to be information related to “global topics” such as events, activities, and geographical areas outside of the United States. Any project or program conducted in an area outside of the United States is included on the map, as it speaks to UCLA’s direct engagement with the global community. Even if a project or program is conducted domestically, it is included as long as it engages with one or more global topics.

  • To collect data for the Projects/Programs map, we survey faculty on their research pursuits. We also explore UCLA websites such as faculty profiles, research centers, and department pages to learn about past and ongoing projects. We periodically review our data, archiving and removing projects and programs that have concluded or expired.

Study Abroad

  • Click here for the International Education Office’s explanation of UCLA’s various Study Abroad Programs.

  • To collect data on Study Abroad Programs, we explore both UC Education Abroad Programs (UCEAP) and UCLA websites to find information on opportunities offered at or through UCLA.

Collaborations

  • International Collaboration comprises memoranda of understanding (MOUs), collaboration agreements (CAs), affiliation agreements (AAs), and student exchange agreements. Click here for UCLA Global’s explanation of these terms.

  • We source this data from the UCLA Global database of international academic agreements.

Students

  • Here, “Students” refers to International Students as well as Study Abroad students.


Visitors

  • Visitors are guests whose visits are coordinated by the International Visitors Bureau (IVB). Click here for more information.

  • We source this data directly from the IVB.


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