As the world becomes more interconnected, it is apparent that the major global health burdens facing our international community will require an integrated approach that addresses political, socio-economic, cultural, legal, biological, and medical issues. The primary goal of our regional and global activities at UNM is to form a collaborative network of multidisciplinary scientists to address the determinants of emerging patterns in global health. The Center has a tripartite mission that includes promoting excellence in research, education, and clinical service activities. Read more.
Department of Internal Medicine
MSC10-5550
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
Phone: (505) 272-8207
Fax: (505) 272-8441
The HSC Internal Medicine Resident Program offers a Global Health Residency Track. Applications for the Program are accepted only through the "Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
Children living in a Tsimane village along the Maniqui River in Bolivia
The University of New Mexico Center for Global Health is housed in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of New Mexico. The Center for Global Health utilizes a multidisciplinary approach with involvement from faculty across a number of Departments, Schools, and Centers at the University of New Mexico, and our international partner sites.
The objectives of the program are:
Ravi
Durvasula, MD
The Paratransgenesis Laboratory of The Centers for Cellular and Molecular Medicine and Global Health (Durvasula Lab) has played a pioneering role in the development of novel approaches to the control of infectious disease transmission. For the past 10 years, the focus of the Durvasula lab has been development of paratransgenic strategies for control of a variety of infectious diseases. Dr. Durvasula is currently Associate Professor of Medicine and Infectious Diseases at University of New Mexico School of Medicine in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he is also appointed as Chief of Medicine at the New Mexico VA Health Care System. Read More
Douglas J.
Perkins, PhD
The research and training activities of the Laboratories of Tropical Diseases primarily focus on malaria and related pediatric infectious diseases, such as bacteremia and HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, that account for the vast amount of morbidity and mortality in tropical regions. Although the primary focus of the group is to gain a better understanding of the molecular basis of severe malarial anemia in African children, a number of projects are investigating the molecular interactions between malaria and two of primary co-pathogens endemic to western Kenya i.e., HIV/AIDS and bacteremia. Read More