Thijs Teeling has worked on health improvement projects in many parts of the world over his career, and he has often observed a lack of global health knowledge among some project participants. For that reason, he has been a vocal champion of McMaster’s MSc Global Health program since it launched in 2010. Teeling is a […]
Having completed his undergraduate degree in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Judah Batist started the MSc Global Health program armed with a solid understanding of the various pathogens and diseases that have historically threatened the state of human health. But the program, he explains, required him to contextualize this knowledge and explore in depth the confluence […]
It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven were coming to meet with a handful of Global Health students and alumni to hear about our experiences in the program. When I first got the news, my mind started to race with a flurry of ideas […]
McMaster University, in conjunction with the Global Health program, hosted the HRH Princess Margriet of the Netherlands this past May. I was excited to receive an invitation to represent my cohort, the class of 2017. The opportunity to meet HRH, her partner, Professor van Vollenhoven, and His Excellency Ambassador van der Zwan was exhilarating. Although my […]
International university collaborations and research on antimicrobial resistance were the focus of the visit to McMaster University by Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and her husband Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven on Monday, May 15. Upon arrival, the royal couple was greeted by McMaster University President Patrick Deane and City of Hamilton Mayor […]
They had arrived in a black motorcade, welcomed by all the elites of McMaster University and the City of Hamilton before making their way to be greeted by us – the alumni and students of the Global Health program. Her Royal Highness Princess Margeriet of the Netherlands and her husband Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven place […]
“In Manipal, I wake up and head to school ready for amazing chances to grow, learn and be challenged in a way that’s not typical of back home,” says McMaster MSc Global Health program student Ivan Meiszinger, who has spent the last two weeks in India for the program’s learning symposium, Bridging Different Worlds, an […]
