Global Health Fair

Since its inception in 2008, the Global Health Fair has become a cornerstone event for Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the broader Rutgers Health community, showcasing the depth and diversity of our commitment to global health. Annually featuring a distinguished keynote speaker renowned in the field of global health, this event offers a unique platform for faculty, residents, students, and staff to present their invaluable experiences in global health research, mission trips, and various outreach initiatives.

Over the years, we have proudly hosted 13 fairs—taking a brief hiatus for three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, we were thrilled to resume this inspiring event, continuing our tradition of fostering knowledge exchange, and highlighting the impactful work of our community in addressing global health challenges. The Global Health Fair stands as a testament to our unwavering dedication to improving health worldwide, promoting collaboration, and encouraging innovative solutions to the most pressing health issues facing our global community today.

Global Health Fair

The 2025 Global Health Fair was held on December 3rd, 2025
Panel Discussion: Beyond Borders: Faculty Journeys in Global and Glocal Health
This year’s Global Health Fair will feature a faculty discussion. The panel will include faculty from RWJMS and NJMS who are actively engaged in international and local-global (“glocal”) health initiatives. Panelists will share their experiences leading research collaborations, educational exchanges, and mission-driven projects that address health challenges in diverse communities. The discussion aims to showcase the breadth of faculty engagement, highlight lessons learned from their global work, and inspire students and residents to pursue meaningful paths in Global Health.
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The 2024 Global Health Fair took place on December 4, 2024, and included over 30 posters as well as a keynote address from Dr. Richard Adanu MBChB, MPH Rector for Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons Accra Ghana.
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2023

Annual Global Health Fair Returns

The 2023 Global Health Fair took place on December 6, and included 23 posters from 25 presenters as well as a keynote address from Dean Amy Murtha, and more.

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Name	Year	School	Title
Laura Arbelaez	M2	RWJMS	A Global Health Summer in Zaragoza Spain
Kavya Atluri	M1	RWJMS	Factors Associated with Mortality in Coronavirus-Associated mucormycosis: Results from Mycotic Infections in COVID-19 (MUNCO) Online Registry
Justin Benton	M2	RWJMS	Realist Evaluation Approach to Iterative Adaptation of Modified Motorking Tricycle Ambulances in rural Ghana Acute Care and Emergency Referral Systems (ACERS) Project
Faith Blamon	M3	RWJMS	Harvest SOZO Global Surgery Outreach in Liberia, West Africa
Stephanie Casagrande	M2	RWJMS	Assisted Reprodcutive Technology as an Intervention for Falling Birth Rates in Japan
Jersey Chen	M2	RWJMS	Medicine and Education in Japan
Mohamed Elrais	M2	RWJMS	A mixed-methods study evaluating health worker perceptions of the quality of in-service training, supportive supervision, and tele-mentoring quality improvement initiatives in rural Ghana
Minatulah Elzawawy	M1	RWJMS	Surgical Methods for Buruli Ulcer Excision: A literature Review
Ipek Eralp	M2	RWJMS	E-Council: An Innovative Approach to Multidisciplinary Collaboration in Turkey
Andrea Escoto	M2	RWJMS	Exploring Global Healthcare: My Experience in Costa Rica’s Medical Landscape
Leah Gneco	M2	RWJMS	Navigating Chronic Pain: Contrasting Approaches and Treatments in the United States and Spain
Elyse Mackenzie	M2	RWJMs	Transcending Language Barriers: Evaluation of GPT-4’s Translation Accuracy in Dermatological Patient Education Materials
Olivia McGeough	M2	RWJMs	Cutaneous Manifestations of Chemical Warfare Agents: A Literature Review
Rohit Mukherjee	M2	RWJMS	An assessment of service readiness & effective coverage for small & sick newborns care in rural Ghana using a clinical cascade model for emergency newborn signal functions
Sorasicha Nithikasem	M3	RWJMS	Culture and Medicine: a Bangkok, Thailand Travelogue
Manasvini Nori	High School	Global Health Insitutute (RGHI)	Food Content on Social Media and Adolescent Diets
Neha Parredy and Radha Vyas	M2	RWJMS	HIV Testing Rates and Barriers Among South Asian Americans in Central New Jersey
Mara Rubia	Faculty	Brazil	Rutgers Fulbright and UFSCPA Collaborating on Global Health for Understanding and Equity
Isabel Trenholm	M2	RWJMS	Global Health Experience at Hyogo College of Medicine Japan
Heile Trumees	M2	RWJMS	Experience in MedUni Graz: Austria
Gina Vargas	M2	RWJMS	Romania: A Journey Through Diverse Clinical Cases
Wei-Hung Wang and Ting-Gang Guo	M6	Taiwan	United States v. Taiwan Health Systems Comparison
Clairisse Whang	M2	RWJMs	Navigating the Pulse of Spain's Health: Insights from Zaragoza

2024

Annual Global Health Fair

Kenote Spaker: Richard Adanu, MBChB, MPH
Rector of Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons
Collaborating to Improve Women’s Health in Africa through scholarship, research, and service delivery

We had 35 posters by students, staff, residents, and faculty

Name	Class Yr	School	Poster Name
George Asrian	M1	RWJMS	Bridging Health Gaps in Central America: Students Empowering and Educating Patients in Rural Panama george_asrian-panama.pdf
Radha Tummalapenta	M1	RWJMS	View on Eye Care in South India radhat_global_health_fair_poster.pdf
Alexandria Raab & Abigail Gulchin	M2	RWJMS	From Observation to Learning: Pediatric Care at Med Uni Graz Hospital araab_agulchin_gh_v1.pdf
Arsala Khan	M2	RWJMS	Primary Care Needs of Residents In and Around the " World's Largerst Slum" Reflections from a new Free Clinic in Karachi, Pakistan arsala_khan_global_health_poster.pdf
Diana Vitkovska	M2	RWJMS	Mission to Home: discovering My Path to Heal Ukraine as a Future Doctor mission_to_home_discovering_my_path_to_heal_ukraine_as_a_future_doctor.pptx_presentation.pdf
Gabrielle Ro	M2	RWJMS	Global Health experience in South Korea gabriella_ro_poster_.pdf
Ge Bai	M2	RWJMS	Global Health Care Expereince in Shanxi, China ge_bai_global_health_poster_2024.pdf
George Hung & Laurie Boucicaut	M2	RWJMs	Emergency and Disaster Medicine in Kobe Japan george_laurie_poster.pdf
Hunter Skroczky	M2	RWJMS	Saving Lives; Setting Precedents: The Impact of Good Samaritan Law in India hunter_s._safelife_good_samaritan_law.pdf
Kaustav Chattopadhyay	M2	RWJMS	Heavy Passenger Vehicle (HPV) Crashes and Injury Patterns: Implications for Vehicular Safety in India kaustav_chattopadhyay.hmv_rutgers_health_fair.pdf
Kavya Alturi & Sophia TumSuden	M2	RWJMs	Global Health Experience at Hyogo Medical University sophia._kavya_hyogo_2024.pdf
Melissa Suchanek & Victoria Bigdelle	M2	RWJMS	Summer Experience in Zaragoza Spain melissa_victoria_2024.pdf
Munachiso Asimana Duruaku	M2	RWJMS	Fukui Travelogue or My time at Fukui munachiso_duruaku_2024.pdf
Sanjana Butala	M2	RWJMS	Scars and Stories: A Patchwork of Care, Culture and Compassion at B. J. Wadia Hospital sanjana_butala_b.j._wadia_hospital_global_health_experience_poster.pdf
Yulia (Julia) Kuzniar	M2	RWJMS	Le Soin Quotidien: A Window into Socialized Healthcare in France yulia_kuzniar_gh_poster.pdf
Aafreen Azmi	M3	RWJMS	Cost-effectiveness of Cranioplasty with Polymethylmethacrylate Using a Customized 3D Mold: A Pediatric First Experience in Peru aafreen_global_health_fair.pdf
Arianna Horgan	M3	RWJMs	Postpartum Psychosis: A Global Analysis of Cultural and Social Barriers in Diagnosis and Treatment arianna_horgan_global_health_final_poster_m3_.pdf
Elyse Mackenzie & Ana Oyola	M3	RWJMS	Availability of Multilingual Patient Education Materials in United States-Based Dermatology Resources: A Cross-Sectional Analysis elysse_mackenzie_ghf_2024.pdf
Isabel Trenholm	M3	RWJMS	Impact of the Japanese Diet on Microbiota and General Health isabel_trenholm_-_global_variation_in_hs_with_insights_from_japan_poster.pdf
Justine Benton & Amalia Giraldo Llano	M3	RWJMS	"Gaps in the Trauma Chain of Survival: Needs Assessment of Ambulances and Hospitals in India" justine_benton_useupdatedr2tc_poster_rutgers_health_fair.pdf
Neha Pareddy	M3	RWJMS	Experiences in India: Exploring the Spectrum of Ancient and Advanced Medicine nehapareddy_indiatravelogue_ghf2024.pdf
Rohit Mukherjee	M3	RWJMS	Integrating the Continuum of Emergency Obstetric, Newborn Care and Referral Services in Two Municipalities in Rural Ghana: Implementation Research with a Health Systems Approach rohit_poster_gh_2024.pdf
Bhargav Vemulapalli	M4	RWJMS	Association of Nutritional Status and Child Development in Influenza in an Urban Slum of Dhaka Bangladesh bhargav_gh_2024.pdf
Jason Hua	M4	RWJMs	Efficacy of the Zero Fatality Corridor Model in Reducing Road Crash Mortality in India jason_hua.zfc_rutgers_global_health_fair_poster_final.pdf
Jennifer Rha	M4	RWJMS	My Experience Working in Puno, Peru jennifer_rha_global_health_fair_.pdf
Sruti Cheruvu	M4	RWJMS	Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) Crashes in India: Impact of Crash Dynamics on Mortality and Injury Outcomes sruti_cheruvu.lmv_rutgers_global_health_fair_.pdf
Veena Bhagavathi	M4	RWJMS	The world According to Girls: An American Medical Student's Year in Ghana
Alana Scariot Zottis	6th Year	International Student	Broadening Horizons: A Global Health Journey alana_gh_poster_rutgers.pdf
Luis Navarro	6th Year	Universidad ded Los Andes- Colombia	H- Pylori Infection in Pediatric Patients Diagnosed w/ Eosinophilic Esophagitis at Fundacion Santa Fe De Bogota eoe_h_pylori_naspghan_november_2024.pdf
Thomas Wang	6th Year	Koushing Medical University- Taiwan	A Global Health Experience: Pediatric Rotation in Zaragoza, Spain. kmu_thomaswang_poster.pdf.pdf
Janelle Billig MD	Faculty	RWJMS	Rutgers-University of Dodoma Partnership: Past Reflections & Future Visions billig_-gh_fair_poster_2024.pdf
Ryan Kanungo	Clinical Researcher	Women's Insitute	Global Aging Population and Rehabilitation Access/Affordability
Akhil Patel	Other	Pediatric Clinical Research Center Rutgers	Successful Recruitment of Latino Participants in a National Observational Study
Ann Fan Yang MD	PGY3	RWJMS	An experience in outpatient primary care in Zomba district of Malawi
Vaishali Mehta MD	PGY3 OB/GYN	RWJMS	Addressing Cervical Cancer Screening Disparities in Ghana through Community Outreach and Collaborative Training vaishali_mehta_poster_ghf_2024.pptx

2025

Annual Global Health Fair

Beyond Borders: Faculty Journeys in Global and Local Health
A faculty panel that highlighted the experiences of RWJMS and NJMS faculty engaged in international and local health initiatives, research collaborations, and mission-driven projects.

We had 32 posters, by students, staff, residents, and faculty.

Name	Class Yr	School	Poster Title
Chandni Shah	M1	RWJMS	Exploring Barriers to Early Diagnoses and Intervention for Autism in South India-A Community Based Study chandni_shah_gh2025.pdf
Christine Lee	M1	RWJMS	Prioritizing Language-Concordant Behavioral Health Care Models for Newly Arrived Families Experiencing Homelessness christine_lee_global_health_fair_2025_poster.pdf
Hifsa Abbasi & Darshan Danak	M1	RWJMS	HPV-Driven Oropharyngeal Carcinoma-Diagnosis, Treatment and Recovery in a 41 Year Old Male with HPV-Positive Cancer abbasi_final_poster_global_health_1.pdf
Berk Inan & Nivedita Rajiv	M2	RWJMS	Experiential Learning in Japan: Cultural Insights and Comparative Health System Reflections from a Clinical Externship nivedita_rajiv_and_berk_inan_gh25.pdf
Brenna Towell	M2	RWJMS	Immersive Global Health Experience in Romania brenna_towell_gh_poster.pdf
Cyanna Padmore	M2	RWJMS	Feasibility and Need for a Robust Dialysis Access Program in Ghana: Insights from the International Healthcare Volunteers (IHCV) Mission at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital cyanna_padmore_ihcv_vascular.pdf
Joana Fardad & Elian Alvarez	M2	RWJMS	Patient Care Within The Spanish Health Care System: Reflections from a Summer Clinical Experience Zaragoza, Spain joana_fardad_elian_alvarez.pdf
Mona Yuan & Naja Hill	M2	RWJMS	Global Health immersion: Reflecting on Cross-cultural learninf in Medical Education in Fukui Japan naja_hill_mona_yuan_gh25.pdf
Riddhi Jadhav	M2	RWJMS	Travelogue: Emergency Medicine Rotation in Kobe, Japan riddhi_jadhav_gh25.pdf
Sydney Cook	M2	RWJMS	Multicultural Exchanges in Medical Education: A Travelogue from Graz, Austria sydney_cook_gh25_-_version_2.pdf
Aryan Borole	M3	RWJMS	Ophthalmologic Care in Ethiopia borolearyan-_global_health_poster.pdf
Jenny Hung	M3	RWJMS	Travelogue: My medical mission experience in Ghana – Cape Coast Teaching Hospital jenny_hung_experiential_learning_2_1.pdf
Jenny Hung & Anjali Patel MD	M3	RWJMS	Building Capacity in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery: A Laparoscopic Training Initiative for OBGYN Residents at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana jenny_hung_anjali_patel_migs_1.pdf
Marissa Millwater	M3	RWJMS	Postpartum Passport: A California Partnership to Strengthen Maternal Care Continuity millwatermarissa_globalhealthfair.pdf
Arianna Horgan	M4	RWJMS	Maternal Suicide: An Overlook Cause of Maternal Mortality horgan_arianna_2025_global_health_fair_1.pdf
Esther Kim	M4	RWJMS	Cultural Dimensions of Care: Clinical Electives in Kobe, Japan and Seoul, South Korea estherkimgh25.pdf
Faith Blamon, Dawn Arumemi,	M4	RWJMS	Strengthening Surgical Access and Health Systems in West Africa Through Mobile Volunteer Outreach and Capacity Building: Harvest Sozo Surgical & Medical Outreach 2019–2024 final._blamon_arumemi_opara_liberia_.pdf
Gaurav Pathak	M4	RWJMS	Drug- and Vaccine-Induced Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita: a Multinational Retrospective Review gauravpathakgh2025.pdf
Isabela Trenholm	M4	RWJMS	Global Variation in Hidradenitis Suppurativa with Insights from Japan isabel_trenholm_-_global_variation_in_hs_with_insights_from_japan_poster.pdf
Rohit Mukherjee	M4	RWJMS	Strategies for Successful Implementation of Mobile Integrated Health and Virtual C and abroad rohit_mukherjee_gh_.pdf
Bin-Tse Line & Yuan Fan Chang	M6	Kousuing Medical University	International Global Health Observership Expereince bin_tse_and_yuan_fan_kmu.pdf
Anjali Patel MD	PGY3	RWJMS OB/GYN	Leveraging Mobile Technology To Improve Cervical Cancer Screening Efficiency: Lessons From A Global Health Initiative In Ghana. anjali_patel_gh_1.pdf
Anjali Patel MD	PGY3	RWJMS OB/GYN	Structural Barriers to Infertility Diagnosis In Low- Resource Settings: A Case Ffrom Cape Coast, Ghana anjali_patel_gh_2_.pdf
Melinda Z. Fu MD	PGY4	RWJMS Surgery	Establishing a Laparoscopic Program in the Department of Urology at Cape Coast Teaching Hospital, Ghana: A Collaborative Experience melinda_fu_global_health_fair_poster.pdf
Adriana Coman, Amy Caffrey & Rabia Khan	M2, M4, M4	RWJMS	Medical Spanish Immersion Costa Rica amy_caffrey_adriana_coman_rabia_khan_gh_2025.pdf
Office of Global Health Khadeeja Yahaya &Angela Gitau		RWJMs	2025 Visiting International Student Experiences final_ogh_ak.pdf
Wei- Hung Wang	Alumni	Tzu-Chi Univesity Alumni	Reaching the Unreachable: Delivering NCD Care to Communities in the Marshall Islands wei-_hung_gh25_.pdf
Ipsita Das & Sanjana Veludandi	2nd Yr	Rutgers University, SAS	The Role of Oral Microbiomes in Preterm Birth and Pregnancy Complications
Ebrahim K. Faizullabhoy	M1	NJMS	Ayekta: Translating Lessons from Existing EMR Frameworks into an Offline- First solution for Surgical NGOs rutgers_gh_ayekta_poster.pdf
Tanvi Walia(intern), Juri Altaouil (SAS Alumni) & Suranjana Thakuria(MS2 St. George’s University School of Medicine		Women’s Health Institute, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School	Under-Recognized Pain in Women: A Review of Environmental Factors Associated with Endometriosis under-recognized_pain_in_women_poster.pptx
Saleha Iftikhar	4th yr	Rutgers University, SAS	Reproductive Autonomy vs. Structural Harm: Ethical Implications of Prenatal Gender Disclosure in Gender-Biased Societies prenatal_conference_poster_-_saleha_iftikhar_1.pdf
Noah Hartwick BA	Alumni	Rutgers University SAS Honors	A Gap Year Abroad: Clinical Expereince in Fukui, Japan

For more information contact the Office of Global Health at 848-932-0233 or globalhealth@rwjms.rutgers.edu.

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