Global Health Frontiers

Global Health Frontiers is an exciting first-year cohort track in Careers in Policy and Social Impact offered to incoming College students interested in exploring careers related to global health and health equity.

Over the course of their first year, participating students will explore the connections between global, national, and local public health issues and the skills needed to address them.

All rising first-year students are eligible to apply for Global Health Frontiers. Prior experience is not required!

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What Students Can Expect

Global Health Frontiers students will kick off their global health career exploration early by:

  • Meeting 1:1 with a Global Health Career Adviser

  • Engaging in virtual summer programming with global health employers

  • Attending mentorship events, including a welcome dinner with Pozen Global Health Scholars (GHS) in the Fall

  • Participating in a summer global health case challenge

  • Receiving funding for a global health related summer internship after their first year

Application

Applications for the Class of 2029 have now closed. Applications for the Class of 2030 will open in Spring 2026.

Questions?

For more information about Global Health Frontiers, contact Maha Ezalarab at ezalarab@uchicago.edu.