Student Experiences

"These invaluable lessons will doubtlessly continue to shape both my career and personal development."

"I treasured the opportunity to create long-term relationships with community members and Foundation for Peace staff with the shared goal of improving their health."

"Overall, our work laid a solid foundation for future public health efforts aimed at promoting awareness of betel nut carcinogenicity and reducing the associated oral cavity cancer burden."

"As a future medical professional, there was no better way to understand the principles of public health than to assist and bear witness to a health initiative starting from the ground up in a developing community."

"Global health has been a common thread of my medical education, and my understanding and appreciation for this field continues to evolve with each new opportunity."

"This was a very new experience to me and I was pleasantly surprised by how touched and impacted I was by our patients throughout the trip."

"The opportunity that the UT Southwestern Distinction in Global Health provided allowed me to better understand the significance of the role I will play caring for others."