The University of Notre Dame's Eck Institute for Global Health (EIGH) serves as a university-wide enterprise that recognizes health as a fundamental human right and works to promote research, training, and service to advance health standards and reduce health disparities for all. The EIGH brings together multidisciplinary teams to understand and address health challenges that disproportionately affect the poor and to train the next generation of global health leaders.
Master of Science
The two-year Master of Science in Global Health (MSGH) program enables students to bridge classroom training with complex, real health needs of low-resource communities around the world through hands-on experience.
Spotlight
MSGH alumna Kayla Holland discusses her transformative experience completing her capstone project in The Gambia, her future plans to subspecialize in palliative care, and how her perspective was changed while at Notre Dame.
Research
The University of Notre Dame received $222.7 million in research award funding for fiscal year 2021. This is more than $42 million over the previous record and the first time the University has surpassed the $200 million mark.
ND Research Explores: The Eck Institute for Global Health
Panel: Do We Need a Compassion Revolution in Global Health?
Ana Lidia Flores-Mireles, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, will give a seminar entitled "Understanding how urinary catheterization renders the patient susceptible to an infection" on Tuesday, September 21th at 4:00 p.m. in 283 Galvin.…
Cristian Koepfli, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, will give a seminar entitled "Molecular and genomic surveillance to support malaria control and elimination" on Thursday, September 23rd at 4:00 p.m. in 283 Galvin.…
Xin Lu, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, will give a seminar entitled "Elephant in the room: Myeloid cells in cancer immunosuppression and metastasis" on Thursday, September 28th at 4:00 p.m. in 283 Galvin. …