Global REACH

International Partnerships Based on Trust, Built to Last

Supporting and facilitating global health activities and programs for faculty, trainees and students seeking international learning experiences.

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For Students

Explore resources supporting international educational experiences for UMMS students.

For Faculty

Explore funding opportunities and other resources to help faculty engage with collaborators overseas.

About Us

Global REACH facilitates international partnerships, programs and exchanges across the UMMS campus. Meet the team and learn about what we do.

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Education and Training

Global REACH supports experiences and training to help our UMMS students, colleagues and partners engage in global health across all stages of their career.

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International Partners

Global REACH creates and maintains collaboration agreements with 30-plus partner institutions around the world. Such agreements govern student and scholar exchange, research collaborations and other activities.

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Faculty Network

Our faculty network comprises colleagues from nearly every UMMS department and discipline who are engaged around the world in meaningful collaborations.

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International Visitors

Global REACH helps to welcome many dozens of students, scholars, and healthcare leaders visiting Michigan Medicine from abroad each year.

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Global REACH by the Numbers

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UMMS Faculty in our Global REACH network
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UMMS students embarked on int'l educational experience in 2024-25
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International students and scholars hosted at Michigan Medicine through Global REACH in 2024-25
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Global Health Blog

Worldwide Wolverines

Our new blog features reflections from University of Michigan medical students and visiting trainees as they learn, grow and collaborate across borders.

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Research Training

CMB Biomedical Research Fellowships

Funded the CMB Foundation and facilitated by Global REACH, these fellowships offer early-career researchers or advanced students to spend up to a year working with mentors at highly-ranked academic institutions in China.

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Certificate in Global Health

A new program for residents and fellows

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Faculty Mentorship Grants

Supporting faculty engaging students in meaningful in-country global health experiences. Now accepting applications.

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Featured News & Stories

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Department News

New Program will Support Residents and Fellows interested in Global Health

Set to launch this fall, the year-long Certificate in Global Health program aims to bring together a community of future leaders for workshops, mentoring, project development, and networking.
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Department News

Students ponder differences, shared challenges during visit to China

A dozen third-year University of Michigan medical students traveled to China in April to participate in the 2026 U.S.-China Youth Health Dialogue, an immersive academic exchange designed to deepen connections between medical communities in the United States and China.
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Department News

Scholars from Taiwan mark completion of two-year research experience at UMMS

Four visiting scholars from Taiwan recently completed a two-year fellowship and research experience at Michigan Medicine, marking the milestone with final presentations spotlighting their innovative research and plans for continued collaboration.
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Department News

Global REACH awards support new collaborations in Ecuador, Ghana and Kenya

Global REACH is pleased to announce three new Partnership Development Grant awards supporting University of Michigan Medical School faculty collaborations alongside international partners. Congratulations to the following project teams, with faculty from Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Cardiac Surgery.
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Department News

Global REACH Welcomes Hospital Leaders from China and Ukraine

Global REACH welcomed 23 hospital administrators representing four institutions in two countries—China and Ukraine—for the spring 2026 session, marking the first multinational Global Executive Education cohort.
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Department News

Brazil visit strengthens oral, cardiovascular health partnership

A new international collaboration to explore the intersections between oral and cardiovascular health in women is progressing after a small group of researchers and clinicians from Brazil visited Ann Arbor this spring.