An extensive network of faculty, researchers, global health practitioners and staff works with the Institute for Global Health Sciences to teach, advise, mentor and support students in the Master of Science program. Many of the faculty and mentors are leaders in their fields. They come from the UCSF Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, and Pharmacy, as well as from other UC campuses, Bay Area universities, and the wider global health community.
Program Leadership
Director
Associate Director
Associate Director
Teaching Faculty
- Carol Camlin, PhD
- Mara Decker, DrPH
- Anke Hemmerling, MD, PhD, MPH
- Vivek Jain, MD, MAS
- Tracy Lin, PhD
- Mohsen Malekinejad, MD, DrPH
- Alexander Marr, MPH
- Ali Mirzazadeh, PhD, MD, MPH
- Ashley Mitchell, MPH
- Maryani Rasidjan, PhD
- Dean Schillinger, MD
- Laura Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH
- Starley Shade, PhD
- Wayne Steward, PhD, MS
- Justin White, PhD
- Christina Yoon, MD, MPH
Staff
The IGHS education team provides non-academic support to master’s students, including admissions, enrollment, student progression and student wellness.
Graduate Group
The Graduate Group provides strategic oversight for the education programs of the Institute for Global Health Sciences.