Funds a global health educational experience for medical students

Addresses needed health care around the world

Impacts the primary care doctor shortage

Inspires compassionate doctors

The Global Health Initiative at Chicago Lake Shore Medical Associates is a 501(c)3 charitable organization that works to promote global health education, provide medical aid to resource-limited countries and encourage an interest in primary care medicine.

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Click Here To view a recent spot recorded for CBS/WBBM Newsradio 780 that highlights a GHI-funded group of Northwestern medical students as they pack supplies for their upcoming trip to Oaxaca, Mexico.

Click Here To view a recent article from the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine publication, Ward Rounds, illustrating the work of the GHI.

I have learned that primary care, not just in community settings, is unbelievably important. In Ecuador, I witnessed how an effective primary care system greatly enhances the quality of care that patients receive and also can bring down health care costs for the system and patient.

~M4 student, serving in Ecuador

I am more excited to go into the field of medicine and learn more about the field. I am also more confident in my own abilities. I am definitely more motivated to go into medicine so that I can serve those that need it.

~M1 student, serving in Nicaragua

Many of the illnesses I saw were 100% preventable if the patients had a better understanding of basic health. The experience showed me just how vital primary care education is.

~M4 student, serving in India