Program Overview

The Global and Rural Health Fellowship is an affiliated fellowship with the Department of Global Health.

It is a two-year program based in a structured curriculum containing clinical and research training in global health, clinical training with Native populations in Alaska and South Dakota, education, mentorship, and teaching opportunities. 

Our Fellows

Class Year: 2020

Kelsey Ripp

Kelsey Ripp, MD

Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Chandler Villaverde

Chandler Villaverde, MD

Medical School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Class Year: 2019

Joyce Achenjang

Joyce Achenjang, MD

Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY
Residency: Internal Medicine, Saint Louis University Hospital, St. Louis, MO

Rebecca Touger

Rebecca Touger, MD

Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY
Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA