UCSF Building a Career in Global Health CME Conference
Conference returns to San Francisco from Nov. 7 – 8, 2025
Featuring Keynote Speaker Mauakowa Malata, FAAN, PhD, MSc, BSc, vice chancellor, Malawi University of Science and Technology
Whether you're just beginning your career in global health or seeking new ways to integrate global health into your clinical practice, this two-day conference provides the tools, connections, and practical insights you need.
Now in its fourth year, the UCSF Building a Career in Global Health continuing medical education (CME) conference returns to San Francisco from Nov. 7 – 8, 2025, gathering distinguished global health experts from UCSF and other institutions with prominent global health programs nationwide for an engaging series of lectures, interactive workshops, and meaningful networking opportunities. Participants will gain actionable strategies for success working in resource-limited settings both internationally and domestically, in areas such as building effective partnerships, developing programs, securing project funding, and navigating job negotiations.
This event is open to all health care professionals: physicians, nurses, students, trainees, and allied health providers. Join us to expand your career — and community — in global health!
The UCSF Building a Career in Global Health is presented by the UCSF:
- Department of Emergency Medicine
- Institute for Global Health Sciences (IGHS)
- Center for Global Nursing at IGHS
- IGHS Global Affiliate Program
In partnership with:
- Stanford University
- Loma Linda University Medical Center
- Highland Medical Center
- Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
- Denver Health
Conference location:
- Nov. 7, 2025:
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center
1001 Potrero Ave., San Francisco
Pride Hall, Rooms 1930-1950
- Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center
- Nov. 8, 2025:
- UCSF Mission Hall
550 16th Street, San Francisco
Room 1400
- UCSF Mission Hall
Who should attend this conference?
Our conference will meet the needs of all health care practitioners interested in starting careers in global health or integrating global health into their existing practices, including:
- Physicians
- Nurses
- Students
- Trainees
- Other allied health providers
What makes it stand out?
- The top Global Health experts, in one place
- Comprehensive skill-building and real-world strategies you can use in domestic and international global health settings
- Connections that count: meaningful networking opportunities with peers, mentors, and leaders across disciplines
- Tailored for all health care professionals
- CME/CEU credit available
UCSF welcomes all participants to our events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event because of a disability, please contact Ruzzet Policarpio at [email protected][email protected] as soon as possible.
About Us
Our section, in collaboration with the UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences (IGHS) Center for Global Nursing and Global Affiliate Program, has hosted the UCSF Building a Career in Global Health continuing medical education (CME) conference since it begain in 2018. The event is planned to take place every two to three years and has been offered three years to date.
Its two-day program is designed for all health care practitioners interested in starting careers in global health or integrating global health into their existing practices, including physicians, nurses, students and trainees, and other allied health providers. To meet the needs of our audience, the event hosts lectures and workshops designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully navigate domestic topics, such as project funding and job negotiation, and international topics, such as partnership building and program development. It also includes ample time for networking and collaboration on projects.
We last hosted the Building a Career in Global Health Conference in 2023. The year's course program drew from the distinguished Global Health faculty at UCSF and included visiting domestic and international experts in the field.