Support for public health has been a significant part of CMB’s work since its earliest days, when John Grant and C.C. Chen of Peking Union Medical College started the first public health station in Beijing in 1925. Today, that legacy of support for public health is evident in CMB’s mission to advance health, equity, and the quality of care in China and Southeast Asia, and in particular in its commitment to the education of medical professionals who can respond to both persistent and emerging public health challenges in their societies. Read more.

Through the Equity Initiative, our Fellows from Southeast Asia and China gain a deeper understanding of health equity concepts and practices, examine approaches to enhancing equity from other parts of Asia and the world, build up their leadership skills, and develop new ideas they can apply in their own work. Reflection is an integral part of the Equity Initiative experience, and several Fellows recently shared their reflections on how EI has become a source of inspiration for them. Read more.

CMB has initiated support for a postdoctoral research fellowship program that will give U.S. scholars from the health professions and biomedical sciences an opportunity to spend 1-2 years at selected academic and medical universities in China. In partnership with three U.S. academic health science centers, the CMB Postdoctoral Research Program in China aims to build on U.S. and China common interests in advancing public health and biomedical research, while creating a pathway for American researchers to build longer-term collaborative partnerships with their Chinese counterparts. Read more.