Dr. Julie Lentes - Global Health Center Report

Dr. Julie Lentes is an Assistant Professor of Public Health Sciences and the Assistant Director for Global Health Initiatives at Penn State College of Medicine. Within the public health sciences graduate programs, she teaches advanced coursework in qualitative research, public health education methods, an international field work course, and directs an immersive summer exchange training program for visiting health professions students from universities across the world. Dr. Lentes also serves as a faculty site lead for the medical student Global Health Scholars Program in Vietnam and Ghana. She is currently leading a research study in Vietnam on pediatric motorbike helmet safety and mentors student research throughout the academic year.