2025 GH Mini-Masters
Meet the Next Generation of Global Health Change Makers!
Is your child one of them?
This exciting program for students going into Grades 7 to 10 runs from July 7 to July 11.
Your child will have an incredible opportunity to learn and consider how to contribute global health!
2025 Summer Global Health Mini-Masters
is led by
Postgraduate Medical Education (PGME) Global Health
University of Toronto Schools (UTS)
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Masters of Teaching Program
- Monday July 7 – Friday July 11 from 9:30am – 3:30pm each day.
- In person at University of Toronto School at 371 Bloor St W, Toronto.
- GHMM Summit takes place Friday July 11 at 1pm.
At the Global Health Mini-Masters students will:
- Join friends and make new friends!
- Learn from leaders who are working on “big ideas” in global health for communities in Toronto and around the world!
- There will also be discussion of allyship, mentorship and partnerships!
- Learn why equity, diversity, inclusion and kindness matter in global health!
Equity: Commitment to actively challenging and responding to any and all forms of bias, discrimination, and unfairness through policies that provide equitable access to opportunity for all persons.
Diversity: Commitment to increasing the expression of diversity in its multitude of forms which may include race and ethnicity, gender and gender identity, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, spoken languages, socioeconomic status, (dis)ability status, political affiliation, nationality, and culture.
Inclusion: Commitment to ensuring a sense of belonging through the respectful welcoming, engagement, and leverage of different perspectives.
Reference: University of Toronto Department of Surgery
Consider one of these themes listed below and see the organizations working on them.
Work in small groups to research and develop ideas to solve a global health problem.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion – World Health Organization
Women’s Health – World Health Organization
Children’s Health – UNICEF and UNICEF Canada
LGBTQ2S+ Health – UN Free and Equal
Indigenous Communities – Well Living House
Persons with Disabilities: Strategic Initiatives – World Health Organization
Global Health Mini-Masters Global Health Faculty
Delaney Hines
Theme: equity, diversity and inclusion
Delany Hines completed his Master of Public Health at the Western University Schulich School of Medicine Interfaculty program in Public Health. His interest in global health stems from his time supporting the Ethical, Social and Cultural (ESC) Program for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Global Health and Global Development programs at St. Michael’s Hospital and the International Network for Evaluating Outcomes (iNeo) of neonates at the Maternal-Infant Care Research Centre at Mount Sinai Hospital. He is currently the Lead for Equity, Inclusion, Diversity, and Anti-Racism at Heart and Stroke and has served as lead for Postgraduate Medical Education Global Health Education Initiative (GHEI) for residents and fellows, 2010 – 2019 and Global Health Mini-Masters (GHMM) for Grade 7-12 students, 2016 – present.
Dr. Gayathri Naganathan
Theme: women’s global health
Dr. Naganathan is a General Surgery Resident at the University of Toronto and an alumna of McMaster University Medical School. She also holds a Master of Science in Health Services Research from the Institute for Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Her body of work includes research examining the experiences of immigrants, refugees, homeless, and racialized communities in the areas of primary care, mental health, migration, and aging. Her current interests include health policy, health equity, global health, and the application of qualitative methodology within health systems and surgical research.
Dr. Natalie Urbach
Theme: children’s global health
Dr. Natalie Urbach is a second-year resident in Paediatrics at the University of Toronto. She completed her undergraduate at Western University in Medical Sciences, and medical school at Queen’s University.
Dr. Nicolette Joh-Carmella
Theme: children’s global health
Dr. Nicolette Joh-Carnella is a paediatrics resident at the University of Toronto. She obtained an undergraduate degree in Psychology from Cornell University in 2018 prior to completing medical school at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry at Western University in 2024. Nicolette has spent time working as a researcher at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work at the University of Toronto in the field of child maltreatment which has informed her interest in paediatrics.
Dr. Kimberly Young
Theme: children’s global health
Dr. Kimberly Young is a fourth year paediatrics resident at the University of Toronto, and the co-chief paediatric resident. She received her Bachelor of Health Sciences and Master of Science degrees from McMaster University, prior to completing medical school at the University of Toronto. In July, she will begin her Academic General Paediatrics Fellowship at SickKids, while concurrently pursuing a Master’s in Health Professions Education.
All GHMM Global Child Health contributors are members of the SickKids Advocacy Committee.
This committee is chaired by residents with faculty oversight. It oversees and supports a number of resident-led initiatives including the Paediatric Outreach Program (POP clinic for uninsured patients), Make Room to Read, Firgrove school initiatives, Legislative Advocacy, as well as the Elementary and High-school outreach initiatives as some examples. The mandate of this committee is to aid in teaching the Advocate role, participate in advocacy initiatives, as well as engage in scholarly activity in the realm of advocacy. It is comprised of several subcommittees, each with a focus on a longitudinal advocacy project.
Dr. Edwin Wong
Theme: LGBTQ2S+ global health
Dr. Wong is a neurology resident physician at the University of Toronto. He completed his undergraduate degree at McMaster University and later a Master’s degree in neuroscience at McGill University. He later worked as a high school science educator in Montreal, developing a strong passion for youth education. This includes creating a free high school summer neuroscience course aimed at marginalized youth and facilitating teaching sessions for junior medical students.
He was also the recipient of the Dr. W. Dale Dauphinee Award for Excellence in Medical Education and Assessment by the Medical Council of Canada. As he continues his residency training, he hopes to emphasize the importance of youth outreach and health literacy in the field of medicine.
Dr. Sarah Park
Theme: – Indigenous global health
Dr. Sarah Park is a family physician who practices family and emergency medicine in Toronto and rural Ontario. She is Qalipu First Nation from Newfoundland and Labrador and is passionate about education in Indigenous Health. Dr. Park provides lectures on this topic at the University of Toronto and works with the Department of Family and Community Medicine on Indigenous health curriculum development for residency training programs.
Dr. Calvin Ngan
Theme: – persons living with disabilities and health innovation
From an early age, Calvin Ngan was inspired by a deep desire to serve others—a purpose that would shape his career. His passion for engineering, design and research led him to Holland Bloorview, where he and his team are designing prosthetic and orthotic solutions for children with disabilities.
Calvin and his team are integrating digital tools into clinical practice and developing solutions like a gait training mobile app to advance prosthetic and orthotic technologies. But beyond the technology, what drives him most is seeing the lasting impact of their innovations—whether it’s a child running with a new prosthetic knee or the joy of someone seeing their full arm for the first time.
Read more https://hollandbloorview.ca/…/working…/calvin-ngan
About the Program
2025 Summer Global Health Mini-Masters offers a specially designed curriculum for students completing Grades 7-10 who want to understand critical health challenges facing our world’s people and environment.
Young students who want to learn and think about how they can contribute to making our world better are eager to participate in the Global Health Mini-Masters. Instructors include health care practitioners, researchers and advocates from around the world. The program will include information on economic, political, legal, ethical and health problems faced by world populations for campers to think about solving and in so doing become an agent for change; an advocate and global citizen!
Global Health Mini-Masters Team
PGME Global Health Mini-Masters Team:
- Delaney Hines, MPH, Lead, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Heart and Stroke
GHMM Co-Lead and for PGME Global Health. - Eman Ahmed, Bachelor of Science (Hons) Candidate, University of Toronto;
PGME Global Health - Judy Kopelow, PGME Global Health
- Dr. Barry Pakes, PGME Global Health
University of Toronto Schools (UTS) Team:
- Charline Wan, Head of Admissions and Outreach
- Leanne Foster, UTS Principal
- Charlotte Speilman, UTS Faculty and GHMM Co-Lead
- UTS Grade 12 Student Facilitators
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education(OISE), Masters of Teaching (MT) Program:
- Master of Teaching Candidate, OISE, University of Toronto