Women's Health International Program (WHIP)
The goal of the University of Washington Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Women's Health International Program (WHIP) is to improve women's health worldwide by providing health education for women, training for their health care providers, and by conducting research on key questions in women's health.
Ob/Gyn Faculty Working Internationally
Our faculty participate in research and policy initiatives worldwide. In collaboration with the School of Public Health and the Department of Global Health, this involvement is growing rapidly.
Current faculty participation & project areas (click for details):
- David A Eschenbach, MD: Kenya, Ethiopia, Tanzania
- Anne-Marie Amies Oelschlager, MD: Ethiopia
- Leslie Carranza, MD, MHS: Mexico
- Thomas R Easterling, MD: India
- Linda Eckert, MD: Kenya, Worldwide (WHO)
- Michael Gravett, MD: Africa, Southeast Asia
- Benjamin E Greer, MD: China
- Connie Mao, MD: Ethiopia, Senegal
- Caroline M Mitchell, MD, MPH: Peru
- Sarah W Prager, MD, MAS: Nepal, Uganda, Zambia
- Jennifer Unger, MD, MPH: Kenya
- Dilys Walker, MD: Mexico, Guatemala, Kenya