Please join the Global & Community Health Program in warmly welcoming Dr. Sheila Davis, CEO of Partners in Health to our campus.  We are delighted to host this global and community leader and look forward to a meaningful Q&A conversation led by UCSC students.  This event will take place at the Cultural Center at Merrill and via Zoom (see details below).  

Who is Partners in Health?

Partners In Health is a non-profit social justice organization that brings the benefits of modern medical science to the poorest and sickest communities around the world, working to ensure that the universal human right to quality health care is realized. Founded in 1987 by Ophelia Dahl, Dr. Paul Farmer, Dr. Jim Kim, Todd McCormack, and Tom White, it has grown from a small organization in Haiti to a global nonprofit with 18,000 mostly local staff in 10 countries. Last year, it provided access to care to 8 million people.

Who is Dr. Sheila Davis?  

Dr. Sheila Davis is the chief executive officer at Partners In Health (PIH). Previously, she served as chief of clinical operations and as chief nursing officer, where she oversaw nursing efforts as well as supply chain, medical informatics, laboratory, infrastructure, and quality improvement activities. Starting in 2014, she served as the chief of Ebola response as she led PIH’s work during the West Africa epidemic.  She has been a nursing leader in the field of HIV/AIDS and served on the national board of the Association of Nurses AIDS Care (ANAC).  She entered the global health arena in 1999 by responding to the global HIV pandemic, working in a number of countries. She was the co-founder of a small NGO that worked on health projects, including a rural village nurse clinic, in South Africa and Boston from 2004 to 2010. Dr. Davis is a frequent national speaker on global health and clinical topics, including: HIV/AIDS, the Ebola epidemic, leadership in public health, and the role of nursing in human rights. 

For questions email: Heather Gardner, GCH Managing Director at hagardne@ucsc.edu