Where one stands—geographically, socially, and institutionally—profoundly shapes health outcomes and responsibilities in care delivery. This talk explores the intersections of global health and rural realities, highlighting how place-based inequities demand contextually grounded, community-engaged approaches. It argues for a renewed model of social responsibility in academic medicine that aligns training, research, and partnerships with the needs of underserved communities locally and globally.
Shailendra (Shailey) Prasad, MD MPH FAAFP is the Carlson Chair of Global Health and the Executive Director of the Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility at the University of Minnesota, Professor and Vice-Chair of Education at the Dept of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota, Adjunct Professor at the School of Public Health, and a Fellow at the Institute on the Environment at the University of Minnesota. He is also an honorary visiting professor at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, at Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt, at Udayana University, Denpasar, Indonesia, and at Institut Pertanian Bogor University, Indonesia. He is a Fellow of the Uganda National Academy of Sciences. He has been inducted into the Academy of Excellence in the Scholarship of Education at the University of Minnesota.
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