The Warm Heart of Africa: Increasing knowledge of tropical diseases in Malawi

In 2017, MSU faculty members Frances Pouch Downes and Dr. Karl Seydel launched a study abroad program in Blantyre, Malawi, in eastern Africa. MSU medical students have long had the opportunity to travel to Blantyre for a tropical disease course, but in 2017, the first undergraduate study abroad venture there took place. The 2018 undergraduate cohort is currently in Malawi (June 3- July 1).