Hope Pogemiller, MD, MPH

Administrator Info
Name: DHM Admin Team
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: 612-624-0579
Fax Number: 612-624-3189

Summary
Hope Pogemiller, MD, MPH, CTropMed®️ is an internal medicine/pediatrics hospitalist, - Associate Professor, - and Global Health Faculty in the University of Minnesota Department of Medicine. She served as a public health volunteer in Benin (West Africa) and has continued her interest in cross-cultural healthcare in Minneapolis and abroad. She worked with St. Damien's Pediatric Hospital in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and the International Organization for Migration in Kampala, Uganda. Her work with refugees at the Center for International Health (as a resident) and with the IOM in Uganda led to the creation of an online medical interpreter training module for refugee settings. She worked with the Selian Hospital and Arusha Lutheran Medical Center in Arusha, Tanzania as a Global Health Chief Resident, and she served as an In-Country Clinical Lead for the trial, A Multicenter Randomized Safety and Efficacy Study of Putative Investigational Therapeutics in the Treatment of Patients with Known Ebola Infection, in Sierra Leone. Currently, she leads the inpatient portion of the BRIIDGE program (Bridge to Residency for Immigrant International Doctor Graduates through clinical Experience). With the Center of Excellence in Refugee Health, she is collaborating to update and expand CDC's screening guidelines for newly arrived refugees.