David Torres

This class is pretty chill. A good amount of reading outside of class but there are really only two or three major writing assignments. You are allowed to edit them until you get an A. Professor Torres is very passionate about all things Global Health.

Overall, this was an excellent course where I learned a broad amount of information related to global health. The courses emphasizes discussion, where we are given a few readings each week which is expanded on in discussion. Professor Torres is extremely understanding and truly wants him students to learn. Would absolutely suggest taking; you learn a lot while not adding to stress.

Genuinely one of the most impactful courses you can take at Middlebury. Global health broadens your awareness on so many fronts—economic, cultural, distributional, colonial, systemic, lingual, maternal, John Green... you get the point. Essentially this course covers world health systems and how they shape the way people on this planet interact with said health systems, and the way humans interact with one another under their respective health systems. I took this course with Professor Torres who led an open discussion/lecture each week. The readings/media had been chopped down form the previous iteration of the course. There's really only 2-3 mid length sources you need to read for each class, its imporant that you engage with them - lowkey you dont need to take notes at all, but you can if it helps you focus, there arent any tests ever. Just one Semester Issue Brief (which you should def not write in one week) and a 2 page health bio in the begining of the year.

Genuinely one of the most impactful courses you can take at Middlebury. Global health broadens your awareness on so many fronts—economic, cultural, distributional, colonial, systemic, lingual, maternal, John Green... you get the point. Essentially this course covers world health systems and how they shape the way people on this plane …Read more