Zohray Moolani Talib is Associate Dean for Global Health and Community Engagement at the California University of Science and Medicine. Dr. Talib is a member of the National Academy of Medicine’s Global Forum for Innovations in Health Professions Education and also holds academic appointments at the Aga Khan University in Kenya as well as Mbarara University of Science and Technology in Uganda.

Dr. Talib’s research focuses on strategies to strengthen medical and health professions education in low-resource settings and for under-served communities. Dr. Talib has led global health initiatives in Central Asia and East Africa and brings to the field of global health the unique perspective of being a primary care clinician, educator and researcher. Dr. Talib is also active in research and advocacy aimed to increase gender parity and women leaders in global health.

Dr. Talib received her Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and her Doctor of Medicine from University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. She completed her residency in Internal Medicine at the George Washington University Hospital. She is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.