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Background: Now more than ever, US medical trainees have taken an interest in incorporating global health into their training. By 2004, 22.3% of graduating medical students had partcipated in an international health experience compared to 5.9% in 1978 (1-2). Opportunities available range from short 4-week culture and language immersion experiences, to yearlong research programs, or formal training programs in epidemiology or subspecialties in locations scattered throughout the globe. Despite the rapidly growing number of opportunities, students and residents often find themselves lost in a sea of rich, but scattered resources. A brief review of most medical school global health websites indicates that information to help trainees find and prepare for global health experiences abroad is scattered, incomplete, and not current. To address this organizational and structural problem, we sought to organize the currently available global health educational resources for medical students and residents, and present them in a single, open-access, volunteer-run web portal (globalhealthhub.org), that can be collectively maintained by the global health community. (1) Association of American Medical Colleges. 2003 Medical School Graduation Questionnaire All Schools Report. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges; 2003 (2) Association of American Medical Colleges. 1978 Medical School Graduation Questionnaire Summary Report for All Schools. Washington, DC: Association of American Medical Colleges; 1978. Structure/Method/Design: Our methodology can be divided into three sections: 1) creating a catalogue of global health resources with which we were already familiar, and forming categories to divide those resources; 2) performing a Google World Wide Web search to expand on those resources, and refining categories into eight sections including events, reference, travel, career, online education, journal watch, funding, and online community, as displayed on “Resources” page on globalhealthhub.org; 3) receiving feedback from users via email for future iterations. Results (Scientific Abstract)/Collaborative Partners (Programmatic Abstract): Global Health Hub Summary/Conclusion: We found that there was an overwhelming number of free resources available online for medical students and residents. Initially, 360 unique links were generated from approximately 180 websites, including over 40 academic institutions. We quickly realized that many of these resources can be used by the broader global health community, beyond just trainees. Certain categories, such education and references, may be of particular use among global health practitioners in low-resource settings. Prototype feedback from our peers and colleagues has been optimistic, confirming the lack of similar databases and the need for such within the global health community. Our resource database is still early in it’s release; we are just beginning to receive feedback from users, which so far has been positive.