Zohray Moolani Talib, MD, FACP
Zohray Moolani Talib is Associate Professor of Medicine and of Health Policy at the George Washington
University (GWU) Medical School in Washington, D.C. Dr. Talib is a board-certified internal medicine
physician and primary care doctor at GWU. Dr. Talib is the Director of the Internal Medicine Residency’s
Global Health Program where she teaches a global health course and mentors residents in global health
research. Dr. Talib has over ten years’ experience in medical education engaged in leadership and
administration, teaching, curriculum development and program evaluation. Dr. Talib's research focuses
on health system strengthening and health workforce issues both in the US and globally. In particular,
her interests include examining ways to scale up the global health workforce (particularly through
community-based education and e-learning) and linking investments in medical education to health
outcomes. In addition to her academic responsibilities, Dr. Talib is a Member on the Aga Khan Health
Board (AKHB) for the USA, an agency within the Aga Khan Development Network. In this capacity, she
has spent six years overseeing global health projects in East Africa and South-Central Asia which range
from building capacity in education, management and research, improving health services,
implementing community health activities and establishing tele-consult services.
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.