NEW: Duane Gubler, an internationally recognized expert on dengue, has taken on the post of Director - Emerging Infectious Diseases Research Program at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore. His appointment was effective Nov. 1, 2007. Read more . . .

NEW: The fall 2007 dukenvironment magazine includes an article, "Digging at the Intersection of Environment and Health" that looks at how Duke researchers cross disciplines to search for reasons we get sick and ways to prevent it. The article focuses on efforts taking place in North Carolina, such as the Nicholas School-based Children's Environmental Health Initiative (CEHI).

 

 

NEW: The Program on Global Health and Technology Access (GHTA) is seeking student Research Assistants and a Teaching Assistant for the spring 2008 semester.

 

Volunteer Opportunity in Durham: The Duke GH PLUS Program is asking for volunteers to help identify accumulated medical and research equipment for potential donation. If you have knowledge of medical equipment and can dedicate a few hours in November or December, please contact Mary Crawford at mary.b.crawford@duke.edu or at 613-8352.

 

 

Each week we introduce an online resource for people working in the field of global health.

This week we would like to draw your attention to the American Medical Student Association's World AIDS Day site at http://www.amsa.org/global/aids/wad.cfm.

This site focuses on educating people about PEPFAR during World AIDS Day. According to their website, "PEPFAR is currently the most important issue right now in the US's effort to combat HIV/AIDS worldwide.  PEPFAR is now undergoing reauthorization, which means that if we want changes made we need to speak up now!"

The site includes a toolkit that gives detailed information about PEPFAR, and suggestions on how to make your voice heard.

 

 

NEW: Study in Paris. The Pastuer Foundation offers a 10-week summer undergraduate internships for study at the Institut Pasteur in Paris. Deadline for application is Dec. 14.

NEW: Summer 2008 Internship Opportunity in the Philippines. Collaboration between Duke's Hubert-Yeargan Center and Family to Family, Inc. to provide a cultural immersion experiential internship teaching at a boarding school in Camiguin, Philippines. Applications due December 20. Read more.

NEW: Apply now for a Fulbright Scholarship to Research Global Health Projects. Fulbright scholarships are open to all undergraduates and graduate students. Applications are due in mid-September and take about 6-12 months to prepare. More details can be found at www.fulbrightonline.org. Contact: Dr. Darla Deardorff, Fulbright Advisor, for more information.

 

Summer Fieldwork Opportunities: Information about summer 2008 fieldwork opportunities in global health is now available on the Duke Global Health Institute web site.

 

 

OTHER APPROACHING DEADLINES:

NIH Fogarty International Clinical Research Scholars Program offers one-year clinical research training to students still enrolled in medical and nursing school or a doctoral-level program in health.

 

Engineering World Health Offers One-Year Internship in Africa

 

Applications for Engineering World Health 2008 Summer Program Being Accepted.

 

NEW: National Science Foundation - Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program supports active research participation by undergraduate students in any of the areas of research funded by the NSF.

NEW: GlaxoSmithKline Global Health Student Research Grant. The GSK Foundation has awarded UNC and Duke a grant to foster the development of multidisciplinary research projects and partnerships in global health between the two universities. Access the request for proposals here. Proposals due January 15, 2008.

 

Previously listed opportunities:

 

RFI: NIH Soliciting Ideas on Priorities in Basic Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Response Date: Monday, November 26, 2007

 

Call for Abstracts for the 9th Annual Women's Health Research Day at UNC (April 1-2, 2008). Looking for unpublished research. Deadline, Dec. 3, 2007.

 

NIH - Planning Grants for International Malaria Clinical, Operational and Health Services Research Training Programs. Deadline for letter of intent, Dec. 12, 2007.

 

The Office of the Provost invites applications for its new Postdoctoral Scholars Program, which offers annually two competitive postdoctoral research appointments for two years each in any field of study at Duke University, including the Medical Center. Deadline, Feb. 15, 2008.

 

Call for Abstracts for the Geneva Health Forum: Strengthening Health Systems and the Global Health Workforce (May 25-28, 2008).

November 27, 2007 - 5:15 - 6:30 pm
"Establishment of Evidence-Based International Family Planning Health Practice Guidelines" - A Dinner discussion sponsored by the International Women's Health Alliance.
107 Duke Hospital South (Purple Zone)

November 28, 2007  Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Child and Family Research Series presents "Poverty Alleviation in South Africa: The view from a range of perspectives" by Jenni Owen, director for Policy Initiatives at the Center for Child and Family Policy.  Lunch served. RSVP required.
Registration required.  
Sanford Institute for Public Policy

November 28, 2007  5:00-6:15 p.m.
New Trent Center Series Inaugural Colloquium with Priscilla Wald's "The Outbreak Narrative: Disease Emergence and the Obscured Geography of Poverty."  This lecture will address the evolution and impact of images and story lines surrounding the emergence of disease and how they mold our perspective on social interaction and global health today.  Refreshments will be served.
John Hope Franklin Center, Room 240, Duke University

November 29, 2007  7 p.m.
Francis Omaswa, of WHO, gives Keynote Address at the African Healthcare Worker Shortage Forum: Private Sector Response. Free and open to the public.
Geneen Auditorium, Fuqua School of Business

Nov. 29 - Dec. 1, 2007
"Sub-Saharan African Health Labor Force Shortage: Private Sector Responses."  This three-day conference is sponsored by the Fuqua School of Business and the Duke Global Health Institute. Co-sponsored by Global Health Workforce Alliance. Information and Registration available at http://www.afhcconf.org.
Duke University Fuqua School of Business

 

November 30, 2007  9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
World AIDS Day 2007 9th Annual HIV/AIDS Symposium at UNC. Register for this free event online at:  http://cfar.med.unc.edu/
Room 136, Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building, UNC School of Social Work

 

December 1, 2007  8:30 p.m.

Ipas's fourth annual Rock for Reproductive Rights featuring Girlyman and Saludos Company ($15 per person purchased through the ArtsCenter in Carrboro. http://www.artscenterlive.org.

December 4, 2007  3:00 p.m.
The University Seminar on Global Health presents "Global is Local: A Look at Health Disparities in North Carolina" by Barbara Pullen-Smith.  More information is available on the website and registration is available here. 
John Hope Franklin Center, Room 240

December 5, 2007  4:00 p.m.
"Health System Strengthening:  The Funding Role of the Global Fund"
Throughout the fall semester, students in healthy policy classes PPS325 and PPS264 have been working on a policy question for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.  At this time students will present their research, findings, and recommendations to a delegation of five Senior Advisors from the Global Fund's Strategic Management and Proposal Advisory Unit. Students, faculty, staff, and members of the university community interested in issues related to global health are invited to attend.  For additional information, please contact Joe Pika at jtp11@duke.edu.
Sanford Room 04

December 26-28, 2007
Reducing Health Disparities Through Culturally Competent Nursing Education
Las Vegas, NV

 

January 28 - February 15, 2008
Africa Regional Workshop: Women's Leadership in HIV/AIDS
Nairobi, Kenya