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Greetings!
The deadlines
for summer opportunities are coming soon. We have highlighted below some of the
deadlines and information sessions, as well as a new resource for finding
DukeMed alumni involved in global health outreach.
We also continue
to offer resources for funding and educational opportunities.
We invite
you to read more about these and other events below. We are also continuing to solicit feedback and comments on our new website (www.globalhealth.duke.edu). Please send comments and suggestions to marsha.green@duke.edu.
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NEWS
DukeMed
Alumni and DGHI Outreach Website
If you are
looking to get involved in volunteer medical outreach in the U.S. or around
the globe, the Duke Medical
Alumni Outreach website is a great place to start. Information on the site
includes not only the name of the alumni, but also a brief description of what type
of outreach is offered, where, and whether financial aid is offered.
John
Bartlett to give next University Seminar on Global Health
We will
post the videotape of Mark Rosenberg's January 10 University Seminar on Global
Health about "Traffic Deaths in Developing Countries: The Perfect Plague" as
soon as possible. Meanwhile, mark your
calendars for February 14, 2008, when Duke's own John
Bartlett will speak on his experiences in Kenya.
Duke Global Health
Student Action Committee Grants
DGHSAC
will host Duke's first-ever Global Health Week March 23-29. They are offering grants
of approximately $250 to students and organizations with a creative idea to get
students involved in the global health culture on campus.
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DGHI IN THE NEWS
The Duke
Chronicle published an article about the new Global Health Residency in the
January 11 issue.
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Service Opportunities
NEW: New
DGHI Opportunities
Duke
Global Health Institute lists service opportunities organized by the Institute,
as well as service opportunities offered by other centers, institutes, and
organizations. Recent additions to the
website include opportunities in Togo,
Africa. DGHI
Summer Fieldwork Letter of Interest due January 31.
NEW: Duke
Engage Information Sessions on Faculty-Led Projects Jan 16-24
Duke
faculty will host information sessions Jan 16 - 24 to discuss their envisioned
DukeEngage projects for this upcoming summer.
Deadline for group
applications in Feb. 15, 2008. NEW: Millennium
Village Africa Project Internship - Interest Meeting Jan 16 NEW: UNC's
Engineers Without Borders Info Meeting Jan 15
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Research Opportunities
NEW: Kenan Institute for
Ethics Campus Grants Program: $500 to support initiatives
that promote ethical or moral reflection, deliberation, and dialogue at Duke
and beyond.
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Education Opportunities
NEW: Hart Fellows Info Session Jan 16
The
Hart Fellows Program offers recent university graduates a ten month fellowship
with international humanitarian organizations. This year DGHI is sponsoring a
Hart Fellow for a 10 month placement at one of DGHI's partner organizations
followed by a 2 month residency at DGHI. Information session Jan 16, 5:30 - 6:30
p.m., Sanford Institute Room 05
Global
Health Council Membership: Duke
students have can access many benefits through the Duke Global Health Institute's
membership in the Global Health Council.
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Call for Papers/Posters/Abstracts
NEW: Essay Contest. The Kaiser Family Foundation offers a $1,000 prize for the winning 800 word
essay on health priorities for the new U.S. administration. Deadline:
March 17, 2008.
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Online Resource
Each week
we highlight an online resource for global health. This week we highlight the
Kaiser Family Foundation's "Key
Facts: Race, Ethnicity and Medical Care" update.
This 2007
update serves as a quick reference source on health disparities. The report
includes data on the uninsured and access to care by race/ethnicity as well as
information about the disproportionate effect that specific conditions such as
diabetes, HIV/AIDS and asthma have on racial and ethnic minority populations in
the U.S. New in the 2007 Key facts are demographic
data on the racial/ethnic minority population in each state.
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Upcoming Events
International/National Conferences
April 12-13, 2008
Unite for Sight Fifth Annual
International Health Conference "Building Global Health For Today and
Tomorrow" with keynote Addresses by Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, Dr. Sonia Sachs,
Dr. Susan Blumenthal, and Dr. Jim Yong Kim. Yale University,
New Haven, Connecticut
May 27 - June 1, 2008
Global Health Council hosts its annual
international meeting: Washington DC.
For a full
list of events, visit our DGHI Calendar.
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