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Greetings!
Classes and exams are over, which means that many Duke students have begun their summer fieldwork in locations around the world. Follow along their travels and research projects by subscribing to the DGHI student blog, Global Health Dispatch: Diaries from the Field.
For those who are still on campus, join us tomorrow (Wednesday) at noon for an engaging discussion about maternal health in Pakistan with Dr. Shershah Syed, a gynecologist based in Karachi, Pakistan. Lunch will be provided.
Finally, starting next week we'll publish News and Notes every other week. Look for the next issue on June 7. In the meantime, you can get all the current global health news and events on the DGHI website.
Until next time,
Geelea Seaford and Everyone at DGHI
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Duke to Offer Dual Degree in Law and Global Health
The Executive Committee of the Graduate Faculty has approved the creation of a new Juris Doctor and Master of Science in Global Health (JD/MSc-GH) dual degree. The degree pools the academic resources of the Duke School of Law and the Duke Global Health Institute, allowing students to explore health disparities domestically and globally within a  legal context. The JD/MSc-GH will provide students with an innovative, rigorous and relevant curriculum that serves as a foundation for addressing inequities in health through changes in law, policy and cultural norms. At the heart of the dual degree is the belief that it takes many disciplines to effectively address the social, cultural, political and economic factors that contribute to health disparities, particularly among poor and underserved populations. "I am very excited about this cross-campus collaboration that will enable students to combine their law studies with a better understanding of global health," said Randall Kramer, associate director of strategy at the Duke Global Health Institute. "In an era of increased recognition of global health as both a diplomacy issue and a national security issue, students in the degree program will be uniquely prepared to take important leadership positions in the U.S. and abroad." The new dual degree further strengthens the university's interdisciplinary initiatives, and provides students with an international framework for which to apply their knowledge and experience. The program helps to meet a growing demand for lawyers who specialize in health law.  |
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Med Students Awarded Funding for Global Health Research
Four Duke medical students have been awarded funding from the Duke Global Health Institute to conduct global health research in Tanzania and Brazil over the next academic year.
Scott Nabity has received a $12,500 grant to pursue research as part of the Third Year Global Health Study Program. Andrew Bouley, Katherine Gray and Julian Hertz received up to $25,000 from DGHI and The Eugene A. Stead Scholarship.
Bouley will participate in research as part of the Multi-Country Typhoid Fever Surveillance Program (TSAP) at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Moshi, Tanzania. He will study the incidence and health care burden of typhoid fever in and around Moshi in an effort to help inform vaccine policy. He will also determine antimicrobial resistance among S. Typhi and S. Paratyphi strains, as well as identify risk factors and clinical parameters associated with severe typhoid fever. Bouley will be mentored by John Crump, associate professor of medicine and global health.
"Working through the development of a project for third year has forced me to truly think about my career goals," wrote Bouley in his application. "Through this process, I have realized that I want global health research to be a significant part of my life, and I am excited about the steps I plan to take to achieve this dream." Gray will evaluate the efficacy of current therapies aimed at preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission, which remains a significant problem in resource-poor countries like Tanzania. The objectives of her project will be to determine the prevalence of HIV in infants born to HIV positive mothers in the Kilimanjaro, Arusha and Tanga regions of Tanzania. " |
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DGHI Welcomes Michael Haglund to Faculty
 Michael Haglund, professor of surgery and neurobiology, has joined the faculty of the Duke Global Health Institute.
Haglund, who had been active with DGHI for several years as an affiliate, leads a twinning program combining delivery of surplus equipment and surgical training camps at New Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda. Haglund's latest research shows the twinning program not only built overall surgical capacity at the hospital, but also improved efficiency and increased the complexity of cases performed by Ugandan neurosurgeons.
New Mulago Hospital operating rooms were newly renovated and equipped with 21 tons of essential medical equipment valued at $4 million via the Duke Global Health PLUS (Placement of Life-changing Usable Surplus) Program. Prior to the GH PLUS program, the hospital had only one functioning ventilator and very limited monitoring and surgical equipment. The Global Health PLUS program is housed in the Duke Global Health Institute, and is part of a larger surplus program of Duke University and Duke Medicine organized through Duke University Procurement.
Haglund's neurosurgery program is also featured in a recent publication by Duke Raleigh Hospital.
DGHI faculty members serve three-year terms.
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 Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit Welcomes Duke Experts for Special Seminar
On Monday, May 16, 2011, Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit welcomed several guests from Duke University for a daylong meeting and special seminar which focused on trauma care in the developing world. Led by John Bartlett, a professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases and International Health at Duke University Medical Center, the Duke team included Dr. Anthony Roche, Dr. Robert Zura, Dr. William Richardson and Kelly Deal.
The special seminar, entitled "Surgical Capacity Building in East Africa through Twinning Training and Technology," was led by Michael Haglund, professor of neurosurgery and neurobiology at Duke University and program director of the Duke Neurosurgery Training Program. Dr. Haglund is also the co-director of the Uganda East African Neurosurgery Training Program. Adnan Hyder, director of the Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit, moderated the seminar.
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