Increasingly, students, faculty, and residents recognize that solutions to the developing world's health care needs will require a new generation of globally experienced, socially responsible, and service-oriented professionals. They also realize that training such a group requires creating a new paradigm in medical education.
To address this demand, Duke has recently developed a multidisciplinary Global Health Residency Program. Participants in this program will learn firsthand how to effect systemic change for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged people through comprehensive advanced training, education, and fieldwork in a resource-poor setting.
This program contributes substantively to Duke Medicine’s mission to:
Distinctive Features of the Global Health Residency Program include:
Cross-Departmental Participation
Recognizing the need for multiple specialties to address diverse global health problems, the Global Health Residency Program involves multiple departments from across the Medical Center. Departmental curricula are tailored to meet specialty-specific topics and requirements.
Master of Science in Global Health
The 32-credit curriculum includes five core courses, a field experience to apply learned research methods, and a research-based scholarly thesis. Graduates are prepared to engage in clinical, epidemiological, social-behavioral, and policy-oriented research, and to design, implement, and manage health programs which target the reduction of health disparities.
Intensive Nine-Month Field Experience
Duke's Global Health Residency Program includes one to two rotations totaling nine-months in a resource-poor setting. During the field experience, trainees will have opportunity to apply newly acquired skills in both a clinical and research capacity while developing leadership skills in community coalition building, program development, and cultural competency.