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Tag Archives: training
Inaugurating the new UNC-South China STI Research Training Center
[This is another post sent in by Elizabeth Au and Crystal Shen, who are both spending fellowship years in China. Read their first post here.] Last week marked the official launch of the UNC-South China STI Research Training Center in … Read More
Posted in China, Research, Teaching
Tagged Doris Duke International Clinical Research Fellows, Fogarty, Guangzhou, training
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Training TB/AIDS researchers and eating barbeque, South Africa style
[This post was sent in by Kirsten Leysieffer, the fellowship and training administrator at the Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases] On Saturday, July 18, I had the pleasure of attending the first annual research meeting of the South … Read More
Posted in Africa, From the Field, Research, South Africa, Teaching
Tagged Charles van der Horst, Fogarty, Fogarty International Center, HIV, HIV/AIDS, IAS, ICORHTA, Kirsten Leysieffer, SATBAT, TB, training, tuberculosis
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Making the leap into global health
[Author Leah Gordon is a recent college graduate from the U.S. who works in Léon, Nicaragua with institute partner El Centro de Investigación en Demografía y Salud (CIDS). We look forward to having her as an occasional contributor to this … Read More
Empowering the developing world to battle HIV
Here at IGHID – and I think I can safely say UNC in general – we believe in building truly sustainable global health programs and empowering developing countries to improve the health of their own citizens. It is not enough … Read More
Posted in Africa, Asia, China, Malawi, Teaching
Tagged Cameroon, Fogarty International Center, HIV, HIV/AIDS, national rankings, sustainability, training
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Ethics and global health research
Our colleague over at the Global Bioethics blog has an interesting post about a recent research ethics scandal in Malawi. While the details of the legal case are still pending, the incident serves as a reminder that those of us … Read More
Posted in Africa, Malawi, Research
Tagged clinical trials, human research, institutional review board, IRBs, Malawi, reserach ethics, training, undergraduates
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The China century
Each month institute director Myron Cohen, MD writes a “Global Health Update” column for the UNC Global newsletter. His most recent column focuses on the social and economic forces that have given rise to some of China’s biggest health … Read More
Posted in Asia, China, UNC campus
Tagged China, HIV/AIDS, public health, Research, training, treatment
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A surgeon's perspective
[Author Jon Samuel is a surgical resident at UNC. He spent 2008-2009 in Malawi and will spend 2009-2010 as a fellow of the NIH Fogarty International Center.] The easiest way for me to share my perspective on being here in … Read More
Posted in Africa, From the Field, Malawi
Tagged FICRS, Fogarty International Center, Jonathan Samuel, Kamuzu Central Hospital, Malawi, Students, surgery, tracheostomy, training
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Casting the first stone
Greetings from China. My name is Matt Avery, and I’m an MPH student at UNC doing my practicum on AIDS prevention practices in Guangxi province. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about putting yourself in someone else’s shoes, which is … Read More
Posted in Asia, China, From the Field
Tagged China, cultural difference, HIV/AIDS, Matt Avery, stereotypes, Students, training
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Independence Day
[Author Megan Jordan is a rising 2nd year medical student at UNC.] Greetings from Malawi! My summer project in Malawi involves working with the Community Department at UNC Project, a group of employees who follow up with study participants and … Read More
Posted in Africa, From the Field, Malawi
Tagged Malawi, Megan Jordan, Students, training, UNC Project
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