Fogarty funding spurs global health innovations
February 7, 2014
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https://www.fic.nih.gov/news/globalhealthmatters/november-december-2013/pages/framework-innovations-projects.aspx
A Framework grant awarded to Drs. David W. Wright, Frederik Haselton and Douglas Heimburger at Vanderbilt University is enabling a dozen American and Zambian research trainees to develop and deploy novel solutions for this critical issue. A new inexpensive test would improve the likelihood of detecting infection and also reduce drug resistance in the parasite by treating only those who harbor it instead of blanket-treating anyone with a fever, which commonly occurs in malaria endemic countries.
American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) Honors Dr. Muktar Aliyu with the William Kane Rising Star Award
February 5, 2014
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Muktar Aliyu, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicin
CLAS: Guatemala Health Summit
January 27, 2014
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GHIC 2014: Global Health & Innovation Conference
Amy Richardson, M.P.H. wins the 2013 Sonrisa Trippe Volunteer of the Year Award
January 17, 2014
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Division of Infectious Diseases: ID Grand Rounds - January 2014
January 8, 2014
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ID Grand Rounds Every Thursday – 12:00 to 1:00 pm Presented in A-2200 of Medical Center North (MCN) with Video Teleconferencing (VTC) to the 5th Floor Conference Room at 100 Oaks.
Registration is open for the 2014 Global Health Case Competition
December 20, 2013
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Vanderbilt received $3 million grant to support international anesthesia education and training programs in Kenya
December 19, 2013
https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2013/12/12/ge-grant-expands-global-medical-outreach-efforts/
Vanderbilt University has received a $3 million grant from the GE Foundation’s Developing Health Globally program to fund international medical education and research in Kenya and other low-resource regions of the world.
Vanderbilt researchers advance global cancer research through new initiative
December 19, 2013
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https://momentum.vicc.org/2013/11/global-impact/
Dr. Emilio Valverde receives a GOOD Pioneers of Health Award
December 2, 2013
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"Dr. Vanderbilt" Pageant
November 14, 2013
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Vanderbilt TB Center Website LIVE
November 11, 2013
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https://www.vumc.org/tb-center/
International Education Week
November 11, 2013
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https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2013/11/06/international-education-week-2013/
Vanderbilt Institute in Research Development and Ethics (VIRDE): Welcome the Class of 2013
November 7, 2013
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Vanderbilt Institute in Research Development and Ethics (VIRDE), is a one-month course on grant writing and research ethics at VIGH.
ID Grand Rounds: November 2013
October 31, 2013
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ID Grand Rounds Every Thursday – 12:00 to 1:00 pm Presented in A-2200 of Medical Center North (MCN) with Video Teleconferencing (VTC) to the 5th Floor Conference Room at 100 Oaks.
VIGH: Global Health Courses for Spring 2014
October 25, 2013
NYT Article Profiles Thistle Farms-Magdalene Graduate
October 24, 2013
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/13/opinion/sunday/kristof-from-the-streets-to-worlds-best-mom.html
UCSF’s King to deliver annual Levi Watkins Jr. Lecture
October 8, 2013
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https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2013/10/03/ucsf-king-to-deliver-annual-levi-watkins-jr-lecture/
Talmadge King Jr., M.D., chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, will deliver Vanderbilt University School of Medicine’s 12th annual Levi Watkins Jr. Lecture at noon on Tuesday, Oct. 15, in 208 Light Hall.