Student Groups
Students are a driving force for global health efforts at Duke. Even before the Duke Global Health Institute was officially launched, students helped create courses and opportunities to expand their knowledge and opportunity to serve.
Angelo Vo working with children in Kenya.
Duke Global Health Institute encourages students to participate in networking, activism and professional development opportunities. Student groups active in global health efforts at Duke include:
- The Duke Global Health Forum‘s mission is to foster collaboration, spark activism, and fund student initiatives around global health at Duke.
- The Global Health Working Group (GHWG) is a collection of graduate and professional students dedicated to educating themselves and the Research Triangle community about global health issues. In particular, the group focuses on promoting healthcare equity and access.
- REMEDY, a program that works with the Global Health PLUS program to sort surplus usable medical supplies from the Duke University Health System for use in developing countries. If you are interested in volunteering for REMEDY, please contact
- The GSK Global Health Program, funded by the GlaxoSmithKline Foundation, provides a formal way for UNC and Duke faculty and students to collaborate on research and training over a period of 3 years. The program is coordinated through the UNC School of Public Health’s Office of Global Health.
Other groups active in global health work.
- Global Health Council
Duke Global Health Institute has an institutional membership. Through this, students in the Sanford Institute, School of Medicine, and other students affiliated with DGHI programs can receive complementary Associate Professional Membership.
Examples of other student groups currently active in global health at Duke and in the Triangle area include:
Groups at Duke active in global health
- American Medical Association
AMA Duke chapter homepage
AMA (national) International Health and Policy Committee - Amnesty International
Amnesty International Duke Chapter
Amnesty International (national) homepage - Discover Worlds
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Discover Worlds (national) homepage - Duke-Durham Hunger Alliance
DDHA homepage - Engineers Without Borders
Engineers Without Borders in Duke
Engineers Without Boarders (national) homepage - International Justice Mission
International Justice Mission, Duke University
International Justice Mission (national) homepage - Know Your Status
Know Your Status, Duke University
Know Your Status general information - Millennium Villages Project
Duke UNC-Bennett Local Chapter
Millenium Villages (national) Project - Nourish International
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Nourish International homepage - Physicians for Human Rights
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Physicians for Human Rights (national) homepage - Sahara House Project
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Sahara House Project homepage - Team HBV
Team HBV in Duke
Team HBV, national - Universities Allied for Essential Medicines
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines at Duke
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (national) - Unite for Sight
Unite for Sight, Duke
Unite for Sight, national
