The mission of the Global Health Residency and Fellowship Program at Duke is to develop academic leaders in global health dedicated to reducing human suffering caused by health disparities. As a distinguished program that incorporates multiple departments, the Global Health Residency and Fellowship Program delivers tailored postgraduate training experiences integrating specialty-specific research opportunities, masters-level didactic training, and close mentorship to develop careers in global health.
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. Participants in this program 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.
The Global Health Residency and Fellowship Program contributes substantively to Duke Medicine’s mission to:
Distinctive Features include:
Cross-Departmental Participation
Recognizing the need for multiple specialties to address diverse global health problems, the Global Health Residency and Fellowship 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 Field Experience
Duke's Global Health Residency and Fellowship Program includes a nine to twelve month intensive field experience 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.