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Wools-Kaloustian takes new role

Kara Wools-Kaloustian, MD, has accepted the post of Executive Site Director for AMPATH Kenya, a role she will officially step into in early January. As she takes on this new leadership position in the AMPATH –the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare – partnerships, she will be stepping away from her role as the Department of Medicine’s Vice Chair of Research.

Caitlin VanOverberghe  |  Aug 29, 2024
Four medical students stand in front of the AMPATH Centre in Kenya

Slemenda Student Reflects on Kenya Experience

Bethlehem Daniel is a rising 2nd-year student at IU School of Medicine. She spent the summer as a Slemenda Scholar with the AMPATH program in

Debbie Ungar

Department of Surgery Advancing Global Care by Welcoming Two International Pediatric Surgeons

As an opportunity to further their knowledge and expertise, pediatric surgeons, George Ngock, MD, of Cameroon and Saule Suleimanova, MD, of Kazakhstan, are advancing their skills

Sarah Lounsbury
Dr. Jenny Baenziger with eight other people holding certificates

Global Health Pathway Provides New Perspectives and Opportunities

Many doctors choose to complete residency at Indiana University School of Medicine because they aspire to care for patients in underserved communities both locally and

Debbie Ungar
Several people in an operating room with Dr. Al-Haddad pointing to a screen

New GI Partnership Improves Lives

Through the AMPATH partnership, a team from IU School of Medicine spent a week in March at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) holding a

Debbie Ungar
IU School of Medicine students Madeline Cory, Om Dalal, Bethlehem Daniel and Ryan McArdle

Medical Students Prepare for Summer of Learning in Kenya

A summer of personal and professional growth awaits four Indiana University School of Medicine students selected as Slemenda Scholars by the IU Center for Global

Debbie Ungar
Photo of 10 people in front of college of health sciences in Kenya

Reflections on Radiology Training in Kenya

Morgan McLuckey is a current resident in her final year of training in the Department of Radiology at Indiana University. Through the AMPATH partnership, she

Grant Callen, Helen Li and Roshni Dhoot in 2017 and in 2024.

Slemenda Scholars Reunite in Kenya as Residents with Global Health Aspirations

In 2017, three Indiana University School of Medicine students spent the summer in Eldoret, Kenya, as Slemenda Scholars and this year ended up back in Eldoret

Debbie Ungar
Andrea Conroy, PhD, receiving the 2023 Bailey K. Ashford Medal

Andrea Conroy honored as 2023 Bailey K. Ashford Medalist 

In October 2023, Andrea Conroy, PhD, an assistant professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine was honored with the prestigious Bailey K. Ashford

Jackie Maupin
Mariel Luna Hinojosa in cap and gown

'Mi doctorita': Medical resident fosters mentorship for Latinx community at IU School of Medicine

Mariel Luna Hinojosa, MD, is on a mission to have more Hispanic students become doctors--and to create supportive environments for them in academic medicine. Only

Laura Gates