Jack Schneider, MD, places a painted handprint on a canvas during a trip with AMPATH to Kenya.
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IU Faculty Collaborate with Kenyan Colleagues to Advance Antimicrobial Stewardship

Although countries in sub-Saharan Africa face a high prevalence of infectious diseases, many countries lack the systems needed to track and combat one of the most urgent global health threats: antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Without proper monitoring and action, infections once easily treated become life-threatening, particularly in resource-limited settings like Kenya.

Debbie Ungar  | Feb 12, 2025
Pamela Whitten, Chandy John and Wade Clapp posing for a photo at a recognition event

Chandy John: Advancing global health through science, service and synergy

Chandy John, MD, is a globally recognized expert in pediatric infectious diseases. Appointed as a Distinguished Professor at Indiana University in 2024, he has built

Jackie Maupin
Debra Wood, Ravi Nepali, Krishna Bahadur Tamang and Simon Warren stand in front of the glass globe sculpture in the Med Sci Building.

IU educator delivers histotechnology to Asian nations

Debra Wood directs IU’s oldest distance learning program in histotechnology, training lab technicians throughout the state, nation and world.

Laura Gates
Sarah Tracy, MD, and her colleagues from Kijabe, Kenya

Pediatric Surgery Fellow Impacted by Global Health Rotation

Pediatric Surgery Fellow Sarah Tracy, MD, credits her transformative global health rotation in Kijabe, Kenya, with shaping her career as a surgeon. 

Sarah Lounsbury
Kara Wools-Kaloustian

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

Caitlin VanOverberghe
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