The Engineering World Health Summer Institute Program Overview Africa Tanzania

June 20 August 19, 2012

Central America: Costa Rica and Nicaragua Duke Engage

May 29 July 29, 2012

Central America: Costa Rica and Honduras Non-Duke Engage

May 29 July 29, 2012 You will learn about healthcare technology shortcomings in the developing world and spend time directly intervening to address these challenges. During the first month, you will receive four weeks of language training in Swahili or Spanish, learn about Tanzanian or Costa Rican culture, live in a home stay, visit local villages, receive hands-on training repairing medical equipment, and learn to deliver technical training across a linguistic and cultural barrier. During the next four weeks, you will work in one of our partner hospitals in Tanzania, Honduras or Nicaragua training the staff to use equipment that has been idled, repairing medical equipment, and conducting extensive interviews on healthcare technology needs.

Important Dates Duke Engage Deadline: November 8, 2011 Non Duke Engage Deadline: January 28, 2012 Financial Aid Deadline, Non Duke Engage: January 28, 2012

Language/Other Prerequisites: You will receive four weeks of language training in Swahili or Spanish on site. Applicants must have at least two semesters of physics and two semesters of calculus by May 2012. Open to undergraduates and graduate students and professionals. Duke Engage not open to graduate students. Immunizations Required: Tetanus, Hepatitis A & B, Typhoid, Measles, and Yellow Fever (Africa only) Passport/Visa Required: Yes, your passport should have at least 6 months validity remaining after returning. Neighborhood: You will live in homestays or guesthouses for the duration of the program, no more than a 30 minute bus ride to the training center/assigned hospital. Housing and Accommodations: You will be housed with another student in the program. Opportunities for Autonomy / Private Space: You will have free time during the week when you are not in class or working at the hospital. You will have almost all weekends free to pursue social activities of your choice or to have some downtime. Group Activity: The first weekend there will be a village tour in Tanzania and whitewater rafting in Costa Rica. Communication: You will receive a cell phone. Transportation: Primarily public bus, but also some combination of van and taxi Volunteer Placement Logistics: Our hospital partners vary in size and in capacity to repair and maintain medical equipment. The smallest hospital has 21 beds, the largest, 500. Many of our hospitals, especially those in Tanzania, have no technical staff dedicated to medical equipment. Most of our hospitals, despite having a technical staff, cannot keep enough medical equipment in working order to perform basic medical procedures. Students in the 2011 EWH Summer Institute were able to put over $1,022,000 worth of medical

equipment (over 500 pieces) back into service in 14 hospitals. They made a huge contribution, but the need of these hospitals is still great.

NOTE: STUDENTS MUST FILL OUT THE EWH APPLICATION AND THE DUKEENGAGE APPLICATION AND SUBMIT BOTH BY NOVEMBER 8, 2011. WE RECOMMEND STUDENTS FILL OUT THE EWH APPLICATION FIRST, AS MOST OF THE ESSAYS ARE APPLICABLE FOR THE DUKEENGAGE APPLICATION. STUDENTS SHOULD INDICATE CONTINENT PREFERENCE ON THE EWH APPLICATION.

If you have any questions, please email us at DukeSummerInstitute@ewh.org or contact Liz Henderson, Assistant Director, EWH Summer Institute at liz.henderson@duke.edu