GLOBAL HEALTH
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310 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710
Throughout, the HYC has remained true to its core mission, "to develop the next generation of globally educated, socially responsible healthcare professionals dedicated to improving the health of disadvantaged populations," and its commitment to improve the health of the communities in which we serve. We have built a robust cardiovascular service in Western Kenya, including a ten-bed cardiac care unit and a Kenyan led Cardiovascular Fellowship Training Program. And, we have provided significant operational, research, and laboratory funding to build health system capacity at global partner sites, particularly Sri Lanka and Tanzania, in order to provide a stable and robust care and research infrastructure... We recognize that these turbulent times require intentional change in how we deliver on our mission. The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, while limiting "on the ground" work, encourages us to adapt new approaches to engage with our partners and facilitate the research of our..