Duke-Peking University Global Health Course Held at DKU for First Time

For the seventh year in a row, junior faculty and post-graduates working at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, health care and health management organizations, and other organizations involved in global health in China gathered as students in the two-week Duke-Peking University Global Health Certificate program in June.

This year, for the first time, the course was held on the campus of Duke Kunshan University (DKU) in Kunshan, China. The 29 students took four courses over the two-week period: Introduction to Global Health, Health Systems in Developing Countries, Research Ethics and Health Promotion. Faculty included DGHI professors Jeff Moe, Shenglan Tang and Jim Zhang, as well as Kwok Cho Tang of the World Health Organization.

“Duke and Peking University share a deep commitment to global health and are recognized leaders in the field,” said Tang, one of the course organizers. “Students get the benefit of U.S. and Chinese perspectives while studying critical global health issues.”

Wu Jinbiao, of Meishan Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine in Zhejiang, China, was impressed with the course experience: “At DKU, students get access to a multi-disciplinary curriculum, small classroom teaching and round-table discussions with lecturers,” he said. “This workshop has broadened my horizons and inspired me to think from different perspectives.”