Robert Malkin
Professor of the Practice Emeritus in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of the Practice of Global Health
Professor Malkin is interested in medical instrumentation in the developing world. Dr. Malkin is also the director Duke-Engineering World Health. This unique study abroad program allows undergraduates to study and work in developing world hospitals. Dr. Malkin is the faculty advisor for CUREs, a non-profit business promotion program. Malkin's invention, the Pratt Pouch, was selected by the World Health Organizations as one of the top ten "innovative health technologies for low-resource settings" in 2012.
Projects
- Feasibility Study of a Low-Cost, Portable, Fiberoptic Nasolaryngoscope for Early Screening and Detection of Head and Neck Cancers in Vietnam
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Global Public Service Academies
United States
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Curriculum for Training Technicians
Cambodia, Honduras, Nigeria, Rwanda
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Duke-Engineering World Health
Nicaragua, Tanzania
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On-Site Packaging of ARV Dosed for the Prevention of Transmission of HIV from Mother to Child
Tanzania, Uganda, Ecuador
Publications
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Shreeya Prabu, Hana Catherine Zwick, Robert Allen Malkin. Teenagers’ future diabetes risk perception. World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences. 2024 Apr 30;18(1):233–9.Malkin R, Zhou J, Parshley I. Barriers and Facilitators Associated with the History of Colonization on the Vaccination Process of COVID-19 among Indigenous Peoples in Canada. Canadian Journal of Medicine. 2024 Apr 1;6(1):5–14.Bhatt E, Malkin RA. Errors in Metered Dose Inhaler Use Amongst Pediatric Asthma Patients. Journal of asthma and allergy. 2023 Jan;16:1259–65.Arora A, Malkin R. HANDLINK: A Dexterous Robotic Hand Exoskeleton controlled by Motor Imagery (MI). Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research. 2022 Dec 1;427–36.
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