Robert Malkin
Professor of the Practice, Biomedical Engineering and Global Health
Director, Duke-Engineering World Health
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Robert Malkin
Professor of the Practice, Biomedical Engineering and Global Health
Director, Duke-Engineering World 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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Bhatt E, Malkin RA. Errors in Metered Dose Inhaler Use Amongst Pediatric Asthma Patients. Journal of asthma and allergy. 2023 Jan;16:1259–65.Bucholz EK, Malkin RA. Creating a biomedical engineering summer study abroad program in Costa Rica. In: ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings. 2019.Malkin R, Teninty B. Medical imaging in global public health: Donation, procurement, installation, and maintenance. In: Radiology in Global Health: Strategies, Implementation, and Applications. 2018. p. 77–83.Emmerling D, Sholar PW, Malkin RA. A sustainability evaluation of a biomedical technician training program in Honduras. Health and Technology. 2018 Sep 1;8(4):291–300.
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