
Engineering World Health is pleased to send you this first issue of our electronic newsletter. You are receiving this because you signed up on our website, or have participated in or expressed interest in one of our programs. Subscription information, including an opportunity to sign up for mailings of print materials, is available on our website. Please use the link at right or at the bottom of the page to alter your subscription preferences. In this issue: EWH-Duke Gears Up for 2010 Summer Opportunities Expand to Imperial GE Global Funding to Train Rwanda Technicians EWH-NCSU Chapter Project Benefits Infants EWH Gains Experienced Professionals EWH-Duke Gears Up for 2010 The EWH-Duke Summer Institute is an opportunity for engineering students to gain hands-on repair and design experience while providing support to hospitals that serve people in poor communities of a developing country. This year EWH-Duke will be offering the program in Central America and Africa on separate schedules to accommodate as many students as possible. The application deadlines are approaching in January! For more information, please visit the website, with the application materials available now... Summer Opportunities Expand to Imperial Since 2004, EWH has sponsored its Summer Institute in collaboration with Duke University. In 2010, a new EWH Summer Institute will be managed by Imperial College in London. Under the direction of Dr. Darryl Overby, between eight and twelve students will volunteer in Tanzania from mid-July to mid-September, training in medical instrumentation and the Kiswahili language. Then they will work in a community hospital, repairing and maintaining medical equipment, training local staff, and performing other essential engineering duties. See photos from past Institutes and read more about this program... GE Global Funding to Train Rwanda Technicians The GE Foundation announced that it will partner with EWH to fund the training of a biomedical engineering technician for every hospital in Rwanda. The program will be coordinated by Billy Teninty with a new curriculum developed by undergraduates at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering. "We're very excited about this roll-out," said Dr. Robert Malkin, director of EWH-Duke. "We've also discussed rolling out this curriculum in Ethiopia and Mozambique with the Centers for Disease Control." Read more... EWH-NCSU Chapter Project Benefits Infants Students in North Carolina State University’s EWH chapter are applying their considerable skills to global health issues through work on EWH bilimeter and bililight projects. These instruments benefit infants in need of jaundice treatment in hospitals and clinics. John Sanderson, EWH-NCSU Chapter President and biomedical engineering student, says that given his chosen “course of study and passion for travel and different cultures,” EWH seemed to be the “perfect complement” to his interests. More about this project... EWH Gains Experienced Professionals Melissa Driver Beard, M.P.A., joins EWH as Executive Director and CEO. Melissa has held positions at the UN, American Lung Association, American Cancer Society, and Prevent Blindness NC. Her 15 years of work for nonprofits, along with being skilled in five languages, make her a perfect choice to head our organization. Melissa's full bio... Billy Teninty, C.B.E.T., has been appointed as the EWH Biomedical Engineering Training Coordinator. He comes to us from International Aid, where he worked for 28 years. Billy has traveled extensively to install and repair equipment in countries from Albania to Zimbabwe. Read more about Billy's experience... Corinna E. Lathan, Ph.D. P.E., has accepted a seat on the EWH Board of Directors. The founder and CEO of a biomedical and engineering R&D company, she is excited to join EWH: “I believe passionately in the mission to provide students with a life-changing experience and inspire their interest in medicine and technology.” More about Cori's work... Carolyn J. Winder, M.B.A., C.B., is the newest EWH staff member, acting in the role of Business Manager. Carolyn brings more than 15 years' progressive experience in accounting for non-profit organizations. See Carolyn's bio... To unsubscribe from this eNewsletter, please send an email to info@ewh.org with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line.	Donate: Your donations help EWH improve health care in developing nations. Subscribe to the EWH mailing list to receive periodic mailings on our upcoming events. We respect your privacy, and never share our lists with anyone. EWH Design Competition deadline is rapidly approaching. December 1 is the final date for submissions. Don’t delay — the winning chapter receives a cash prize of $5000! EWH 2009 Annual Conference hosted more than 75 participants in Washington, DC, this past August. We were entertained by the stories of students returning from their Summer Institutes in Central American and Tanzania, including Fernando Pacheco, a third-year MEng student at Imperial College. Fernando said of his experience: “Taking part in an EWH Summer Institute is an unbelievable, life–changing experience. This IS biomedical engineering!”

Engineering World Health is pleased to send you this first issue of our electronic newsletter. You are receiving this because you signed up on our website, or have participated in or expressed interest in one of our programs. Subscription information, including an opportunity to sign up for mailings of print materials, is available on our website. Please use the link at right or at the bottom of the page to alter your subscription preferences.

In this issue:

EWH-Duke Gears Up for 2010
Summer Opportunities Expand to Imperial
GE Global Funding to Train Rwanda Technicians
EWH-NCSU Chapter Project Benefits Infants
EWH Gains Experienced Professionals

EWH-Duke Gears Up for 2010

The EWH-Duke Summer Institute is an opportunity for engineering students to gain hands-on repair and design experience while providing support to hospitals that serve people in poor communities of a developing country. This year EWH-Duke will be offering the program in Central America and Africa on separate schedules to accommodate as many students as possible. The application deadlines are approaching in January! For more information, please visit the website, with the application materials available now...

Summer Opportunities Expand to Imperial

Since 2004, EWH has sponsored its Summer Institute in collaboration with Duke University. In 2010, a new EWH Summer Institute will be managed by Imperial College in London. Under the direction of Dr. Darryl Overby, between eight and twelve students will volunteer in Tanzania from mid-July to mid-September, training in medical instrumentation and the Kiswahili language. Then they will work in a community hospital, repairing and maintaining medical equipment, training local staff, and performing other essential engineering duties. See photos from past Institutes and read more about this program...

GE Global Funding to Train Rwanda Technicians

The GE Foundation announced that it will partner with EWH to fund the training of a biomedical engineering technician for every hospital in Rwanda. The program will be coordinated by Billy Teninty with a new curriculum developed by undergraduates at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering. "We're very excited about this roll-out," said Dr. Robert Malkin, director of EWH-Duke. "We've also discussed rolling out this curriculum in Ethiopia and Mozambique with the Centers for Disease Control." Read more...

EWH-NCSU Chapter Project Benefits Infants

Students in North Carolina State University’s EWH chapter are applying their considerable skills to global health issues through work on EWH bilimeter and bililight projects. These instruments benefit infants in need of jaundice treatment in hospitals and clinics. John Sanderson, EWH-NCSU Chapter President and biomedical engineering student, says that given his chosen “course of study and passion for travel and different cultures,” EWH seemed to be the “perfect complement” to his interests. More about this project...

EWH Gains Experienced Professionals

Melissa Driver Beard, M.P.A., joins EWH as Executive Director and CEO. Melissa has held positions at the UN, American Lung Association, American Cancer Society, and Prevent Blindness NC. Her 15 years of work for nonprofits, along with being skilled in five languages, make her a perfect choice to head our organization. Melissa's full bio...

Billy Teninty, C.B.E.T., has been appointed as the EWH Biomedical Engineering Training Coordinator. He comes to us from International Aid, where he worked for 28 years. Billy has traveled extensively to install and repair equipment in countries from Albania to Zimbabwe. Read more about Billy's experience...

Corinna E. Lathan, Ph.D. P.E., has accepted a seat on the EWH Board of Directors. The founder and CEO of a biomedical and engineering R&D company, she is excited to join EWH: “I believe passionately in the mission to provide students with a life-changing experience and inspire their interest in medicine and technology.” More about Cori's work...

Carolyn J. Winder, M.B.A., C.B., is the newest EWH staff member, acting in the role of Business Manager. Carolyn brings more than 15 years' progressive experience in accounting for non-profit organizations. See Carolyn's bio...

To unsubscribe from this eNewsletter, please send an email to info@ewh.org with "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the subject line.

Donate: Your donations help EWH improve health care in developing nations.

Subscribe to the EWH mailing list to receive periodic mailings on our upcoming events. We respect your privacy, and never share our lists with anyone.

EWH Design Competition deadline is rapidly approaching. December 1 is the final date for submissions. Don’t delay — the winning chapter receives a cash prize of $5000!

EWH 2009 Annual Conference hosted more than 75 participants in Washington, DC, this past August. We were entertained by the stories of students returning from their Summer Institutes in Central American and Tanzania, including Fernando Pacheco, a third-year MEng student at Imperial College. Fernando said of his experience: “Taking part in an EWH Summer Institute is an unbelievable, life–changing experience. This IS biomedical engineering!”