Megan Dietrich, a student in the Yale School of Medicine's Physician Associate Program, went to Khayelitsha / Mitchell’s Plain, South Africa as a Down's Fellow. She worked on an evaluation of the Nutritional Supplementation Program for Persons on Antiret
Megan McInnis, an MPH candidate at the Yale School of Public Health, explored how stigma and gender identity affect and/or are correlated with three major mental health problems (anxiety, depression and post traumatic stress disorder) within the homosexual and transgendered women’s community in Chennai, India in the summer of 2011. In this photo, women enjoy the evening breeze at Marina beach, one of the largest beaches in the world.
Simone Asare, an MPH Candidate at the Yale School of Public Health spent her summer in Navrongo, Ghana as a Downs Fellow. The goal of her research was to explore the relationship between nutrition, malaria and anemia among children in northern Ghana. She collaborated on this project with the Navrongo Health Research Center and the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, interviewing 237 caregivers in the Kassena-Nankana District about the nutritional history of their children during the wet and dry seasons. Learning to ride a motorbike helped Simone immerse herself in the rich culture of northern Ghana and zip to towns such as Navrongo.

Downs Fellowship

The Downs Fellowship supports graduate and professional Yale students who undertake health-related research primarily in low- and middle-income countries. The Downs Fellowship provides opportunities for challenging experiences abroad as Fellows create and improvise in the face of unforeseen events, acquiring new perspectives on their responsibilities and capabilities as professionals. The Downs Fellowship Committee makes awards based on merit.

The Yale Downs Fellowship

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfBUADWbMtg The Yale Downs Fellowship

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Downs Fellows Present International Research Findings

11/04/2011: Back from challenging international research assignments in countries as diverse as Colombia and Malaysia, the 2011 Downs Fellows presented their findings at an annual symposium and poster session in Winslow Auditorium. >>>

Downs Fellowship

The Yale Downs Fellowship

Downs Fellows Present International Research Findings

Important Dates (2011-2012)

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Wilbur Downs Fellows: Experiences in global health research