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May 01, 2017
Social Impact and Practicum Learning: This Year’s FCCP & i3CP Clients
Experiential learning is a critical part of our work here at Duke's Fuqua School of Business. Students have the opportunity to delve into the world of social entrepreneurship through projects in the Fuqua Client Consulting Practicum (FCCP) and the CASE i3 Consulting Practicum (i3CP). Since 2008 over 600 students have worked on consulting projects for a wide variety of social ventures in fields including healthcare, education, finance, and technology.
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May 01, 2017
Bending the Cost Curve Through Shared Decision Making
This summer interns from Duke University worked on projects with Innovations in Healthcare and SEAD innovators from around the world. In this blog post you will gain insights on Patrick O'Shea's experience working with WiserCare, an interactive, online platform helping patients and doctors make better and informed healthcare decisions.
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May 01, 2017
Six Predictions for the Future of Health
In the fast-paced and dynamic field of global health, it can be difficult to find placid moments to reflect on the events of the past, the challenges of the present, and the hopes for the future. Last month, Dr. Michael Merson, Director of the Duke Global Health Institute, addressed members of the global health community and presented an opportunity for this reflection during his lecture titled The Future of Health.
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May 01, 2017
Sharing Reflections From ANDE’s Annual Conference
ANDE's 2016 Annual Conference was held in Leesburg, Virginia, September 26 - 28, 2016. The event is targeted at high-level executives of ANDE member organizations, including leading investors, capacity development providers, foundations, banks, corporations, and research institutions.
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May 01, 2017
My Summer Project: Impacting Patient Lives
This summer, through a new partnership with Carnegie Mellon University, and with funding from the Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator at Duke (SEAD), the Innovations in Healthcare East Africa team placed graduate students from Carnegie Mellon University Rwanda with network innovators. These three-month projects focused on high-impact technology projects, such as developing new capabilities for electronic health record systems.
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May 01, 2017
Understanding the East African Ecosystem: Tools Every Innovator Should Know About
Last month, the East Africa Chapter of the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) hosted a webinar to showcase ecosystem mapping tools that are being developed and launched throughout the next year. The webinar offered a space for five organizations that have conducted mapping studies to speak about the tools they are developing and current findings.
