BA685 Kisii Student Team onsite in Kenya: Supriya Ellina, M.H.A., Bela Parekh, B.S., Geetika Rao, M.B.A., Dan Kiage, M.D., Christian Colon, M.B.A., Sarah Jahnke, M.B.A.
Partnership between U-M Med School, Business School, and the Kellogg Eye Center Drives Latest Kenya Initiative Kellogg has a longstanding partnership with the Kisii tional Program at Kellogg. “Together, we offer a variety Eye Hospital (KEH), located in southwest Kenya. Since of opportunities to get involved in effecting positive 2017, the collaboration has provided opportunities for change around the world.” mutually enriching training and high-impact clinical and The seeds of the current KEH project were planted epidemiological research. when a medical student learned about those opportuniKEH is one of the only tertiary eye hospitals servties at one of Kellogg’s International Night events. But ing a population of more than 10 million people. Under it really took root when she ventured across campus to the leadership of CEO and Medical Director Daniel take a class at the business school. Kiage, M.D., a glaucoma specialBela Parekh first became ist, KEH has grown rapidly since interested in issues of global health THE REAL CHALLENGE FOR KISII its founding in 2013, in diagnostic equity while working for a top IS MAKING THESE AND FUTURE and surgical volumes as well as in management consulting firm after VISION CENTERS FINANCIALLY the number of ophthalmologists college. She brought that same INDEPENDENT, SUSTAINABLE and allied ophthalmic personnel passion for and commitment to receiving training. reducing health disparities to her AND POSITIONED TO DELIVER Recently, the hospital opened training at the U-M Medical School THE RIGHT CARE FOR THE its first satellite vision clinic, the (UMMS). COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. Keroka Vision Centre. As they After the completion of her contemplated opening another, core clinical year, she enrolled in —Bela Parekh they looked to their colleagues in a course through the William the University of Michigan community for guidance. Davidson Institute (WDI) at the U-M Ross School of “Kellogg is one part of a strong, interconnected Business. The WDI leverages business expertise to cohort of U-M faculty and students from a number of build lasting economic and social prosperity in lowdepartments, schools and institutes, all engaged in and middle-income countries. The class, Healthcare international health issues,” says Joshua Ehrlich, M.D., Delivery in Emerging Markets, assigned each student a M.P.H., Co-director of the Jerome Jacobson Internabusiness case. Fate stepped in when Parekh, who was 36
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