UT Austin

Submitted by: Beth Felker

AMPATH Kenya:

• Spring Kenya Program: Of the original team of students, faculty, residents, and fellows going to  AMPATH Kenya for electives and partnership building between March and June, 21 have been fully canceled due to the strike, including all learners. Only Tim Mercer’s April visit with a donor, and Rob Neely’s June cardiac surgery camp are still scheduled.

• We collaborated with Dell Med Communications to release a story on last year’s Moi students in Austin: https://dellmed.utexas.edu/news/building-a-two-way-street-global-education-from-texas-to-kenya

• We submitted 2025 learner spot requests to IU, awaiting response from IU
• Hosting two Moi students in Austin this fall.

ADMINISTRATIVE:

• April 23-27: Program Manager will visit Puebla to meet to meet with local partners to continue to enhance financial processes and program processes.
• Two 4th Dell Med year students with longitudinal global health engagement had great 4th year matches (Mt Sinai so could continue AMPATH involvement and Harvard/BWH)