The following lists groups at Duke University that are engaged in organizing or discussions related to health policy or whose activities may be of particular interest to health policy students:

The Duke-UNC Health Policy Forum is a collaborative cross-campus seminar series for health policy-oriented students and faculty. We will host several Forums in the coming year to expand and enrich the existing Duke-UNC health policy community.

We are putting together the schedule for the 2004/2005 year and are pleased to have received commitments from several prominent speakers. In addition, we are planning to host several health policy panel discussions with outstanding local health policy scholars (details forthcoming). You can view our schedule as it develops at our website: www.robertsonscholars.org/healthpolicyforum.

Contacts and Information:
Megan Burns
Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy
Duke University

Aaron McKethan
Department of Public Policy
UNC-Chapel Hill
www.robertsonscholars.org/healthpolicyforum

The Health Law Society is an interdisciplinary organization of students and faculty with interests in exploring health care or health law issues and careers. The group focuses on curricular expansion and integration, public service and education, and professional development, drawing upon the diverse resources available in its membership, the surrounding community and the health care industry at large.

Contacts and Information:
Katy Soby , Co-President
Amy Hooper, Co-President
http://www.law.duke.edu/student/act/health.htm

The Pre-Med Society at Duke is a dynamic student organization, having grown aggressively over the last three years. Our longstanding objective is to provide a valuable information resource for undergraduate students preparing for a career in medicine. We aim to offer our members guidance in a broad base in career options: general practice, specialized medicine, nursing, physician's assistance, etc., and are looking for new options everyday. The Society is currently over 250 members strong on Duke's campuses, and expanding quickly. Projects to benefit our members for the 1999-2000 academic year include: MCAT Workshops, fundraising, career information, communications, and community service.

Contacts and Information:
Jennifer Ng'andu, President
613-2961
Matt Alexander , Vice President
613-1546
http://www.duke.edu/web/premed/

Students for Social Justice is committed to fostering equity in healthcare
through education and service work. The main educational activity we organize is a speaker series focused on equity and policy issues in healthcare. In addition, we facilitate discussions about the nature of social justice and how its principles can be a part of our lives now and our careers in the future. The service work we engage in is an effort toward a more just an equitable healthcare system.

Contacts and Information:
Jennifer Grad, President

The Student Rural Health Coalition of North Carolina has undergraduate and medical student members. The Coalition runs 5 community health clinics, offers a pre-career health internship program that places students in rural, impoverished areas of North Carolina and also does environmental justice work.

Dorris Hall, Director
304 Alexander Ave.
Box 92218
Duke University
Durham, NC 27710

Contacts and Information:
Undergraduate: Jessica Rutter
613-4283
http://www.duke.edu/web/ncsrhc/

Duke-Med Chapter: Rahul Garg
286-1129
http://www.duke.edu/web/ncsrhc-dumc/

The Duke University Black Pre-Health Organization is a student organization dedicated to providing academic, social, and moral support to African-American Students who are Pre-med, Pre-dentistry, Pre-vet, or interested in entering into other health professions. They are committed to academic achievement, unity, community service, and to helping to increase the number of African-Americans in the Health Professions.

Contact and Information:
Chevon Haswell, President 2001-2002
Box 97571
613-0276
www.duke.edu/web/dubpho

The Duke Red Cross Club is a service organization that has several different initiatives related to improving health of the community:
First Aid for Children Today (FACT). A fun, interactive program in which our instructors teach children about health and personal safety as well as what first aid measures they can take to help the environment
• Teach at local elementary schools within walking distance from Duke
• Teach the Hispanic population in Durham
Blood Services. An effort to increase blood donations from the Duke population in order to meet the growing demands by hospitals and clinics
• Work on the Duke vs. UNC Blood Drive rivalry by helping to organize the basketball blood drive competition
• Work on raising blood donations from special campus interest groups like fraternities and sororities.
• Work on campus-wide blood drives, offered twice a semester in the Bryan Center
Disaster Action Services. A team of students who bring relief and aid to victims of natural disasters within the Durham community
• Become a certified American Red Cross Disaster Action Team (DAT) member
• Assess damage at those areas affected by such natural disasters as hurricanes, tornadoes, fires, and heavy storms
• Provide preliminary aid and relief to victims of natural disasters
International Services. An outlet for members with interests that cross national borders, including education, fundraising and humanitarian aid components
• Produce the Red Cross Hunger Banquet to raise money in support of international food programs and to increase awareness of malnutrition
• Teach college and high school students courses on relief and development, international humanitarian law, and human rights
• Work with local high schools and living groups at Duke to collect aid items to be shipped to areas confronting disaster around the world
CPR/First Aid Education. Instructional programs on community first aid and safety for the Duke and Durham communities
• Become a certified American Red Cross instructor in Community First Aid and Safety
• Teach classes in conjunction with outreach programs, including a program for adolescent mothers at Duke University Medical Center's Teer House
• Teach regular course offerings on Duke's campus
HIV/AIDS Outreach. An outreach group committed to
• Have trained members to teach classes on HIV/AIDS to Duke students and other members of the Duke-Durham community
• Raise awareness about AIDS through different projects
Contacts and Information:
Natasha Salazar , Co-President
Sourav Sengupta, Co-President
http://www.duke.edu/web/arc/

The Duke Red Cross HIV/AIDS Committee consists of trained members who take on a number of projects involved with education and awareness of HIV/AIDS issues. Projects include teaching classes on HIV/AIDS to community and Duke, as well participate in World AIDS Day Awareness and National AIDS Quilt to raise awareness about AIDS. The group also organizes events on campus to educate students about prevention.

Contacts and Information:
Gayle Argon , Chair
http://www.duke.edu/web/arc/HIV301.htm