Klapper Family Global Compassion Scholars Fund
Help make transformative global health experiences accessible to IU trainees and inspire more compassionate care at home and around the world.
Global health education can transform how health professionals understand medicine, patients and their responsibility to others.
Through the Indiana University Center for Global Health and the AMPATH partnership, IU residents, fellows and faculty learn alongside colleagues in Kenya, gaining skills in listening, adapting and collaborating across cultures and health systems.
“Global health experiences have a way of changing how you think about medicine, your patients and your responsibility to others as a global citizen. Our family wants to help make sure those opportunities continue to be available to people who will carry those lessons into their careers and their communities.”
But cost can put these experiences out of reach.
The Klapper Family Global Compassion Scholars Fund was created to help remove that barrier. This endowed fund provides lasting support for IU residents, fellows and faculty across disciplines who participate in global health education programs coordinated by the IU Center for Global Health and AMPATH.
Your gift can help unlock additional matching support. The Klapper Family Foundation established the fund with an initial $200,000 gift and has committed an additional $300,000 if other donors contribute a combined $500,000 by August 2029.
By helping remove financial barriers, you can give more health professionals the opportunity to develop greater compassion, cultural humility and resourcefulness—qualities they will carry into their care of patients in Kenya, Indiana and beyond.
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IU global health program advances neurological education and care in Kenya
For the Department of Neurology at the Indiana University School of Medicine, global health isn’t measured by miles. Instead, it’s rooted in partnership, education and a shared commitment to building equitable systems of clinical care.
Dr. Kamath Joins AMPATH Kenya AMR Team
Aneesha Kamath, MD, combined med-peds infectious diseases fellow, joined the AMPATH Kenya partnership for six weeks to work with IU and Kenyan colleagues on infectious disease care and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH).
Reflections on Radiology Training in Kenya
Morgan McLuckey was a resident in her final year of training in the Department of Radiology at Indiana University. Through the AMPATH partnership, she traveled to Eldoret, Kenya, to work alongside physicians and residents (called registrars in Kenya) in the Department of Radiology at MTRH in January 2024.
Resident Reflects on AMPATH Rotation
Sarah Boudova, MD, PhD, completed a rotation in Eldoret, Kenya with AMPATH in the Spring of 2022 during her 4th year of residency at IU School of Medicine’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN).
Dr. Rangoonwala Returns to Oncology Team in Eldoret
As a global oncology fellow, Dr. Rangoonwala spent six months at MTRH working in clinical care, research and education under the mentorship of AMPATH and IU oncology leaders. He helped develop a multidisciplinary esophageal cancer program and worked on standardized treatment protocols adapted for sub-Saharan Africa. “A fascinating aspect of practicing medicine through the AMPATH partnership in Kenya is the ability to impact and influence national guidelines by the work we do at MTRH.”
IU plastic surgery residents can now experience global health rotation
While in Kenya, plastic surgery chief resident Julia Cook Beresford, MD, worked on trauma reconstruction, infection management and nerve reconstruction, collaborating with IU faculty as well as MTRH physicians, Moi University faculty and registrars (residents).