Tag: Babson Global Health

Babson, Olin, and Wellesley Colleges Present BOW World Health Day April 3

By The Institute for Social Innovation | March 30, 2018

Leading up to World Health Day presented by the World Health Organization on April 7th, the Schlesinger Fund for Global Healthcare Entrepreneurship at Babson College, together with Olin and Wellesley Colleges, are delighted to present BOW World Health Day on April 3rd. Bringing together luminaries, thought leaders, and global healthcare entrepreneurs, the event will explore how…

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The CAMTech-Babson Innovation Leadership Fellowship

By The Institute for Social Innovation | October 25, 2017

Last summer, through The Leonard A. Schlesinger Fund for Global Healthcare Entrepreneurship, Babson partnered with the Consortium for Affordable Medical Technologies (CAMTech) as the lead event sponsor and curriculum adviser for the CAMTech Uganda Global Surgery Hack-a-thon at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST). The event brought together over 250 innovators from more than…

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ET&A in War-Torn Syria

By The Institute for Social Innovation | July 20, 2017

By Gyda Sumadi ‘18. A piece of Syria visited Babson this spring, as Dr. Mahmoud Hariri, a trauma surgeon on the ground in Syria, visited campus to share with students, faculty, and community members his first-hand experience of the tragedies to date in the now six-year long war in Syria. Syrian myself (my father was…

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Entrepreneurial Opportunity Amidst One of the World’s Largest Challenges

By Rebecca Obounou | May 10, 2017

I had the privilege of attending the Boston Global Surgery Symposium held at Harvard Medical School on March 4th with a few of Babson’s curious and bright students. The Schlesinger Fund for Global Healthcare Entrepreneurship (GHE) sponsored their attendance. As Assistant Director of GHE, I am devoted to providing and creating learning opportunities for our…

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Why This Doctor Went to Business School

By The Institute for Social Innovation | April 3, 2017

By Sthuthi Jebaraj MBA’18. As the sole medical doctor in my cohort, I frequently get asked why I’m in business school, and why I chose Babson in particular. To answer this question, I must describe the journey that brought me here. In 2007, I graduated from Christian Medical College in Vellore, one of the best…

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