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2007 International Programs Award Recipients
The Office of International Programs announces the winners for the 2007 International Programs Award. The award recognizes faculty and students of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston who actively engage in international academic collaborations. The International Programs Award was established in 2005 by means of a generous donation from a benefactor, in the desire to encourage academic projects that promote exchanges of health sciences on a global perspective. Award selection is conducted by a committee of faculty from all six schools of UTHSC-H. The committee ranks the applications according to the project’s rationale, perceived benefits for the applicant and UTHSC-H, and the overall impact of the work. While the projects varied in subject, they all shared the common goal of international collaborations between various constituencies of UTHSC-H and academic institutions of higher learning throughout the world. This year’s winners include projects in New Zealand, United Kingdom, India, China, and Latin America to name a few. The winners are: Faculty Anil D. Kulkarni, MSc, PhD, professor of surgery, Medical School Teng-Yuan (Erica) Yu, PhD, RN, ARNP, assistant professor, coordinator for Simulation Laboratory, School of Nursing Shreela Sharma, PhD, RD, LD, assistant professor of epidemiology, School of Public Health Chung How Kau, BDS, MSCD, MBA, PhD, MORTH, FDS, FFD, FAMS, associate professor of orthodontics and director of the 3D Facial Imaging Lab, Dental Branch Xiaodong Zhou, MD, MS, associate professor of medicine, director of Research Laboratory for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, Medical School Nuria Homedes, MD, DrPH, associate professor of management, policy and community health , School of Public Health-El Paso Rolf O. Montalvo, MD, assistant professor of family and community medicine, Medical School Students Ha Thi Thu Phan, MD, MPH, student, School of Public Health Ramona Finnie, MPH, CHES, student, School of Public Health Scott Tolan, student, Medical School “This year’s decisions were exceptionally difficult, I would like to thank members of the International Programs Award Committee for their hard work in reviewing all applications,” said Hui-Ming Chang, MD, MPH, vice president for international programs and special advisor to the president. Winners will utilize the awarded funds towards projects, such as an exchange program with University of Auckland, research collaboration with University of Cardiff, childhood obesity research in New Delhi, an educational meeting for key Latin American researchers and bio-ethicists, and study on the prevalence of Tuberculosis in Limpopo Province, South Africa. With this award, the Office of International Programs hopes to provide funding to valuable advancements of international collaboration and increase the individual and collective awareness of international programs. The Office of International Programs looks forward to continuing this award in the future and encourages more to apply.
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	Ramona Finnie MPH, CHES, student, School of Public Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Regarding TB, Care-Seeking for TB, and the Extent of Compliance and Non-Compliance of TB Patients in Limpopo Province, South Africa
	Nuria Homedes, MD, DrPH associate professor of management, policy and community health, School of Public Health Creating a Network to Conduct Research on Ethnics and Clinical Trials in Latin America
	Chung How Kau, BDS, MSCSD, MBA, PhD, MORTH, FDS, FFD (ORTHO), FAMS (ORTHO) associate professor of orthodontics and director of 3D Facial Imaging Lab, Dental Branch Three-Dimensional Analysis of Soft Tissue Growth in Children Aged 11-16 Years
	Anil D. Kulkarni, MSc, PhD professor of surgery, Medical School     An International Centre of ImmonUTrition Excellence in UTHSCH
	Rolf O. Montalvo, MD, DrPH assistant professor of family and community medicine, Medical School Collaborative Health Fair by UT-Houston and Universidad San Francisco de Quito: Benefiting the Underserved Communities of the Ecuadorian Highlands
	Hai Thi Thu Phan, MD, MPH, student, School of Public Health     HIV and HCV Infections Among Injecting Drug Users in Vietnam
	Shreela Sharma, PhD, RD, LD assistant professor of epidemiology, School of Public Health Reliability and Validity of Self-Reported Measures of Dietary Intake and Physical Activity Among Secondary School Students in Delhi, India
	Scott W. Tolan, student, Medical School     Students Improving Global Health in Texas (SIGHT UT-Houston Chapter)
	Teng-Yuan (Erica) Yu, PhD, RN, ARNP assistant professor and coordinator of the Simulation Laboratory, School of Nursing   UT-SON/Taipei Medical University College of Nursing Exchange Program
	Xiadong Zhou, MD, MS associate professor of medicine, director of Research Laboratory for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, Medical School Integrative Studies of Genetic and Environmental Factors in Rheumatic Diseases