Dr. Daria Szkwarko

Biography

Daria Szkwarko, MPH, is an Associate Professor on the teaching scholar track in the Department of Family Medicine at Brown University, where she also serves as the Director of the Global Health Faculty Development Fellowship. Her research interests encompass the implementation and evaluation of educational innovations aimed at democratizing knowledge and improving healthcare access for vulnerable populations worldwide. Szkwarko’s work began with a focus on tuberculosis prevention globally, particularly child TB contact management in Kenya. She is keen on identifying and studying strategies to enhance the TB infection care cascade globally and improving latent TB infection testing and treatment in primary care settings in the United States. As the co-course director of the Regional Advanced Massachusetts TB infection ECHO program, she leads efforts to improve healthcare delivery and education. Szkwarko is also involved in the largest point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) project globally, which aims to train over 4000 healthcare workers in western Kenya, funded by the Gates Foundation. Her role as a global health expert includes being a lead for the Academic Model Providing Access to Healthcare (AMPATH) collaboration. At Warren Alpert Medical School, she co-directs women’s reproductive health and health systems science courses for the primary care population medicine program. Clinically, she works as a hospitalist at Kent Hospital and provides urgent care for latent TB infection management at Blackstone Valley Community Health Center.

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