Dr. Megan Huchko

Associate Professor

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Biography

Megan Huchko, MD, MPH, holds a dual appointment as Associate Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and the Duke Global Health Institute. She completed her undergraduate studies at Duke before earning her medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Huchko underwent residency training at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center and completed a fellowship in Reproductive Infectious Disease at the University of California, San Francisco. She practices as an ob/gyn generalist with a specialization in cervical cancer prevention and global women's health research. Her research aims to optimize the diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer for vulnerable women in settings where health disparities are prevalent. Since 2006, she has been involved with the Family AIDS Care Education Services (FACES) program in Nyanza Province, Kenya, where she designed and implemented a cervical cancer screening prevention program for HIV-infected women. Currently, she leads significant studies in central Uganda and western Kenya to evaluate optimal strategies for implementing HPV-based cervical cancer screening in rural settings. At Duke, Dr. Huchko directs the Center of Excellence in Global Women’s Health and the Ob/Gyn Clinical Research Unit at the Global Health Institute.

Research Interests

Courses

GSF 220: Case Studies in Global Sexual Reproductive Health GLHLTH 571: Global Maternal Child Health GLHLTH 393: Research Independent Study in Global Health GLHLTH 392: Student Research Training Global Health GLHLTH 391: Independent Study in Global Health GLHLTH 391-1: Independent Study in Global Health GLHLTH 215: Case Studies in Global Sexual Reproductive Health GHS 301B: Global Health Study Program

Requirements for Duke University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.2
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Multivariable Calculus Introduction to Physics (mechanics) Introduction to Chemistry
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Specialization Notes

Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)