Stanford Center for
Biomedical Ethics

Thomas Raffin

Community and International Work Details

  • Project Title  Stanford University-Asia Medical Fund
  • Position Held:  Training Pacific Rim Fellows
  • Partnering Organization(s):  Pacific Rim universities
  • Populations Served:  Pacific Rim
  • Location:  International
  • Specific Location:  Stanford University
  • This an ongoing project:  Yes
  • There are opportunities for student involvement in work:  No
  • Description:  The Stanford University-Asia Medical Fund (SAMFUND) was established in 1982. Every year the Stanford Committee chooses 2-3 fellows from nominating committees at Beijing University, Zhongshan (Sun Yat-sen) University, and Hunan University. SAMFUND has worked closely with Keio University in Tokyo and the University of Hong Kong. SAMFUND has enabled >60 Pacific Rim fellows to be trained in research for at least one year each at Stanford University.

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