Louise Davies, MD, MS, Receives Fulbright US Scholar Award to Kuma Hospital, Kobe, Japan and The Health Experiences Research Group at Oxford University, United Kingdom for her research focused on the problem of cancer overdiagnosis, investigating best practices for management and communicating the health benefits to patients, providers and the public. Dr Louise Davies of the White River Junction VA has received a Fulbright US Scholar Program grant to Kobe, Japan and Oxford University, UK from the US Department of State and the J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Dr Davies will be conducting research at Kuma Hospital and Oxford University as part of a project to investigate the problem of overdiagnosis, particularly as it relates to thyroid cancer, and the use of narrative data as a tool to suport education choices by patients and clinicians.
Dr Davies is one of over 1,200 US citizens who will teach, conduct research, and provide expertise abroad for the 2017-2018 academic year through the Fulbright US Scholar Program. Recipients of Fulbright awards are selected on the basis of academic and professional achievement as well as record of service and demonstrated leadership in their respective fields.
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the US government and is designed to build relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries that are needed to solve global challenges. The Fulbright Program is funded through an annual appropriation made by the US Congress to the US Department of State. Participating governments and host institutions, corporations, and foundations around the world also provide direct and indirect support to the Program, which operates in over 160 countries worldwide.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Fulbright Program’s establishment in 1946 under legislation introduced by US Senator J William Fulbright of Arkansas. Since then, the Program has given more than 360,000 students, scholars, teachers, artists, and scientists the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas, and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.
Fulbrighters address critical global challenges – from sustainable energy and climate change to public health and food security – in all areas, while building relationships, knowledge, and leadership in support of the long-term interests of the United States and the world. Fulbright alumni have achieved distinction in many fields, including 54 who have been awarded the Nobel Prize, 82 who have received Pulitzer Prizes, and 33 who have served as a head of state or government.