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Martha Carlough

Visiting Professor in the Divinity School
Divinity School

Overview


Martha Carlough, MD MPH is family physician and Ignatian trained spiritual director and is the Director of Spiritual Formation for the Theology, Medicine and Culture Initiative. Dr. Carlough is also affiliate faculty in the Duke Global Health Initiative (DGHI) and has more than 30 years of experience in clinical and public aspects of maternal and child health, including a decade of work in Nepal. She is Professor Emeritus at UNC-Chapel Hill where she was on clinical faculty for many years and founded and directed the Office of Global Health Education. Dr. Carlough continues to care for patients and work in community health through Samaritan Health Center in Durham.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Visiting Professor in the Divinity School · 2024 - Present Divinity School
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute · 2024 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


The Power of Proximity: Toward an Ethic of Accompaniment in Surgical Care.

Journal Article Hastings Cent Rep · March 2024 Although the field of surgical ethics focuses primarily on informed consent, surgical decision-making, and research ethics, some surgeons have started to consider ethical questions regarding justice and solidarity with poor and minoritized populations. To ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College · 1989 M.D.