Welcome Dr. Utibe Effiong to Rotary on September 18

For those who have not had the opportunity, we would like to introduce you to Dr. Utibe Effiong.  UT, as he prefers to be called, will be inducted as a new member of our club at our September 18 meeting and is sponsored by RCAAN Rotarian Scott Nelson.

 

UT is currently a research scientist at the University of Michigan School of Public Health and also a Primary Care Physician and Environmental Health Researcher in the field of infectious diseases and climate change.  He was recently named to the Aspen Institute New Voices Fellowship and spoke at the TEDxBerlin Conference just a couple of weeks ago.  The Apsen Institute has a very nice bio on UT on the website that I would like to share with you:

 

"After working as an internist in southern Nigeria, Effiong was inspired to look at the broader determinants of health and healthcare in the developing world. Nigeria's booming oil industry ac counts for more than 90 percent of the country's earnings, but is also increasingly harmful to public health due to a series of environmental and occupational disasters. Now specializing in environmental health and epidemiology, Effiong says he is working toward a future "where the exploitation of the earth's energy resources does not hinder the development of our societies." His interests also include preventing chronic diseases in developing countries with a particular focus on diabetes, one of the fastest growing health challenges in Africa. He is currently pursuing his MPH at the University of Michigan School of Public Health."

 

In UT's own words on his LinkedIn Profile he states, "I am an Internal Medicine physician passionate about the influence of the environment on human health, industrial hygiene, disease prevention/control, public health communication, global health and international development. I am also a speaker/writer on issues on public health importance." UT is married to Eno-Obong Effiong and father of two sons, Ediomo and Utibe and also a daughter, Idara.