“I am deeply grateful to the Global Health program at DKU. It was my experience there that opened the door for me to join the Project HOPE.”

Looking back on my three years at Duke Kunshan University (DKU), I often feel that everything started from a series of unexpected yet serendipitous moments. When I finished my bachelor’s degree, I was quite lost about my future. I had a wide range of interests, but none strong enough to anchor a clear direction. At the time, I got two general paths to consider—either go into research or go for a company job. It was in this context that I came across a recruitment post by Professor Huansheng Cao. He was looking for a research assistant. Driven by a simple “why not give it a try?” mentality, I applied—and that decision marked the beginning of a life-changing journey.

Yuhan Wang, a 2024 graduate of the Master of Science in Global Health program at Duke Kunshan University (DKU), now works in the Office of International Cooperation and Exchange at Shanghai General Hospital – a leading teaching hospital in China. Her journey from DKU to this top public hospital marked a two-year transformation — not just academically, but personally. From entering graduate school with a sense of uncertainty to eventually finding her professional path in a public hospital, the experience was as much about self-discovery as it was about scholarship.