Nicholas Peoples, a graduate of the 2018 MSc-GH cohort at Duke Kunshan University, has been selected as a Tsinghua University Schwarzman Scholar for the class of 2023. The Schwarzman Scholars program is one of the most competitive scholarship programs in the world, with only a 5% acceptance rate from approximately 3,000 applicants worldwide.
Peoples, who was 27 years old, expressed excitement upon knowing of his selection and saw it as both an honor and a responsibility. He looked forward to studying with his peers at the Schwarzman Scholars and “embracing the challenges of the 21st century, promoting social welfare, and working with innovators from around the world to advance universal basic health services.”
Peoples first set his sights on becoming a doctor at the age of 18 in order to provide medical support to those who cannot afford it. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology with the highest honors from Southern Nazarene University. During his undergraduate studies, he also participated in Duke Kunshan University’s Spring 2015 study abroad program on the second campus.
In 2016, he returned to Duke Kunshan University and graduated with a Master of Science degree in Global Health in 2018. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Emergency Medicine. Peoples believes that his experience at Duke Kunshan University has “completely changed” him.
According to Professor Shenglan Tang, co-director of the Global Health program at Duke Kunshan University, Peoples has “both talent and initiative.” “During his time in the Global Health master’s program, our teachers and classmates greatly appreciated his efforts and talents,” Tang said. “The selection of our graduate as a well-known Schwarzman Scholar once again demonstrates that our MSc-GH program is dedicated to cultivating global health leaders and improving the health and well-being of people worldwide.”
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