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Anil Kaul: Professor leaves

a lasting impression at Oklahoma

State University

r. Anil Kaul, clinical professor
and program director of Glob-
Dal Health at Oklahoma State
University Center for Health Scienc-
es, recently retired after 17 years of
dedicated service in global and public
health, including taking a leading role
in Oklahoma’s COVID-19 testing
services.
“OSU has been like a family,
and the Tulsa community has been
incredibly supportive. The opportu-
nities provided by OSU-CHS have
allowed me to grow professionally,
and I have enjoyed contributing to
the institution’s mission,” Kaul said.
Growing up in Kashmir, India,
Kaul was inspired by his father, a
maxillofacial surgeon, and he pur-
sued medicine and dentistry at
Madras Medical College and King
George’s Medical University, both in
India.
His interest in public health be-
gan during his obstetrics and gyne-
cology training at the University of
Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
His passion further developed at the
University of Minnesota, where he
worked with the Minnesota Depart- Dr. Anil Kaul
ment of Health.

interconnected and the health of an Kaul has had a positive impact on number of awards including the Ex-
In 2007, Kaul joined OSU- individual is influenced by the global global health, not only by establish- peditionary Service Award from the
CHS as a faculty member in health of people, animals and the en- ing and directing OSU-CHS’s Glob- U.S. Secretary of State in 2013 and a
al Health degree program but also Lifetime Achievement Award at the
vironment,” Kaul said
the Department of Obstetrics While the increase in global through his international work. Indo-Global Healthcare Summit in
In conjunction with U.S. gov-
and Gynecology (OBGYN). He communication, trade and travel has ernment and military global health 2014. Kaul said he had overcome chal-
many benefits, it also creates chal-
established a clinical labora- lenges. projects, Kaul has traveled across the lenges and accomplished a lot during
“The movement of people and world training health care workers to his career at OSU-CHS, but he hopes
tory, which later evolved into goods facilitates the spread of in- detect and respond to emerging in- he leaves a legacy of dedication, in-
the High-Complexity Diagnos- fectious diseases, which can lead to fectious diseases. novation and service that will inspire

tic Laboratory. His job then epidemics and even pandemics like “Global health is crucial because future health care professionals.
COVID-19, which touched every cor- we are interconnected. The health “I will miss working with my col-
expanded to teaching global ner of the globe,” he said. of individuals is influenced by global leagues at OSU-CHS, who always
health courses and developing During the COVID-19 pandem- factors, and my work has focused on work as a team to achieve our insti-
ic, OSU-CHS served as a drive-thru building capacity and training health- tutional goals. But most importantly
the master’s degree program in testing location and having Kaul’s care professionals globally,” he said. I will miss teaching and mentoring
global health under the School High-Complexity Diagnostic Labo- “Through global health, we also edu- our students,” he said. “It is an honor
to be a teacher and help our future
ratory on site meant people got their cate ourselves and learn how to deliv-
of Health Care Administration. results in a matter of hours instead of er efficient health care in cost-effec- generation. I’m sure I will continue
days. tive ways.” to pursue these goals even during my
“As humans, we are inexorably During his decades-long career, He’s also been recognized with a retirement.”

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