Honoring Bob & Lea Anne Einterz
You can create training scholarships and continue the Einterz’s global impact.
Bob & Lea Anne Einterz spent 30+ years dedicated to the AMPATH partnership. In 1990, Bob was the first Team Leader in Kenya with Lea Anne and their young family by his side.
Bob served as the first AMPATH Consortium Director, Donald E. Brown Professor of Global Health and Associate Dean for Global Health at Indiana University School of Medicine and Director of the IU Center for Global Health. In February 2020, Bob retired from Indiana University.
We invite you to help recognize their years of service at IU and global impact.
Donate in their honor
Thousands of global health trainees have been impacted by Bob and Lea Anne over 30 years.
You can create life-changing training experiences for Moi University, IU and global learners. Your gift to this endowed fund will enable medical students and residents to participate in two month exchange programs that expand their medical knowledge, perspective and leadership skills.
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Send a note to Bob & Lea Anne
We’re collecting a special book of messages as a send-off gift for Bob and Lea Anne.
Share your memories and gratitude by writing a personal note.
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Ripples of change on a life, a family and a global partnership
Lea Anne Einterz surprised Bob and the audience by sharing a powerful story at the 2019 Tusker Tales event.
Lea Anne used her lens as a social worker to identify themes that AMPATH inspires such as gratitude, shared purpose, empowerment and community. These “side effects” of the AMPATH partnership go far beyond the practice of medicine and create a ripple effect of change.
Watch this special tribute to Bob, along with a surprise toast by their son, Rob Einterz Jr.
A High School Student and a Generous Teacher Launch a World-Changing Program
Dr. Katey Einterz Owen is the director for Neglected Tropical Diseases for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, but in 1987, she was Dr. Ellen Einterz’ younger sister.
Katey shared a letter from Ellen, who was living and working in Nigeria, with her high school class. The moving letter described how a young child had died because of a lack of an oxygen tank. Her teacher, Marty Moore, was so moved that he donated money for the purchase of a tank.
Through fate and luck, this event led Moore to underwrite the exploratory trip for four physicians that led to the AMPATH partnership.
Watch one more example of how one gift can ripple across the world.