Brendan Genaw ’26, Lauren Beizer JD/MA ’26, and Timothy Southam ’25 selected as Margolis Scholars
The Duke-Margolis Scholars Program in Health Policy and Management provides promising students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to be the next generation of health care leaders.
Lauren Beizer JD/MA ’26, Brendan Genaw ’26, and Timothy Southam ’25 have been selected for theDuke-Margolis Scholars Program in Health Policy and Management at the Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy.
The 2024-2025 cohort is a talented and interdisciplinary group that includes new students spanning undergraduate, graduate, and medical school programs across Duke University. They will join current Scholars to build upon their health policy skills and abilities to become the next generation of health policy leaders.
Genaw graduated from the University of Michigan. Prior to arriving at Duke Law, he served in the Peace Corps in Togo as a public health volunteer in a rural clinic focused on malaria, polio, maternal health care, and HIV. He also spent time at a startup incubator where he supported projects addressing critical health care needs.
Southam, a graduate of Amherst College, worked as a consultant for Health Management Associates, a research and consulting firm specializing in publicly-funded healthcare programs, prior to coming to Duke Law. His health policy interests center around addressing social factors that adversely affect the health of historically marginalized communities.
Along with her JD, Beizer is pursuing a master’s degree in Bioethics, Science, and Technology. As an undergraduate at Villanova University, Beizer co-published a paper on the affordability and accessibility of healthcare services to minority populations in the Philadelphia area.
Brendan Genaw ’26, Lauren Beizer JD/MA ’26, and Timothy Southam ’25