Over the past couple of weeks, Tara Kedia (’17) has been finishing up her work in Haiti, and she has also had the chance to see more of the country.
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Understanding TB Diagnosis in Haiti
Last week, Tara Kedia (’17) arrived in Les Cayes, Haiti, where she will be working for the next month on two public health projects related to tuberculosis.
Dartmouth & Aeras Conduct Study of New TB Vaccine
Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and Aeras, a global nonprofit biotech, announced a collaboration to jointly conduct a trial of a new vaccine against tuberculosis (TB), one of the world’s deadliest diseases.
Student Spotlight: Kristen Jogerst (’16)
As an adventure-loving college student in Iowa, Kristen Jogerst knew she wanted to do three things with her life: become a doctor, work abroad, and teach. As a second-year medical student, she’s well on her way to accomplishing all three. Jogerst started participating in her first global health experiences while […]
From Hanover to Haiti – Pediatrics in Port-au-Prince
Spending six weeks in Port-au-Prince, Haiti as part of the Global Health Initiative Fellowship program was the highlight of newly-graduated Chiquita Palha De Sousa’s medical school experience.
Ultrasound Training in Haiti
Dr. Robert Harris, a professor at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth and Co-Director of Ultrasound at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and Bridgette Lunsford, Senior Ultrasound Clinical Applications Specialist at GE Healthcare, led an ultrasound training for 11 physicians at Hospital St. Therese in Hinche in Haiti.
Geisel’s Kristen Jogerst Selected for Global Health Post
Kristen Jogerst, a second-year Geisel student, was selected to the inaugural Education Committee of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH). Jogerst says being selected to the Education Committee of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health is “very exciting. I am hoping that with a lot of work, […]
