2016-2017 global health pathway program brochure

Global Health Pathway

2016–2017Directory

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GLOBAL HEALTH PATHWAYS DIRECTORY 2016–2017 GLOBAL HEALTH PATHWAYS DIRECTORY 2016–2017

Steering Committee Members

Chuck Schubert, MDProgram Director

C: 513-702-5005PGR: 513-736-0224H: [email protected]

Pat McGann, MDFaculty

P: 513-803-4991PGR: [email protected]

Steve Warrick, MDAssistant Director

C: 859-620-2159PGR: [email protected] [email protected]

Elizabeth Schlaudecker, MDFaculty

P: [email protected]

Steering Committee Members

Amy Long-Rule, MDInstructor

C: [email protected]

Michelle Eckerle, MDAssistant Professor

P: 513-636-7966 PGR: [email protected]

Adam CarlisleChief Resident

[email protected]

I was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama and moved to Cincinnati following medical school. I attended Auburn University where I studied Spanish and biochemistry. Following college, I started medical school at the University of Alabama Birmingham and worked primarily on local urban health disparities in the inner city community. My global health involvement started during my time at Cincinnati where I traveled to the Dominican Republic to work at the Hospital Infantil Robert Reid Cabral in Santo Domingo. Career Goals: After completion of my Chief Residency year, I will be pursuing a career in pediatric critical care. I hope to continue my academic involvement with global health initiatives during my critical care training and in the future. Global Health Experience: CCHMC Global Health Target Site—Hospital Infantil Robert Reid Cabral, Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicOther Interests: Adventure Racing, marathons, sporting clays, camping, Auburn football


Additional Global Health Faculty/Sta�Conrad Cole . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Dawodu . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Eckerle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Matthew Graves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Gieselman. . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Kamath-Rayne . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Amy Long-Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Patrick McGann . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Elizabeth Schlaudecker . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Chuck Schubert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Mark Steinho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . m.steinho�@gmail.com Reggie Tsang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Brian Volck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Russell Ware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Warrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

Global Health “Plus” FellowsRachel Bensman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Zachary Berrens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Kim Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Alisha George . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Lorsbach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

Other Fellows/Sta� with Global Health InterestAngela Choe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Conway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Erin Hoehn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Breanna Lustre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Eric Robinette. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Luke Smart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Vawter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Paria Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Ronine Zamor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

Nina Joy Butler

Contact: [email protected]

I was born and raised in Detroit, MI. I went to University of Michigan for undergrad and Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.Career Goals: I’m interested in working in Outpatient General Pediatrics and Adolescent Psychiatry in the context of partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs. From a Global Health standpoint, I hope to assist with the world-wide child abuse crisis by teaching mental health specialists, pediatricians, and adult psychiatrists in other countries how to recognize and treat child and adolescent trauma, and mental health disorders.Global Health/Medical Trips:

• San Ignacio, Belize: King’s Children Orphanage• San Jose, Costa Rica: Studied the healthcare

system by visiting several Hospitals and clinics• Kigali, Rwanda: Hospital Observations—

shadowing, fundraisers—4 weeks• Mansoura, Egypt: Hospital Observations,

Poverty—related disease course.• LaPaz, Bolivia: Pediatrics & Adolescent 4th year

elective rotation—4 weeks• Auckland, New Zealand: Pediatric Neurology

4th year elective rotation—4 weeks at Starship Children’s Hospital

Other Interests

• Becoming fluent in Spanish• Running a marathon in each continent• Running a half marathon in 50 states• Publish an article with the Journal of American

Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatrists (JAACAP)

PL-4 Triple Board


Monique Jindal


I grew up in Cincinnati, OH and went to college at the University of Cincinnati. I took a year o� to do volunteer work in India and Peru. I then went to medical school at University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.Research experience/interest: Cognitive biases among health professionals in caring for the underserved/minorities.Career Goals: I am hoping to do a fellowship in Global Health/Underserved Medicine paired with an MPH. I then plan to stay in general Med-peds academics and work in an underserved urbancommunity as a generalist. I would like to be a part of a global health program that trains local people and allows the community to be self-su§cient when US physicians are not present. Global Health/Medical Trips: In college, I started an NGO, Serve Beyond Cincinnati, with a mission to encourage college students to serve the less fortunate. We planned alternative spring/winter break trips to di�erent countries. I led 4 trips to di�erent locations in Mexico. Prior to medical school, I spent several months in India. Half of the time I worked in a community health department that did village outreach and the other half was spent at Mother Teresa’s Home for the Dying and Destitute. I spent 6 months in Peru working in a small village on local public health initiatives/ financial cooperatives. In medical school, I spent a summer in Ghana and went to Honduras for a medical mission. I went to both Gallup, NM and Malawi with the GH residency program. Both were wonderful experiences and I look forward to returning to Malawi this year.Other Interests: Cookie monster, chocolate, eating delicious spicy Asian foods, watching horribly sad movies, photo collages, friends & family

PL-4 Med/Peds


Undergrad: BS Biology, Middle Tennessee State University (2010)Medical School: East Tennessee Quillen Collegeof Medicine, Johnson City, TNResearch/Interests: My early research focused on bioweapon detection and bioterrorist impact on public health, and I did some training in disaster relief with the CDC. My focus in medical school was developing a support and restoration program for homeless and low-income populations in conjunction with my church, and serving in rural clinics throughout East Tennessee as a part of Remote Area Medical. I spent some time in Nicaragua on mission as a medical student, and have had to wait until residency to further pursue my interna-tional interests. I currently work with the underserved of Cincinnati in various facets, and just spent a month working at Mbingo Baptist Hospital in Cameroon.Career Goals: My niche in life is to serve the under-served, whatever their geographical location, and help them find access to healthcare, basic needs, and a sustainable support system. My career goals are not yet finalized, but I will either be a med-peds combined hospitalist or combined specialist, based in the US, but with intention to serve longitudinally in a particular international hospital.Global Health Experience:

• La Grecia, Nicaragua, 2008—Christian Medical and Dental Association

• Mbingo Baptist Hospital, Cameroon, May 2016— Ran the pediatrics ward, taught pediatrics and internal medicine lectures and Helping Babies Breathe course. I plan to return to Mbingo April 2017, and am currently helping to create a sustainable assistance program for severely malnourished children and their families.

Other Interests: Friends and family, hiking, getting lost, co�ee, bonfires, playing flute

PL-3, Internal Medicine & Pediatrics

Merranda Holmes



Hometown: Florence, ALUndergrad: Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA; B.S., 2010Medical School: University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, AL; 2014Research experience/interest:

• RIZE Literacy Training Center, Limited, Co-Director. “Reducing Illiteracy in Zambia through E-learning.” December 2011–Present.

• Partnering with Microsoft to become a test site for a new batch of cell phones specifically designed for third-world literacy programs. These phones will incorporate technology that allows local teachers and researchers to develop reading programs from any location, as well as allow for self-directed literacy teaching. Principle objective is to teach literacy, numeracy, and computer literacy. Secondary objective is to promote sports, agriculture, and entrepreneurship. Summer 2010, Dr. James Parker, Ph.D., Faculty Mentor

Career goals: I will be working at a private practice in Alabama after graduation.Global Health/Medical Trips:

• Teguicapla, Honduras: June 2011 (10 days) with Christian Medical Ministry of South Alabama

• Kibogora, Rwanda: February 2014 (one month) with Christian Medical Ministry ofSouth Alabama.

• Gallup, New Mexico March 2015 (two weeks) for my advocacy rotation

• Lilongwe, Malawi: November 2015 (one month) Other Interests: University of Alabama football, Mexican food, reading, and being on the lake with my family.

PL-3

Sarah Kelley


I grew up in Westminster, MD, and went to college in Washington, D.C., at the Catholic University of America. Then, I journeyed up to Minnesota for medical school at Mayo Medical School.Research: In residency I am working on two very interesting research projects. My first project focuses on how implementation of the Antibiotic Stewardship program at Cincinnati Children’s has improved clinical outcomes. My second project describes how exposure to multiple antimicrobials leads to hospital acquired multi-drug resistant bacterial infections.Career Goals: I am excited to be pursuing fellow-ship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Being a part of Global Health has certainly strengthened my interest and desire to pursue PEM. Global Health/ Medical Trips: In medical school, I worked with the Global Medical Brigades in Honduras providing basic health care to people living in rural villages. I also joined the International Medical Alliance on a trip to the Dominican Republic during which we focused our e�orts on improving maternal health. I then joined a group of physicians from Mayo Clinic who provided clinical training for resident doctors at the main two hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Finally, I had the opportunity to spend a month in Lima, Peru, volunteering at a medical home for pediatric patients who come from impoverished families and have complex medical illnesses. During residency I rotated at the Gallup Indian Medical center, and I recently rotated at KCH Hospital in Malawi. Other Interests: I’m always eager for a new adventure and recently hiked the Inca trail to Machu Picchu, which was an incredible trip! I love traveling, hiking, running, and playing intramural sports including volleyball, soccer, and Ultimate Frisbee.

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Erin O’Donnell


Contact: [email protected] [email protected]

Hometown: Royal Oak, MIUndergrad: McGill UniversityMedical School: Ross UniversityCareer Goals: Work in international medicine in a resource limited area. I’ve been exploring options in the developing world, aerospace industry, and geographically isolated clinics (McMurdo Station in Antarctica). If I return for a fellowship I will pursue combined adult and pediatric critical care.Global Health Experience: In medical school I was the director of an NGO that oversaw the health care needs of the Kalinago people; the last indigenous peoples of the Caribbean. I also had the opportunity to a month in the Himalayas working on a medical expedition. Prior to starting medical school I began working on a long term project in the West Bank region of Palestine focused on bringing pediatric care to the region, and we are currently exploring a Helping Babies Breath program in the Bedouin community there. During residency, I have had the opportunity to work for the Indian Health Service in Gallup, New Mexico, and to work in Lilongwe, Malawi. I plan on traveling to Nepal this year to work in the PICU. Research: Negative pressure ventilation in the intensive care unit. Critical care in resource limited areas.Other Interests: Rock and ice climbing, high altitude mountaineering, flying, SCUBA diving.

PL-3 Med/Ped

Ned Palmer


Hometown: Oswego, IL (1 hr outside Chicago)Undergrad: University of Chicago (Biology) Medical School: University of ChicagoResearch experience/interest: In medical school, I worked with a Pediatrician interested in psychiatry in the primary care setting. I looked at the analysis and started writing a paper about an Internet-based intervention for prevention of depression for adolescents to be used in the primary care setting. I was looking at the results 2.5 years after the 4 week Internet intervention. In undergrad I worked on the genetics of cardiac morphogenesis and the gene Tbx5 (responsible for Holt-Oram syndrome in humans) in a mouse model.Career Goals: I am hoping to become a general pediatrician and pediatric psychiatrist. I hope to work in a rural or under-served area and continue a career in academics, with a focus on medical education.Global Health/Medical Trips: Will be doing Global Health in 3rd and 4th year.Other Interests: Singing, piano, arts & crafts, movies, traveling (just took my first international trip in May to Europe!).

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Katie Richards



Hometown: Clifton, VA (Northern Virginia)Undergrad: BS in Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA (2009)Medical School: MD, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA (2015)Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s (2015–present)Career Interests: Neonatology, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, Critical Care, Global Health Education, Medical Trainee EducationGlobal Health Experience:

• 2012—clinical experiences at St Martin de Porres Charity Hospital, Manila, Philippines (medical student)

• 2013—mobile medical clinics and clean water access/education, Hinche, Haiti (medical student)

Other Interests: travel, soccer, dance, shopping, hiking

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Elizabeth Eom


Hometown: Amarillo, TexasUndergrad: Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL)BS with major in Applied Health Science (2007–2011)Medical School: University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio (2011–2015)Career Interests: Working with underserved populations here and abroadGlobal Health Experience:

• Medical Mission Trip with Global Health Outreach to Port au Prince, Haiti

• Medical Mission Trip with CMDA to San Salvador, El Salvador

• Volunteer work with Ministry of Hope in Lilongwe, Malawi

Other Interests:

San Antonio Spurs, running, anything outdoors, travel, trying new restaurants and baking.

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Jayme Hufstedler



Hometown: Teresina, BrazilMedical School: MD, Universidade Federal do Piauí, Brazil, including 6 months at Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal and 2 months at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Graduate School: MPH, University of Pittsburgh; PhD, Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh. Residency: Pediatrics/Medical Genetics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Career interests: Medical Genetics, Public Health Genomics, health equity, neglected diseases, health care in underserved and vulnerable populations, medical and health services management, medical education, global health education, public health program planning, healthcare workforce development in developing countries, child advocacy. Global Health Experience:

• 2016—rotation in primary care in Gallup, NM, Native American medicine

• 2010—primary care physician in an underserved area in rural Brazil.

Other Interests: Learning new languages, dancing, cooking, hiking, traveling, photography.

PL-2 Pediatrics/ Medical Genetics

Anatália Labilloy Sarah Lau-Braunhut


Hometown: Born in Munich, Germany; spent most of childhood in Tucson, AZUndergrad: BS in Psychology with minor in criminal justice at University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ)Medical School: MD, University of Arizona College of Medicine – TucsonResidency: Categorical Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s (2015–2018) Career Interests:

• Pediatric Hematology/Oncology or Critical Care, Academic medicine

• Clinical research and epidemiology in global health, particularly in oncology and critical care

• Developing and maintaining a longitudinal, sustainable partnership with a global health site (likely in Africa)

• Educating medical trainees and assisting in establishing a health care workforce in underdeveloped countries

• Global health ethics• Underserved domestic populations

(with special interest in IHS population)Global Health Experience: 4 months rotating in a variety of local global health rotations as part of the Rural Health Professions Program (RHPP) at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson including Pediatrics in Tuba City, AZ on the Navajo Reservation (IHS), Family Medicine in Sa�ord, AZ and General Surgery in Flagsta�, AZOther Interests: Running, (half and full marathons and trail running), hiking, camping, being outdoors in general, horsemanship, traveling the world and exploring new places, discovering local restaurants and co�ee shops, and spending time with my spouse, family, friends and dog Athena.

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Kathryn (Kate) Restaino

Contact: [email protected] P: 757-285-8750

Hometown: Chesapeake, VirginiaUndergrad: Virginia Tech (Go Hokies!!)Career goals: I think I ultimately want to sub-specialize. I am really interested in renal or cardiology.Global Health Experience:

• 2011—Honduras • 2012–2015—Belize• 2016—Gallup, NM, Navajo Reservation

Hope to expand my experiences during residency and during the rest of my career.

Research: Shared decision making in genetic testing, CHKD 2014Other Interests: traveling, spending time with family/ friends, cooking, hiking, anything outside!

PL-2 Categorical

Sarah Swauger


Hometown: Fort Thomas, KYUndergrad: BS with majors in Biochemistry andMolecular Biology and Spanish, Centre College (2011), including one semester in Merida, Mexico (2009)Medical School: MD, University of Kentucky College of Medicine (2015)Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s (2015–present)Career Interests: Possibly General Pediatrics or EndocrinologyGlobal Health Experience:

• 2011—Kenyan orphanage mission trip, Kitale, Kenya (undergraduate)

• 2015—Zimba Mission Hospital, Zimba, Zambia (medical rotation, medical student)

• 2016—Gallup, NM Reservation in March (medical rotation)

Other Interests: tennis, running, cooking, yoga, community service.

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Molly Alexander


Hometown: Little Rock, ARUndergrad: BS in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Harding UniversityMedical School: University of Arkansas, Medical SciencesCareer Interests: I am undecided at this point but I am interested in pursuing a career in Global Health.Global Health Experience: Medical mission trips to Haiti (2009, 2010) and Guatemala (2007, 2013)Other Interests: running, ultimate frisbee, Arkansas Razorback football, cooking cajun food

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Kelly Wilt


Hometown: Macomb, MI (suburb of Detroit)Undergrad: BS in Physiology, Michigan StateUniversity (2011)Medical School: MD, Wayne State University, School of Medicine, Detroit, MI (2015)Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Career Interests: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Emergency Medicine, Global Health and EducationGlobal Health Experience:

• 2010—mobile medical clinic, Monte Cristi,• Dominican Republic (undergraduate student)• 2012—medical externship, Tanzanian Training

Centre for International Health, Ifakara, Tanzania (medical student)

• 2012–2015—mobile medical clinics, Haiti (medical student)

• 2015—rotation in anesthesiology, Dundonald, Northern Ireland (medical student)

• 2016—Gallup, NM, work with GIHS and native community (PGY1)

Other Interests: snowboarding, dance, running, hiking, camping, travel

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Julie Broderick-Gomez

Contact: [email protected]: 513-509-5052

Hometown: Cincinnati, OHUndergrad: The Ohio State UniversityMedical School: University of Cincinnati College of MedicineResearch experience/interest:

• I am currently working on a global health survey with the Cincinnati Children’s GH pathway directors looking into the e�ect of participation in global health pathways among pediatric residents and future career decisions.

• After my first year of medical school I worked for a summer in the Mayerson Center at CCHMC looking into the association between caregiver demographics, depression, and stress levels and the risk of child abuse among children who had previous unsubstantiated abuse cases.

Career Goals: In my first year of Med-Peds residency I am still undecided because I like almost everything so far! I’m very interested in global health and education as well as providing care in underserved settings, both domestically and abroad. Global health/medical Trips:

• In my last year of medical school, I worked with Village Life Outreach Project on a medical brigade to provide medical care to 3 rural villages in Tanzania.

• In undergrad I joined the Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC) to help provide medical education and supplies to the local community in Trujillo, Peru.

• Other Interests: food, playing with my dogs, spending time with family/friends, outdoor activities, traveling

PL-1 Med/Peds

Kruti Bhavsar


Hometown: Marietta, GAUndergrad: Emory University, Anthropology and Biology (2012)Medical School: Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA (2016)Career Interests: Not sure yet! I think I’ll most likely subspecialize and, in the future, would like to work at an academic center where I can be involved in medical education.Global Health Experience

• 2010—Medical service trip to Belize: was involved in mobile medical clinics and community health fairs in small towns across the country

• 2014—Worked at a free clinic in Atlanta that provides care to the underserved and was involved in a project to help patients gain access to legal resources

Other Interests: baking, traveling, hiking, running, reading, trying new foods, spending time with friends and family.

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Anna Cymbaluk


Hometown: Crookston, MNUndergrad: BS Biology (+ Honors), University of North Dakota, 2012Medical School: MD, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2015Career Interests: I’m unsure, but interested in primary care, neonatology, pediatric hematology/oncology, and hospital medicine.Global Health Experience:

• 2011—Costa Rica, Medical mission trip with International Service Learning.

Other Interests: Visiting family back home, being on the lake, snowmobiling, cheering on the Golden State Warriors, watching college hockey, playing with my dog, and listening to music.

PL-1 Categorical Peds

Amanda Cotey

Contact: [email protected]: 480-695-4761

Hometown: Mesa, AZUndergrad: Arizona State University BS in Molecular Biosciences & Biotechnology BA in Global HealthMedical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic MedicineResidency: Categorical Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’sCareer Interests: Undecided, but currently considering a GI Fellowship or primary care with emphasis on underserved populationsGlobal Health Experience:

• 2009 —Social justice and food/resource inequality a�ecting Maori populations of New Zealand, undergraduate research and service trip

• 2013—Medical mission and respite care service trip, Totonicapán, Guatemala

Other Interests: baking, rock climbing, hiking, playing with my dog, gymnastics, piano, reading

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Nicole Lacasse


Nicole (Nikki) Lacasse is a first-year resident from Princeton, WV. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Health and Exercise Science and minor in Chemistry from Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. She subsequently received her Master of Public Health in Community Oriented Primary Care from the George Washington University in Washington, DC. She returned home to WV, to attend the West Virginia University School of Medicine. She is thrilled to be part of the Global Health Program during her time in residency, and is excited to develop her passion for global child health. Career Interests: Her long-term career interests are varied and include blending global health with academic medicine, hospital medicine, critical care, or gastroenterology.Other Interests: In her free time, Nikki stays active by training for half-marathons with her husband and enjoys traveling and trying new foods!


Camilia Kamoun


Undergrad: ABA, Major in Islamic Studies, Swarthmore CollegeMedical School: MD, Perelman School of Medicine of the University of PennsylvaniaCareer Interests: My career interests are multifaceted. I would like to work in academic medicine and actively engage in research while also providing clinical care predominantly to underprivileged communities. I hope to also work to optimize pediatric care delivery to underprivileged communities in North Africa and the Middle East (the MENA region). My research interests include sex and gender in pediatric medicine, social determinants of health, and community health.Research/Global Health Experience: After college, I spent a year immersed in healthcare in Morocco as a Fulbright grantee. I conducted a medical anthropology research project at the Centre Nationale de Santé Reproductrice, a public university hospital in Rabat, on women’s ideal of care during pregnancy among women with low literacy and high risk pregnancies to understand how to improve prenatal care services. During medical school, I participated in a program to learn about the French healthcare system through an observership in a hospital that largely serves an underprivileged, immigrant community. In my fourth year, I rotated in the pediatric department of the Jordan University Hospital in Amman. I also conducted research on breastfeeding attitudes and practices among African-American Muslims in West Philadelphia.Other Interests: Being outside, hosting friends to enjoy good food and company, cooking, baking, Islamic studies, yoga

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Alison Stickles


Hometown: Baltimore and Arnold, MarylandUndergrad: University of Rochester: BS (2007) and MS (2008) in NeuroscienceMedical School: Oregon Health & Science University, MD/PhD, 2016Career Goals: Infectious disease and/or critical care. I would like to continue my career as a scientist developing novel drug/vaccine therapies for tropical diseases. Ultimately, I would love to work with the WHO or CDC.Research/Global Health Experience: I earned my PhD in parasitology and chemical biology, specifically working to develop single-dose drug therapies for the treatment of malaria. As part of my research, I spent time in Mexico and Brazil and also had the opportunity to work on human clinical trials at the Malaria Clinical Trials Center in Seattle, Washington. Before my PhD, I completed a master’s thesis in neuroscience focusing on how early life stress impacts brain development and behavior. Ultimately, I am hoping to combine my interests in neurobiology, parasitology, and drug development to develop anti-microbial drugs that can be used in low-resource settings with the highest possible e§cacy, and the fewest possible side e�ects (especially the neurological ones). Other Interests: Martial arts, theater (set and lighting design), number theory (yay math!), kayaking, learning (barely) conversational amounts of as many languages as possible, and...of course travel

PL-1 Med/Peds

Jennifer Loftus-Nystrom


I grew up just outside of Milwaukee, WI but moved to Tampa, FL when I was 10. I went to the University of Florida for undergrad and the University of Central Florida for medical school. I am happy now to be back in the Midwest getting in touch again with my roots!Research experience/interest: In medical school, I worked at our student run free clinic for the underserved. After volunteering several times, I noticed a lot of non-compliance with medications and decided to conduct a study looking at reasons for Metformin non-adherence and cost awareness in the community. In undergrad, I studied spinal cord injuries in rats and their subsequent forelimb motor recovery. Career Goals: I am not exactly sure yet which field of pediatrics I would like to enter. But I would like to incorporate global health into whatever I do. Ideally, I would work at an academic institution doing clinical work, teaching, and working abroad periodically. Global Health/Medical Trips: I majored in Spanish in college and was able to spend a couple months in Guanajuato, Mexico. This piqued my interest in Hispanic cultures and health. I then traveled to the Dominican Republic in medical school for a medical mission trip. I am looking forward to rotating abroad next year and the year after!Other Interests: tennis, Zumba, reading, traveling, and practicing my spanish



Lily Yu


Hometown: I was born in China, but moved to Tucson, AZ when I was 9 years old.Undergrad: University of Arizona, majored in Molecular Cell Biology and Business Management with a Spanish minorMedical School: Vanderbilt School of MedicineResidency: Cincinnati Children’s categorical pediatrics residentCareer Interests: Currently undecidedGlobal Health Experience: In college, I went to Agua Prieta, Mexico, and helped run a free student-run medical and dental clinic. I also spent a month in China learning about how traditional and Western medicine physicians co-exist and even collaborate. In medical school, I continued to work with underserved populations as the Director of Pharmacy for the student-run free clinic.Other Interests: my pets, hanging out with family/friends, trying new foods, cooking, traveling and seeing the world

PL-1 Categorical

Lauren Train


Hometown: I was born and raised in Grosse Pointe, MI (Detroit suburb). Undergrad: BS in Human Biology, minor in Mathematics from Michigan State University (2011)Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human MedicineCareer Goals: I am interested in primary care with a focus on underserved populations both within the United States and internationally.Global Health Experience: Before medical school, I had the opportunity to travel to Paris to film a short student documentary on the health e�ects of homelessness. I have also spent time in Managua, Nicaragua building a community clinic and providing health and hygiene education in schools. I am looking forward to many more experiences beginning with residency and continuing through my career.Other Interests: I like to travel and I would love to be able to visit more places within the USA. Outside of the US, I would like to visit Haiti and Cuba. I enjoy spending time with my family, and trying new foods either trying new restaurants or cooking at home. I love any kind of DIY TV show, especially Food Network and HGTV shows.

PL-1 Pediatrics

For more information contact:

Global Health Steering Committee

Charles Schubert, [email protected]

Stephen Warrick, [email protected]

Elizabeth Schlaudecker, [email protected]

Patrick McGann, [email protected]

Amy Rule, [email protected]

Michelle Eckerle, [email protected]

Program Coordinator

Cynthia [email protected]

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