Reflecting on My Global Health Journey During Medical School: Part II

Written by Jett Choquette, UVMLCOM Class of 2023

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I moved to Connecticut for my clinical years of training (years three and four of medical school), as a member of the LCOM Connecticut campus 2023 class cohort. I became connected with Elvis Novas, a leader of the Dominican Community Center (DCC) in Danbury, CT. The DCC is a non-profit that seeks to empower the Dominican community and other Hispanic/Latinx/Latino communities in the Danbury, CT area.

Reflecting On My Global Health Journey During Medical School: Part I

Written by Jett Choquette, MD, University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Class of 2023

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Soon, my time at the Larner College of Medicine at University of Vermont comes to a close and I begin a new adventure: internal medicine residency at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, VA. I find myself reflecting on the role global health played throughout my medical school career and in my life so far, while becoming curious about how it will continue to be part of my training at VCU.

UNGA77: Creating an Empowerment Model in Global Health: Mitra Sadigh: Medical Students Leading the Way

Written by Mitra Sadigh, Writer, Editor, and Researcher at the Nuvance Health / University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Global Health Program

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Everything we are speaking about today involves fighting the standard mold of white superiority, the white Savior complex, and coloniality. The fact that the ideas we discuss are often perceived as radical reflects the challenging nature of this work. We expose certain values to students who then go out into the world where they see something not only different, but often directly opposing.

UNGA77: Creating an Empowerment Model in Global Health: Mitra Sadigh: Preventing Harm

Written by Mitra Sadigh, Writer, Editor, and Researcher at the Nuvance Health / University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine Global Health Program

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Even with the most thoughtful and comprehensive preparation, we cannot prepare students for all aspects of the GH experience— something I think should be acknowledged in planning this ideal preparation. Much of the learning comes from the direct interactions between participants and individuals at host countries. We have to do our best to minimize harm.

“You Are My Brother, Why Do You Kill Me?”: Part III

Written by Rachel Laff, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine

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Perhaps I was projecting, and there was a complete language and cultural gap, but this woman who showed us around the church felt like the most depressed person I had seen in Rwanda. More than once I saw her tear up. Her movements felt so heavy I wasn’t sure she would make it up the basement stairs, her affect so flat she barely made any facial expression when talking and she avoided every attempt I made to connect my eyes with hers.