eMagazine September 2022

September 2022 Volume 45 

NUVANCE HEALTH 

Global Health Program 

LARNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 

NUVANCE HEALTH AND THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT LARNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 

Global Health eMagazine 

Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, 

or a ladder. Walk out of 

your house like a shepherd. 

Rumi 

Editor; Majid Sadigh, MD 

Contributing Editor; Mitra Sadigh 

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September 2022 

Written by Swapnil Parve, MD 

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Director of International Affairs UVMLCOM-Nuvance Health Global Health 

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Global Health Electives in India 

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Dr. Swapnil Parve, the Director of International Affairs of the Global Health Program 

is currently accompanying RUSM/AUC students on their global health elective at 

our partner institution Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences (DU) in India. 

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From left: Dr. Syed Zahiruddin Quazi (Director, Research and Development, DMIMS-DU), Dr. Abhay 

Gaidhane (Dean, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, DMIMS-DU) and Dr. Swapnil Parve (Director of 

International Affairs, NVHGHP). 

RUSM and AUC students were given a warm welcome by the program coordinators 

and the leadership and were placed in comfortable and safe dorms within the 

campus. They started their rotations in the department of internal medicine with a 

structured curriculum and after two weeks have been shifted to the departments 

of their choices: surgery, OBGYN, and pediatrics. 

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Left to right: Dr. Punit Fulzele, Dr. Syed Zahiruddin Quazi, Dr. Abhay Gaidhane, Dr. Wagha, Ashley 

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Left to right: Ashley Diaz, Nistha Acharya, 

and Danielle Azani on the floors of Acharya 

Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital (ABVRH), a DMIMS 

affiliate hospital. 

Dr. Sourya Acharya (Head, Department of 

Medicne, DMIMS-DU), and Dr. Swapnil Parve 

(Director of International Affairs, NVHGHP). 

During his visit to India, Dr. Parve had several meetings with the administration 

of DMIMS-DU where he reacquainted the top leadership with the philosophy of 

global health. A separate meeting was also held to discuss the Nuvance Health 

Global Health Academy and possible role of DMIMS in fostering the south-south 

collaboration. 

Dr. Gaidhane, Dean of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Dr. Quazi, plans 

to establish a separate Global Health Office with a dedicated global health 

coordinator in the near future. The Dean of the Medical College has requested 

Nuvance Health to provide support in launching the longitudinal Global Health 

Pathway for medical students enrolled in the General Medicine Program at 

DMIMS. With appropriate guidance, they plan to launch it as early as the next 

academic year. The university administration is also interested in hosting faculty 

members who could deliver courses in evidence-based medicine, neglected 

tropical diseases, how to teach etc. 

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During a meeting with Dr. Sourya Acharya (Head of Department of Medicine, 

JNMC), as well as Dr. Shilpa Gaidhane (Section chief of Medicine ward, AVBRH), 

the Director of International Affairs, learned about their needs. The department 

of medicine is looking for ICU/Pulmonary Medicine specialists who could provide 

courses or workshops to their residents and fellows. 

Dr. Syed Zahiruddin Quazi has provided necessary assistance to the visiting medical 

students to publish case reports. During a meeting with Dr. Quazi, it was discussed 

how Nuvance Health Global Health Program can support research at DMIMS as 

well as the role of their Research House in helping other global health partners 

through various means, including but not limited to, delivering workshops, faculty 

development programs etc. 

The DMIMS leadership has reassured their full support for the Global Health 

partnership between Nuvance Health and DMIMS. 

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The UVMLCOM Global Health 

Leadership in Uganda 

Written by Susan Byekwaso 

Coordinator of the International Office at 

MckCHS 

SARS-CoV2 dropped a wall between nations 

and pushed global health education 

programs into hibernation. Although the 

University of Vermont and Makerere University 

College of Health Sciences continued to work 

together virtually, there was still something 

missing: physical meetings, eating together, 

hugging, and eye contact. 

After several months of planning, four rising second-year medical students arrived 

in Uganda, accompanied by two faculty from University of Vermont to help 

them settle into their new learning environment, for a global health education 

placement. To renew commitment with MakCHS, the faculty met with several 

people in administration. 

The first meeting was with the Head of the Department of Pediatrics together 

with the Students’ Training Coordinator, Associate Professor Nicolette Nabukera. 

Participants from MakCHS expressed desire to work with the University of Vermont 

Department of Pediatrics in areas of graduate students and staff training as well 

as capacity enhancement and research. The Department has over 70 graduate 

students and has sub-specialty training programmes for fellowships including 

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Dr. Andrea Green expressed gratitude to the pediatricians for hosting the meeting. 

She informed members that she works as a pediatrician and the Director of 

Academics and her focus is on settling refugees in Vermont. UVMLCOM has a small 

residency program in pediatrics, with only seven new residents accepted annually. 

On areas of future collaboration, members agreed that they should embed 

psychology, social workers, nutrition, autism, cerebral palsy, patient advocacy, and 

neonatology. 

Dr. Andrea Green welcomed the idea of hosting pediatric residents and fellows for 

one month of observation and including the faculty from MakCHS to participate in 

training of students in person or virtually at UVMLCOM. 

During this meeting, multiple other potential collaborative projects including 

reviewing the pediatric department’s curriculum to include social determinants 

of health were also discussed. Following the meeting, the team joined Associate 

Professor Nicolette Nabukeera on a pediatric ward round and Malnutrition Unit. At 

the end of the visit, Dr. Sabrina presented her recently published book titled Real 

Pursuit of Excellence as a gift to Dr. Mariah McNamara and Dr. Andrea Green. 

UVMLCOM leadership also had separate meetings with the Head of the Psychiatry 

Department, Professor Noeline Nakasujja and made a trip to Nakaseke and 

Naggalama to meet with the leadership of ACCESS and St. Francis Hospital, 

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Bemen Habashi, MD 

Dr. Habashi graduated from Ain Shams 

University Faculty of Medicine in Cairo, Egypt. 

He worked as a primary care physician in 

Egypt and Doctors of the World in NYC, 

then joined Yale School of Medicine as an 

Associate Research Scientist. He completed 

his internal medicine residency training at 

Yale-Waterbury Internal Medicine Residency 

Program. He subsequently joined the faculty 

of the Yale-Waterbury Internal Medicine 

Residency Program as a Clinician Educator. 

Dr. Habashi has a special interest in Global 

Medicine and Point of Care Ultrasound. He 

is currently pursuing MSs in Epidemiology 

at London School of Hygiene and Tropical 

Medicine, the Distance Learning program. 

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Mzungu Learns from Uganda 

Written by Bemen Habashi, MD 

Clinical Educator at the Yale-Waterbury Internal Medicine Residency Program 

The Luganda word Mzungu means “white.” You hear it a lot while walking in the 

streets. Though some may initially think it is a racist word, seeing children shout it 

happily gives a feeling of welcoming from the community. It is a good word from a 

Luganda standpoint. One should like to be a Mzungu in Uganda. 

While buying a water bottle from a convenience store near the hospital, a middleaged 

man asked one of the students, “Why are you here in this hospital?” The 

student introduced himself and explained that he is here to learn. The middleaged 

man sarcastically asked how a Mzungu could learn from Uganda. 

I was proud of this medical student’s response, expressing his intention to adopt 

some of what he learned into his practice on returning home. It was a surprising 

answer given the false and misguided narrative that medical students participate 

in global health electives to “help” host communities. There will always be an 

opportunity for each of us to show respect and appreciation for what we have 

gained and continue to gain as resource-rich communities. It is time to give back 

and acknowledge the contribution of resource-limited communities to our learning. 




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My Global Health Roots – From the 

Larner School of Medicine Towards 

the Future 

Written by Omkar Betageri, MD 

UVMLCOM alumnus 

As an extension of my interest in global health, 

my experience with the Chagas Research 

Team through the University of Florida has 

been one of my most memorable experiences 

during residency training. It has been a 

remarkable opportunity to be a part of an 

initiative providing migrant farmworkers with fundamental healthcare screening 

for diabetes and hypertension, as well as focused screening for Chagas Disease. 

It has helped me gain first-hand experience conducting screening EKGs and 

play a leadership role in counseling patients with conduction abnormalities to 

seek follow-up care. 

As a first-generation Indian American traveling to rural areas of India at a young 

age, I developed a curiosity in the discrepancies in medical care in resourcelimited 

settings. Prior to medical school, I worked as a clinical research associate at 

a community hospital in a low-income area of Bridgeport, CT, helping coordinate 

free health screenings for breast, cervical, and colon cancer, connecting hundreds 

to thousands of individuals with access to USPSTF recommended screenings. 

Soon thereafter during medical school at the Larner College of Medicine at the 

University of Vermont, I was chosen to participate in a Global Health elective 

where I traveled to Parirenyatwa Hospital in Harare, Zimbabwe during my first 

year and Makerere University Hospital in Kampala, Uganda during my fourth year. 

These experiences during medical school became far more than isolated learning 

opportunities– the patients and their stories have served as the backbone of 

my continued interest in Global Health and the care of the underserved. One 

particular patient was a 16-year-old girl with end-stage rheumatic heart 

disease, who simply did not have access to penicillin therapy after contracting 

“Strep throat” as a child. She had been re-admitted with decompensated heart 

failure, yet another admission during the previous several months. I rounded on 

her bedside during her several week long battle against her illness, and ultimately 

due to the lack of access to necessary cardiac and surgical care, she succumbed 

to her disease. Stories such as hers stay with me today and are part of the 

foundation behind why I want to continue my efforts to serve the underserved, 

both in our country and abroad. 

My excellent internal medicine training at the University of Florida has equipped 

me with a dynamic skill set, as I led multidisciplinary teams in caring for 

uninsured individuals as well as those with low medical literacy in the inpatient 

and outpatient settings. Moving forward, I am excited to begin my cardiology 

fellowship training at Maine Medical Center, an institution which shares my 

passion for Global Health. The program features a Global Health elective in 

which fellows travel with an attending cardiologist to Rwanda to participate 

in Team Heart- a multinational, multidisciplinary team caring for patients with 

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operative and nonoperative rheumatic heart disease. I hope to participate in this 

excellent opportunity to further my knowledge of cardiovascular Global Health. 

Overall, my cardiology subspecialty interests involve interventional cardiology and 

cardiac critical care, which I plan to integrate into Global Health-related medical 

care. I look forward to continuing to build my clinical and scholarly skills during 

my cardiovascular training to ultimately have a meaningful impact on the lives of 

patients. 


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To Practice Medicine In A Place 

That Was So Foreign Yet So familiar 

Written by Melissa Alvarez, MD 

Cardiovascular Disease Fellow, PGY-V 

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Havana is a place I’ve been hearing about 

my entire life. Both my parents were born in 

Cuba, and my father was raised in downtown 

Havana. Growing up I heard so many stories 

about the island from my relatives, but it was 

a place I never thought I would get the opportunity to visit. I had also heard a lot 

about Cuba from the media, movies, and documentaries—everyone knows Cuba 

is the home of classic cars, good rum, and healthcare for all. 

Cuba’s healthcare system is usually described in a positive light. Every citizen 

has healthcare, which means people in Cuba do not face the same challenges 

as people in the United States in terms of healthcare costs. At the same time, this 

does not mean that all citizens have equal access. The hospitals face serious 

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Outside of my father’s childhood home 

Outside the hospital we were working at 

with Dr. Jarrett 

During my time at a dedicated cardiovascular hospital in the capital city, dozens 

of patients were awaiting pacemaker placement due to supply shortage, and 

there was lack of access to Plavix, a key medication for patients who have a 

heart attack. I wonder about the challenges rural hospitals face. 

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What impressed me most is the strength and resilience of Cuban physicians 

and trainees. It is apparent that despite feeling frustrated about the limitations 

in providing the best possible care, they still did the best they could and were 

extremely knowledgeable. We held case discussions, question-and-answer 

sessions, made rounds together, and scrubbed into surgeries together. 

Exploring the streets of Havana with my Cuban colleagues was also an amazing 

part of the journey. I cannot say enough about the amazing hospitality of everyone 

we met during our stay. Walking the same streets that my father walked as a child 

was emotional and eye-opening. I even had the opportunity to visit his childhood 

home—a memory I will never forget. 

Practicing medicine in a place that was so foreign yet so familiar was the experience 

of a lifetime. I connected with my roots more deeply, met incredible physicians 

who taught me so much, and became more aware of the plurality of healthcare 

systems. Thank you to everyone who makes “Hearts Around the World” possible! 

You are impacting so many lives in such an amazing way. 

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Lessons Learned from 

Ugandan Women 

Written by Joanna Pierce 

UVMLCOM Class of 2025 

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My previous travels to Uganda and 

other countries helped ease the 

inevitable culture shock on arriving 

here. I had an idea of Ugandan culture 

and what to expect. I was familiar with 

boda-bodas and the taxi system. I 

had eaten my fair share of matoke and 

had experienced the excitement and beauty of visiting public markets. But as a 

female medical student, I have struggled with aspects of Ugandan gender roles. 

Early on I noticed subtleties such as being referred to as a nurse or nursing student 

while my male colleague was always given the title of “doctor”— something I have 

also experienced at home in the United States but still gets to me every now 

and then. As time went on, I was increasingly asked about my marital status and 

how many kids I have. I expected this topic to come up given the importance 

of raising a family in Ugandan 

culture, but I was not prepared 

for some of the responses. 

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Joanna with the medical team 

This past week has been 

particularly challenging with 

the attention and questions 

coming from some of the male 

doctors. It has become clear 

that we do not agree on the 

capabilities and roles of female 

doctors—a reality that has been 

frustrating and discouraging at 

times, however has also led to 

great exchanges of ideas and 

mutual learning. As a result, I 

have sought out people who 

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clinicians and the radiology technician who are passionate about their work and 

have helped me learn about aspects of medicine that are less familiar to me. 

Meeting so many impressive female doctors here in Uganda has been very 

meaningful. This evening, for instance, I spoke with a female pediatric oncologist 

who joined us for dinner at the Luboga’s home. She shared similar encounters she 

had as a medical student and as a young doctor. It was encouraging to hear how 

she responded and ultimately excelled, securing her spot as one of only a few 

pediatric oncologists in all of Uganda. Knowing that she and other female doctors 

have endured similar challenges gives me reassurance and encouragement to 

finish the last week in a more positive light. Encountering these biases and speaking 

with women who have overcome them have helped me feel better prepared to 

navigate similar situations at home. 

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Written by Nistha Acharya 

RUSM, Class of 2023 

I have been very impressed with the 

hospitality and kindness of the people 

at Datta Meghe Institute of Medical 

Sciences. From the cafeteria staff to 

the hospital attendings, I am grateful 

to the many individuals that have gone 

out of their way to accommodate us. On day one we were picked up by Priyanka 

who has been an excellent resource to us during our first week. She was technically 

our first impression of India and I was taken with how friendly and helpful she was. 

Talking to her felt like I had known her for much longer than I actually did, which 

is a trait I am realizing is a commonality for the people of Sawangi. They really do 

make you feel like family. 

There is definitely a greater emphasis placed on physical exams compared to the 

States, likely due in part to more thorough medical knowledge as well as scarcity 

and medical expenses for the patient that comes with more labs and imaging. 

For example, we were told to palpate the doughy consistency of the abdomen of 

a patient with miliary tuberculosis. 

It was shocking to realize just how far patients travel to be seen at this hospital. 

One patient traveled over six hours. This is a stark contrast from the healthcare 

access we have in the United States. I have observed doctors here are treated 

with a greater amount of respect than back home and patients/other hospital 

staff definitely put them on a pedestal. Workdays are six weeks here in India so 

we are expected to be at the hospital on Saturdays, and residents work seven 

days a week. I am unaware if attendings also work seven days a week, as there 

are fewer attendings at this hospital compared to the patient count. 

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Section Editor: Ritesh Vidhun 

Undergraduate junior at Tufts University 

studying public health and economics on the 

pre-medical track 

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Skip a Meal for Your Meds? The 

Increasingly Detrimental Situation 

of Pharmaceutical Drug Costs in the 

United States 

Part 2/2 

Imaculada Hernandez, PharmD, PhD, assistant professor at the University of 

Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy, found that in the case of brand-name drugs, rising 

prices were driven by manufacturers increasing prices of medications that are 

already in the market rather than [by] the entry of new products,” (Hernandez in 

Blumberg 2019). For example, a brand of insulin called Lantus increased in price by 

almost 50 percent despite being on the market for over a decade. Yet the average 

net price for Lantus has actually decreased in recent years. Pharmaceutical drug 

manufacturers are increasing the prices of essential drugs, not only because of 

research and development costs but also the freedom and lack of competition 

that exists in the American market. These developments have large ramifications 

on all individuals, not only those who are uninsured. Hernandez explains how 

“rising drug prices affect uninsured or underinsured patients, patients with highdeductible 

plans, those in the deductible or doughnut hole phase of their plans, 

the government as a payer, and all Americans in the form of higher premiums” 

(Blumberg 2019). There exists a series of problems that arise from increasing drug 

costs which impact a much larger spectrum of people than one may assume. This 

issue causes many Americans to avoid taking their much-needed medications 

due to financial reasons. In fact, a KFF study discovered that uninsured individuals 

are nearly three times as likely to skip their prescription due to cost (Lopes 2019). 

Furthermore, even “14 percent of insured Americans reported that, in the past year, 

they did not fill a prescription or skipped doses of medicine because of the cost, 

2 percent in the U.K. and 10 percent in Canada, the nation with the highest rate 

after the U.S.” (Sarnak et al. 2017). The financial burden of pharmaceutical drugs 

has reached a point where people have to skip their treatments and suffer through 

illnesses because of financial restrictions. 

It is clear that increasing drug costs is an issue that severely impacts many 

Americans and one that needs to be solved immediately. It has tremendous effects 

on U.S. healthcare and prevents many from obtaining the medications that they so 

desperately need. Whether you have insurance or not, the rising costs of medications 

negatively affect everyone. Being able to understand the developments that have 

led to this situation is necessary before considering possible solutions to gain a 

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wider perspective. This problem can be very complex and being aware provides 

people with the opportunity to understand why their out-of-pocket spending is 

so high and how the government is (or is not) helping them. Although this problem 

is one that many lawmakers are hoping to tackle, the partisan political gridlock 

in Washington has made it difficult to pass much meaningful legislation. Until our 

elected officials decide to work across the aisle and focus on the people rather 

than their political parties, it is certain that there will be little change to come. That 

is why it is necessary for more individuals to become informed about the current 

state of the pharmaceutical drug situation. Greater awareness will eventually 

lead to more involvement and activism, consequently helping demonstrate to the 

government the importance of finding a solution. The shocking costs of drugs in 

the U.S. are so much higher than other developed nations, preventing our citizens 

from receiving effective care and services. Understanding and tackling this major 

issue will help propel the U.S into eventually improving the standard of living for 

all. As change remains on the backburners of American society, it is only a matter 

of time until problems become irreversible. 

References: 

4: Hernandez, Inmaculada, et al. “The Contribution Of New Product Entry Versus 

Existing Product Inflation In The Rising Costs Of Drugs.” Health Affairs, vol. 38, no. 

1, Jan. 2019, pp. 76–83. DOI.org (Crossref), doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05147. 

5: Blumberg, Yoni. “Here’s Why Many Prescription Drugs in the US Cost so Much— 

and It’s Not Innovation or Improvement.” CNBC, 14 Jan. 2019, 

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/10/why-prescription-drugs-in-the-us-cost-somuch.html 

6: Sarnak, Dana O., et al. Prescription Drug Spending: Why Is the U.S. an Outlier? 

Oct. 2017. 

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2017/oct/payingprescripton-drugs-around-world-why-us-outlier. 




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Section Editor: 

Catherine G Winkler, PhD, MPH, APRN-BC 

Director of the Nuvance Health Global Health Program Nursing Division 

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Catherine G Winkler, PhD, MPH, APRN-BC 

Director of the Nuvance Health Global Health 

Program Nursing Division 

As the world struggles to recover from a 

pandemic, a shortage of nurses currently coupled 

with an anticipated increase in patient care 

needs requires the profession to work efficiently 

to recruit and retain nurses. 

Nursing shortages have occurred often over the years so we have some strategies 

that can be employed but it will take a concerted effort to maintain approaches 

that will allow the profession to flourish with both novice and expert nurses 

employed in key areas of clinical care. 

To begin with comments made by International Council of Nurses Chief Executive 

Officer, Howard Catton holds true in that, ‘The value of nurses has never been 

clearer not only to our healthcare systems but also tour global peace and security. 

Nor could it be any clearer that not enough is being done to protect nurses and 

other healthcare providers……We should not shy away from calling out that this is 

a question of policy and politics….. Access to healthcare is central to safe, secure, 

economically successful, and equitable societies, but it cannot be achieved unless 

there are enough nurses to provide the care needed…. Governments should be 

urgently prioritizing investment in nursing and the healthcare workforce….. 

Contacting government officials and using professional organizations to advance 

policy change is a place to start. As an example, there is a toolkit available 

through the World Health Organization (WHO), Strategic Directions for Nursing 

and Midwifery: 2021-2025 (SDNM) which supports policy focus areas of education, 

jobs, leadership, and service delivery as well as the actions needed to institute 

a new practice. The toolkit has examples to support recruitment and retention 

-i.e., Enabling actions: “Bundle” retention policies that cover education, regulation, 

incentives, and personal and professional support. Consider a “rural pipeline” of 

students who undergo health professional training and return to their communities 

to practice. Implement legislative and administrative social protections, including 

practice indemnity for infection, disability, or death, paid sick leave, and 

occupational risk insurance. …….. and it continues (WHO, retrieved 8-22). These are 

tangible actions that can be taken to secure a nurse’s position. 

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Further at the legislative and organizational levels, ensuring the safety and wellbeing 

of the nurse as well as colleagues is important now more than ever and in 

preparation for the next pandemic wherein nurses are protected and supported 

with policy and procedures, education and equipment and staffing to keep them 

safe. According to WHO healthcare workers represent less than 3% of the global 

population but represented 14% of the COVID-19 cases and in some countries 

the proportion was as high as 35%. Not only should policy and procedures be put 

in place at healthcare organizations now, but the awareness of these practices 

needs to circulate to all nurses as well as their colleagues. 

Retention can be improved with better orientation programs with built in support 

or as Dr. Woods, a nurse practitioner from Penn Medicine and chief nurse at 

Wolters Kluwer Health (Beckers, 2022) recommends extern programs set up by 

academic centers with healthcare institutions. Externs who then stay with the 

organization. This strategy supports the novice nurse and helps the organization 

with recruitment as well to go on to having experienced nurses who stay to 

continue to learn as well as educate new staff members. Through thoughtful and 

secured recruitment and retention, efficiencies and cost savings are gained as 

well as continuity of care which are best for patient care too. 

Ongoing considerations would target well-being through implementation of 

programs that integrate work-life balance with flexible staffing models, selfscheduling 

and professional autonomy. Additionally, availability of continuing 

professional development education programs that are valued, accessible and 

relevant are important to promote within organizations and when available 

partnered academic centers. Additionally, application of knowledge and skills is 

also vital to work satisfaction and retention of nurses. 

Another strategy that would likely promote education and application of 

knowledge would be the opportunity for nurses to cross-educate into other 

practice areas and environments. This would expand nurses’ knowledge and 

skills, help them to better understand another practice area, develop a better 

understanding and coordination of patient care across health care and facilitate 

collegial relationships. It also has the potential to improve staffing. 

Nursing leaders need to address the areas of education, policy, workplace safety 

and support of nurses working to their full potential. However, key to success 

in recruitment and retention is knowing your nurses and asking them – often – 

what is best for you and what is best for our patients. Remember, they know, 

and the best outcomes will be obtained by asking them and then acting on their 

recommendations. 

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Cervical Cancer 

Written by Sarah Cordisco, BSN, RN 

Staff Nurse at the University of Vermont 

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common 

cancer women experience globally. The World 

Health Organization estimated that in 2020, 

there were 604,000 new cases of cervical 

cancer and 342,000 deaths, with about 90% 

of these new cases and deaths occurring in 

low- and middle-income countries. About 

95% of cervical cancer is caused by the human 

papillomavirus (HPV) (Cervical Cancer, 2022). 

HPV is one of the most common sexually 

transmitted infection, with most sexually 

active people becoming infected at one point in their lives. Generally, more than 

90% of infected people will clear the infection. 

HPV has more than 200 different viral variations, all which are spread through 

sexual contact. While most of these HPV types are low risk (meaning they cause no 

severe infections), there are 14 high-risk HPV types that can cause different types 

of cancer. Most types of HPV contracted are low risk and will clear on their own, 

there is always a risk that an HPV infection will become chronic and pre-cancerous 

lesions will progress into cervical cancer (HPV and Cancer - NCI, 2019). For people 

with a normal, healthy immune system, it may take 15-20 years for cervical cancer 

to develop (Cervical Cancer, 2022). For those with weakened immune systems, like 

those with an HIV infection, it can take only 5 to 10 years to develop. Women with 

HIV are 6 times more likely to develop cervical cancer than those without HIV, and 

about 5% of cervical cancer cases can be attributed to HIV. Cervical cancer caused 

by HIV disproportionately affects younger women. 

The HPV vaccine, Gardasil 9, protects against infection of 9 types of HPV: two lowrisk 

types that cause most genital warts, and the seven high risk types that cause 

most cancers. The vaccine can protect against new HPV infections and cancers, 

though it does not cure an infection once you have it. Typically, this vaccine is given 

to kids aged 9-12, and protects up to 90% of HPV-related cancers (HPV and Cancer 

- NCI, 2019). Children who receive this vaccine before age 15, only need two doses 

for protection, whereas those older will need three doses. Typically, this vaccine 

offers the best protection when given to younger children, but it may be given to 

adults. Adults benefit less from this vaccine, as they are more likely to have already 

been exposed to HPV. Screening for HPV is done in order to find precancerous cells 

at an early stage and to treat them before they become cancerous. Screening 

tests include the HPV test that checks for high-risk HPV, the pap smear which 

checks for cervical cell changes and the HPV/Pap cotest, which checks for both. 

Screen should start at age 30 for the general population with regular screening 

every 5-10 years after. For those living with HIV, screening should start at 25, and 

be completed every 3 to 5 years (HPV and Cancer - NCI, 2019). 

In high-income countries, many programs are in place where women and young 

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girls are able to be vaccinated and regularly screened. Regular STI screening 

is extremely important, especially in the case of HPV, as precancerous lesions 

are more likely to be identified early enough where they can be treated. In 

low- and middle-income countries, there is often limited access to these types 

of preventative measures, and cervical cancer may not be identified until it 

has progressed and causes symptoms to develop. Women with less access to 

preventative measures, also have less access to treatment of cancerous lesions. 

This results in a high death rate in these types of countries (Cervical Cancer, 2022). 

Treatment for cervical pre-cancer includes ablative treatment with cryotherapy 

or thermal ablation. Both are effective and performed in an outpatient clinic. 

In cases where the person is not eligible for ablative treatment, or if there is 

suspicion of cervical cancer, women need to be referred to other health services 

for proper evaluation that can be done with a colposcopy and biopsies (Cervical 

Cancer, 2022). Excision treatment is also offered when appropriate, and in the 

case of cancer, an individual treatment plan is created depending on the stage 

of disease, patients medical condition and preferences, and the availability of 

healthcare resources (Cervical Cancer, 2022). 

Most women do not experience symptoms until the infection has become 

cancerous. Symptoms of early-stage cervical cancer include irregular bleeding 

or spotting, postmenopausal bleeding, bleeding after sex and increased vaginal 

discharge which may have a foul odor (Cervical Cancer, 2022). As the cancer 

advances, more severe symptoms may develop such as, persistent back, leg or 

pelvic pain, weight loss, fatigue, foul smelling discharge and vaginal discomfort 

and swelling of one or both legs. Diagnosis of cervical cancer must be made 

by histopathologic examination and staging is then done based on tumor size 

and the spread of the disease. Treatment options depend on the stage and may 

include surgery, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy (Cervical Cancer, 2022). 

The World Health Organization has worked on creating a global strategy for 

eliminating cervical cancer as a public health problem. The elimination of cervical 

cancer is defined by the WHO as less than 4 cases per 100,000 women a year. 

WHO has set up the 90-70-90 targets to be reached by 2030. The 90-70-90 

targets mean that 90% of girls are fully vaccinated with the HPV vaccine by age 

15, 70% of women are screening with a high-performance test by 35 and again 

by 45, and 90% of women identified with cervical disease receive treatment (90% 

of women with pre-cancer treated and 90% with invasive cancer managed) 

(Cervical Cancer, 2022). 

References 

Cervical cancer. (2022, February 22). 

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cervical-cancer 

HPV and Cancer—NCI (nciglobal,ncienterprise). (2019, March 1). [CgvArticle]. 

National Cancer Institute. 

https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/infectiousagents/hpv-and-cancer 

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An American Nursing Student 

Working in a Hospital in 

Greece: An Experience of a 

Lifetime 

Part 2/2 

Written by Amanda Towey 

Nursing Student at Western Connecticut 

State University 

Amanda Towey participated in a student 

exchange program between Western 

Connecticut State University in Danbury, 

CT, and International Hellenic University 

(Alexander Campus) in Thessaloniki, 

Greece. Program funding was provided 

by Eramus, Dr. Monica Sousa, Professor 

of Nursing from Western Connecticut 

State University was the co-faculty lead 

on this project. 

The documentation and medication system is vastly different at Papageorgiou 

Hospital. There is one computer on the unit for the charge nurse to use for labs, 

printing labels and patient information, otherwise all documentation is done 

on paper. Each patient has a binder with their information, medication, and 

notes. This is where all interventions and procedures are documented, however 

documentation is not as extensive as it is in the United States. At each patient 

bed, there are papers to write down vital signs, intake and output, and to chart 

blood products. Only when the patient leaves the unit do these papers get put 

back into the binder and sent with him or her. Most of the medication used on A’XEI 

is stored in the nurse’s station and in the fridge, there is no medication dispensing 

machine. The nurses mix the medication and administer to each patient during 

medication rounds which is done once in the morning at 0900 and again at 1300 

for the day shift. There are no IV pumps used on the unit, they use IV lines with 

dials that control the drip rate. The only pump used is for feeding tubes which are 

identical to the ones in the United States. 

The role of the nurse is quite different in Greece, however, to become a nurse is 

similar. There are two options: a four-year degree in nursing, or a two-year degree. 

The difference between the two routes of education is shown in the workplace, the 

nurses who have completed the two-year program cannot do charge nurse duties 

or oversee the medication rounds. After the years of education, each student 

nurse must complete six months of practice. These students spend a month on 

six different units, Monday-Friday from 0730 to 1430. Their role changes from unit 

to unit and depending on what the nurses need help for during that day. On the 

unit, there is a nurse manager, who has a role like that of the nurse manager in the 

United States. She has an office, fills out paperwork, does all the scheduling for 

the nurses, and works closely with the doctors when they round on the patients. 

The charge nurse works at the front desk, answers the phone, does all the lab 

work for the patients on the unit at the start of the shift, and delegates duties 

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to the nurses. The medicine nurse is in charge of going through all the patient 

charts and preparing the medication and signing off on each patient chart 

when a medication is given during rounds. He or she hands the medication to the 

nurses helping in a container to be delivered and administered to the patient. The 

remaining nurses share the duties amongst each other and make sure everything 

is done as needed. Lastly, the student nurses on A’XEI, which I am considered 

as well, take vitals, bathe patients, help administer medication, send labs, and 

act very similarly to a patient care technician/CNA in the United States. As for 

scheduling, there are three eight-hour shifts that the nurses work, a day shift, 

evening, and night. The nurses work all three shifts and rotate each week. There is 

no shift differential, and they do not choose what shift they get to work. 

One nurse rounds with the doctor to assist with dressing changes, wound care, 

drain care, ostomy care, foley insertions, etc. The nurse does not perform these 

duties, he or she only assists the doctor. Nurses are allowed to insert foleys on 

women, but not male patients, unlike the United States. 

Although vastly different, working at Papageorgiou Hospital, specifically A’XEI has 

been an experience of a lifetime and I have learned so much about healthcare in 

Greece. The nurses have embraced me and taught me about their culture, and I 

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“I am extremely grateful for my hosts during my time there, and I can’t wait to 

(hopefully) return as a fourth-year medical student. I am glad I took myself out 

of my comfort zone, pushed myself to learn many different things, and worked 

through the difficulties the trip presented. This easily was one of the most formative 

experiences of my life, and I look forward to being able to share my story with peers 

and friends going forward.” 

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I was invited to join the palliative outreach program for a visit. The services that 

they provide to care for these patients are amazing. They ensure to touch their 

patients on all levels: economically, socially, spiritually, and medically to provide 

comfort. All free of charge. It is fascinating to know that in a country like Uganda, 

with their limited medical resources, they do care for those patients who need some 

comfort due to the burden of terminal illness. Ironically, in the United States, we do 

not have palliative care services except for a few academic facilities that strive to 

make it an affordable and available service for their patients. 

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Editor; Dilyara F. Nurkhametova, MD, PhD 

Let Us Together Explore Our Beautiful Planet 

This new column exhibits the beauties of our planet earth and our everyday 

destructive actions against it. 

We are witnessing how our beautiful planet is undergoing profound transformation. 

In this recently established section we would like to appreciate all the beauty 

of our planet and raise awareness of warning changes. We are inviting all our 

readers and GH community to contribute to this section. We are looking forward 

to your photos, videos, inspirational resources, and stories from different parts 

of the world. We want to hear from you how climate change affects people and 

health in your part of the world. If there is anything you would like to share with us, 

please don’t hesitate to contact me via my email: 

dilyara.nurkhametova@nuvancehealth.org 

We are looking forward to hearing from you! 




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“2022 heatwaves: a failure to proactively manage the risks” 

The Lancet, Editorial;Vol 400 August 6, 2022 




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In this Lancet editorial authors discuss this year’s heat waves across the world. 

These extreme weather events require preparedness, adequate planning and 

accessible resources. Available research should be translated into lifesaving 

practice. To protect human lives we must understand current deficiencies and the 

need for global political action. 

Read the Article 

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Education in Planetary Health 

An open letter from WHO Civil Society Working group “A call for strengthening 

climate change education for all health professionals” 

“We, the WHO-Civil Society Working Group to Advance Action on Climate Change 

and Health, urge the deans, academics, managers and other teaching staff of 

health professional educational institutes, as well as the associated accrediting, 

examination, and licensing bodies to ensure graduating health professionals are 

prepared to identify, prevent, and respond to the health impacts of climate change 

and environmental degradation.” 

Read the full open letter from the WHO Civil Society Working group and explore 

example courses on climate and health here 

https://climateandhealthalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Curriculumletter.pdf 

TelessaúdeRS-UFRGS is offering three Planetary Health courses, recommended 

by WHO, for Portuguese and English speakers. The topics covered during these 

courses include air and water pollution, food and food systems, mental health, 

heat waves, and infectious diseases. 

You can enroll in these courses using this link 

https://moodle.telessauders.ufrgs.br/login/index.php 

More information about the course 

https://www.ufrgs.br/telessauders/documentos/cursos/course_manual_wonca_.pdf 

Upcoming events 

This year the Planetary Health Alliance (PHA) is hosting the 2022 Planetary Health 

Annual Meeting. 

The Promise of Planetary Health – 

video 

https://youtu.be/9cZ0zBSJz_g 

The theme of 2022 Planetary 

Health Annual Meeting is Building 

the Field and Growing the 

Movement. This year’s Annual 

Meeting will be a free, fully-hybrid, 

and interactive conference from 

October 31-November 2, 2022. 

Visit the conference website to 

learn more about the conference’s 

speakers, schedule, and more. 

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Rethinking “Four Seasons” 

Since Vivaldi composed his “Four Seasons”, the world and climate has changed 

significantly. The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, musicologists and creative 

coders established the project “For Seasons” https://www.forseasonsbydata. 

com/theproject to make these changes audible. 

Watch the video about the project 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzFyrmzkmQw&t=1s 

Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” became “For Seasons” composed by climate data: Alan 

Gilbert and musicians from the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra performance. 

https://youtu.be/3Z18FNApDg0 

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Meeting the host of the ocean 

Watch the video 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-MoEKvsBYSyBUh_QnSd8cBUwQy9wldl9/ 

view?usp=sharing 

Waterbear.com 

If you are passionate about the future of our planet and appreciate quality 

documentaries you may like to visit Waterbear.com website. Waterbear is the 

first interactive streaming platform dedicated to the developments of our planet. 

On this platform you can find documentaries, NGO campaigns, and locally-told 

stories. Using storytelling as a tool for making a difference it provides access 

to award-winning and inspirational content that empowers members to dive 

deeper, learn more and take action. 

One of the documentaries available on waterbear - Racing Extinction, directed 

by Louie Psihoyos, exposes the hidden world of endangered species and the race 

to protect them against mass extinction. 

https://www.waterbear.com/watch/feature/62ba43c6133ee90cb13fd53c?utm_ 

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Art To Remind Us 

of Who We Can Be 

Editor: Majid Sadigh 

Contributing Editor: Mitra Sadigh 

During times of confusion, tribulation, grief, 

uncertainty, and despair, the arts enliven 

us by reintegrating the disjointed pieces of 

ourselves and replenishing them with clarity 

and hope. The arts remind us of our individual 

and collective potential to grow, evolve, and 

transform. They remind us of what and who we 

can be and what we can create. In this new 

section, we bring you works of art that have 

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Pandemic 

By Anne-Ryan Sirju 

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Saint Charles Borromeo 

among the Plague-Stricken 

of Milan; Pierre Mignard, 

1646-50 

We can relate to depictions 

of suffering, but also to 

images of hope. This old art 

still can speak to today. 

As the world has gone into quarantine to combat the spread of COVID-19, many 

scholars are looking to the past to see how populations have handled pandemics and 

isolation. Art has long been a way for societies to cope with tragedy and uncertainty, 

so Columbia College Today recently sat down (remotely!) to talk about art, plagues 

and resilience with classmates Franco Mormando ’77, professor of Italian and chair of 

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the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at Boston College, and 

Thomas Worcester ’77, professor of church history and president of Regis College 

in Toronto. In 2005, Mormando and Worcester co-curated an exhibition, Hope 

and Healing: Painting in Italy in a Time of Plague, 1500–1800, at the Worcester 

Art Museum in Worcester, Mass. The show examined visual art as a response to 

repeated outbreaks of bubonic plague in Europe. The pair collaborated again in 

2007 as co-editors of the book Piety and Plague: From Byzantium to the Baroque, 

which examines the religious, cultural and psychological aspects of pandemic. 

Following are edited excerpts of the discussion. 


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Article of the Month 

“Every challenge is here”: fistula in Ethiopia 

Ethiopia was making good progress to eliminate obstetric fistula, until the war 

came. Sophie Cousins reports 


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In 1958, obstetrician and gynecologist Catherine Hamlin and her husband—also a 

doctor—answered an advertisement in The Lancet to set up a midwifery school in 

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Within days of arriving, the Australian couple saw obstetric 

fistula cases for the first time. Obstetric fistula is a hole between the vagina and 

rectum or bladder that is caused by prolonged obstructed labor that leaves a 

woman incontinent of urine or feces. It can be prevented with access to timely and 

skilled maternal and newborn care. The condition was overwhelmingly common 

in Ethiopia because of a lack of access to health facilities and skilled health 

professionals, particularly in rural and remote areas. 


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Dr. Bulat Ziganshin and his family, Winter Green Lake, Hamden 

Daniile Ziganshin and 

Eseniya Ziganshina 

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The innocence of childhood- 

Henry Scholand, aged 4 (Stephen 

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Calendar of Events 

Nuvance Health 

August 6: In-person meeting with Dr. Bulat Ziganshin, associate director of the 

Global Health Program at UVM COM/Nuvance Health, to discuss the vision and 

mission of the Global Health Academy and Global Health Bridge 

August 7: Zoom meeting with Dr. Scholand, course director of the Global Health 

Bridge, to review finalize the content and structure of the first Global Health Bridge 

at Nuvance Health 

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August 8: In-person meeting with Wendi Cuscina, manager of the Global Health 

Program, to discuss the fiscal budget and new responsibilities for current global 

health program staff 

August 8: UN Training Session 

August 9: Zoom meeting with Dr. Steve Winter to discuss designing CME program 

for Vietnamese colleagues at Cho Ray Hospital 

August 10: Discussion with Dr. Robyn Scatena in designing CME program for 

Vietnamese colleagues at Cho Ray Hospital and inviting Nair Global Health 

Scholars from Cho Ray Hospital to Norwalk Hospital for observership 

August 10: Zoom meeting with Dr. Swapnil Parve in preparation of his trip to India 

August 12: Reviewing Global Health Bridge with a medical student 

August 13: Inviting Dr. Alex Kayongo to Global Health Bridge at Danbury Hospital 

August 13: Reviewing the Global Health Bridge with Dr. Stephen Scholand 

August 13: Reviewing questions for one of the global health sessions with Dr. Elina 

August 14: Zoom meeting with Dr. Steve Scholand to discuss his upcoming trip to 

Thailand and the Philippines 

August 14: Zoom meeting with a global health faculty member 

August 17: Zoom meeting with a member of the UNGA panel on decolonization of 

global health 

August 18: Weekly touch-base with Wendi Cuscina 

August 18: Reviewing Global Health Bridge with Joanna Coklin 

August 18: Meeting with Amanda Wallace regarding the format of the Global 

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August 22: Touch-base meeting with Dr. Swapnil Parve 

August 22: Touch-base meeting with Wendi Cuscina 

August 22: Interviews with cardiology residents from the Heart Institute in the 

Dominican Republic 

August 22: Touch-base with Dr. Dilyara Nurkhametova 

August 23: Weekly touch-base meeting with the global health team 

August 24: Interview meeting with Global Health Scholar candidates from ChoRay 

Hospital in Vietnam 

August 24: Meeting with Dr. Dilyara Nurkhametova and a surgical resident at 

Danbury Hospital interested in global surgery and research 

August 24: Touch-base meeting with Dr. Swapnil Parve to discuss his current 

immigration status 

August 25: Discussion of the availability of global health electives and resources 

in American residency programs in surgery with one a senior RUSM student 

August 27: A follow-up meeting with a medical student from Stony Brook to 

discuss an ongoing research project 

August 27: A follow-up meeting with a medical student from RUSM to discuss an 

ongoing research project 

August 29: Weekly touch-base with Wendi Cuscina 

August 29: Meeting with a senior RUSM student interested in global health before 

his travel to Nagallama 

August 29: Touch-base with Dr. Scholand in preparation for Global Health Bridge 

August 29: Touch-base with speakers of Global Health Bridge 

August 30: Meeting with Dr. Dilyara Nurkhametova and the leadership of University 

of Medicine and Pharmacy to discuss logistics of starting the partnership 

August 30: Weekly touch-base with the global health team 

AUC/RUSM 

August 2: Touch-base meeting with Dr. Elina Mukhametshina 

August 9: Orientation meeting with Ali Sadeghi (AUC) in preparation for the Global 

healthH elective in Uganda during Sep 26 - Nov 4, 2022 

August 15: Ashley Diaz (AUC), Danielle Azani (RUSM), Nistha Acharya (RUSM) 

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August 22: Interviews with three candidates for GH electives in 2023 

August 23: Interviews with seven candidates for GH electives in 2023 

August 23: Reflections project discussion with Svanjita Berry (RUSM) and Amanda 

Hererra (RUSM) 

August 29: Interviews with ten candidates for GH electives in 2023 

August 30: Reflections project progress update with Svanjita Berry (RUSM), Salwa 

SadiqAli (RUSM) and Amanda Hererra (RUSM) 

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August 8: Global Health Leadership Team meeting 

August 9: Dr Mariah McNamara and Dr Amalia Kane conducted GH elective 

debrief session with UVM medical students Joanna Pierce and Justin Heningsen 

August 22: Global Health Leadership Team meeting 

August 30: Dr Amalia Kane conducted GH elective debrief session with UVM 

medical students Jackson Burke and William Hsu 




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September 1st , 2nd, 2022 and February 3, 2023 


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Latinx Panel lead by Jett Choquette 

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Medical Students in India 

Danielle Azani, RUSM, Nistha Acharya, RUSM, 

Priyanka Nimje, Administrative officer, DMIMS, 

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Dr. Bremen Habashi in a lab at ACCESS 


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Dr. Mariah McNamara (second from left) and 

Dr. Andrea Green (first from right) with the leadership 

of ACCESS in Nakaseke, Uganda 

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Nuvance Health and UVMLCOM Annual 

Report 2020 

AUC/RUSM Annual Report 2018 

Cases and Reflections from Mulago 

Climb for a Cause 2018 

Climb for a Cause 2019 

Ebola: Sequences on Light and Dark 

Ebola: Two Doctors Respond to the 2014 

Ebola Epidemic in Liberia: A Personal 

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Global Health Annual Reports 

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The Homestay Model of Global Health 

Program video 

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