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New Global Health Fellows For 2010-2011
More than 130 applicants
responded to Medical Missionaries' announcement of its Fellowship in Global Health for 2010 to 2011. After review of
all the applications, two candidates were offered the Fellowship. Both accepted. In June 2010, after completing
their undergraduate degrees, Emily Dansereau and Fidel Desir will begin their year-long fellowships at St. Joseph Clinic in
Thomassique, Haiti. They will replace our two current Fellows, Kathleen O'Neil and Kavita Vinekar, who will enter medical
school this fall. Welcome to Emily and Fidel.
| | |  Emily Dansereau is a senior at Stanford University, majoring in Human Biology. She hails from Seattle, Washington.
While at Stanford, she has been a teaching assistant and residence hall assistant. She has participated in and led a
wide variety of extracurricular activities. Besides English, she speaks Spanish and Italian.
Emily will
arrive at St. Joseph Clinic with prior international experience. She worked side-by-side with doctors and nurses at
a clinic in Cochabamba, Bolivia and at a hospital in Antigua, Guatemala. Following her year in Haiti, Emily plans to
enter medical school or pursue an advanced degree in public health.
During her year of service, Emily hopes to
gain an understanding of health issues in Thomassique and the overarching issues in global health.
|  Fidel Desir is a senior at Washington University in St. Louis, majoring in Biology and French. He was born in the Dominican
Republic and raised in Puerto Rico. While at Washington University, he has served as a teaching assistant and has participated
in and led many extracurricular activities. Besides English, he speaks French, Spanish, and some Chinese. Fidel has international experience in health practices, having been a hospital volunteer
in Dominican Republic, where he received funding to initiate an HIV project.
His year in Thomassique will allow
Fidel to combine his interests in medicine and public health. He looks forward to experiencing how health services can
be offerred in a resource-limited location, with the goal of reducing health disparities around the world.
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