eMagazine August 2023

August 2023 Volume 56 

NUVANCE HEALTH 

Global Health Program 

LARNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 

NUVANCE HEALTH AND THE UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT LARNER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE 

Global Health eMagazine 

Editor; Majid Sadigh, MD 

Contributing Editor; Mitra Sadigh 

Creative Director; Amanda Wallace 

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August 2023 

Highlights 

Youth Academy for Latinx Leaders (Y.A.L.L.) or Academia 

Juvenil De Lideres Latinos 

Part 1: Creation of the Program 

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Clinical Case of the Month 

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Global Mental Health 

Hispanic/Latinx Communities 

Voices of Ugandan Students 

Written by Javier D Rincon, UVMLCOM 2025 

As a Latino who has experienced the full immigrant 

journey, I initially believed I could easily relate to most 

immigrant communities. However, my perspective 

shifted when the opportunity arose to help establish 

an academic program in Danbury, CT during my third 

year of medical school. Working with Dr. Majid Sadigh, 

director of the Nuvance Global Health Academy (NGHA); 

Elvis Novas, President of the Dominican Community 

Center (DCC); and Jason Nova, Program Leader of the 

Our Beautiful Planet 

Innovation and Technology 

Nursing Division 

Art to Remind Us of Who We 

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Video of the Month 

Dr. Menn Memorial 

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DCC, we aimed to create a summer academy for Latinx high school students. 

Excited and confident, I thought I possessed the necessary tools and shared 

experiences to effectively communicate the program’s goals and benefits to the 

Latinx population. Yet, I soon encountered unexpected challenges that made 

me realize how easily one can become an outsider in their own community. 

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The academy’s goals were straightforward yet ambitious, determined before my 

involvement (thank you, Dr. Jett Choquette). The NGHA and DCC envisioned 

a unique summer program that would follow high school students for all four 

years. The program aimed to impart essential life skills, such as financial literacy, 

leadership, knowledge of general health, and community service, which are 

often lacking in traditional school education. These critical skills for personal 

growth and development might be missed in homes where parents have to 

work around the clock or might not have learned them themselves due to a 

lack of opportunity and resources. Classes would be taught by Latinx leaders 

from various fields in the Danbury community, providing direct examples of 

accomplishment and dedicated mentorship. The project was dubbed the Youth 

Academy for Latinx Leaders (Y.A.L.L.) or Academia Juvenil De Lideres Latinos. 

Recruiting students for Y.A.L.L proved to be a formidable challenge, demanding 

perseverance and cultural sensitivity. Situated within the diverse community of 

Danbury, the academy sought to empower Latinx high school students through 

a transformative academic program. However, we were met with skepticism 

from parents and families towards a system that had hindered their attempts at 

progress more often than not. Despite my appearance and shared background, 

the community was hesitant because, as a medical student, I was now part of 

the system that had so effectively made them feel like second-class citizens. 

So, when a new face showed up offering to enroll their sons and daughters in a 

program they had never heard of, I was met with wary looks and short responses. 

Instead of being offended, I realized that this is a community that isn’t always 

acknowledged or appreciated beyond the services they are allowed to provide 

to the city and its other citizens. 

Overcoming these hesitations and encouraging student involvement became 

our mission, driven by the program’s potential benefits and life-altering 

opportunities. Building trust required consistent attendance at community 

events, transparent communication, addressing concerns, and showcasing the 

program’s potential positive impact. Involving schools in the recruiting process 

presented other obstacles, as reservations and reluctance hindered outreach 

efforts. Identifying reasons for resistance and demonstrating how the program 

aligned with educational goals were crucial in gaining school administrators’ and 

educators’ support. The members of the DCC were very effective in emphasizing 

the added value of the academy’s curriculum and further nurtured relationships 

with schools. 

Follow the part 2,Implementation phase, in September issue 

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Update from southern Thailand: Rejuvenation of the Nuvance 

– Walailak University Global Health partnership 

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With Dr. Chuchard Punsawad (at the center), the Dean of Walailak University 

Dr. Stephen Scholand led a new group of medical students to Walailak University 

(WU) in southern Thailand in late June - July. It was a rejuvenation of our Thai 

Global Health site following the stresses and strains of the COVID-19 pandemic 

which had paralyzed the program. 

Many things had changed; some for the better, but some catastrophically for 

the worse. 

Sadly the former dean of the Medical School, Dr. Menn had to step down for 

medical reasons, and currently is on hospice care. He was the spark of the 

Medical school and the chief collaborator with our Nuvance Global Health 

program - establishing our partnership many years ago. 

Now, a new dean – Dr. Chuchard Punsawad – leads the efforts for continued 

education. 

Dr. Chuchard has authored more than 200 publications in peer reviewed 

journals on various topics including parasitic and infectious diseases affecting 

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In fact, WU has newly committed to advancements in medical research – with 

a focus on faculty productivity. Hopefully, support for partner based research 

will be strengthened in our program – given the leadership discussions from 

earlier this year. 

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Medical students tour Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, a famous temple with a relic of 

the Buddha in Nakhon Si Thammarat. From left to right: Devin Hebert, Rebecca Chavez, Ian 

Minearo, Jonah Levine, Dr. Patnarin Supakorn - Director of International Affairs WU, Stanley 

Kowalski, Stephen Scholand MD, and Fareenah Jehsani. 



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Group photo of faculty and Dean of the Medical school at Walailak University - with Dr. Scholand 

and our Nuvance Medical students. From left to right: Dr. Lunla Udomwech, Dr. Prym Mordmuang, 

Rebecca Chavez MSIV AUC, Ian Minearo UVM, Devin Hebert UVM, Jonah Levine UVM, Dean 

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Left: Delicious Thai foods with the 

Walailak University International Office 

staff 

The initial response among our 

medical learners to this rotation 

has been highly positive. Three 

first year medical students 

from the Larner College of 

Medicine at UVM and one fourth 

year medical student from 

the American University of the 

Caribbean School of Medicine 

were selected to visit. 

Cultural immersion began on arrival to Thailand with Dr. Scholand leading the 

student group to the Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute snake farm in Bangkok. 

Here, we witnessed the process of making anti-venom as a treatment for snake 

bites – saving countless lives and limbs. Then, language lessons were reviewed 

with a local guide who also helped showcase some of the wonders of Thailand 

as our group strived to overcome jet lag. 

Subsequently, upon our arrival to Walailak, the International Office welcomed us 

with a tour of an authentic Thai street market, a sacred temple area (Wat Phra 

Mahathat Woramahawihan) and a delicious lunch with traditional Thai foods. It 

was a very warm welcome and overall wonderful experience. 

Then, after almost a week of adaptation and equilibration to Thailand – our 

group embarked upon a carefully planned, in depth medical educational 

experience. 

Dr Lunla, the medical student education coordinator, gave a tour of the University, 

including the newly finished 700 bed hospital and facilities. An academic 

overview of the rotation was provided - with help from supporting faculty as 

well, including Dr. Prym Mordmuang, Dr. Frank (Chaiwat Rerkswattavorn) and 

others. 

Our medical students were matched with Thai medical students on a one-one 

basis, forming close bonds early on in the rotation – a major help with adaptation 

10,000 miles from home. 

So far, the rotation seems off to a fantastic start, with robust bidirectional 

learning opportunities ongoing. 

We look forward to strengthening our partnership with Walailak and our Thai 

medical colleagues, as we promote Global Health education far into the future. 


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ACCESS Fundraising in Rwanda 

Written by Estherloy Katali 

Managing Director; ACCESS 

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ACCESS continues on a search for more philanthropic contributors to our work 

in 2023. This July the 10th-15th 2023 have been intensive, but very relentiful, to 

see Segal Family Foundation, extensively attracting many more people with the 

giving spirit to come from far away continents to meet the grassroot, Community 

problem solvers in Africa. ACCESS Uganda has been privileged to take part in 

this Synergized Meeting of Funders and Segal Grantees. 






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The Second Global Health Conference 

The Second Global Health Conference Received High Praises 

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Link to the homepage of the Second Global Health Conference 

Home | The Second Global Health Conference (globalhealthday2023.com) 

Evaluation of the Second Global Health Conference 

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Panel Proposals for UNGA78 

Discussion of the proposed panels to the UNGA78 With Professor 

Nelson Sewankambo 

The following proposals have been submitted to the UNGA78 and all have 

been accepted for presentation in UN in New York City in September 

1. Shifting Power Paradigms: Towards an Equitable Global Health 

Stewardship, moderated by Nelson Sewankambo, MD, Professor 

Emeritus at Makerere University College of Health Sciences 

2. Bridging the Global Health Divide: AI, Decolonization, and the Role of 

Digital Medicine, moderated by Hossein Akbariabadi, MD, scholar in 

artificial intelligence and global health 

3. Optimizing Global Health Exchange Programs for Participants 

from Low-to-Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) in High-Income 

Countries (HIC), moderated by Mitra Sadigh, Writer, Editor, 

and Researcher at the Nuvance Health / University of Vermont 

Larner College of Medicine Global Health Program and fourth-year 

medical student at the Stony Brook University Renaissance School of 

Medicine 

4. Navigating Extreme Frontiers in Health: Space, The Antarctic, Polar 

Medicine, and Global Health Through the Lens of Digital Health and 

Sustainable Development Goals, moderated by Hossein Akbari, MD, 

expert in artificial intelligence and global health 

5. LGBTQ* Rights in the Global Health Context, moderated by Mitra 

Sadigh, Writer, Editor, and Researcher at the Nuvance Health / 

University of VermontLarner College of Medicine Global 

Health Program and fourth-year medical student at the Stony Brook 

University Renaissance School of Medicine 

6. Strengthening Global Health through AI: An Integrated Approach 

to Combat Melanoma, Enhance Quality Education, and 

Foster Effective Partnerships 


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A Primer in Global Health 

A curriculum to familiarize individuals interested in global health has been 

created by the members of the global health academy. 

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The Global Health training site in southern Thailand at Walailak University 

(WU) has been reinvigorated. Key to these developments has been the help 

and support of the Centers for International Affairs at WU. Instrumental in the 

operations ‘behind the scenes’ is Fareenah Jehsani – our point person for all of 

the logistics and management of the rotation for our learners. 

Fareenah obtained her University degree with honors from Utara University in 

Malaysia. Her work experience includes time spent at the Royal Thai Embassy, 

as well as an officer of the Islamic bank of Thailand. In addition, she’s the wife 

of a loving husband and mother of three precious children. 

Dr. Dilyara Nurkhametova, Assistant Director of the Nuvance Health/UVMLCOM 

Global Health Program, reported “we are immensely grateful for Fareenah’s help 

and support. She played a pivotal role in providing essential guidance during 

the critical initial stages of re-starting the Global Health Elective in Thailand. 

Working with Fareenah has been a great pleasure, and we are looking forward 

to further productive collaborations.” 

Indeed, upon our group’s arrival in southern Thailand, Fareenah met us at the 

airport – with other WU staff. We were treated to a wonderful reception lunch 

and a cultural tour of Nakhon Si Thammarat. Always with a smile, we got to 

experience firsthand Fareenah’s compassionate and caring personality. Even 

now, she continues to help coordinate our medical students’ experiences with 

critical support for our learners, 10,000 miles away from home. 

Thank you so much Fareenah! 

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“Resilience and Determination: A Sudanese Refugee’s 

journey” 

Border Patrol had picked him up in the desert, a young man wandering across 

the border region of southern Arizona from Mexico. He was actually from 

Sudan, escaping the eruption of a new Civil War. He had made his way across 

almost 3,000 miles of Africa to Mauritania, where he flew to Mexico. From there, 

he attempted to cross the baking Sonoran desert, facing many risks, including 

the dangerous desert heat, rattlesnakes, roaming traffickers, and drug Lords. 

Now, he lay listless in the bed, under the white fluorescent lights of our hospital. 

Drained by the desert sun – and weakened from the malaria parasites 

swarming through his blood stream. No wonder he had collapsed in renal 

failure and exhaustion. 

Suffering for 5 days in the elements, with high fevers and dehydration, weakness 

overcame him. Among the thorny cacti and scrub, he was rescued by the US 

Border Patrol, where we found him in acute renal failure, with hemoglobinuria, 

thrombocytopenia, and a dropping hemoglobin level. A diagnosis of severe 

malaria was made, and he started on treatment. 

Despite the severity of his illness, he persevered through the coordination of 

care. You could see it in his eyes. His parasite load decreased, and by day 

three, he was much improved. He continued on his journey to New York City, 

the Gateway of Freedom. 

Early diagnosis and treatment of malaria in vulnerable populations, particularly 

refugees, is exceptionally important. Despite facing violence from war and 

disease, this patient’s resilience and determination served as an inspiration 

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Written by Ian Minearo, MD 

Class of 2026 

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Quite a lot of what I have experienced here so far is similar to what I see in the 

US on a daily basis. We live in a town with a grocery store, restaurants, and a 

couple hospitals close by that provide very good care. The hospital we round in 

is very developed, and in some ways better than American hospitals; however, 

it was only opened in the last two years and is quite empty as it is still building 

itself up – in contrast to many other Thai hospitals where every bed is constantly 

full, and people have to sleep on the ground, hallways, and elevators. Every 

specialty is under one large roof and more including – veterinary care, dental 

care, primary care, emergency, etc.; however, the hospital, being new, still lacks 

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Ian Minearo with the surgical team during his 

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Jonah Levine, Ian Minearo, and Rebecca 

Chavez 

The students here are just like the students back in the US, which is no surprise 

because people often are similar wherever you go. Being in a more urban, 

industrialized area the students come from middle to upper-class backgrounds, 

go out on the weekends, share gossip and date around, and feel detached 

from the traditions and religions of their elders. Yesterday, we went to the big 

temple in the area (Wat Phra Mahathat) and did a ceremony with the firstyear 

med students where we wrapped a golden cloth around the temple in 

honor of the Buddha. None of the students could tell us the history, why it was 

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being done, nor that they cared about it. It was a nice ceremony, however, just 

like in the US, the youth couldn’t care less about some ancient tradition they 

know nothing about. 

However, the differences in culture are slowly peeking through the similarities 

that have been so present during my time here in Thailand. In many places, 

mostly outside the urban and city environments, there is a level of poverty 

beyond what you may see in the US (although in some parts of the US, it is 

similar to a degree that is despicable and disappointing). We went to the beach 

with some Thai medical students and drove through a community of Muslim 

people living in metal shacks. They did not have any grocery stores nearby nor 

access to clean water – it was something out of a travel documentary. They 

were not forced to live there, unlike the US the major religions – Buddhism, 

Christianity, and Islam – all live peacefully and respectfully together. However, 

they did not have the means to live another way, and it was strange passing 

them by in the students’ luxury cars with my resources that were 10x+ than 

theirs. Part of me feels that I am not getting an authentic view into Thai culture 

because I have only seen the urban and city environments, and often those 

environments are similar across the world. However, part of me feels that I am 

just looking for examples to fit the heuristics I have created in my head of what 

I expect Southeast Asian culture to be like from what I have viewed through 

documentaries, YouTube, and western media. Coming here, I was expecting 

much more noticeable differences than what I am seeing now, but I have also 

only seen a sliver of Thailand so there is much more I probably am not seeing 

that I don’t know about. There will always be so much more to learn, and I will 

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Reflections from Vietnam 

Written by Sarah Kohl, MD 

Class of 2026 



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It’s been quite a week here in Saigon. My time here so far has been full of 

adventure, trying new things, and expanding my comfort zone. But I want 

to talk about something that has surprised me about working at Cho Ray 

hospital. The role of family members in patient care is very different from what 

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Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 

Every patient, for the most part, has a family member with them at all times. 

The family wears yellow vests to identify themselves and sit by the patient’s 

bedside on small plastic stools for hours at a time. With the exception of using 

the restroom or taking a phone call, they stay by the patient’s side. This is 

the first difference because at U.S. hospitals, there usually are visiting hours in 

which people can visit, but they typically don’t stay all day long. 

The next big difference is the role that family members play as a part of the 

healthcare team. They frequently serve as patient transporters to and from 

other departments with a wheelchair or stretcher. They assist the patient in 

dressing, eating, and using the bathroom. They also go to the pharmacy and 

buy the medicines that the patient needs that the hospital doesn’t supply. 

During rounds, it is often the family member communicating with the doctor 

instead of the patient. They must be vigilant for any changes or updates to the 

patient’s condition, and they let the care team know. They are the patient’s 

biggest advocate and critical to their care. 

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I will finish with a story about a scene I observed while examining a patient. 

The rooms are set up with around 8 beds, so at any time, there are 16 or more 

people in a room for hours on end. They end up developing a sort of support 

system for each other. I notice they listen to each other’s medical directions 

and help other family members move patients or tell the doctor something 

they noticed. In this particular instance, there was a patient in the room I was 

in with encephalitis and was very agitated. She had been digging her nails into 

her hands so her mother had been holding her hand to stop her from harming 

herself. While her mother was running an errand, she continued to clench her 

hand, so a patient who was about to be discharged and his family member 

held her hands and calmed her down. They tried to soothe her, even though 

they did not know her beforehand. I was touched by this demonstration of 

compassion and realized that in the wards, there is a sense of community and 

a willingness to help each other. Provider time is so limited with these patients 

and so they all step in to do what they can. 

I was really grateful I got to experience that moment and I have a greater 

appreciation for how important the role of family members are as part of the 

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Reflections from Uganda 

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Looking back at the first week, it is hard 

to sort through what felt like a constant 

stream of experiences that started 

the second after exiting the plane in 

Entebbe. Driving from the airport to 

Naggalama, I fought a losing battle 

between wanting to see every single 

thing I could from the front seat of our 

truck to closing my eyes and sleeping 

off the fatigue from the past 20 hours 

of traveling. Looking around, I flip 

back and forth between recognizing 

the familiar details of home and 

entirely foreign concepts. One second, 

I see a young couple walking and 

laughing, enjoying their time together 

like many others all over the world. 

The next second, I see a background 

environment to this pair of teenagers 

walk devoid of the infrastructure I had 

found so commonplace in my day-today 

life at home. A small child napping 

in the car, a car which weaves a road 

with no lines or rules surrounded by 

motorcycles buzzing in all directions. 

These contrasting examples are 

everywhere throughout the waking 

hours in Uganda. Often, I find myself 

thinking about the separation 

between Ugandan development and 

other parts of the world I can compare 

it against like the US and Canada. This 

is something I hope to gain a more 

nuanced understanding of throughout 

my time here. 

Dr Bemen Habashi, Ryan Trus, and Kyle 

Gorman in Naggalama, Uganda 

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Section Editor; Darshani Parkeh MD 

Darshani is a Senior House Officer in Pediatrics 

at Parirenyatwa Hospital with a current 

working experience in the Adult Rape Clinic 

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Depression in the Indian society 

Written by Darshani Parkeh MD 

Depression is still one of the most unacknowledged medical conditions in 

the world and gets minimal treatment. Major depressive disorder or clinical 

depression commonly called depression is a common mood disorder. Those 

who suffer from depression experience persistent feelings of sadness and 

hopelessness and lose interest in activities they once enjoyed. Aside from the 

emotional problems caused by depression, individuals can also present with 

physical symptoms such as chronic pain or digestive issues. These symptoms 

have to last more than two weeks to be classified as depression instead of 

sadness. 

The Indian community mostly views mental disorders as something that needs 

to be ignored and to not acknowledge that an individual is experiencing 

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As an individual who grew up in an Indian household and had depression as 

a child my symptoms were not quick to be noted as depression even though I 

had most of the symptoms. I presented my depression as chronic abdominal 

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pain with constipation and my behavior had changed to a quieter and sad 

child. These symptoms persisted for 8 months and multiple laboratory and 

radiological tests were done which showed normal results. My symptoms 

resolved after the cause of my depression had been resolved. 

Retrospectively, the onset of my symptoms started when all my siblings had 

left the house to go to high school and being the youngest child, I could 

obviously not join them yet. As a child, I was pretty outgoing and social, but 

the removal of the constant fights with the siblings had caused a disruption 

in my homeostasis and thus triggered the depressive episode. I did not 

understand the sadness and transferred that “sad” feeling to my abdomen 

and that pain was constant for 8 months. My father, who was the local doctor 

in the community, could not diagnose me at the time and was concerned 

about the pain. My mum thought I had been attacked spiritually or physically 

by “evil forces” and needed alternative therapy and some prayers. They were 

all trying to find a solution to get their child back to normal. Thankfully my 

symptoms resolved when my sister had come back, and when everyone did a 

retrospective analysis they figured out that I had a depressive episode. 

This is just one personal case study with a relatively good outcome, however 

there are multiple cases like the one above with symptoms ignored or overlooked 

without good outcomes in Indian society. The topic is still considered to be 

something that does not need any intervention in the community and that the 

individual just needs to be “happy”. Thus, we as medical practitioners, family 

members, or just members of the community need to be aware of depression 

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Voices; Stories from 

our Community 

Section Editor; Elvis Novas 

Written by Elvis Novas 

Advisor for the Dominican Community Center and member 

of the Board of Directors of Housatonic Habitat for 

Humanity, Danbury, CT 

“I am very grateful for the privilege of being selected 

as editor for the column “Hispanic/Latinx Voices: 

Stories from our Community ‘’ of the Global Health 

eMagazine.” 

My desire for a better community has been the guide to introduce me to 

community work, specifically in the Hispanic/Latinx community. This experience 

has allowed me to see and treat people in our community with great human 

and professional values; men and women who just need a platform to share 

their stories and amplify the voices of others. 

Our vision for the column “Hispanic/Latinx Voices: Stories From Our Community” 

is based on the interest of making our people, culture, values, and points of 

view known and at the same time motivate our audience to be more interested 

in our community. 

With this, we seek greater visibility for our community, the opportunity for our 

people to expose their talents and abilities to communicate and for others to 

know our true stories. I encourage you to follow us each month as we feature 

inspiring stories from our Hispanic/Latinx community in the city of Danbury, 

Connecticut. 

This month we focus on the Youth Academy for Latino Leaders and the Summer 

Program. This article was written by Jacqueline Cabrera, a very well known 

writer to the readers. 

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Jacqueline is a Dominican-American, abstract artist who 

has always been fascinated by the beauty of nature and 

people. She studied sociology at Baruch College in New 

York City, but as she pursued her degree, she realized 

that there was more to life than just theory. She had 

always been artistically inclined, but she felt like she 

couldn’t create the same kind of work as others. 

What started as ideas quickly became actionable steps. We started having 

meetings both in person and virtually regularly. Months later the Youth 

Academy for Latino Leaders becomes a reality. The Dominican Community 

Center and Nuvance Global Health Academy have merged forces and created 

the Y.A.L.L. or Youth Academy for Latino Leaders. The main goal of Y.A.L.L. is 

to help develop college-ready students and through them and their families 

help create strong, informed, and active Latino communities that can serve as 

assimilation hubs for newly migrant families. 

Back in January, we held our first official meeting. The best part was that at 

each meeting we caught up with each other’s lives too. Slowly as the weeks 

progressed, we got to know each other better. We purposely developed 

positive, supportive relationships as a foundation for the program. 

Each giving our input, all having an equal part in participation. I’ll like to 

highlight our DCC Secretary, Jason Nova, kept us on our toes to make sure we 

were on time. He was the architect for this project. Always making sure that we 

kept focused and on time. 

Creating this project was such a rewarding experience for me. Throughout my 

life, I have had so many mentors as I am pretty sure each single one of my 

fellows can attest to as well. We need others to help us build our identity, they 

help us see what we can’t see in us. 

The Youth Academy for Latino Leaders was developed by a group of 

community leaders here in our beloved city of Danbury with the specific goal 

is to improve our graduates’ quality of life. Community data, along with our 

lived experiences were used to create the objectives for this program. 

This goal will be attained by ensuring that our graduates gain self-development 

skills through the mentorship experiences they receive from their mentors and 

facilitators. The Dominican Community Center is in Danbury, currently, the 

Danbury Public Schools fall under the Alliance Districts. Alliance Districts have 

the lowest-performing schools in the state. Danbury also has a 66.8 as their 

Next Generation Accountability Index which is how prepared students are to 

go to college. We hope to help improve our student’s college outcomes by 

bridging the gap. 

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I was happy to hear that the academy would start with 9th graders. Our teen 

years are some of the most difficult years so the idea of us being able to 

step in was marvelous. Ninth grade was a very hard year for me. It was my 

second year in the United States. I came to this country in June of 2003 along 

with my siblings. That and the fact that it was my first year in an immense 

school made things tough for me. I remember there were a few kids from my 

middle school but most of them were in different classes. I felt lost and scared 

for the rest of that year. I think that if I would have had a support system 

such as the Y.A.L.L program my life that year would have been different. 

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“The photo shows the group of students accompanied by Mr. Farley Santos, Vice President, 

Community Development Manager, and Bank Ambassador with Savings Bank of Danbury, 

and who is also a CT State Representative. Also pictured are Jacqueline Cabrera (to the 

right of Mr. Santos) and Olga Mejia (to the far left in the photo), members of the Dominican 

Community Center Board of Directors and mentors of the Y.A.L.L. program. As part of the first 

day’s shadowing, Mr. Santos gave a tour to the students around the Danbury Savings Bank 

Headquarters, and they were able to see how the bank functions in real time.” 

This academy has our students’ post-secondary success at its center. 

Creating partnerships with the parents of our students is another strategy 

we are implementing. Studies have shown that if the whole family is involved, 

the student’s academic outcomes are better. 

Mentoring is a gift that must be shared with others. No one creates themselves 

alone, we need a tribe to guarantee the success of each of our students. 

Every single individual that participated in the inception of this project has 

donated countless hours to ensure it is carried out with the utmost quality for 

the betterment of our students. 

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This past Wednesday was the first day of our academy. Wow, how time flies. 

Our students got to meet and learn about each other. It turns out they are 

all going to Danbury High School in the Fall. How amazing is that? They each 

now have 5 more friends they will know once the school year starts. The day 

began with words of encouragement and motivation from Dr. Majid Sadigh 

(Director of Global Health at Nuvance Health out of Danbury Hospital), who 

made the announcement (on behalf of himself and his family) of the gift of a 

Chromebook laptop for each student participating in the Summer Program. 

The first session in the morning they learned about leadership and later in the 

afternoon about personal finance. After that they toured the Danbury Savings 

Bank Headquarters along with our State Representative Farley Santos. The 

first day was already a highlight. 

At the end of the program, we hope that our students have the knowledge 

and skills to get out into the world knowing that they belong in any room and 

in any space. They belong. I believe that all my fellow program developers 

can attest that we have all experienced unique challenges and obstacles just 

because we are of Latino descent. The color of their skin should not be what 

prevents them from entering in the spaces they belong in. 

Our Young Latino Leaders are the voice of their generation. For them to 

exercise their right of being free independent beings, it’s important that we 

help them develop their voices. My invitation to you is for you to get involved in 

your community. Be the big sister, brother that one of our young Latino Leaders 

need. You will surely make a difference in their life. 

Y.A.L.L. was carefully crafted by the following representatives from the 

Dominican Community Center President, Eva Maria Duran, Board members 

Olga Mejia and Jackie Cabrera, Secretary Jason Nova, and Advisor Elvis Novas. 

Representatives from Nuvance Global Health Academy Dr. Jett Choquette and 

Student Dr. Javier Rincon. All under the extraordinary vision and leadership of 

Dr. Majid Sadigh. 

If you would like to get involved in our programs, please reach out to the Dominican 

Community Center via our website WWW.DOMINICANCOMMUNITYCENTER.ORG 

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Decolonization Interest Group Mak Chapter: 

The DIG Mak Chapter is a new interest group pioneered and established by 

global health passionate medical students in a quest to challenge the deeply 

rooted structures and imbalances within the field of global health that at least 

in part have led to various health disparities. This student-led initiative seeks 

to address the historical power dynamics, Euro-centrism, and inequalities that 

have shaped the discourse and implementation of global health practices. 

With a firm commitment to promoting inclusivity, equity, and cultural sensitivity, 

the DIG Mak Chapter aims to achieve this through raising awareness among 

medical students and staff, research and advocacy, empowerment and 

capacity building and international collaboration all to eventually revolutionize 

the way global health is approached, researched, and practiced. 

Mission and Vision 

The mission of the Global Health Decolonization Group is to challenge dominant 

narratives in global health, dismantle colonial legacies, and center diverse 

voices and experiences in the pursuit of health equity worldwide through our 

four main functions. The vision of the group is a future where global health 

initiatives are truly collaborative, respectful of local knowledge, and focused 

on uplifting marginalized communities. 

Functions and Goals 

The Decolonization Interest Group Mak Chapter has four main functions and 

goals: 

• Raising awareness: The DIG Mak Chapter strives to raise awareness 

about the historical injustices and power imbalances that have shaped 

global health. Through workshops, seminars, and public events, the group 

educates students and the broader community on the importance of 

decolonizing health practices. 

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• Research and advocacy: The group conducts research to uncover 

instances of colonial biases and prejudices in global health policies and 

interventions. Armed with evidence, the DIG Mak Chapter advocates for 

policy changes and calls for the implementation of culturally sensitive 

and community-centered health practices. We have started on a 

research project entitled, “Introducing a curriculum in colonization and 

decolonization of global health Uganda: a pathway to equitable and 

culturally responsive healthcare.” This is to be carried out amongst all 

medical schools in Uganda. 

• Empowerment and capacity building: By empowering students and 

healthcare practitioners with critical insights, the group aims to create 

a cadre of advocates and practitioners who can champion decolonized 

approaches to health. We have embarked on starting a decolonization 

chapter in every medical school in Uganda, and the process has already 

started in Mbarara and Gulu medical schools. 

• International collaboration: The DIG Mak Chapter collaborates with 

other student-led and global health organizations, like Nuvance Health 

worldwide to foster a global movement for decolonized health practices. 

By sharing knowledge and resources, the group seeks to create a united 

front against colonial legacies in health. 

Governance 

The DIG Mak Chapter Group operates on a democratic and inclusive 

governance model. All members have equal opportunities to contribute 

their ideas, and decision-making processes are conducted through open 

discussions and consensus-building. The group elects its leadership annually 

through the group secretariat, ensuring that fresh perspectives are continually 

infused into its activities. The group also has a staff patron. 

Structure 

• Chairperson: Matsiko Joshua 

• Vice chairperson: Asiimwe Gracious 

• General Secretary: Segawa Micheal Collins 

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Section Editor: 

Dilyara F. Nurkhametova, MD, PhD 

Director of Nuvance Health Global Health Electives Program 

for AUC/RUSM 

This new column exhibits the beauties of our planet 

earth and our everyday destructive actions against 

it. We are witnessing Earth undergoing a profound 

transformation. In this recently launched section, 

we appreciate the gems of our planet while raising 

awareness of climate change. We invite our global 

health community to share photos, videos, inspirational resources, and stories. 

We want to hear from you how climate change affects people and health in 

your part of the world. 

Clinician education on climate change and health: virtual 

learning community models 

COMMENT| VOLUME 7, ISSUE 6, E444-E446, JUNE 202; The Lancet Planetary Health; 

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S2542-5196(23)00087-6 

In this commentary, the authors highlight the rising number of patients 

experiencing health issues related to climate change in the daily practice 

of physicians. They emphasize the importance of clinicians acquiring the 

necessary knowledge and skills to effectively address climate change’s 

impacts in their practice. To tackle these issues, the authors recommend the 

adoption of The Climate Change and Human Health ECHO (Climate ECHO) 

program for clinicians. 

Read the full text here 

Education in Planetary Health 

Climate Change and Human Health ECHO (Climate ECHO) 

The Climate Change and Human Health ECHO (Climate ECHO) is a virtual 

mentoring program designed for health-care and public health professionals. 

It aims to address critical climate and health educational needs for clinicians. 

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The program focuses on three primary objectives: Enhancing knowledge and 

self-efficacy related to climate change; Improving communication among 

clinicians, community health workers, and patients concerning the health 

impacts of climate change; and Advancing knowledge on environmental 

justice and health equity to address and reduce health disparities. 

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Climate and Planetary Health Office Hours 

Date: August 18, 2023 | 9:00 - 10:00 AM PST 

To fulfill its mission of equipping 100% of health professionals worldwide 

with the knowledge and abilities to tackle the climate crisis, and to hasten 

the integration of climate change and planetary health information into 

educational curricula, the GCCHE (Global Consortium on Climate and Health 

Education) now provides virtual consultations. These consultations allow 

faculty members to connect with peers who possess firsthand experience in 

implementing climate and planetary health content into their own institution’s 

curricula. 

This initiative is supported by the GCCHE Medical Working Group and the 

Climate Resources for Health Education (CRHE) team. 

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Explore a collection of extraordinary space images that have been shortlisted 

for Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023. 

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in Global Health 

Section Editor;Swapnil Parve, MD, PhD 

Director of International Affairs at the NH/UVMLCOM 

Global Health Program and Manager of the Global Health 

Academy at Nuvance Health 

Artificial Intelligence in U.S. Health Care Delivery; 

Nikhil R. Sahni, M.B.A., M.P.A.–I.D., and Brandon Carrus, 

M.Sc. 

NEJM, July 26, 2023 

AI adoption in health care delivery has lagged behind adoption in other 

business sectors, but the past few years have shown the potential and promise 

of AI, which has already begun to shape the operations of payers and providers 

in some areas. If the promise of AI is realized, the quality of and access to 

health care delivery will be improved. The promise remains, but realizing it in 

practice has not been easy. 

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Section Editor: 


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Director of the Nuvance Health Global Health Program Nursing Division 

From Novice to Expert – Nursing Pathway 

in Global Health 

Written by 

Catherine G Winkler, PhD, MPH, APRN-BC 

In 1984, Dr. Patricia Benner developed a concept known as “From Novice to 

Expert.” Her concept describes the process in which nurses develop skills and 

an understanding of patient care over time from a combination of a strong 

educational foundation and personal experiences. There are implications 

for global health using this nursing theory to suggest a pathway for nurses 

interested in global health to guide education and practice. 

The novice nurse early in his/her career is sorting out ideas on practice specialty 

and their further development in a clinical area. Acquisition of knowledge and 

skills at this early time in a career embeds into practice and forms ideas that 

are long-term and likely will be sustainable. Therefore, the novice nurse is highly 

motivated to succeed in their new career. This enthusiasm and early exposure 

to global health care has the potential to influence the nurse in a positive way, 

ensuring advocacy for world-wide public health. 

In comparison, the expert nurse may have most of her/ his career behind them, 

but they have an extensive knowledge in clinical practice, communication, 

education and often in multiple settings. Accordingly, an expert nurse in 

addition to delivery of high quality care is able to teach patients, families and 

staff readily and contribute to research and the literature as it applies in global 

health. 

Together, the novice and the expert nurses bring the great potential for 

practicing culturally sensitive care, development of strong long-term 

partnerships with international partners and inter-professional teams through 

bidirectional alliances to build capacity and sustain positive change. 

A systems approach would allow coordination of nurses with varied education 

preparation and experience to organize and render global population health. 

The program could be managed through a university or hospital-based nursing 

division that would have access to nurses ranging from novice to expert with 

ongoing mentorship. 

The potential would be to engage nurses earlier and longer to improve staffing, 

reduce turnover, facilitate professional growth and to standardize support and 

share a common global health pathway. 

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Section Editor: Sarah Cordisco, RN 

Staff Nurse at the University of Vermont 

GH Conference Reflection 

Written by Sarah Cordisco, RN 

The 2nd annual Global Health Conference took place in June. It was a 2 

day event that aimed to create a space for exchanging ideas, information, 

networking and, most importantly, reflection. There were many familiar and 

new faces; many of whom had traveled internationally for this event. Through 

activities, breakout groups, lectures and conversations I learned so much 

and met incredible people. The conference opened my eyes to many new 

perspectives and issues that I had not previously thought about in the same 

way. I gained some much valuable knowledge and information. 

One of the biggest takeaways I had from the conference was the idea of justice 

in our program. One question asked was, how can we bring justice back to the 

community? That question has endless answers. My answer to that question 

before and after hearing the many speakers and lectures, was very different. 

I now understand that that question is best answered by the community we 

are trying to help. The best way to understand how to make lasting change, 

is to ask the members of these communities what their needs are. What is 

their priority when it comes to health and wellness? The goal of our program 

is to provide education, empowerment, justice and advocacy which allows 

people to become independent in their growth. It starts by providing support, 

like sticks to a vine. 

When breaking down each of these pillars to growth, the first is looking at 

education. Education is often seen as a privilege, though we are striving for it 

to be a right. A right to access knowledge and teach others to make lasting 

change. One way we are doing this is through the Global Health Academy. 

This academy is filled with brilliant minds and professionals who are eager 

to share their knowledge with the masses. Through the academy, we aim to 

provide the education people need to grow their healthcare practices, teach 

others and make lasting change. The best part is that our partnered countries 

are able to choose their educational needs, thus allowing us to provide the 

support they are asking for. 

Under empowerment and advocacy, we further address what the community 

needs and how to integrate that into their societies and systems. Working 

within these structures, we can make a difference and get people to work 

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and ground floor level. The type of empowerment and advocacy provided, 

changes based on the setting, based on the needs. The goal is always to 

represent those who experience and live in the problem. By listening to the 

community, we can create a strategy and an understanding on when to 

advocate and to who we make the change to. When working within different 

communities, it is extremely important to understand cultural humility vs cultural 

competency. We must commit to the ongoing process of self evaluation and 

self critique, paired with being willing to learn from others; understanding that 

we will never know everything about the experience of being in another culture 

or community. We must honor other peoples beliefs, customs and values and 

work to change our shortcomings and biases. This is how we can work to 

empower and advocate in other communities, while working with them to 

make the changes they want to make. 

Through these lenses, we recognize the difference in system based practices 

and see the distinction between best practice and difference in practice. 

We can then begin to see why people understand illness in different ways. 

The Global Health conference showed me the importance of discussing and 

addressing the hard issues, looking at the grassroots, to get to the important 

solutions. It also reaffirmed to me that our goal as health care practitioners is 

to improve the health of people and work with people on their health goals. 

All while working to improve equity and access to information and resources. 

I thoroughly enjoyed my time getting to know people from places like Botswana, 

Armenia and many others. I learned so many new things that I will carry with 

me in my practice and career. I thank everyone who spoke and provided 

education at this conference. I look forward to continuing my work in this 

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The Nursing Education Team has landed and is working with our Ugandan 

friends to discuss nursing education and how we can assist and how we can 

partner. Today the team is at the University and tomorrow they will be going 

to the local hospital to meet the head of the nursing division. One of the first 

requests is / are there a potential for nursing student experience exchanges. 

Education has been shared and the NPD team is reviewing with our friends how 

we can share resources and help with curriculum development. More to come! 

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Art To Remind Us 

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Section Editor; Mitra Sadigh 

Writer/Editor/Researcher at the NVH/ 

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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 moved and inspired us. We encourage you to also share works that have 

inspired you. 

The Art of a Pandemic 

COVID-19 street art from around the globe 

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South Africa; Artist Senzart911 created larger than life images of children wearing protective face 

masks during the COVID outbreak in Kliptown, the oldest residential district of Soweto, South 

Africa, on October 27, 2021. 

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Street art has flourished during the pandemic. Kaleidoscopic collages with 

messages to mask-up and get vaccinated decorate walls across the world. 

There are two-story tall tributes to health-care workers and memorial murals 

dedicated to those who’ve died from COVID-19. Some images lean to the 

political, while others prompt hope. 

We’re sharing just a fraction of the COVID street art out there — but, here’s 

to all of the artists who’ve told the story of the pandemic these past two 

years with their paint brushes and spray cans, especially those who’ve used 

their canvases to promote health messages and raise awareness of health 

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Articles of the Month 

Sudan: current conflict, cancer care, and ripple effects on the 

region 

Nazik Hammad, Rehab Ahmed 

The Lancet; June 30, 2023 

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The collapse of cancer services in Khartoum and many parts of Sudan since 

the eruption of the war in April, 2023, left thousands of Sudanese patients 

and those who come from neighboring countries without care. Sudan, despite 

challenges, had achieved considerable strides in delivering cancer services, 

boasting one of the oldest cancer centers in Africa with most oncologists 

practicing in Sudan having trained locally. Progress has been made in the 

decentralization of cancer services with the establishment of several provincial 

cancer centers outside Khartoum.1 Two centers, in Wad Medani and Merowe, 

provide radiotherapy although at a much more limited capacity than that of 

Khartoum. Other centers provide chemotherapy and a mostly partial array of 

cancer surgeries and diagnostics, such as those located in Shendi, El Obeid, 

El-Gadarif, Nyala, and El-Fasher. 

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Overall, more than 2.6 million people have been internally displaced since the 

start of the conflict on 15 April. 

Meanwhile, more than 730,000 people have fled Sudan for neighboring 

countries, according to the UN refugee agency, UNHCR 

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Dr Menn – affectionately known as “Pee Menn” or ‘brother hedgehog’ – was a 

wonderful and compassionate man. He was a doctor, a surgeon, a mentor, a 

teacher, a colleague, a brother, a family man and a Great Soul. He was the key 

figure in the development of the Thai Global Health site for Nuvance Health. 

Dr. Menn served as the Dean of Walailak Medical School for almost 20 years, 

until an untimely diagnosis of stage 4 colon cancer in March 2022 devastated 

all of us. He fought bravely – for 15 months - supported by a dedicated team 

of doctors (all friends and colleagues), initially at the Prince of Songkhla 

University Hospital in Hat Yai, then at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. His courage 

and endurance became almost legendary. 

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During his 15 months of treatment, he suffered - but faced it all without 

complaint, greeting everyone with his engaging smile. For a while it seemed 

as if he would reach remission thanks to cutting edge immunotherapy, but 

unfortunately the cancer struck back with an unstoppable fury that not even 

the most advanced treatments could halt. 

Accepting his fate, Dr. Menn made one last medical referral; his own, to the 

Marahraj Hospital in his southern Thailand hometown of Nakhon si Thammarat 

where he requested ‘end of life care’. Though paralyzed from a new tumor in 

the spine, he was determined to return home and was subsequently transferred 

by ambulance for a 12 hour journey through the night. His last few days were 

then spent in the very hospital where his medical career began and where his 

much loved family and many friends could see him and bid him farewell. He 

increasingly focused on meditation, preparing himself for the journey ahead. 

His accomplishments were tremendous. As a star student at Nakhon si 

Thammarat’s Benjamarachutit College, he was granted a scholarship to 

study Medicine at Mahidol University’s Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital 

Bangkok, the ‘Harvard’ of Thailand. He completed his Residency Training in 

General Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University, gained 

a MSc from the University of Wales College of Medicine and a PhD in Medical 

Education from the University of Birmingham – a masterly work of scholarship 

that set out his theories in reflective learning and teaching medicine in the 

modern world. 

Along with being a dedicated surgeon and medical practitioner, he was a 

pioneering Dean of Medicine at Walailak University’s School of Medicine, 

worked extensively on the University’s new teaching hospital, was a long-time 

member of the Medical Council of Thailand, a leader of the Thailand - Nuvance 

Health Global Health site, an advisor and associate on countless committees 

and a dedicated member of the Wat Phu Khao Lak Buddhist community. 

Further afield, he was a 

proud honoree member of 

Scotland’s Clan MacLeod 

(confirmed on him by the 

Chief) and a much loved 

member of the Horsley clan 

in New Zealand – his ‘second 

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A wise and gently spoken 

man, he was however 

easily riled on the one issue 

that disturbed him most - 

corruption. Whether local 

or national, he regarded 

it as the underlying 

cause of the many ills in 

Thailand’s development 

and his uncompromising 

stance often brought him 

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But in keeping the balance, it should be known that Dr. Menn was also a 

consummate cook, a lover of good food and wine, and in the right company 

would happily sing and chat through the night - and well into the next day. 

Everything about him was larger than life. 

His friends, associates and colleagues quite literally spanned the world but 

most significantly he was a noble son of Nakhon si Thammarat, now a city, 

once a Kingdom. Well versed in the local culture and dialect, raised in a family 

with a lineage that included both southern kings and local farmers, he was 

most at home in the ancient bustling city of his birth - and even more so in 

the surrounding hills and forests of the vast Khao Luang National Park, the 

splendid mountains that dominates Nakhon’s skyline. 

For the future, he was planning to become a monk at Wat Phu Khao Lak, set 

in the mountains and forests of Khao Lak, under the guidance of his beloved 

teacher, the Venerable Ajan Pop. 

It is there that he felt most at peace and it is there that many of us believe 

his Spirit now resides, eternally at ease with Nature and the ancient eternal 

lineages of Buddhadharma. 

He is survived by his much loved mother Khun Ouyporn, sister Meh, brother 

Max, a grand extended family and a galaxy of friends. 

We all miss him deeply. 

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Hello, 


Our trip to Uganda was very interesting. We met quite a few people, toured 

and observed at three different hospitals as well as toured the clinical skills lab 

for both medical and nursing students at Makerere University, and spent time 

with the nursing faculty. We also had the opportunity to speak with some of 

the nurses that were working in both inpatient and outpatient units at all three 

hospitals. 

I look forward to discussing our trip with you. 

My best, 

Robin 

The UMP visit yesterday with a tour of Tu Du was wonderful - more meetings 

there on Thursday with peds before I leave. I think I would have done Ob if Dr. 

Lan was my teacher - she is great!! 

Mariah McNamara 

The students are all doing very well. 

I checked in with them yesterday and they are enjoying the rotation very much. 

They are well established now and well taken care of. 

This batch of students was quite independent to begin with. 

One of them had already spent 5 months in Thailand teaching English. 

Anyway it has been a great trip here. I’ll be sure to create some good content 

for the eMagazine and other outlets. 

Goodnight from here 

Stephen Scholand 

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As the sessions progressed, the students (Y.A.L.L.) became more confident and 

open to participate in the conversations. They did a great job! The facilitators 

were very good too! I firmly believe that the next sessions will be very good in 

the same way. Good job, everyone! 

Thanks, 

Elvis 

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To Grace Linhard the recipient of John Murphy Leadership Award. 

John Murphy Leadership Award recognizes a member of global health family 

at WCHN who demonstrates innovative, initiative-driven leadership impacting 

the program and beyond. 




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To Jett Choquette the recipient of Sister Jane Frances Award. 

Sister Jane Frances Award is given to a student who observes tragedies 

in underserved communities but overcomes the initial transient anger or 

frustration to find a creative solution and implements it with hard work and 

dedication. 

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Dr. Robert Jarrett and Dr. Stephen Winter the recipients 

of Linde Excellence in Mentoring Award 

Linde Excellence in Mentoring Award recognizes a community physician or a 

faculty who has excelled at mentoring global health scholars in achieving their 

career objectives through moral, social, and intellectual support. 




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Congratulations to 

Thinh Ngoc Thanh, MD 

global health scholar from Cho Ray 

Hospital in Vietnam for successful 

completion of a 2 month rotation in 

cardiology at Danbury Hospital 

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Congratulations to Dr. June 

from Walailak University, Thailand, 

Nair Scholar in Global Pulmonary 

Medicine for successful completion of 

one month rotation in pulmonary/ICU 

medicine at Norwalk Hospital.

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Welcome 

A very warm welcome and 

congratulations to Dr. Swapnil Parve, 

the Director of International Affairs 

at the Nuvance Health Global Health 

Program, who has recently arrived 

in Danbury to start a new role as 

the Nuvance Health Global Health 

Academy Manager. Dr. Parve is a 

trained cardiologist from Kazan State 

Medical University (KSMU), where he 

recently obtained a PhD degree in 

Cardiology. He is a former fellow of the 

Nuvance Health Global Health Program 

and served as the program’s Senior IT 

Consultant and Global Health Program 

Site Director at Datta Meghe Institute 

of Medical Sciences (DMIMS) in India. 

Dr. Parve possesses many colorful 

talents, and we are excited to welcome 

him in his new role as the Global Health 

Academy Manager. 




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Calendar of Events 

Nuvance Health 

July 4: Touch base with Dr. Stephen Scholand in regards to the medical 

students in Thailand 

July 4: Touch base with Dr. Bemen Habashi in regards to the medical students 

in Uganda 

July 4: Touch base with Dr. Uyen Tran and several global health scholars in 

respect to the medical students in Vietnam 

July 8: Meeting with a faculty interested in writing for the global health 


July 8: Meeting with a faculty interested in global health and supervision of the 

global health students 

July 9: Discussion around the proposed panels to UNGA78 

July 9: Reviewed a manuscript on global women’s health with the principle 

investigator 

July 9: Finalized the global health diaries with Mitra Sadigh and Amanda 

Wallace 

July 10: Weekly debriefing meeting with Wendi Cuscina, the manager of the 

global health program 

July 10: The UVMLCOM Global Health Leadership Meeting 

July 11: Monthly meeting with Dr. Dereck DeLeon the CAO 

July 11: Meeting with Amanda Wallace to discuss the eMagazine and the 

global health bridge 

July 11: Zoom meeting with Javier and Elvis Novas, to finalize the curriculum of 

the selected high school students from LatinX community 

July 11: Zoom meeting with Dr. Hossein Akbari, a global health academy faculty 

to discuss his involvement in UNGA78 

July 11: Zoom meeting with Dr. Elina Mukhametshina to discuss her current and 

future engagement with the Nuvance Health Global Health Program 

July 12: Zoom meeting with Dr. Hossein Akbari, the principal author, and Dr. 

Tracy Rabin, the director of the global health in department of medicine at 

Yale and the corresponding author of a manuscript in respect to restructuring 

the global health education 

July 12: Requesting Dr. Nelson Sewankambo to review the manuscript as a co 

author 

July 13: Nuvance Health/UVM Partnership Meeting Prep 

July 13: Nursing Delegation to Uganda and ACCESS 

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July 13: Discussion around UNGA78 with the moderators of the accepted 

proposals 

July 14: Discussion around UNGA78 with the moderators of the accepted 

proposals 

July 14: Zoom meeting with Dilyara Nurkhametova to review the global health 

academy protocols and procedures 

July 15: Meeting with Dr. Asghar Rastegar to discuss UNGA78 

July 16: Finalized a new post for the global health diaries with Amanda Wallace 

and Mitra Sadigh 

July 17: Zoom meeting with Sarah Cordisco, Pammela, and Darshani to discuss 

global mental health as well as women’s health. 

July 18: Debriefing session with Dr. Aparna Oltikar 

July 18: In person meeting with Dr. Bulat Ziganshin at Yale 

July 18: Meeting with Dean Morin 

July 19: The first day of the summer course in the global health academy for 

the 6 selected high school students from Latinx community 

July 19: Debriefing session with Dr. June, Nair Pulmonary Scholar from Walailak 

University in Thailand 

July 19: Debriefing session with Dr. Trinh, a cardiology scholar from Cho Ray 

Hospital, Vietnam 

July 20: Zoom meeting with Professor Nelson Sewnakambo to discuss the 

format of the accepted panel proposal at UNGA78 

July 20: Meeting with a few members of the accepted panels at UNGA78 to 

discuss the format and the content of the panels 

July 20: Zoom meeting with a member of academy to discuss the strategy to 

invite speakers to the USA for UNGA78 

July 21: Finalized a letter to the Lancet with co authors and the Lancet editors 

July 21: Discussion of inviting a colleague from Vietnam to Danbury Hospital in 

September with Dr. Robert Jarrett 

July 23: Finalized the global health diaries with Mitra Sadigh, the editor of the 

blog, and Ammanda Wallace, the creative editor 

July 22-23: Communication with the section editors of eMagazine to finalize 

the August issue of the global health eMagazine 

July 24: Teams Meeting with Dr. Dereck DeLeon 

July 24: Academic Service Line 

July 24: NVH/UVMLCOM discussion 

July 24: Debriefing of the first day of the project with the high school students 

from Latinx community 

July 24: Debriefing meeting with Wendi Cuscina, the manager of the global 

health program 

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July 25: Meeting with Grace Linhard, the director of the Nuvance Health 

foundation, to discuss the structure and function of the global health academy 

executive committee 

July 26: Orientation session with Dr. Swapnil Parve, the manager of the Global 

Health Academy 

July 26: The second day of the summer course in the Global Health Academy 

for the 6 selected high school students from Latinx community 

July 26: Introducing Dr. Swapnil Parve, the manager of the Global Health 

Academy to the leadership of Y.A.L.L. 

July 27: Finalized the global health eMagazine, the August issue, with the 

section editors 

July 28: Review of the eMagazine, the August issue, with Dilyara Nurkhametova, 

the assistant director of the global health program 

July 28: Zoom meeting with Dr. Dilyara Nurkhametova and Dr. Swapnil Parve to 

review the global health academy procedures and protocols 

July 30: Finalized the global health blog with Mitra Sadigh and Amanda 

Wallace 

July 30: Finalized the global health eMagazine, August issue with Amanda 

Wallace 

July 31: Zoom meeting with Dr. Pierce Gardner to discuss how to become more 

involved with the famous academic global health organizations 

July 31: Zoom meeting with Dr. Nelson Sewankambo to finalize the list of 

panelists for the UNGA78 

July 31: Zoom meeting with Dr. Asghar Rastegar 

UVMLCOM 

July 1: Dr. Aparna Oltikar returned to the US after her visit to UNIBE, Dominican 

Republic to supervise UVMLCOM and AUC/RUSM students during their GHEs. 

July 8: Dr. Bemen Habashi returned to the US after his visit to Uganda to 

supervise UVMLCOM and AUC/RUSM students during their GHEs. 

July 10: Global Health Leadership Team meeting 

July 14: Dr. Stephen Scholand returned to the US after his visit to Thailand to 

supervise UVMLCOM and AUC/RUSM students during their GHEs. 

July 14: Debrief meeting with Dr. Stephen Scholand, Dr Bemen Habashi, and Dr 

McNamara, to discuss their experiences while supervising students in Global 

Health sites. 

July 21: Debrief meeting with Dr. Oparna Oltikar and Dr McNamara, to discuss 

their experiences while supervising students in Global Health sites. 

July 21: Touchbase meeting with Dr Mariah McNamara and Dr Dilyara 

Nurkhametova 

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Global Health electives: Twelve MS1 UVMLCOM students are currently 

participating in Global Health electives in Dominican Republic, Thailand, 

Uganda, and Vietnam. 

AUC/RUSM 

July 3: Touch base meeting with Dr Elina Mukhametshina 


July 12: Meeting with Dr Elina Mukhametshina to discuss articles writing 

July 12: Interview with AUC student-applicant for the GH Elective 


July 21: Meeting with GH coordinator in Uganda Susan Buyekwaso and AUC/ 

RUSM students in preparation to August GH electives 


July 26: Orientation meeting with AUC/RUSM students in preparation for the 

upcoming GHE in Uganda, ACCESS site. Estherloy Katali, ACCESS site director, 

participated in students’ orientation 

July 27: Orientation meeting with AUC/RUSM students in preparation for the 

upcoming GHE in Vietnam, ChoRay hospital 

Global Health electives: five AUC/RUSM students are currently participating in 

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Dr. Thinh Ngoc Thanh, MD, global health scholar from 

Cho Ray Hospital with Wendi Cuscina, the manager of 

the global health program 


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Stephen and Henry Scholand 

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Molly and Blakely Cruz 

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Youth Academy for Latino Leaders (Y.A.L.L.) 

Below: Students at the academy 

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In JFK airport with students from UVMLCOM 

Cultural Tour in Bangkok 

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Cultural Tour with Walailak University Staff 

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Harvesting venom at the snake farm 

UVMLCOM Student, Ian Minearo holding a 

Burmese python 

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Dr. Patnarin Supakorn - Director 

of International Affairs WU 

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UVM medical students are meeting Dr. Sabrina Kitaka 

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In Quzafi Mosque, Kampala, Uganda 

With Dr. Jane Nakibuka, The director of ICU at 

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Visiting UMP - Dr Mariah McNamara with the leadership of the University of Medicine and 

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Yesterday, we had a lovely dinner with global 

health students. And we had a great time 

doing karaoke with Sarah and Krystin. 

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Yale Medicine 2008 

Photos and Reflections 2021 

Global Health & the Arts 

Nuvance Health and UVMLCOM Global 

Health Website 

COVID-19 Resource Center 

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 

Account 

Global Health Annual Reports 

Global Health Conference 2019 Photos 

Global Health Conference 2019 Videos 

Global Health Conference 2019 Book 

Global Health Diaries and Newsletters 

2015-2016 


2016-2017 


2017-2018 

Global Health Diaries and eMagazines 

2018-2019 

Global Health eMagazines 2020-2021 

Global Health Diaries 2020-2021 

Global Health Program Website 

Global Health at WCHN Facebook 

Ho Chi Minh City and Cho Ray Hospital 

The Homestay Model of Global Health 

Program video 

Kasensero Uganda 

Resources 

Global Health Reflections and Photos 2017 

and 2018 

Global Health Reflections and Photos 2019 

Ethical Dilemmas book 

Nuvance/MakCHS Global Health 

Information Center Booklet 

Paraiso and the PAP Hospital 

Photographs from Uganda, by 

photojournalist Tyler Sizemore 

Presentations By Global Health Scholars 

Previous issues of the Global Health 


Program Partners 

Publications 

Site Specific Information 

Tropical Medicine Booklets (101, and 

202) 

Tropical Medicine Spanish 101 

Tropical Medicine Courses 

The World of Global Health book 

The World of Global Health Video 

Words of Encouragement 

UVM Larner College of Medicine Blog 

Participant Guide in Global Health, 

Thailand 

Cho Ray International Student Handbook 

DRC Facing a New Normal 

Photos and Reflections 2019 

Coronavirus 2019 Important clinical 

considerations for Patients & Health 

care Providers 

Interviews 

A Connecticut Doctor in Africa, by 

journalist Mackenzie Riggs 

Majid Sadigh, MD Interview Regarding 

Ebola in Liberia (Video) 

My Heart Burns: Three Words Form a 

Memoir (Video) 

Two UVM Docs Combat Ebola in Liberia 

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