Written by Vitor Mori, Ph.D.
As a University of Vermont post-doctoral fellow, I had been able to help my home country of Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic by applying some of the modeling expertise I’ve gained to help the city of Sao Paulo track the spread of the disease during the first months of the pandemic. Read more…
The Global Response to COVID-19: From UVM to Brazil Read More »
My name is Victor M. Abraham II. I will be heading to the Dominican Republic this summer through the Global Health Program at the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine. I have been interested in global health since I was very young.
My mother is an internal medicine physician who graduated from Hahnemann Medical College in 1991. Born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, she fled her home country as a child due to the authoritarian regime and sought refuge in America. Soon after her arrival, her father died in a car accident, leaving her mother a widow and the sole caregiver for her, her three brothers, and her ill mother. My mother fought through great hardship to eventually become a physician. Read more…
Journeying on the Global Health Pathway: Honoring My Families Read More »
A river of sweat is slowly trickling down the small of my back, gathering tributaries from the rolling hills formed by my scapulae. My collared shirt is damp in several areas, even though I have an undershirt on today. The heat and humidity are unforgiving at this time of day. I adjust the stethoscope around my neck as we walk into the intensive care unit (ICU). A blast of cool air greets me.
Written by Isaac de la Bruere ’22
A river of sweat is slowly trickling down the small of my back, gathering tributaries from the rolling hills formed by my scapulae. My collared shirt is damp in several areas, even though I have an undershirt on today. The heat and humidity are unforgiving at this time of day. I adjust the stethoscope around my neck as we walk into the intensive care unit (ICU). Read more…
