This summer, the 1997 Wilbur G. Downs International Health Travel Fellows pursued research projects on health-care issues around the globe. On Wednesday, Nov. 5, they will discuss their findings in a poster session at 4 p.m. in the first-floor lobby of the Laboratory of Epidemiology and Public Health (LEPH), 60 College St. Three students will also discuss their experiences in detail at 5 p.m. in the LEPH auditorium. All are invited to attend.
This year's Downs Fellows, the degrees they are pursuing and the country where they did research this summer are: (seated, from left) Thanh Ton '98 M.P.H., Vietnam; Natalie Holt '00 M.D., Poland; Rebecca Katz '98 M.P.H., Australia; (second row) Effie Gournis '98 M.P.H., Senegal; Yasmin Chandani '98 M.P.H., Tajikistan; Nnemdi Kamanu '99 M.D., Cameroon; Michele Mak '00, China; (third row) Karin Andersson '00 M.D., Chile; Christina Kim '98 M.S.N., Zimbabwe; Jennifer Rusiecki '98 M.P.H., Belarus; Jill Patton '98 M.S.N., China; (fourth row) Derek Sheddell '98 M.P.H., Guatemala; Oscar Colegio '00 M.D., Thailand; Rhoel Dinglasan '98 M.P.H., Thailand; and Joshua Gibson '00 M.D., Tanzania. A Downs Fellowship was also awarded to Matthew Goodwin '00 M.D., who studied in Guatemala.