Different Paths Lead to the Same Destination - Medical School for International Health
we
believe that another great way to learn to treat a diverse patient
population is to study alongside students from all different walks of
life. By accepting students from diverse academic and personal
backgrounds, we strive to create a dynamic learning environment in which
students learn from one another. Cultural competence is not just
learned in the classroom and the clinic, rather the ability to
understand, communicate with and effectively interact with people from
different backgrounds is also learned through interactions with fellow
classmates and faculty.
While there is no "typical" path to MSIH, students share in their desire to make the world a better place through medicine, by treating individual patients and working in communities to make a real impact. So let's take a closer look at a few MSIH students to see what path led them to MSIH.
Dana Potashner is a first year student at MSIH who initially became interested in Global Health after a trip to Tanzania where she shadowed a local doctor.
She
earned her undergraduate degree in Life Sciences from Queen's
University and her Master's degree in Global Health from McMaster
University, both in Ontario, Canada. While studying at McMaster, Dana
was part of a six-person team that developed a Global Health
Intervention to improve hygiene in the Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya.
Dana’s goal as a doctor is to formulate an infrastructure to help people
who fall through cracks in the medical system.
Joseph Keefe (standing second on the right) is a third year student at MSIH who majored in music at the University of Northern Iowa and subsequently
taught
music. Through music, he "unearthed and fell in love with the science
of audiology," leading to his interest in medicine. He followed this
interest and completed a post baccalaureate degree at Rutgers University
and worked with a diverse population at Children's Hospital in New
Jersey. Joseph began medical school in 2017 and swapped his "music sheet
and chalk for a stethoscope and ultrasound probe."
Hadassa Holzapfel (at her White Coat Ceremony alongside fellow female classmates) is also a third year student at MSIH. Hadassa grew up in Germany, spent a year in Israel and then moved to New York City to attend Stern College for Women as a Biochemistry major.
While there is no "typical" path to MSIH, students share in their desire to make the world a better place through medicine, by treating individual patients and working in communities to make a real impact. So let's take a closer look at a few MSIH students to see what path led them to MSIH.
Dana Potashner is a first year student at MSIH who initially became interested in Global Health after a trip to Tanzania where she shadowed a local doctor.
She
earned her undergraduate degree in Life Sciences from Queen's
University and her Master's degree in Global Health from McMaster
University, both in Ontario, Canada. While studying at McMaster, Dana
was part of a six-person team that developed a Global Health
Intervention to improve hygiene in the Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya.
Dana’s goal as a doctor is to formulate an infrastructure to help people
who fall through cracks in the medical system.Joseph Keefe (standing second on the right) is a third year student at MSIH who majored in music at the University of Northern Iowa and subsequently
taught
music. Through music, he "unearthed and fell in love with the science
of audiology," leading to his interest in medicine. He followed this
interest and completed a post baccalaureate degree at Rutgers University
and worked with a diverse population at Children's Hospital in New
Jersey. Joseph began medical school in 2017 and swapped his "music sheet
and chalk for a stethoscope and ultrasound probe."Hadassa Holzapfel (at her White Coat Ceremony alongside fellow female classmates) is also a third year student at MSIH. Hadassa grew up in Germany, spent a year in Israel and then moved to New York City to attend Stern College for Women as a Biochemistry major.
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