The trip we're about to go on could not have been put together without the combined support of a number of different groups and people. After all, it costs money to send 4 poor medical students halfway across the world and pay for medications, supplies, equipment and other goodies.
First off, thanks to Dean Sackey for her initial guidance. First, she helped us find fundraising opportunities, and she helped put what we should be doing with our trip in context, what appropriate boundaries were to the care we were providing. In fact, Dean Sackey was instrumental in helping get us in contact with Dr. Wanke, who in turn became our mentor as part of the Tisch Fellowship we ultimately ended up receiving. Really, without Dean Sackey's help, I don't know if our project ever would have gotten off the ground.
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| On a side note, Dean Sackey does public health work in Ghana |
Of course, it would be remiss of me to not, in the same breath, thank Dr. Wanke. Dr. Wanke was our mentor for the Tisch Fellowship. She communicated with us, wrote letters of support, and acted as an editor for our application. She made sure that what we wrote was acceptable and professional, and as a group with little experience in matters of global health, her assistance was indispensable.
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| Dr. Wanke is an expert in HIV infection and nutrition, and currently directs clinical studies at Tufts the Infectious disease department |
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