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• NEWS_POSTED_BY: Haiti Place
• NEWS_POSTED_ON: Oct 18, 2015
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• Category : Diaspora News
• Description : EqualHealth is proud to announce the arrival of the inaugural cohort of Fellows participating in the Marshall Wolf Medical Education Fellowship. The Fellows, both outstanding physicians and educators, will spend the next three months in Boston, participating in a rich curriculum designed to support their growth as teachers and leaders. They will then work with EqualHealth in partnership with their home institutions in Haiti for the following nine months to develop a research or quality improvement project. We are honored to work with such talented and motivated clinical educators, and invite you to meet our Fellows below!
• Location : Maryland, United States
• Website : http://www.equalhealth.org/news/2015/10/5/equalhealth-welcomes-first-cohort-of-medical-education-fellows

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  Dr. Patrick Edward Charles graduated as a general pediatrician from the State University of Haiti. Dr. Charles completed his residency at the General Hospital (HUEH) in Port Au Prince. In Dr. Charles’ third year of residency, his outstanding professional demeanor was recognized, and he was appointed as assistant chief- resident. As a senior resident Patrick Edward participated in a three month observation at The Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York. Following residency Dr. Charles took a position at Bernard Mevs Hospital. Due to his outstanding leadership skills and a determined sense of initiative, Dr. Charles was quickly promoted to Director of the hospital’s pediatric service. Dr. Charles currently plays a vital role in the training of pediatric residents in the St. Damien’s Bernard Mevs combined residency program that began two years ago. Dr. Charles is also a member of Haitian Society of Pediatrics.
  
  
  
  
  
  Dr. Gueilledana Paul graduated from the family medicine program of Saint Nicholas Hospital in Saint Marc (HSN). From the start of her career, Dr. Paul has shown a fierce commitment to medical education. During her residency, Dr. Paul developed and implemented a quality improvement project to improve HIV screening amongst women amongst the labor and delivery ward. Following Dr. Paul’s residency graduation in December 2014, she sought a position in which she could improve the quality of care delivered through medical education. During her training in family medicine, Dr. Paul received the Academic Excellence Award. Additionally, Dr. Paul earned awards from both Zanmi Lasante and the Ministry of Health of Haiti. Dr. Paul is currently working in pursuit of enhancing medical education and training residents and generalists in the Emergency Department of Hospital Saint Nicholas. Dr. Paul is the director of family practice and social service residents.