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D’Onior Felton
Hi, I am D’Onior Felton and a first year medical student at The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences. I am originally from Clarksdale, Mississippi, but my journeys in the United States Navy afforded me the opportunity to experience communities throughout America and abroad. During my five years in the Navy, I worked as a Hospital Corpsmen with a specialty in surgical technology. While working as a surgical technologist, I gained the confidence to not only interact with physicians but to dream of becoming a physician. Consequently while serving on active duty, I earned a bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland University College. Yet, my interest in medicine extends beyond the clinical arena. A recent internship at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies gave me the opportunity to research inequalities in K-12 education, which create barriers to underrepresented minorities entering health care professions. Hopefully, my service to you this summer will assist you in overcoming barriers to your educational goals. I look forward to meeting you!
Alex Rivero
My name is Alex Rivero. I grew up most of my life outside the US in places like Korea, Mexico, and Costa Rica, where I was able to gain an appreciation for various cultures and worldly experiences. I ended up at a small liberal arts school in Minnesota, Macalester College, for my undergraduate degree in Biology and Chemistry and loved every minute of it (even the extreme cold). After graduating, I decided to take some time off before entering medical school and worked at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute doing molecular biology research. It was quite an amazing experience but after a year I decided that I wanted more “real world” experience so I left back to Minnesota to work at the pharmacy of a community health center that serves the Latin@ community. After engaging patients there I knew I was ready, so I packed my bags and came to D.C. where I am currently a first year medical student at GW. My personal interests lie in community medicine as I hope to one day practice in an underserved Latin@ community. I can’t wait to meet all of you scholars since it is you all who are the future of these fields. The importance of good mentorship and the development of key relationships is what brought me this far and I hope I can serve this role for you as those above me did for me. Get ready, this is going to be a life-changing experience!
Samuella Scott
My name is Samuella Scott. I am a first year student in the dual degree Masters program for Physician Assistant and Public Health. Currently I reside in Maryland but I was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and raised in the Gambia (both in West Africa). I graduated from University of Pittsburgh Main Campus in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2007. I received my Bachelor’s of Science in Psychology with a minor in Chemistry and Certificate in Conceptual Foundations of Medicine. In my sophomore year at Pittsburgh, I participated in the Diversity Summer Internship Program (DSIP) at Johns Hopkins University working in the laboratory of the Toxicology Department of the School of Public Health on breast cancer research. While at Pitt, I served on the executive boards of POMS (Pre-Medical Organization for Minority Students) and FOCUS (Facilitating Opportunity for Climate for Underrepresented Students). I also worked as a Pitt resident assistant for two years. It was during this time at Pittsburgh that I was exposed to the effectiveness of peer-role models. After graduation, I worked as a retail assistant manager as well as a pharmacy technician. My future plans are to work as a Primary Care clinician within the DC/MD/VA metropolitan area serving the underserved population. I also plan to develop community health programs that provide education and promote prevention. I am looking forward to meeting everyone and creating an open and welcoming environment where we can all learn from each other.
Elliott Stubbs
My name is Elliott Stubbs. I am a first-year MPH student, majoring in Community-Oriented Primary Care, at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Sciences. I was raised in Cary, North Carolina, and I have one older sister. I attended Morehouse College and earned a bachelor’s of science degree in Biology in 2007. Afterwards, I attended The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University for medical school for two years. Currently, I have taken time off of medical school to pursue an additional degree. Due to my interests in preventative medicine, I have enrolled at George Washington University, in order to gain an additional degree – a degree in public health. In the future, I plan on starting a rural medical clinic that creates a unique marriage of primary care and preventative health. Additionally, I hope to utilize my education to find ways that I can empower rural community patients to live safer and healthier lives. I enjoy reading, tutoring, auto mechanics and running in my free time. Also, I am currently employed as an elementary school reading comprehension tutor. I believe that the best way to empower an individual is to provide them the tools to construct their own destiny. A simple, but powerful, quote that reverberates in my life was elegantly stated by the late Mahatma Gandhi. “Actions express priorities”.