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Melaney Brown

Name: Melaney Brown School: University of New Hampshire Major(s): Psychology Class year: 2017 When and how did you get involved with...

Melaney Brown & Emily Adelsberger

Aug 23, 20172 min read

Our New Clinic Structure

When there is such intense need for accessible and affordable primary care in an area like Pont Morel, it can be overwhelming to try and...

Emily Adelsberger

Apr 24, 20174 min read

Christian Brambila

Name: Christian Brambila School:University of Massachusetts Amherst Major(s): Public Health/Pre-Med Class Year: 2018 When and how did you...

Christian Brambila & Emily Adelsberger

Apr 20, 20173 min read

Lavanche Octabe

Lavanche Octabe is a 36-year-old man who lives in Pont Morel. He spends his days working hard in the fields as a farmer. YourStory...

Melaney Brown

Apr 14, 20171 min read

Shannon Foye

Name: Shannon Foye School: University of New Hampshire Major(s): Nutrition and Wellness (Minors in Psychology and Gerontology) Class...

Shannon Foye & Emily Adelsberger

Mar 27, 20172 min read

Hannah Hallett

Name: Hannah Hallett School: UMass Amherst Major(s): Biology and Neuroscience Class Year: 2019 Which expeditions have you gone on? I have...

Hannah Hallett & Emily Adelsberger

Mar 13, 20174 min read

Happy Blog-iversery

The YSI Blog has been up and running for one full year! Here’s a recap of what YSI has accomplished in that time: Took almost 200...

Emily Adelsberger

Mar 9, 20171 min read

Taylor Spurlock

Name: Taylor Spurlock School: Villanova University Major: Biology Class year: 2017 When and how did you get involved with YSI? I became...

Taylor Spurlock & Emily Adelsberger

Feb 23, 20173 min read

Public Health Curriculum

January 2017 has seen great progress in the development and standardization of YSI’s public health curriculum, as well as the structure...

Emily Adelsberger

Feb 21, 20173 min read

Traveling Far, But Learning From Within

In the days following my trip to Haiti, I was thrown headfirst back into the bustle of work and school. Fortunately, each friend and...

Thomas Plas

Feb 13, 20172 min read

Karen Li

Name: Karen Li School: UMass Amherst Major(s): Operations Information Management Class Year: 2017 When and how did you get involved with...

Karen Li & Emily Adelsberger

Jan 26, 20172 min read

Session 3

Day 1: Session 3 advocates arrived at the compound right as the sun was setting. We played an icebreaker and immediately noticed an...

Emily Adelsberger

Jan 19, 20172 min read

Gia Chirico

Name: Gia Chirico School: Villanova University Major(s): Biochemistry and Cognitive & Behavioral Neuroscience Class year: 2017 When and...

Emily Adelsberger & Gia Chirico

Jan 5, 20172 min read

Session 1 Update

It's been a busy couple days here in Léogâne. We've been lucky with warm weather and a nice breeze to keep us cool during the busy days....

Julia Brown

Jan 2, 20171 min read

The University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Author: Niamh Mulrooney School: UMass, Amherst When your chapter became affiliated with YSI: May 2014 Why you joined YSI: Engage myself...

Niamh Mulrooney

Dec 5, 20161 min read

The University of Vermont

Author: Jasper Flour School: The University of Vermont Leader: Jasper Flour Why you joined YSI: I wanted to immerse myself into a...

Jasper Flour

Nov 14, 20161 min read

Clark University

School: Clark University Year your chapter became affiliated with YSI: Fall 2015 Leader: Rachel Gaufberg Why you became a part of YSI: I...

Rachel Gaufberg

Nov 7, 20161 min read

Zion Bereket

Name: Zion Bereket School: Clark University Major(s): International Development, Public Health Class year: 2018 When and how did you get...

Emily Adelsberger & Zion Bereket

Nov 3, 20163 min read

Villanova

School: Villanova University Leader: Annabel Anderson Why you joined YSI: As a nursing student, I wanted a way to combine my desire to...

Annabel Anderson

Oct 3, 20161 min read

Ashley Genza

Name: Ashley Genza School: UMass Amherst Major(s): Nutrition, PreMed Class year: 2016 - graduated Job: Mount Sinai Beth Israel Dept of...

Ashley Genza & Emily Adelsberger

Sep 15, 20163 min read