From Louisville to Malawi: Dr. Monica Eneriz Wiemer '96 Speaks at Louisville

Women’s Health Week and the season of Lent brought a passionate young alumna back to Louisville, Dr. Mónica Eneriz Wiemer ’96. On February 11, 2008, she made the year-long call to action come alive for Louisville students as she spoke of her work in the children’s ward of St. Gabriel’s Hospital in rural Malawi. As an undergraduate, and then as a medical student at Stanford University, she focused on addressing the health needs of minority and under-served children and families. Her interest in the health needs of new immigrants led her to participate in international electives in Guatemala and Malawi to better understand the factors that impact children's health globally. This spring, she will return to Malawi to assist at St. Gabriel’s Hospital once again by delivering supplies and completing a needs-assessment for an ongoing partnership with Stanford University Medical School.

 

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