Dr. Gore's connection to global health began in childhood, spent partly in India, and solidified during a high school medical immersion program volunteering at primary care clinics across the country, where she saw firsthand how culture and resources shape care. In medical school, she worked with the Rutgers Interdisciplinary Opioid Trainers on culturally sensitive conversations about working through addiction, and earned a Distinction in Medical Innovation and Entrepreneurship, co-founding PicClinic, a tool to bridge health literacy gaps between clinicians and patients. As an anesthesiology resident, she now leads a QI project at Women & Infants Hospital to strengthen emergency preparedness in the obstetric OR — work reflecting the same instinct behind her global health interests: building practical solutions where resources are limited. She hopes to extend this abroad through longitudinal partnerships, including the Brown Anesthesia department's annual trips to Rwanda, as she builds a career centered on innovation, collaboration, and sustainable care.

Dr. Aisha Khan’s interest in global health was shaped by experiences caring for underserved communities both in the United States and abroad. During a medical service trip to rural Honduras, she worked at Clínica Esperanza, assisting with patient care, health screenings, and community outreach in a resource-limited setting. She also served as a Spanish translator for patients in Central America, an experience that deepened her appreciation for the ways language, culture, and access to care influence health outcomes. These experiences strengthened Dr. Khan’s commitment to serving underserved populations and complemented her involvement in community health, mentorship, and clinical research. She has contributed to numerous research projects and publications while holding leadership roles focused on medical education and advocacy. As an Emergency Medicine resident, Dr. Khan hopes to integrate global health with clinical care, research, and advocacy. Through BRIGHT, she hopes to develop sustainable, community-informed partnerships and continue learning how to improve access to high-quality care across diverse settings.

Dr. Acevedo has always been keenly attuned to her identity as an immigrant with deep roots in Latin America, an awareness shaped in part by her upbringing in Colombia, which informed her perspective on public and global health from an early age. During medical school, she worked to improve health outcomes for immigrant communities in Philadelphia, both through clinical volunteering and by developing research projects that helped secure funding for Puentes de Salud, a local community clinic. She went on to spend a summer in rural Rwanda modernizing electronic health records for pediatric patients, and conducted research examining the impact of COVID-19 on community health workers in the Dominican Republic. She also gained clinical experience in a high-volume emergency department in Santiago, Chile, an experience that deepened her understanding of health systems under strain. Together, these experiences solidified Dr. Acevedo's commitment to a career in emergency medicine focused on strengthening health systems, advancing disaster preparedness, and improving humanitarian response.

Dr. Arianna Moss’s interest in global health grew through experiences working with underserved communities and exploring the social and environmental factors that shape health outcomes. In medical school, Dr. Moss co-led PantryPass, a student-led initiative that developed a mobile platform connecting patients experiencing food insecurity with medically and culturally appropriate food resources. Dr. Moss also volunteered with a Food Pharmacy at a Federally Qualified Health Center in California, which deepened her commitment to food justice. Through her work with Medical Students for a Sustainable Future, Dr. Moss explored the impact of climate and environmental factors on health disparities. Dr. Moss also has research experience focused on improving health literacy through accessible, culturally-sensitive patient education materials.

Dr. Corman’s interest in global health was solidified during the COVID-19 pandemic after observing public engagement and response to a global crisis. He pursued this interest and completed his MPH in 2024 with a a particular interest and focus on global health. During his public health training, he researched vector-borne diseases in Jamaica and its increasing health burden in the face of climate change and helped develop a policy brief for effective information dissemination during epidemics and pandemics. Dr. Corman remains committed to healthcare advocacy, innovation, and equity, both locally and globally.

Dr. Charles’ interest in global health has been shaped by a longstanding personal connection to South India and experiences working with underserved communities in the United States. Her undergraduate studies in medical anthropology first sparked her interest in the social and cultural factors that influence health and led her to pursue an MPH, which provided a framework for understanding the structural and systemic barriers that shape healthcare experiences. During medical school, Dr. Charles built on this foundation through research at the Swetland Center for Environmental Health and the University Hospitals Rainbow Center for Child Health & Policy, gaining experience in qualitative research, understanding community perspectives, and translating patient experiences into meaningful interventions. These medical school experiences further strengthened her interest in global health equity, particularly the prevention and management of chronic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Dr. Charles is a native speaker of Malayalam and Tamil and has a minor in Spanish, which further helped her develop an appreciation for how language shapes healthcare experiences.

Dr. Cho’s interest in global health is rooted in her experiences as an immigrant and her commitment to caring for underserved communities. During medical school, she pursued the Global Health Scholars Program and completed clinical experiences at Macha Hospital in Zambia, where she gained firsthand insight into healthcare delivery in resource-limited settings. These experiences shaped her commitment to health equity, medical education, and community-centered care. As she continues her training, Dr. Cho hopes to integrate her passion for global health with a career in critical and acute care medicine, with a focus on expanding access to timely, high-quality emergent care in resource-limited settings.

Dr. Huang grew up in an underserved, low-income community surrounded by immigrants, which built her foundation for recognizing cultural and generational differences in healthcare. These experiences have allowed her to lead community-wide efforts to alleviate food insecurity through food recovery programs and help address poor medication and primary care access through hosting free health fairs. Her Taishanese background allowed her to appreciate the intersection between her Traditional Chinese Medicine cultural background and Western allopathic medicine training. Dr. Huang hopes to continue these passions to grow her community-wide efforts into more global projects as part of the BRIGHT Pathway.

Dr. Eustaquio is a first-generation Filipino American committed to health equity, mentorship, community service, and global health. Raised in a densely populated and underserved community in the Philippines, she witnessed firsthand the consequences of limited access to healthcare and began participating in medical missions at an early age. After immigrating to the United States in 2010, she continued working with diverse and underserved communities through free clinics, homeless shelters, and community service initiatives throughout New York City. During medical school, she founded the First-Generation and Low-Income in Medicine Association, creating unique mentorship opportunities and establishing a sustainable food pantry to address food insecurity within the community. Her experiences include advancing diversity in clinical research, running a free community clinic, and conducting medical evaluations and preparing court affidavit for asylum seekers through Human Rights Initiative. Dr. Eustaquio holds a Master of Public Health and is fluent in English and Filipino (Tagalog). Her professional interests include global anesthesia education and developing sustainable resources to support safe perioperative care in low-resource settings. Through her clinical, academic, and community experiences, Dr. Eustaquio aspires to become a physician leader who advances health equity, strengthens global anesthesia care, and creates opportunities for the next generation of diverse healthcare professionals.
 

Dr. Abi Chebl’s interest in global health has been shaped by her experiences as an international medical graduate, completing medical school in Lebanon, along with her longstanding interest in how culture, healthcare systems, and resource availability influence patient care. During medical school, Dr. Abi Chebl was an active LEMSiC member and helped organize the Free Medical Campaign, which provided free medical care to approximately 700 patients in an underserved community, including specialist care, laboratory testing, free medications, blood donation, and follow up clinical visits. Through this work and her regular involvement with a free monthly clinic "CARE" at her medical school, she witnessed firsthand the impact of healthcare inequities and the importance of accessible, coordinated care. Fluent in English, Arabic, and French, Dr. Abi Chebl is particularly interested in understanding how medical practices and challenges are reflected across different healthcare systems and how experiences abroad can inform care locally. These experiences have solidified her commitment to global health and to advancing equitable, culturally informed care as a neurology resident.

Dr. Babu’s interest in global health is born out of a deep personal conviction that each human being is deserving of dignified and compassionate care regardless of geography or socioeconomic status. In undergrad, he volunteered with a safety net clinic serving the Richmond, VA area. During medical school Dr. Babu was privileged to be a part of free clinics in rural Intibuca, Honduras and community-based care models in Bangalore, India. He is excited to learn about and participate in sustainable, culturally informed global health through BRIGHT. 

Dr. Furst is a pediatrics resident interested in infectious disease. She worked with immigrant and refugee patients in medical school which sparked an interest in global health. She is passionate about global infectious diseases, especially infections such as HIV and tuberculosis which are treatable, but access is limited in low-resource areas, leading to increased disease severity. She is planning to research HIV exposures and infections in resource-limited communities.

Dr. Tyrrell’s interest in global health grew from her experiences working with children and families in Haiti. Across four trips, she provided care to children in rural communities, participated in public health initiatives, and learned from Haitian physicians. These experiences deepened her appreciation for building community relationships and supporting sustainable, community-driven initiatives. Her interest in global health continued to grow during a medical school clinical rotation in the Dominican Republic, strengthening her commitment to caring for patients across diverse cultures and resource settings.

Dr. Perez-Greer grew up in Guadalajara, Mexico, where her early volunteer work at a local pediatric oncology hospital sparked a passion for clinical medicine, global health, and a drive to mitigate social determinants of health. While pursuing her undergraduate studies, Dr. Perez-Greer worked directly with clinical teams in rural Tanzania, gaining insight into resource-limited healthcare delivery. Throughout medical school, she participated in intervention-based research focused on maternal and infant health in Mexico and Ecuador, further solidifying her commitment to create partnerships in limited-resource communities that enable the community members to build sustainable access to preventative care. Now as the Health Equity Chief for the Emergency Medicine residency program, Dr. Perez-Greer remains dedicated to helping create sustainable, equity-focused interventions that improve health outcomes for vulnerable populations both locally and globally.

Dr. Mary Yarney is a Pediatrics resident at Brown who views herself as a global citizen and has a passion for global pediatric health, health equity, and culturally responsive care. Inspired by her family's longstanding work in Ghana, she is passionate about building sustainable partnerships that advance child health and health equity. Her interests include emergency medicine, implementation science, adolescent feminine health, pediatric health literacy, and developing culturally responsive educational tools for children and families. She hopes to pursue a career in Pediatric Emergency Medicine while advancing equitable healthcare for children both locally and globally. Through BRIGHT, she looks forward to learning from communities, mentors, and colleagues while working toward a future where all children have the opportunity to thrive.

Dr. Radigan first became interested in global health as undergraduate, when she spent several months working in a hospital outside Buenos Aires, Argentina, for an internship. Her time in the hospital and specifically the labor and delivery department provided an early understanding of how healthcare systems, cultural context, and available resources influence a patient's care. These experiences encouraged her to pursue medicine and fostered a continued interest in caring for underserved populations. During medical school, she participated in two annual medical outreach trips to a rural community in the Dominican Republic, where she helped collaborate with healthcare providers to provide primary and urgent care alongside pediatric, ophthalmologic, dental, and pharmacy services. She also volunteered and later served in a leadership role at a student-run clinic in a Hartford homeless shelter, helping provide primary care and connect patients with ongoing services. Through these different experiences, Dr. Radigan developed an appreciation for community-driven and sustainable partnerships in healthcare, both locally and internationally. Aside from global health, she has particular interest in infectious disease and ultrasound.

Growing up in India, Dr. Prabhu developed an early interest in global health through exposure to diverse cultures and healthcare systems. In India, she worked with the Aravind Eye Hospital to study spectacle compliance among underserved students in Pondicherry, and later conducted eye screenings and fundraising efforts to support treatment for government school students in Bangalore. During medical school, Dr. Prabhu continued her commitment to community outreach through the Somali Development Center, supporting Somali and Afghan refugees with health screenings, nutrition education, insurance and housing assistance, and legal documentation. She also led Boston University’s Global Health Equity Program, connecting medical students with community organizations and organizing educational panels and speaker events. Additionally, through the Neurodisparities and Health Justice Lab at MGH, Dr. Prabhu contributed to research examining neuropsychiatric risk factors among refugees and forcibly displaced populations and the development of culturally sensitive assessment tools. These experiences have reinforced her commitment to culturally responsive care, community partnership, and advancing health equity in both local and global settings.

Dr. Lang has a longstanding interest in global health and caring for underserved communities. She led her medical school’s Global Health Interest Group, through which she helped establish a fourth-year global health elective in partnership with Floating Doctors. As part of the elective, she traveled to Bocas del Toro, Panama, where she worked alongside local teams to provide care in rural communities while learning to navigate resource-limited settings. Her commitment to underserved communities also grew through her work in Camden, NJ, where she held leadership roles with Cathedral Kitchen and Girls on the Run, supporting local families and youth through community service and programming. Through the BRIGHT Pathway, she hopes to continue pursuing global health opportunities and learning how these experiences can shape her work as a physician.

Dr. Johnson’s interest in global health was shaped by her service as a Peace Corps Health Extension Volunteer in The Gambia, where she worked alongside community health workers and local health teams on maternal and child health, malaria prevention and detection, nutrition, and access to care in rural communities. She also partnered with local schools on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) initiatives. Her experience developing projects around community-identified priorities fostered an appreciation for cultural humility and the importance of sustainable, ethical partnerships in global health. These experiences continued to shape her path through medical school and ultimately to residency in Internal Medicine-Pediatrics. Dr. Johnson’s interests include immigrant and refugee health, infectious disease, and global health, with a particular interest in health equity and community-driven approaches to improving health.

Dr. Hsing-Smith’s interest in global health has been shaped by a lifelong connection to different cultures, beginning with living abroad in Shanghai, China from a young age. She has continued to seek out opportunities to travel and learn about communities and healthcare systems around the world, fostering a curiosity about how culture, social environments, and access to care influence health. These experiences have shaped her interest in global health and health equity, particularly the challenges and opportunities surrounding access to safe, timely, and equitable surgical care. As she continues her surgical training, Dr. Hsing-Smith aims to pursue opportunities to practice, conduct research, and contribute to surgical care abroad while incorporating global health into her career.

Dr. Shih's commitment to global health equity began at the bedside, working as a labor and delivery doula in diverse, multicultural, and multilingual community settings, where language barriers and cultural differences shaped how families experienced the birthing process. This early experience sparked a lasting interest in women’s health and primary care, which Dr. Shih carried into medical school as the founder of a medical humanities student organization, creating space for peers to explore the intersection of narrative, culture, and clinical care. Dr. Shih went on to pursue research in obstetrics and urogynecology, medical education, and the medical humanities. Now, as an Internal Medicine Resident, Dr. Shih is passionate about about the intersection of women’s health, critical care, and the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in rural and under-resourced settings, recognizing its potential to extend timely, life-saving diagnostics. Dr. Shih is excited to bring this blend of community-based obstetric experience, humanities leadership, and interest in critical care in under resourced settings to the BRIGHT community.

Dr. Chaudhry is the son of two immigrants who moved from India when they were young. Growing up in this environment gave him a deep appreciation of the differences, both positive and negative, that individuals face from both an economic and healthcare perspective in developing nations. Growing up in a small town in upstate New York, Dr. Chaudhry often spent time volunteering at public libraries and soup kitchens in an effort to better understand and be a part of his community. As a college and medical student in Boston, Dr. Chaudhry had the opportunity to volunteer and help work with the underserved community in the Greater Boston area while serving as a trainee at a safety-net hospital.  Here he had the opportunity to participate in house visits, work in tandem with shelters, and provide medical assistance to individuals struggling economically and with substance use disorder. These experiences have allowed him to gain a deep passion to serve those who are less fortunate and underserved. 

Dr. Beysolow brings experience working with diverse cultures and underserved populations, with a strong commitment to improving pediatric health outcomes in resource-limited settings. In 2019, Dr. Beysolow volunteered with a medical mission team in Angola, providing care to patients with limited access to healthcare. From 2023 to 2025, Dr. Beysolow served as a coordinator for Liberian Medical Network, helping develop and present health education topics for the Liberian community. In 2025, Dr. Beysolow worked alongside a medical team in Kigali, Rwanda, providing pediatric health education to local church members. These experiences have deepened Dr. Beysolow’s commitment to global health and health equity. Dr. Beysolow hopes to continue building the skills and partnerships needed to improve access to high-quality, sustainable care for children and underserved communities.

Dr. Sabbella’s commitment to caring for underserved communities began in her undergraduate studies in sociology and Spanish, sparking an interest in how culture, language and social circumstances shape health and access to care. At the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, she helped lead the global health club, where she fostered conversations about current international health crises. She also participated in a service trip with Floating Doctors in Bocas del Toro, Panama, providing primary care to local Ngabe tribe natives. Her interest in advancing preventative care in resource-limited settings has also led her to pursue research examining the potential role of prenatal osteopathic manipulative treatment in reducing the incidence of postpartum hemorrhage, a main contributor to maternal morbidity globally. As a family medicine physician, Dr. Sabbella hopes to continue to develop ways of promoting patient centered preventative care both locally among the diverse communities she serves in the greater Providence area and now globally via the BRIGHT pathway.

Dr. Kyerematen's interest in global health began at a young age watching her father, a physician, help Ghanaians based in both the United States and Ghana navigate their chronic and acute medical conditions. She earned a Master of Science in Global Health, from Duke University, after completing her undergraduate studies at Xavier University of Louisiana, where she earned a B.A. in Spanish. She further cultivated her interest in global health through research in Peru and Ghana. After completing medical school in Cyprus, she went on to work as a junior doctor in England, where she learned about alternative healthcare systems and approaches to equitable care. Throughout residency, she cared for a diverse panel of patients at a large federally qualified healthcare center and developed a new arrival curriculum for primary care doctors. Dr. Kyerematen brings her diverse experience to Brown as the current Global Health Faculty Development fellow with the department of Family Medicine, where she plans to continue working with underserved populations and contribute to the field of Global Health through collaborative research and medical education.