Hana Akselrod is a third-year MD/MPH student at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. She graduated from Brandeis University with a major in biochemistry and a minor in anthropology, and worked for Partners In Health in 2007-2008. She has worked on public health projects in Costa Rica and Honduras, served as officer at the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership, and organized AMSA's 2009 Global Health Leadership Institute. She currently serves on AMSA's AIDS Advocacy Network Steering Committee, and works on PHR's anti-torture campaign in New York State. Her goal is to work at the intersection of clinical medicine, policy, and human rights around the health needs of vulnerable populations. She joined GP in 2009.

Aminata Cisse is a second year medical student at the State University of New York at Downstate Medical Center. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Aminata journeyed to Atlanta, Georgia to attend Spelman College, where in 2008 she obtained a degree in Sociology. Aminata's interest in the global community has sent her to India to conduct public health research and to Mozambique to work as a journalist for CARE International. As a medical student, Aminata is active in her community through on campus organizations like the Daniel Hale William Society. As the organization's Political Action Liaison, she mentors high school students interested in health professions, plans town hall meetings for the community to discuss pertinent health issues and most recently has helped to raise funds for the tragedy in Haiti. Aminata is interested in the social construct of beauty and the subsequent health issues that may manifest on the path to attaining “the ideal”. She joined Global Pulse in 2010.

Wilnise Jasmin is looking forward to starting her clinical years as a medical student at the American University of Antigua College of Medicine. She is a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University where she studied Biology concentrating in plant science. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and is interested in reducing health disparities found there. Wilnise has worked in several different healthcare settings, including hospitals, clinical laboratories, and marketing and sales for a health management system. She has served on several committees, including the Mentoring Minority Medical Students Advisory Committee in Mentoring in Medicine, Inc., and the steering committee for the Black Women's Health Symposium and is a former Health Equity Scholar. She joined Global Pulse in 2009.

Susan Lewis is a third year medical student at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School. She has been president of her school PHR chapter for two years. Susan has participated in AMSA's PharmFree Conference, Global Health Leadership Institute and Integrative Medicine Conference. She plans to pursue a career in community/primary care medicine, focusing on eliminating health disparities, especially among the marginalized and indigenous population, within the context of integrative medicine. Her lifetime goal is to become an informed and compassionate contributing member of the global society and local community, in which she may continually gain and give passion for healthy, harmonious and whole living, within all facets of life. Susan is also a writer for her university newspaper and is a regular contributer of FM Mag, an independent culture magazine from Denver, Colorado. She joined Global Pulse in 2009.

Justin Lockwood is a first-year medical student at Michigan State University (MSU), College of Human Medicine. In 2009, he graduated from MSU’s Lyman Briggs College with a BS in Human Biology and a specialization in Bioethics, Humanities, and Society. Justin worked as an Olin Health Advocate as an undergraduate, presenting sexual health-related programs throughout the community to increase awareness among students. In the summer of 2008, he spent two months studying medical ethics and Spanish in San Jose, Costa Rica. As a medical student, he is a member of the Leadership in Medicine for the Underserved and Vulnerable program, which focuses on affording healthcare to rural, urban, and international communities. Justin feels strongly that, through medical care, we can begin to correct the imbalances in opportunity that plague a large proportion of our society. He joined Global Pulse in 2010.

Areas of Specialty/Interest: Central America, bioetchics and philosophy, sociology/anthropology, and exploring how medical issues affect populations.

John F. Pearson is a first-year medical student at St. George's University and a Research Fellow with the Children's Hospital Informatics Program at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology. He currently conducts spatial epidemiology research into the effects of air pollution on chronic diseases. His goal is to bridge geospatial technologies with real-world clinical applications to improve the health of communities worldwide. Prior to medical school, his work focused on environmental sustainability and urban planning, which he hopes to see incorporated into the medical profession. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts Boston with a dual degree in Biology and Earth & Geographic Science. He joined Global Pulse in 2010.

Rohan Radhakrishna is a final year medical student at the University of California San Francisco/Berkeley Joint Medical Program and recently completed an MPH and MS from UC-Berkeley. He is currently taking a “Year On” as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in India focusing on community translational research and health journalism. He studied Human Biology and Latin American Studies at Stanford University. The next 2 years in Ecuador flew by as a Fulbright Scholar (researching integrative indigenous health initiatives), a Reality Tour Coordinator for Global Exchange, and a village health worker trainer. He then worked as the Assistant to the United Nations Liaison for Médecins Sans Frontières-NYC. While conducting his master’s research on displacement and health, he served as a humanitarian health consultant in northern Uganda with UNICEF and the Norwegian Refugee Council. Student organizing and lobby training for health policy reform are two of his passions. He was the 2007-2008 Health and Human Rights Coordinator for the American Medical Students Association and organized a Global Health Leadership Institute. His current interests include creativity-based advocacy, storytelling in public health, and health systems effectiveness research. He plans a career in health diplomacy as a primary care doctor and human rights advocate. Rohan joined Global Pulse in 2010. *Sí, se puede and don’t forget to ~Breathe~

Areas of Specialty/Interest:  South Asia, Latin America, Uganda, Human Rights, Displacement, Conflict, Disaster Management, Indigenous Health, Traditional Medicine, Health Systems, Community Based Participatory Research, Village Health Workers, Medical Tourism, Medical Education,