Denny Hong, MD, MPH
Dr. Hong was the first graduate of the UAB HSF global health fellowship. He recalls that his most fond memory from his time in the fellowship was attending the Gorgas course in Peru. His interests include palliative care and critical care delivery in resource-limited settings. After graduation, Dr. Hong moved to Western Kenya and is currently the CMO and Attending Physician of Kendu Adventist.
Gretchen Carpintero-Ramirez, MD, MS
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Jesse Ross, MD
Dr. Ross completed medical school at the UAB School of Medicine, where he participated in scholarly activity in Malawi, studying the use and effectiveness of mobile health clinics. He trained in internal medicine at UCLA where he continued to work in Malawi. During this time, he also completed research focused on proving the safety and value of continuing these international electives. After residency, he completed the UAB Gorgas Global Health Fellowship where he gained a diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. He recalls that he was interested in, and applied to, the Fellowship at that time because of, “the practicality of the opportunities it provided. Truly, the combination of learning, or mastering, tangible skills (ultrasound, procedural, language, etc.), gaining new knowledge (Gorgas Institute), and opportunities for scholarly activity (research, quality, presentations, etc.) is unmatched in global health fellowships. I completed the Fellowship during the Covid-19 pandemic, and can’t thank the Program Directors enough for the opportunities they were still able to provide us. Highlights from that year include language immersion in Nicaragua, point of care ultrasound and procedural skills, and of course, the Gorgas Institute. Another special highlight was our clinical time spent in Zambia. While there we also spent a great deal of time with the Director for Infectious Disease for the country including joining for a needs assessment of district and regional medical centers around the country, and all during Covid!”
Since his graduation from the UAB Gorgas Global Health Fellowship, he has joined the Pulmonary and Critical Care Fellowship Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York.
Kat Kass, MD
Dr. Kass recalls both Gorgas and the Zambian Rotation as the highlights of her Fellowship. She specifically enjoyed a specific trip she took with the Zambian Ministry of Health into the countryside to perform needs-assessments at the small district hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic. She also thinks that the in-person portion of the Gorgas course was a “life-changing experience” because she was able to befriend people from all over the world who share her same academic and career interests. Dr. Kass is currently living in Tampa, Florida where she is starting a global health fellowship at the University of South Florida. She also works as a hospitalist in Tampa and is planning to take an annual leave of absence to continue working abroad, most likely in Northern Africa with an NGO.
Ginger Holton, MD, MPH
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