Kerry discovered her passion and a unique unmet need in improving global health during her training years in Ghana, Rwanda, and Uganda. “In each of these places, I saw many well-meaning efforts where volunteers would fly in, provide short-term care and support, and then leave,” she says “At the same time, I saw vast interest among my peers to engage in global health, but no appealing mechanism by which to do so.” Her organization provides a year-long fellowship to US health volunteers, who work with local partners to share critical medical skills—together improving and saving lives. To date, Seed Global Health has trained more than 8,300 health professionals in five countries where they operate.
Kerry is actively working to help eliminate global health disparity. “Seeing our mission come to fruition in a real, human way is incredibly gratifying, and if this is a fraction of what we do, we will have succeeded.”
When not working as a physician or on Seed Global Health, Kerry enjoys spending time with her two children, and seeing the world through their eyes.
James Gardner, Pamela Bump, Olivia Tardif, Sarah Schroeder and Shreya Iyer all contributed to this year's 40 Under 40. Learn more about their work in the "About the Authors" section!
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Dear Omid keep going on I liked your achievement .
I wish all the best to you and your family members.
One in a series of amazing achievements for Brian Harris and his wonderful company!
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Congratulations to a true innovator and an organization that is already seeing around corners!
Excellent sir…keep going…. Lucky to be his first student…