Vassar Haiti Project

The Vassar Haiti Project was invited to exhibit at the annual National Alliance for the Advancement of Haitian Professionals Conference (NAAHP) at New York University November 2-4th. While we were there, I met several amazing people, including a passionate neurosurgeon and the ambassador to Haiti. As a neuroscience and behavior major, I was most excited to meet Ernest Barthélemy, who is working on training more medical professionals in Haiti to become neurosurgeons. I never thought I could be a surgeon but after a conversation with Ernest where he passionately described one of his experiences in an operating room, that might change! Meeting him was truly inspiring. I am excited to begin building relationships with many of those we were fortunate enough to meet at the conference and am grateful to the NAAHP for inviting us.

-Written by Gabriela Mandeville, Director of the Health Committee