Mirlande Gelin
Mirlande is an immigrant from Haïti; she is fluent in French, Creole, and English. A mother of two, Mirlande has been working as a Certified Nursing Assistant since moving to New York. She has five years of nursing experience and hopes to specialize in obstetrics.
Kewei Lu
Kewei is a father of two and has worked as a physical therapy assistant since moving to New York from China. He is fluent in English and Mandarin, and looks forward to pursuing advanced training in surgical care.
Barbara Tius
Originally from Haïti, Barbara is fluent in French, Creole, and English. She has over eight years of nursing experience and plans to pursue her master’s in nursing.
Charity Kallos Forsythe
Charity hails from the Philippines where she worked as a nurse for four years before emigrating to the US. Charity is fluent in Tagalog and English and has one son.
Leontine Ouedraogo
Leontine is a mother and grandmother and is fluent in French and English. She has over two years of nursing experience in her home country, Burkina Faso. Leontine plans to specialize in dermatology and wound care.
Yerardin Mirabal
Yerardin is an immigrant from the Dominican Republic; she is bilingual in Spanish and English. A mother of two, Yerardin has three years of nursing experience and hopes to specialize in anesthesiology.
Abisatou Camara
Abisatou is an immigrant from Gambia; she has one child and is fluent in Maori and English. Abisatou plans to pursue her master's in psychology.
Edyta Sitarz
Edyta is a native of Poland and a mother of one. She is fluent in English and Polish and plans to work in a medical/surgical unit in a NYC hospital.
Ngawang Dechen
Dechen is a native of Tibet; she is fluent in English and Tibetan. Dechen's goal is to help her NYC community as a registered nurse and her parents back home.
Monika Thapa
Monika is an immigrant from Nepal; she is fluent in English and Nepali. She hopes to become a nurse practitioner.
Edna Samarasinghe
Edna has been working as a Certified Nursing Assistant and a Home Health Aide since moving to the US from Sri Lanka in 2006. She is a mother of two and is fluent in English and Bengali.
Yeny Torres
Yeny is a native of Peru and is fluent in Spanish and English. Since arriving in NYC in 2008, Yeny has been working as a Certified Nursing Assistant. Yeny hopes to pursue her master's in nursing.
Vilena Abramova
Originally from Uzbekistan, Vilena has a background in dermatology and is fluent in English and Uzbek. Vilena has three children and hopes to specialize in dermatology.
Maribel Paneto
Maribel is a native of Puerto Rico and a mother of two; she is fluent in Spanish and English. Maribel plans to specialize in nephrology.
Eva Caparachin
Eva is an immigrant from Peru; she is fluent in English, French, and Spanish. Eva would like to pursue her master's in nursing and specialize in dialysis care or geriatrics.
Claire Bordet
Claire is a native of France with a background in nursing management and massage therapy. She is a mother of two and is bilingual in French and English.
Galyna Medvid
Galyna hails from Ukraine and is fluent in Russian, Ukrainian, and English. She is a mother of one and plans to work as a hemo-dialysis nurse or as a nurse anesthesiologist.
Parvin Rofougaran
Parvin is an immigrant from Iran; she is fluent in English and Farsi. She hopes to work with children as a school nurse.
Sheila Gharst
Originally from the Philippines, Sheila is a mother of two and is fluent in Tagalog and English. Sheila would like to specialize in surgical care and become a nurse practitioner.
Dilek Catkin
Dilek has over ten years of nursing experience in Turkey and is fluent in English and Turkish. Dilek plans to specialize in neo-natal care and in pediatric intensive care.
Marike Damhuis
Marike is fluent in Dutch, French, and English and worked as a nurse in Belgium for four years before moving to the US. Marike is a mother of one and plans to specialize in elder care.
Florence Amakye
Originally from Ghana, Florence is a mother of one and is fluent in English and Twi. Florence's goal is to specialize in intensive care medicine and to become a nurse practitioner.
Katarzyna Wajdowicz
Originally from Poland, Kasia is bilingual in Polish and English and is a mother of two. She hopes to specialize in nutrition and she plans to earn her PhD in nursing.
Nili Shuah
Nili is a native of Israel; she is fluent in Hebrew and English. Her goal is to become a nurse practitioner.