Currently I work as a Project Coordinator for the injury and poisoning surveillance initiative, CHIRPP (Canadian Hospitals Injury Reporting Prevention Program) at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which is also home to the 2019 NBA Champions, the Toronto Raptors!!! I had just come back from a volunteer stint in Ethiopia working in maternal and child health and thought by enrolling in the Global Health Scholars Program (GHSP) in the 2017-2018 academic year, there would be additional perspectives of global health that I hadn't considered or been aware of and it would give me the space I needed to process my own international volunteer experiences ( I had previously visited and volunteered in Kenya). After I had completed the course, I was approached to be a course director for the following year and I am now entering my second year of being a course director for GHSP. In my spare time, I volunteer for several Toronto-based non-profit organizations such as Second Harvest and Starlight Children's Foundation and travel whenever possible.

Hi! My name is Chelsea Banks, and I am a current 3rd-year medical student at New York Medical College. I am affiliated with the Global Health Concentration on campus and had the pleasure of completing the Global Health Scholars Program, and this year, I am excited to be the Course Director. This is a fantastic opportunity to continue to explore my interests as well as gain a new perspective of the field. In my free time, I love to find new restaurants and explore New York City!