The Latin American Health Science Student Success Initiative (LAHSSSI) is housed within LANMU and it aims to provide academic and general support to Latin American/Latinx students in the Faculty of Health Sciences or with interests in the Health Sciences/Medicine at McMaster.
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LAHSSSI's Objectives
To create a community at McMaster to promote essential research and academic skills, strengthen academic English language skills, and to develop research networks and psychosocial support for Latin American/Latinx students in the Health Sciences.
Our aim is to achieve this through multiple sessions over the 2023-24 academic year and continue this into the following year.
LAHSSSI is led by:
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Dr. Elena Verdú Learn More
Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology
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Dr. Andrés Felipe Fajardo Email Felipe
Pediatric Resident PGY3, McMaster Children’s Hospital
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Dr. Gastón Rueda Email Gastón
Postdoctoral Fellow, Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute
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Millaray Freire-Archer Email Millaray
Medical Student, Year 2, DeGroote School of Medicine