Helena Baffoe-Bonnie

Undergraduate: Emory University (2019)

About me: Growing up as a first-generation Ghanaian-American, I often heard stories of family and friends back home who faced preventable deaths because of inadequate healthcare resources. The gross healthcare disparities that those stories revealed and my knowledge of medically underserved communities in other parts of the world (areas in the US included) have been my main driving force for wanting to become a globally conscious physician. This interest was further affirmed after I had the opportunity to shadow a physician in the very hospital where I was born in Kumasi, Ghana. My strong interest in health-based development work was the motivation behind many of my pursuits during my undergraduate career at Emory University - including pursuing a minor in Global Development Studies. The minor culminated in a capstone project where I examined the effectiveness of health-based international NGOs. I look forward to learning from my peers and mentors as a member of the WMP!