WASHINGTON, (Sept. 13, 2022) -- The Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity U.S. + Global, part of the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity, based at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health, is proud to announce its 2023 cohort — 20 global leaders dedicated to combating health disparities and promoting equity.
Coming from Belgium, Canada, Ethiopia, Ghana, Haiti, India, Kenya, Mauritius, Mexico, Nigeria, Palestine, Philippines and the United States — and working in art, community health and services, education, journalism, law, LGBTQ+ health, medicine, psychology, research, rural health, and social work — these fellows exemplify the broad array of professional backgrounds that contribute to health equity.
View the 2023 Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity profiles.
"The newest cohort of Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity provides inspiration that health equity is achievable. They represent an incredible diversity of sectors, talents and approaches, all with a shared dedication to improving the health of communities around the world," Guenevere Burke, director of the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity program and an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the GW School of Medicine & Health Sciences, said. "This group will challenge and change each other and the world."
Established in 2017 as the Leaders for Health Equity, this one-year, non-residential program is based at George Washington University and accepts 20 fellows each year from all over the globe. Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity is one of seven global, interconnected Atlantic Fellows programs of emerging leaders working to advance fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.
This year’s fellows, the sixth cohort in the program, were selected from a competitive pool of more than 400 domestic and global applicants. The 2023 cohort increases the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity network to 108 fellows — current and graduated —from 29 countries and 5 continents.
“There is an urgent challenge to build a diverse health workforce that has the competencies, opportunity, and courage to ensure that all people attain their full health potential. We are proud to have the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity working to meet that challenge through this fellowship program," Patricia (Polly) Pittman, director of the Mullan Institute said.
Starting in January 2023, fellows will meet in-person and virtually, diving deep on health equity topics, bolstering their leadership skills, building a global community, all while working with AFHE staff, faculty and mentors on their health equity projects. Upon graduating from this experience in November 2023, fellows will become part of the larger AFHE Senior Fellow and Global Atlantic Fellows communities to advance fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.
“It is gratifying to see our community of global health equity leaders grow each year,” Selam Bedada, associate program director of the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity program, said. “This new cohort of changemakers will use the knowledge they learn and connections they make through the fellowship year to build more equitable communities while continuing to support each other in the fight for fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.”
The application for the 2024 cohort will open in early 2023. Sign up for more information.
2023 ATLANTIC FELLOWS FOR HEALTH EQUITY
Gloria Annette Aguirre
United States
Rana al Qawasmi
Palestine
Sagal Ali
United States
Geminn “Gelo” Louis Apostol
Philippines
Christy Braham
Belgium
Sarah Chambers
United States
Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman
Ghana
Belaynew Adugna Endeshaw
Ethiopia
Gulnar Feerasta
United States
Nyabony Gat
United States
Nicholas Grant
United States
Shatyam Issur
Mauritius
Maymunah Yusuf Kadiri
Nigeria
Nonsikelelo Mathe
Canada
Felicia Mburu
Kenya
Daniel Mistak
United States
Kuhika Seth
India
Anthonika Titus
Haiti
Laila Zulema García Ulloa
Mexico
Melikte Paulos Weldetensaye
Ethiopia
