Sharon Petrona

UMHS 2020 graduate Dr. Cynthia Kudji Sylvester and her daughter Dr. Jasmine Kudji are two gutsy women indeed. Back in spring 2020, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Cynthia Kudji Sylvester matched into the family medicine residency program at LSU Health Systems in New Orleans. Her daughter Dr. Jasmine Kudji also matched into LSU Health Systems in general surgery. When we interviewed them for the UMHS Endeavour, the story of a mother-and-daughter doctor duo matching into the same hospital system went viral worldwide. They were on “NBC Nightly News,” “The Today Show with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush,” profiled in People magazine, and more. The Kudjis were approached by the producers of “Gutsy,” an Apple TV + series hosted by Hillary and Chelsea Clinton. “Gutsy” is an eight-episode series featuring such renowned women as comedians Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer, famous mother and daughter actors Goldie Hawn and Kate Hudson, comedy writer Amber Ruffin, TV star Mariska Hargitay, activ...

Join us on October 19th, at 7 pm EDT, for our Virtual Discussion, “Women’s Cancer Awareness: Doctors Discuss Ovarian, Cervical, and Breast Cancer Screening,” hosted by three incredible women doctors in their fields. On the panel, we have UMHS 2016 graduate Miriam Bernstein, MPH, MD, Natalie Osborne, MD, who works at Joseph France General Hospital in St. Kitts, & UMHS 2019 graduate Laura Tafuri, MD. This event is to educate & bring attention to future doctors on Ovarian Cancer, Cervical Cancer, & Breast Cancer screening. from University of Medicine and Health Sciences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TIKmNAsnSk via UMHS YouTube Channel

from University of Medicine and Health Sciences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wqpKwqlJkI via UMHS YouTube Channel

from University of Medicine and Health Sciences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wAmgv_yYgY via UMHS YouTube Channel

On Tuesday, 9/20 at 5pm ET, UMHS hosted a livestream, "Closing the Deaf Gap in Healthcare: Giving a Voice To Deaf Patients” in recognition of September as Deaf Awareness Month & International Week of Deaf People September 19-25, 2022. The livestream featured UMHS alumni Dr. Christine Marshall MD, MBA ‘15 and former Interpreter for the Hearing Impaired, Karen Matthews, both of whom are CODAs. The panelists share their experiences to give insightful advice to future doctors and those in the healthcare field to ensure the deaf and the hearing impaired are provided with the best and smoothest experiences possible. They offer communication tips, as well as share resources to help medical practitioners become more familiar with deaf healthcare. from University of Medicine and Health Sciences https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzDpt311ga8 via UMHS YouTube Channel