Pamela Marquez ’21 completed the Moldova Global Health Internship in fall 2019 with support from the James ’75 and Linda Trippi Expendable Fund for Global Health Internships. The double major in biology and philosophy was placed with two nonprofits in the capital, Chisinau, working with children in one and the elderly in the other. Pamela worked closely with the latter, who are often left behind in Moldova with few resources when their adult children emigrate to Romania, Russia, and other European nations. At Allegheny, Pamela has been a health coach in a joint program with the Meadville Medical Center and a math tutor to area “at-risk” youth. She said that her experiences — especially her time in Moldova — shaped the person she is today, adding that she learned that she thrives under pressure and wants a hands-on career, likely in emergency medicine.
To learn more about the Global Health Internship and/or to make a gift in support of it, contact Tiffany Cipollone at tcipollone@allegheny.edu or by telephone at (814) 332-3098 or toll-free (866) 332-3853.