On Saturday, January 30th, Dr. Jennifer Scott from The Dimock Center’s OBGYN clinic will lead a multi-disciplinary team of four physicians and two nurses to the Haitian boarder with the Dominican Republic. Working with the Harvard Humanitarian Institute, Dr. Scott will also deliver vital supplies, including an ultrasound from The Dimock Center, as well as medications and other items being donated by the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Scott expects to be in Haiti for a month, providing immediate medical care and assessing the need for longer-term assistance.
An experienced global health care provider, Dr. Scott has worked providing women's health care in settings that include Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Kenya. Her research interest is in preventing gender-based violence, work she has presented throughout the US and in Africa. Good luck Dr. Scott!