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Jessica Saifee is currently a 3rd-year medical student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She graduated from Wellesley College in 2016 with a degree in Neuroscience and South Asian studies. After college, she was a State Department critical language scholar for Urdu in Lucknow, India. She was then a Fulbright fellow in Tajikistan. She is currently in the global health track at her medical school where she focuses her interests and research on refugee health. Before matriculating to medical school, she worked at Boston Children's Hospital where she worked on research projects based in Bangladesh and Chile. She has interned at various international NGOs in India and Cambodia.
Education
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Doctoral degree program (PhD, MD, JD, etc.)Majors:
- Medicine
Wellesley College
Bachelor's degree programMajors:
- South Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences
Career
Dream career field:
Medicine
Dream career goals:
Refugee Health, Global Health
Research Assistant
Boston Children's Hospital2018 – 20191 year
Sports
Track & Field
Varsity2016 – 20182 years
Cross-Country Running
Varsity2012 – 20186 years
Research
Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine — Primary researcher2019 – Present
Arts
- CalligraphyPresent
Public services
- Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains — Mentor2021 – Present
Volunteering
Fulbright — Primary Teacher for American Corners in Khorog, Tajikistan2016 – 2017