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Rachel Boerger, M.D. Albany Medical Center A graduate of Albany Medical College, Rachel earned her BA in psychology from Saint Olaf College in Minnesota.  She has sought out many volunteer experiences including:   two years working in a homeless shelter medical clinic in Albany, a research volunteer at Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children, a patient advocate for women during their visits to women's health center at the University of Minnesota, and food pantry volunteer.  Before going to medical school, Rachel worked as a registered nursing assistant at Shriner's Hospital in Minneapolis. Rachel now practices in a private practice, multi-specialty group in Minnesota.

Dan Nguyen, M.D. University of Massachusetts, Worcester At age three, Dan immigrated from South Vietnam to the United States with his family two days before American forces withdrew from Hanoi.  Since then, he has earned a B.S. in biology from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and completed medical school at the University of Massachusetts, Worcester, at which he was a student government representative and worked for a year on the Personnel Action Committee.   While completing his studies, he worked as a research assistant in the microbiology lab, mentored a middle school Vietnamese student, volunteered as an activities volunteer in a nursing home and helped provide medical care and meals to the indigent. Dan now practices in a private practice in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

Wonbae Cho, M.D. Boston University School of Medicine A graduate of Boston University School of Medicine, Wonbae came to the U.S. from South Korea at age 17. Within a year, he began his undergraduate work at the University of California at Irvine in biology and music.  During medical school, he worked as an intern for the Violence Prevention Project at the East Coast Neighborhood Health Center, focusing on a youth violence survey and seminars.  He served as the student delegate for the Massachusetts Medical Society.  Through his church, he was also involved in the Sandwich Outreach for the homeless and in the Light House ministry for the Cambodian youth. Wonbae is now in private practice in Orange County, California.

Lori Di Lorenzo, M.D. University of Pennsylvania A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Lori completed her undergraduate work in biology from Cornell University.  A recipient of the 1997 STFM Leadership Award, Lori's experience includes work with the Boricua Latino Health Organization.  She has also volunteered as a mentor for the Educational Pipeline where she worked with Latino high school students in choosing careers.  She completed a summer internship for the U.S. Department of Health in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico and was the coordinator and secretary for the Family Medicine Interest group for a year.  She has coordinated numerous special health events including the Special Olympics.  Of particular interest to her is women's health and preventative medicine. Lori now practices at Gardner Community Health Center in Massachusetts.

Ann Spires, M.D. Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Before graduating from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Ann completed her undergraduate studies in philosophy at Davidson College in North Carolina.   She lived in a small village in Kenya for two years, where she helped build a community water distribution system and created the first library in the region.  It was in Kenya she decided to become a doctor, after learning first hand what a significant difference a small amount of good health care could make in the lives of local people.   She has studied communal organizations in Scotland and lived in an intergenerational group house in Chicago.  She has also worked as a Berlitz-trained English teacher.  While in medical school, Ann wrote for and worked on the editorial staff of its literary magazine; she works with the American Medical Student Association and the Habitat for Humanity. Since residency Ann has traveled for international health work. She has also achieved an MS in Epidemiology from Boston University's School of Public Health.

Nelson J. Matos, D.O. University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine A graduate of the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Maine, Nelson attended New Hampshire College for his B.S. in social sciences and premedical studies as a biology and psychology major at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.  He returned to New Hampshire College where he completed an M.B.A. in 1993 and a graduate certificate in health care management in 1994.  His experience includes six years as director of the Unlicensed International Medical Graduates Program at LGH and five years serving on the GLFHC Board of Directors, including three years as its president.  Nelson also managed a physician's practice, before working as a volunteer as an emergency room attendant and patient representative at LGH for five years.   While at LGH, he was a volunteer member of the Merrimack Valley Area Health Education Center's interpreter services task force and advisory board.  The International Institute in Lawrence named him the 1994 Immigrant of the Year.  He is chair of the National Council of Student Council Presidents, a group representing all osteopathic medical students before the AACOM (American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine) and the AOA (American Osteopathic Association). Nelson is now in private and NHSC practice in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Cathy L. VandenHeuvel, M.D. Tufts University School of Medicine Before graduating from Tufts University School of Medicine, Cathy had already worked as the director of public affairs for the League School of Boston, which serves children with autism and related disorders.  She was to co-founder, director and president of the Mass Foundation for Children, served as the president and trustee of the Somerville Arts Council in Somerville, MA.  During that time she also worked as a professional pianist, both as a teacher and a performer.  In her local community she worked to make domestic violence awareness a focus of the Arlington League of Women Voters and co-authored a demographic and housing analysis that persuaded town leaders to abandon planned closings of elementary schools and has led to a school building renewal program. Cathy is now in private practice in Brookline, Massachusetts.

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