In Haiti, medical school graduates are required to complete one year of community service at an approved medical facility within the country, basically a medical residency. As an official non-governmental medical organization, Healing Art Missions, has been assigned doctors to work at our Dumay clinic over the past several years with much success.
Dr. Milfort Saskya, a recent graduate of Quisqueya Medical School and the most recent government doctor assigned to work at HAM’s Dumay clinic, began her service with HAM in June. Dr. Saskya, will work under the supervision of Dr. Jacques, HAM’s Haitian Medical Director, working at the clinic a few days a week supplementing the clinic’s medical staff. While the government agreement is that these doctors are to volunteer their time for the year, HAM chooses to pay our government doctors a stipend to help supplement their living costs while working at the clinic.
We are happy to welcome Dr. Saskya to our team at the Dumay clinic and look forward to working with her over the next year.
Dr. Milfort with Dr. Jacques