Class Note 1954
Issue
Jan - Feb 2019
Mark Dominguez ’19 writes: “I want to extend the largest of thanks to the class of 1954 for honoring me with the title of the 2018 Class of 1954 Dickey Center Intern. Without your generous gift of funding these international internships, I would not have been able to embark on what I consider to be one of the most formative and fulfilling journeys of my life. Even in Shanghai I found myself surrounded by friends, fellow Dartmouth students, and an atmosphere that still excites my inspirations to see more of the world. As I write this thank you, I once again find myself on the other side of the world in Beijing. It is because of the class of 1954’s support and the resources of the Dickey Center that I am able to visualize a future of confidence and excitement abroad. To be named the Class of 1954 Dickey Center Intern encourages me to share my stories more often.”
Osei-Karaki Kingsly ’19, our second Dickey intern, is a neuroscience major from Ghana. On campus he is involved with the African Students Association, he is a writer for IvyInspire, and he plays intramural soccer. He is passionate about the brain and mental health sciences and restructuring the healthcare administrations of developing countries to keep up with the best methods in other parts of the world. As a Dickey intern in fall 2017, he pursued a project aimed at developing a digital patient record-keeping system for mental health institutions in Ghana. He broke the project into three phases. The first phase entailed gathering logistics, “surveying” the land, and recruiting. His team partnered with the brain clinic in addition to other mental health institutions and traveled across the country to educate itself about the state of recordkeeping in hospitals in general, and mental health institutions in particular. Since coming back to the United States, the team has been working to identify which electronic medical records may be most suitable for a platform specifically aimed at Ghana’s healthcare system.
We regret the passing of Pete Bullis and Walter Tumeniuk.
—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouth graphics.com
Osei-Karaki Kingsly ’19, our second Dickey intern, is a neuroscience major from Ghana. On campus he is involved with the African Students Association, he is a writer for IvyInspire, and he plays intramural soccer. He is passionate about the brain and mental health sciences and restructuring the healthcare administrations of developing countries to keep up with the best methods in other parts of the world. As a Dickey intern in fall 2017, he pursued a project aimed at developing a digital patient record-keeping system for mental health institutions in Ghana. He broke the project into three phases. The first phase entailed gathering logistics, “surveying” the land, and recruiting. His team partnered with the brain clinic in addition to other mental health institutions and traveled across the country to educate itself about the state of recordkeeping in hospitals in general, and mental health institutions in particular. Since coming back to the United States, the team has been working to identify which electronic medical records may be most suitable for a platform specifically aimed at Ghana’s healthcare system.
We regret the passing of Pete Bullis and Walter Tumeniuk.
—Wayne Weil, 246 Ridge Road, Rutherford, NJ 07070; (201) 933-4102; wayne@dartmouth graphics.com