HBI's First Health Professions Scholarship Recipient Graduates

Photo: Dra. Paola, Roberto (her husband) and Beto their son

Photo: HBI's very own Dr. Daniel and Dra. Paola

Photo: A very happy family

Dra. Paola Bueno Rojas graduated from Dental School on December 13.

Dra. Paola is the first recipient of the HBI Health Professions Scholarship program. During her time in Dental School, Dra. Paola volunteered with HBI on medical and dental outreach campaigns, helped with HBI related projects in the capacity of a dental student and interpreter (Paola also attended a prestigious English training program for four years under an HBI scholarship and holds a teaching certificate in English instruction) and helped to recruit other dental professionals to participate in HBI supported activities.

Dra. Paola will begin her internship year in January and will be working with HBI to help deliver desperately needed dental services to impoverished communities in the Lima area. We hope to use Dra. Paola to help recruit a "team" of Peruvian dentist who will work with other Peruvian NGOs to deliver dental services to impoverished communities. Our goal is that Dra. Paola will develop a "Dental Providers for the Underserved" group in Lima.

We are very proud of Dra. Paola and look forward to working with her to build bridges of support throughout Peru.

Thank you to all of the donors and supporters who contributed to Dra. Paola's education and professional formation.