"Leah Oruko’s ambitions extend farther than the borders of her hometown in New Castle County, Delaware. They even extend beyond the confines of the United States.
With a passion for advocacy work and helping others, Oruko, a third-year health sciences major at Northeastern University, plans to become an otolaryngologist (an ear, nose and throat doctor) who travels around the world helping those in impoverished communities.
She’s getting a taste of what that future might look like as a co-op at the Research on Multi-Disease and Educational Services (TERMES) center in Chemolingot Town in Kenya. She’s working there as a research associate, interviewing local doctors and residents in Baringo County to understand their health barriers..."
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