Serge Wandji

Dr. Wandji will spend his fellowship year at the Atutur General Hospital located in Kumi District, Uganda, under the mentorship of Isaac Ssinabulya, MBChB, MMed and Jeremy Schwartz, MD, MPH. His research will focus on mental illness among caregivers of young children with sickle cell disease in rural Uganda.

Dr. Wandji is a RN. His long-term goal is to become an independent global health scientist committed to developing and testing culturally-responsive intervention models to effectively prevent and treat non-communicable diseases, including mental health and substance use disorders, among rural and resource-limited populations in sub-Saharan Africa. His career has focused on population health programs among highly at risk and underserved minority populations, guided by the concepts of 'common good,’ ‘social justice,’ and ‘healthcare equity.’