Name: Dr. Lameck Chinula

Hospital: Kamuzu Central Hospital

International Mentors: Dr. Michael Hicks, Professor Groesbeck Parham and Dr. Annie Alaniz

“I am really excited about this milestone. Being the first IGCS gynecologic oncology graduate from Malawi, I look forward to supporting training and capacity building to ensure that the country has enough gynecologic oncologists to serve the women in Malawi and beyond. I thank Prof. Groesbeck Parham and Michael Hicks and the IGCS leadership including Mary Eiken, Kathleen Schmeler, Thomas Randall, for believing in me. I am also deeply indebted to my Ob/Gyn colleagues including Drs. Grace Chiudzu, Priscilla Phiri- Mwanza, and Luis Gadama in Malawi for their support. I am also grateful to the UNC Project Malawi leadership, Dr. Jeffrey Stringer, the UNC Director for the Division of Global Women’s Health, and Prof. Genevieve Neal-Perry, the UNC Chair for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for their unwavering support and promoting career growth.”