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Fellow provided migrant care with UIC medical students, doctors

Posted on August 09, 2023

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Doctors standing
(Photo: Jenny Fontaine/University of Illinois Chicago)
Dr. Lauren Williams (left) and Dr. Sarah Messmer serve migrant pediatric patients.

As more migrants were making their way from the border to the Chicago area, a group of UIC medical students formed the Mobile Migrant Health Team to provide care for them.

Dr. Sarah Messmer, Faculty Fellow, helped serve migrant pediatric patients.

“A lot of these children have had traumatic journeys from wherever they are coming from,” Messmer said. “They’ve been through so much. I think a big part of what our residents really focused on learning and getting more experience in is how to care for these children.”

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