Kayla White
Abbey Pulcinella
Passionate about pursuing a career in health care, Kayla White, 2021 plans to major in biology or chemistry in college and knew she wanted to gain some experience in the field this summer.
Kayla completed a virtual Community Health Worker certification internship, through partnership with the MERIT Health Leadership Academy and the Morehouse School of Medicine. Through her work to gain this certification, Kayla learned so much about how to improve the health and wellbeing of underserved communities.
“I want to be able to make a difference in people's lives and I’m so excited that this certification will help me gain more experience in this field,” said Kayla.