Author: Stefan Czestochowski

Stefan Czestochowski (1 Posts)

Contributing Writer Emeritus

University of Tennessee College of Medicine


Stefan is a Class of 2016 medical student at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine.




Barrio Tlaxcala: The Importance of Service and International Perspective in Medical School

I began volunteering at an interesting time in Chiapas. My medical school was gracious enough to let me participate in a year-long project in Mexico between my second and third years working and teaching for VIVA, an international volunteer group lead by Darinel Ballianas. In June of 2013, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto began introducing laws to restructure the educational and health systems of the country. If passed, they would further privatize the country’s health care …

Stefan Czestochowski (1 Posts)

Contributing Writer Emeritus

University of Tennessee College of Medicine


Stefan is a Class of 2016 medical student at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine.