Leadership. Energy.
Scientific Excellence.
Ambition.
Political Acumen.
Determination
To Change The World.These are the characteristics that define a Sommer Scholar. Trained in state-of-the-art methods at the largest School of Public Health, Sommer Scholars undergo a special leadership development series and leave the program equipped and ready to protect health and save lives—millions at a time. |  About the Scholars
The Hopkins Sommer Scholars Program is named in honor of Dean Emeritus Alfred Sommer. In the footsteps of earlier public health leaders, Dr. Sommer followed a remarkable scientific insight with perseverance and ingenuity to save the sight and lives of millions of children. In 1982, while reviewing data from his study of childhood vision problems in Indonesia, Dr. Sommer noted that children with mild cases of an eye disease called xerophthalmia were also dying at alarming rates. Dr. Sommer, an ophthalmologist and epidemiologist, soon proved... Read More |
| Meet the Scholars
"The desire to make a tangible, positive difference inspires me to devote my career to serving people and bringing them hope."Lynn Huynh, MPH
Alumni
The Scholars |
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