 According to a recently published study, some Haitians have been experiencing the lack of access to quality mental and medical care, affordable housing, opportunities to earn decent wages, and the anguish associated with their undocumented statuses in the U.S. [1]. In spite of these hardships, they have been able to survive, due to their extraordinary resilience. Resilience, a term used to describe the capacity of individuals to adapt to stressful and perilous circumstances, and consequently become more empowered, was never measured in Haitians using a reliable and valid questionnaire in Creole, until recently.
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Mickelder Kercy, M.D. M.S.I learned about the art and science of medicine and was introduced to the community and population-based aspects of public health at the Université Notre Dame d'Haiti. My early practical interventions in the field of public health during medical residency in Haiti fostered my interest in pursuing additional academic training in public health. At Columbia University in the City of New York, I specialized in Public Health with a minor focus on Community Health Education. My special interest is in non-communicable chronic diseases, and the social-ecological approach to health education and promotion in secular and faith-based communities. 
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