Awardee

Rebecca Luckett MD MPH is an Obstetrician Gynecologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and University of Botswana. She is an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School and an adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Botswana.

She completed her Medical Degree and Masters in Public Health at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and pursued her residency at the Massachusetts General Brigham programme.

In collaboration with local leaders, she has worked in strengthening of medical education in Botswana since 2016, serving as the founding residency program director for the first Master of Medicine residency program at the University of Botswana. Her research focuses on the intersection of cervical cancer, human papillomavirus and HIV. She is currently working to support early career investigators in women’s health in Botswana.