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MAY 17, 2012

LLU graduate begins Peace Corps service in Uganda

Kadijat Olayemi Oladiran, M.P.H., graduate of the Loma Linda University School of Public Health, has begun her 27-month service
as a Peace Corps volunteer.

Ms. Oladiran departed for Uganda April 24 to begin pre-service training as a community health Peace Corps volunteer. When Ms.
Oladiran graduates from volunteer training, she will assist local health organizations as they develop and implement public health
programs.

Ms. Oladiran graduated from Loma Linda University with a master’s degree in public health in 2011.
According to a Peace Corps press release, when asked about what motivated her to join the Peace Corps, Ms. Oladiran said she was
attracted to the aspect of service, the opportunity to learn more about her profession and the opportunity to learn about another
culture.

During her first three months of service, Ms. Oladiran will live with a host family in Uganda to become fully immersed in the
country’s language and culture. After aquiring the language and cultural skills necessary to assist her community, Ms. Oladiran will
be sworn into service and be assigned to a community in Uganda, where she will live and work for two years with the local people.
Upon completion of her Peace Corps service, Ms. Oladiran hopes to pursue a doctorate in public health and health systems and
work for the World Health Organization or another non-governmental organization.

More than 1,170 Peace Corps volunteers have served in Uganda since the program was established in 1964. Currently, 179
volunteers serve in Uganda.

According to Katelyn Lowery, Peace Corps coordinator, the School of Public Health now has had 20 graduates go on to serve in the
Peace Corps, and three students are currently serving in the Peace Corps as part of the school’s Master’s International Program,
which includes their service as field practicum for their degrees.

This story has been updated to include the number of Peace Corps volunteers from the School of Public Health.

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