Physician gives account of Haiti earthquake

Historic City News received word that Jacksonville physician Dr. Harelle Duncan will present her firsthand account of the devastation witnessed last month on her Mission Trip to Haiti with colleagues from Charlotte, North Carolina.

While in Haiti, Dr. Duncan provided medical aid and comfort to victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.

Duncan is a native of Haiti who immigrated to Florida at the age of nine. She attended Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica and completed her post graduate training in Internal Medicine, including internship and residency, at Mercer University Memorial Hospital in Savannah Georgia.

The presentation will be made Tuesday, August 3rd at 7:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Missionary Baptist Church located at 69 Washington Street in St. Augustine.

Dr. Duncan, and her husband Zebulun, reside in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Duncan works for Cogent Healthcare at Shands Jacksonville as a hospitalist.