Julia Hyacinthe, MD
Education and training
MD – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bachelor of Science – Georgetown University
Professional interests
Global health
Health equity
Urban health and community medicine
Health advocacy and justice
HIV care
A little about me
I’m a life-long Long Islander, having been born and raised in Suffolk County, and I’m a proud daughter of Haitian and Colombian immigrants. I went to college at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, where I studied Global Health, and quickly discovered my passion for serving under resourced communities and marginalized populations. After college, I took two gap years before starting my medical training at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx. Outside of medicine, I enjoy cooking, baking, reading, traveling, and riding my motorcycle! I also love dabbling in various arts and crafts, like crocheting, printmaking, and photography!
Why I love my job
I love getting to connect with people and build relationships, and I think that’s such a beautiful part of all medicine, but especially family medicine and primary care. I especially appreciate the opportunity to build trust with patients and communities, meet people where they’re at, and make sure folks feel safe and heard when they come to seek care. Getting to learn about people and their lives makes every day and every interaction worthwhile and I hope that I can leverage my own personal experiences and knowledge base to provide the best care possible for my patients!
Professional certifications or affiliations
New York State Advanced Certificate in Global Health
Professional Experience and Accomplishments
While at Georgetown, I had the privilege of volunteering with Global Medical Brigades, where I was able to help run a week-long clinic in a rural village in Honduras. I also interned at One Tent Health, an organization dedicated to providing free, easily accessible, rapid HIV testing to Washington, DC residents. My time in college culminated with a semester abroad in Townsville, Australia, conducting qualitative research at an Aboriginal Health Service. My research centered around efforts to increase self-determination for Indigenous families in contact with the Australian Child Protective Services. I was lucky enough to be recognized for my academic and community service achievements by my college’s Minority Health Initiative Council during my senior year. During my gap years, I interned at Northwell Health’s Center for Global Health, where I helped with grant proposals, global health curriculum for high schoolers, and worked as a patient navigator helping connect clinic patients to community resources to meet their social needs. In medical school, I enjoyed serving as a mentor for various student groups centered around increasing Black and Latinx students in medicine. I also served on the board of my school’s chapters of the Student National Medical Association and Health at Every Size Club. Additionally, I had the privilege of conducting research about race-based implicit bias from physicians during patient encounters and how to mitigate the effects of such bias. Lastly, I was able to spend 6 weeks in Kisoro, Uganda, providing both hospital and outpatient-based care to a rural village. This experience focused on honing clinical reasoning skills in a low-resourced setting and understanding the geopolitical, social, and public health context of Uganda and neighboring countries.