Meet the author:
Edmond Irankunda
Med Student
Born in Rwanda, Edmond escaped the 1994 genocide with his family just before his 3rd birthday. He witnessed the struggles of poverty while traveling to multiple countries in Africa. Edmond lost his mother while living in a refugee center when he was only 4 years old. His family eventually arrived in Zimbabwe where they lived until they moved to the United States. His father remarried and Edmond became one of seven children. His family was selected in the USA immigration lottery system and they moved to Indiana, where they have been residing since 2003. Edmond is a medical student at the Indiana University School of Medicine at the South Bend Regional campus where he will graduate in 2018. After working throughout his undergraduate career as a scribe in the emergency room at a local hospital, Edmond has become very passionate about Emergency Medicine. Edmond married his college sweetheart in September of 2014. When he is not studying, Edmond enjoys working out, spending time with his wife, watching the television show Scrubs, and going running with his dog, Addison.