In December 2023, Migrant Clinicians Network announced the passing of Jillian Hopewell, MPA, Chief Program Officer of Education and Communication. Jillian spent her entire career pushing for the health needs of migrants and immigrants, and although her passing has been devastating, her efforts to build better lives for some of the most marginalized people will continue to serve as MCN’s foundation as we move forward to build health justice for all.
Throughout her almost 30 years at MCN, Jillian supported the education of thousands of clinicians across the country, equipping them with the tools and knowledge to meet the health needs of their migrant and immigrant patients on a wide range of issues. Jillian presented at Stream Forums, conferences, and online in countless webinars for decades. Her expertise was regularly called upon for training and technical assistance on farmworker occupational health, migrant health disparities, infectious disease including tuberculosis, diabetes, intimate partner violence, and more. Her work behind the scenes within MCN’s technical assistance programs has built MCN into a well-respected leader in migrant health. She also oversaw numerous communications efforts that have elevated MCN’s presence nationwide, including as the Editor-In-Chief of Streamline.
Read about Jillian’s full life and her impact on our team at MCN:
- Jillian Hopewell, MCN’s Chief Program Officer of Education & Communications https://www.migrantclinician.org/blog/2023/dec/memoriam-jillian-hopewell-mcns-chief-program-officer-education-communications.html
- How to Practice Love to Create a More Just Social Order? Jillian Hopewell Showed the Way. https://www.migrantclinician.org/blog/2024/feb/how-practice-love-create-more-just-social-order-jillian-hopewell-showed-way.html
- Remembering Jillian Hopewell: Health Justice Warrior https://www.migrantclinician.org/blog/2024/feb/remembering-jillian-hopewell-health-justice-warrior.html
With the support of Jillian’s family, Migrant Clinicians Network has created the Jillian Hopewell Fellowship to support Migrant Clinicians Network staff and applied interns in designated activities to strengthen their education and pursuit of careers in migrant health. Learn more and contribute to this new fellowship: https://www.migrantclinician.org/donate/jillian-hopewell-fellowship
