Tom Nicholson
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Russian
Organizations:
Type: Non-Governmental Organization
Country: United States of America
About: Partners In Health, co-founded by physicians Paul Farmer and Jim Yong Kim, serves millions of poor patients in nine countries, providing them with extensive health care and social services that address the root causes of poor health. By successfully proving that providing comprehensive, community-based medical care for complex diseases such as AIDS and tuberculosis is not just possible but essential, the organization has helped bring about significant changes in global health policies and practices.
Bio: Tom Nicholson earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Russian Studies at Indiana University-Bloomington in 2004. He had professional experience working in Moscow for a year before joining Partners In Health (PIH) in late 2005. At PIH, Tom has been responsible for financial and programmatic coordination between Boston, Tomsk, and Moscow, and has been the point person in Boston for MDR-TB trainings throughout Russia and the former Soviet Union since 2006.