As an undergraduate, he studied Human Nutrition and Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He went on to complete both medical school and MedPeds residency training at UIC. As a graduate of the MedPeds Global Health Track, he continues to pursue in his interest in health systems strengthening and capacity building through various projects in Senegal. He speaks English, French, Haitian Creole, and Spanish. Dr. Charles precepts residents in the Internal Medicine clinics as well as on the medicine wards.