2017 Student Summer Fellowships

This mural was painted by artist Sentrock on a garage in North Lawndale. Titled "From Struggle Comes Strength," it embodies the spirit of the neighborhood. (Credit: Tiffany Huang)

This mural was painted by artist Sentrock on a garage in North Lawndale. Titled “From Struggle Comes Strength,” it embodies the spirit of the neighborhood. (Credit: Tiffany Huang, 2017 Gold Student Summer Fellow)

Aron Edward Siegelson Augusta University
Opening Doors to Healthier Living: Improving the Health of Marginalized Individuals Living in Government Subsidized Housing through Relationship Building, Health Education, and Lifestyle Change

Meghan Elizabeth Bullock Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Implementing Evidence-Based Palliative Care to Minimize Symptom Burden and Distress in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

Christina Bax Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Taking a First Peek: Using Smartphones to Delivery an Integrated Hearing and Vision Screening Test to School Children in Botswana

Jessica Huang Chen Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago
The Impact of Accessible Cervical Cancer Screening in Peru: The Día del Mercado Project

Sachin Pasricha Queen’s University School of Medicine
SPEAC (Sampling Patient Experience to Assess Communication) Pilot Study

Yah Kamei The Ohio State University
Effectiveness of Teen Club on Adherence to Medication in HIV Positive Teenager

Karen Ashley Keniston University of California, San Diego
Providing an After Visit Summary to Primary Care Patients at the UCSD Student-Run Free Clinic

Nikhita Jain University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis Street Health Student-Run Clinic: A Pilot Project

Tiffany Sing Huang Weill Cornell Medical College
The Lawndale Stories | More about her project here.