Gold Student Summer Fellowships

2022 Student Summer Fellowships

Read the announcement to learn more about the 2022 Gold Student Summer Fellows and their projects. Scroll down to listen to podcast interviews with the fellows.

Abbygale Willging | University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Survey of Traditional Home Remedy Use in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department in Riobamba, Ecuador

Preethi Reddi | Augusta University, Medical College of Georgia
A Community-Based Approach to Addressing the Rural Georgia Maternal Health Crisis by Understanding Barriers to Early Antenatal Care

Maylis Basturk | Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California
Transitions in Health: Creating Patient Education Tools for Self-Management Workshops to Improve Health Outcomes in People Experiencing Incarceration and Chronic Health Conditions in Los Angeles

Mollie Marr | Oregon Health & Sciences University School of Medicine
Creating a Care Pathway for Children and Adolescents Presenting with Self-harm or Suicidality

Atreyi Saha | Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Project HOME: Healing Our Community through Mental Health Education

Johanna Balas | Rush University
Implementing a Virtual Reality Training Program for CNAs Providing Care for Persons with Dementia

Richard Vuong and Lindsay Aldrich | Larner College of Medicine at University of Vermont
U-Health: Expanding Healthcare Access for Postpartum Women in Rural Vermont with a Mobile Health Vehicle

David Guadarrama, Brianna Leonardo, and Bijan Roghanchi | Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Pathway Programs 2022

Yamilet Gonzalez, Etta Conteh, Muneeza Rashid, Ana Carrazana, Hannah Wilson, and Anela Carrazana | University of Central Florida College of Medicine
M.E.D.S: Healing Our Community Through Youth Empowerment and Knowledge

Hear 2022 Gold Student Summer Fellows share about their projects through The Gold Connection Podcast 

Maylis Basturk, a medical student at Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, designed a community needs assessment to develop self-management workshops for justice-involved individuals experiencing type II diabetes and hypertension. She partnered with Homeboy Industries and leaders from the Los Angeles County Department of Health. Listen here.
Mollie Marr, a medical student in the Medical Scientist Training Program at the Oregon Health & Sciences University School of Medicine, shares about her project through which she created and piloted a vast array of resources for youth in acute care settings. Listen here.
University of Central College of Medicine medical students Etta Conteh, Yamilet Gonzalez, and Hannah Wilson share about M.E.D.S. (Medical Enrichment for Diverse Students), an innovative Orlando-based student-led mentoring program that addresses a growing need for diverse healthcare workers through pivotal educational opportunities for students with socioeconomic disadvantages. Listen here.
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine medical student Abbygale Willging explores the use of traditional remedies by patients in the Riobamba, Ecuador, community, who presented to the Emergency Department after experiencing a health-related emergency. Listen here.
University of Vermont medical students Lindsay Aldrich and Richard Vuong share about their experience developing a mobile health vehicle to bring postpartum care to mothers in rural Vermont. Listen here.
Rush University medical student Johanna Balas integrated a virtual reality-based curriculum into the training of certified nursing assistants who offer memory care and long-term skilled nursing services for older adults with illnesses including dementia or cognitive impairment. Listen here.