Join us at the Community Connections Showcase on April 30 to recognize fourth-year medical students at the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine who are making a difference in communities across Washington through projects completed during their rural and urban underserved rotations.
This year’s impact award nominees are:
- Ali Brant, Columbia County Health System, Dayton, “A Fall Changes Everything”
- Ben Goodwin, Lincoln County, “Relieving Back Pain in Randle, WA”
- Devin Peterson, Olympia Free Clinic & Capitol Recovery, Olympia, “Alcohol Use Disorder in Olympia: Opioid Co-use and Impaired Driving Harm Reduction”
- Gina Leipertz, Lummi Tribal Health Center, Bellingham, “Bridging Data Gaps: Informed Use of the Environmental health Disparities Map for Environmental Justice in Indian Country”
- James Choe, CHC Snohomish County, Everett, “Improving Accessibility to Dermatologic Care and Skin Cancer Screening for Urban Underserved patients”
- Jessica Jewel, North Valley Hospital, Tonasket, “Leveraging the Trust of the Local Newspaper to Improve Health Education”
- Liana Bloom, Lummi Tribal Health Center, Bellingham, “Community Centered ID Education”
- Lisa Khairy, Mason General Hospital and Clinics, Shelton, “Connecting Patients to Care: The Role of Resource Liaisons”
- Maeve Alterio, Ocean Beach Hospital, Ilwaco, “A Women’s Health Day in Ilwaco”
- Margo Maraghe, Ocean Beach Hospital, Ilwaco, “First Trimester Prenatal Care: Bridging the Gap from Ilwaco to Astoria”
- Nicholas Radulovich, Olympic Memorial Hospital, Port Angeles, “Practice Kits and Simulation for Improving Infrequently Used Emergency Department Skills at A Rural Hospital”
- Noelle Huck, CHAS Street Medicine, Spokane, “Improving Follow-up and Ongoing Care Outcomes in Underserved Urban Populations”
- Paal Nilssen, Ocean Beach Hospital, “Improving Follow-Up Time with Primary Care Providers After Rural Hospital Discharge: Phase 1”
- Piper Wright, Forks Community Hospital, Forks, “Harm Reduction Education for Adolescents”
- Robert DeGregario, CHAS Street Medicine, Spokane, “Connecting Care: Facilitating Medical Access Through Transportation for Spokane’s Homeless”
- Taylor Brown, CHC Snohomish County, Everett, “Audio Files for Various Patient Populations”
Student engagement with communities around Washington made possible by the partnerships we have with clinics, clinicians, and hospitals throughout Washington.
We hope you will join us in person or on Zoom to celebrate these exceptional students and the communities they serve.