Inspired to Serve: Stories from Dartmouth Institute Change Agents Tackling the Challenges of COVID-19
Every day, Dartmouth Institute students and alumni are inspired by their public health training to protect and improve the health of our family, friends, and community members around the world. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, their dedication to advancing population health and innovating healthcare delivery takes on a new meaning. Through this ongoing series, we share how our students and alumni are finding countless ways to help steer their communities forward through this unprecedented crisis.
Installment 1
Briana Krewson MPH'19 | Co-founded 'Medical Students for Masks' to help address the shortage of personal protective equipment in Philadelphia
Mark Pusung MLA, MPH'20 | Providing care for underserved COVID-19 positive patients at a field hospital in the former Boston Convention and Exhibition Center
Anne Jones DO, MPH'13 | Leading efforts at the intersection of patient care and public health as medical director of Cornell University's student health services
Installment 2
Tarun Jella MPH'19 | Researching the geographic and demographic distribution of the U.S. medical and surgical workforce in areas of high COVID-19 burden
Danielle Voke MPH'20 | Helping to assess healthcare delivery innovations for treating COVID-19 in the critically ill
Mary Evanofski OT, MPH'11 | Helping to coordinate Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center's COVID-19 response as an incident command planning chief
Installment 3
Andrew Quao MPH'10 | Launched an iteration of the health monitoring app, Redbird, to track the spread of COVID-19 in Ghana, West Africa
Jonathan Smith MPH'18 | Helping Kansas health centers successfully implement telehealth services for patients
Lauren Ready MPH'16 | Volunteering on the triage phone line in Providence, Rhode Island to help answer medical-related questions regarding COVID-19
Installment 4
Adrian Velasquez MD, MPH'14 | Developing contingency plans to prepare for surges of COVID-19 patients needing ICU care
Kim Mwamelo MPH'17 | Working with UN and NGO partners to support Tanzania's COVID-19 response
Lisa (Jackson) Lucas MPH'14 | Documenting COVID-19’s impact on organ donation to help organ procurement organizations navigate similar crises
Installment 5
Adam Schwartz MD, MS’02 | Leading the largest emergency department in San Diego, CA, and using evidence-based methods to drive timely response plans to COVID-19
Candiss Ducksworth-Durand MPH'20| Helping Baptist churches in western Florida prepare safety recommendations and cleaning protocols for reconvening in-person worship services
Annie Nguyen PhD, MPH'07 | Shaping public conversation on how COVID-19 has accentuated long-standing vulnerabilities in the school health system and among older adults
Installment 6
Helena Mirzoyan MPH'20 | Helping NYC Health + Hospitals, the nation's largest public health system in New York City, quickly scale their telehealth capabilities
Pearly Ittickathra MD, MPH’15 | Developing protocols and processes for COVID-19 patient care in a medically underserved community in the southeastern part of Washington, D.C.
Meredith MacMartin MD, MS’19 | Contributing to #pallicovid, an international Twitter-based collaborative focused on establishing policies and procedures for palliative care in response to COVID-19
Installment 7
Brad (William) Schenkel MS'01 | Helping patients involved with trial sites for multiple myeloma cancer therapies navigate the impact of COVID-19
Regina-Anne (Regie) Cooper MPH’12 | Coordinating the local Vermont/New Hampshire community’s COVID-19 response in essential areas of food, housing, transportation, and maintaining elderly health
Anubhav (Anu) Kaul, MD, MPH'13 | Helping to combat some of the highest rates of COVID-19 infections in Boston through coordinated patient screening and drive-thru testing at Mattapan Community Health Center
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POSTED 5/26/2020 AT 01:57 PM IN #news #education
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