StAT Alumni Residents
Class of 2022
Deema Akari
PREVIOUSLY: University of California Riverside
Project Description: Deema is partnering with Ravenswood Family Health Center and the Gardner Center for Youth to assess parental knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes about school readiness after participating in the Ravenswood Kinder Ready Program.
Simran Gambhir
PREVIOUSLY: Drexel University
Project Description: Simran will be examining the perspectives and experiences of people who have undergone intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically in relation to healthcare and telemedicine.
Ruzan Orkusyan
PREVIOUSLY: University of California Irvine
Project Description: In partnership with the San Mateo County Institute for Human and Social Development (IHSD) and Head Start, Ruzan will look at the parent and teacher experiences with preschool reopening during the Covid-19 pandemic to define the challenges, concerns and barriers faced by parents and teachers during the reopening process and opportunities for improvement. The overall goal of the project is to inform local efforts of IHSD to improve the experience of school reopening for families and teachers and ensure that Head Start continues to provide a safe learning and growing environment for young children.
Tatum Sohlberg
PREVIOUSLY: Oregon Health and Science
Project Description: Tatum is partnering with two community organizations, Dolores Huerta Foundation and Cultiva la Salud, to examine parent perspectives of quality, appeal, and healthfulness of school meals in the Central Valley during the COVID-19 pandemic using photovoice methodology. The goal of the project is to inform local advocacy efforts to improve nutritious offerings in local school-based meal programs during COVID-19 and beyond.
Noelle Pineda
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Stanford Medical Youth Science Program (SMYSP)
PROJECT TOPIC: Assess the impact of SMYSP on past participants’ experiences of social-academic integration throughout different stages of their professional careers.
View Dr. Pineda's presentation at the 12th Annual Pediatrics Research Retreat.
Kamaal Jones
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Project WHAT!
PROJECT TOPIC: Kamaal is working with Oakland based organization Community Works to study one of their programs “ProjectWhat!”, which is a youth-led advocacy group for children of incarcerated parents. This group provides a setting for young people who have an incarcerated parent to come together weekly to learn about the history of mass incarceration, to become advocates for the needs of children in similar situations, and to train community leaders about these issues.
View Dr. Jones's presentation at the 12th Annual Stanford Pediatrics Research Retreat.
Ria Pal
COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
PROJECT TOPIC: Investigating pediatric functional neurologic disorder, a condition with few guidelines for workup and management. She is interested in the utility of neurodiagnostic testing as well as the potential for ambiguity in guidelines to form a basis for health disparities along demographic and clinical characteristics.
Julia Raney
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: iMPACt (Mid-peninsula Pediatric Advocacy Council)
PROJECT TOPIC: Evaluate the impact of a mental health training among residents and primary care providers working primarily with low SES families.
View Dr. Raney's presentation at the 12th Annual Pediatriacs Research Retreat.
Vania Singleterry
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Stanford ED
PROJECT TOPIC: Identifying and characterizing homelessness within the Stanford emergency department.
Dippy Bhattacharya
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Pediatric ICU at LPCH and the Pediatric residency program
PROJECT TOPIC: Mixed methods survey of pediatric residents in our program to assess their attitude and practices regarding interpreter use for patients with limited english proficiency in our pediatric ICU.
View Dr. Bhattacharya's presentation at the 12th Annual Stanford Pediatrics Research Retreat.
Lauren (Kutzscher) Thompson
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services
PROJECT TOPIC: Exploring the financial burden of pediatric cancer treatment, especially as it affects low-SES, Hispanic patients and their families.
Anju Goyal
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Jacob’s Heart Children’s Cancer Support Services
PROJECT TOPIC: Exploring the financial burden of pediatric cancer treatment, especially as it affects low-SES, Hispanic patients and their families.
View Dr. Goyal's presentation at the 12th Annual Stanford Pediatrics Research Retreat.
Alex Ball
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: San Mateo County Asthma Coalition's
PROJECT TOPIC: Impact of a brief asthma workshop on knowledge and practices of elementary school staff, teachers, and parents related to asthma care.
View Dr. Ball's presentation at the 12th Annual Stanford Pediatrics Research Retreat.
Eve Ayeroff
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Next door solutions
PROJECT TOPIC: The effect of athletics based intimate partner violence prevention curricul on high school male athletes.
View Dr. Ayeroff's presentation at the 12th Annual Stanford Pediatrics Research Retreat.
Alyssa Honda
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Healthy Lifestyles Clinic: Parks Rx
PROJECT TOPIC: Alyssa, alongside Hannah Valino, investigated a public health intervention that connects families with overweight and obese children to bi-monthy park activities. This program is run by the Santa Clara Public Health Department as well as the Santa Clara Valley Healthy Lifestyles Clinic. Emphasizing an increase in access to natural environments, the strategy has been found to foster social connectedness, address mental health, and reduce health disparities.
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July Lee
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Stanford Peds ED: Needs of Immigrant Children
PROJECT TOPIC: July collaborated with Dr. Nancy Ewan Wang to examine the impact of the exisiting immigration climate on the use of pediatric and ambulatory care emergency services. Elucidating how broader societal trends are affecting patient populaitons, the project highlights the role health care providers can play in supporting vulnerable communities especially in alleviateing fear and building trust in the health care system.
Monica Schwarz
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Make a Wish Foundation: Disparities in Access to Wishes
PROJECT TOPIC: The practice of wish-granting is a potent form of palliative care. However, disparities in this process have been known to exist for disadvantaged communities. Seeking to understand how to optimize this form of care to promote more equity, Monica partnered with the Make a Wish Foundation in CA to investigate the experiences of English and Spanish-speaking parents of wish recipients and wish granters.
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Hannah Keppler
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Fair Oaks Clinic: Promoting Family Planning at Newborn Visits
PROJECT TOPIC: Hannah worked with the Fair Oaks County Clinic in San Mateo County to implement and evaluate a pilot family planning intervention for new parents. The program aims to screen women for unmet contraceptive needs and provide for family planning resources in postpartum visits.
Brandon Seminatore
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Transition of Care for Peds Neuro Patients
PROJECT TOPIC: Brandon is a Peds Neuro resident interested in the transition of care for children with neurological conditions to adult providers and community resources. He will examine potential disparities among different populations of patients, while also trying to understand provider perspectives regarding transition from peds and adult care.
Anu Gorukanti
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Head Start: Implementation Science in Action
PROJECT TOPIC: Anu worked closely with the Institute for Human and Social Development to examine the social screening procedures for low-income families in an early childhood education center. Focusing on identifying barriers that both staff and families may face, Anu worked to provide feedback for the future improvement of the social-screening process through an implementation science framework.
Ashley Landsman
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: WIC: Disparities in Breastfeeding Adherence
PROJECT TOPIC: Ashley collaborated with the San Mateo WIC office to examine breastfeeding adherence among vulnerable populations. Specifically, she sought to understand what factors influence early introduction of formula in low-income families. Through her project, Ashley highlights the importance of continued maternal education around breastfeeding and newborn feeding behaviors.
Hannah Valino
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Healthy Lifestyles Clinic: Parks Rx
PROJECT TOPIC: Hannah collaborated with Alyssa Honda to investigate a public health intervention that connects families with overweight and obese children to bi-monthy park activities. This program is run by the Santa Clara Public Health Department as well as the Santa Clara Valley Healthy Lifestyles Clinic. Emphasizing an increase in access to natural environments, the strategy has been found to foster social connectedness, address mental health, and reduce health disparities.
Elana Feldman
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Foster Care Clinics
PROJECT TOPIC: Working with California Children's Services, Elana researched hospitalization patterns of low income children in foster care with chronic medical conditions. Despite the unique challenges that many of these patients face, little is known about how disparities in health care utilization manifest. Elana's findings highlight the need for allocation of additional resources to support this vulnerable patient population.
Kerri Lynn Rice
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Santa Clara County Department of Children and Family Services
PROJECT TOPIC: Parent perspectives of a Promotoras program that promotes mentorship and positive parenting
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Kerrilynn Rice is a pediatrician in UCSF
Jill Krissberg
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Camp Unity
PROJECT TOPIC: Evaluation of a Pacific Islander Summer Camp & exploration of cultural identity
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow, Maternal and Child Health Research Institute John E Lewy Fund Advocacy Scholar
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE StAT? I chose StAT because I wanted to learn how to use the responsibility of a Pediatrician to help make changes on a larger scale. I wanted to help change the lives of my patients outside of the hospital, in their day to day lives, to improve their health.
IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCE IN StAT IN UP TO 3 WORDS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE? Humbling, Inspiring, Exciting
WHAT WERE SOME LESSONS LEARNED AND/OR SKILLS GAINED FROM YOUR TIME IN StAT? To make change, you need to be a good listener, be patient, and think outside the box.
WHAT DID YOU LOVE ABOUT THE STANFORD/PALO ALTO SETTING? I love the diversity and the wealth of culture in the community. Growing up in a town where everyone is the same, living in a place where everyone's differences are celebrated is really beautiful...and also makes for great local food!
Jessica Moriarty
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Peninsula YMCA
PROJECT TOPIC: Evaluation of Latinx parent engagement in an anti-bullying program
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: PHM Fellow
Jayme Congdon
PROJECT TOPIC: Parent and provider perceptions of Long Acting Reversible Contraception delivered in a "high risk" pediatric clinic
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: UCSF Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics
Lee Trope
PROJECT TOPIC: Parent and provider perceptions of Long Acting Reversible Contraception delivered in a "primary care" pediatric clinic
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Pediatrician at Stanford
Joyce Ang
COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Pediatrician at Sutter Health
PROJECT TOPIC: Qualitative examination of parent perceptions of their child's health and social needs following exposure to domestic violence
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Pediatrician at Sutter Health
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Fair Oaks Clinic
PROJECT TOPIC: School Readiness Friendly Clinic
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Pediatrician at McDowell Pediatrics
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE StAT? I felt that having a strong advocacy foundation was the best way to tackle Social Determinants of Health for my patients and communities
IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCE IN StAT IN UP TO 3 WORDS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE? Supportive, challenging, time of growth
WHAT WERE SOME LESSONS LEARNED AND/OR SKILLS GAINED FROM YOUR TIME IN StAT? So much! I learned how to systematically approach quality improvement projects and the importance of working “up stream”. I also became fascinated with toxic stress and the impact this has on a child’s growth and development.
WHAT DID YOU LOVE ABOUT THE STANFORD/PALO ALTO SETTING? Stanford/Palo Alto is exploding with innovation. No where else is there more collaboration between schools and area experts which leads to creative solutions.
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence in San Jose
PROJECT TOPIC: Health After Surviving Intimate Partner Violence: Women's and Adolescents’ Perspectives
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Ragavan practices at Oakland, Pennsylvania and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Peterson is a general pediatrician at OHSU
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE StAT? To gain skills in community advocacy and community based participatory research to improve the lives of underserved children and families.
IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCE IN StAT IN UP TO 3 WORDS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE? Empowering, soul-food, hope
WHAT WERE SOME LESSONS LEARNED AND/OR SKILLS GAINED FROM YOUR TIME IN StAT? Physicians have a unique role to play in community advocacy by bringing their research and health knowledge to help answer questions, promote understanding and advocate for policy changes that the community needs.
WHAT DID YOU LOVE ABOUT THE STANFORD/PALO ALTO SETTING? To gain skills in community advocacy and community based participatory research to improve the lives of underserved children and families.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Noga Ravid, is a pediatrician at Stanford
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE StAT? Interest in advocacy and developing a skill set around this.
IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCE IN StAT IN UP TO 3 WORDS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE? Supportive, educational, stimulating
WHAT WERE SOME LESSONS LEARNED AND/OR SKILLS GAINED FROM YOUR TIME IN StAT? Deeper knowledge around social determinants of health; research skills including writing a grant proposal, designing a project, seeking mentorship.
WHAT DID YOU LOVE ABOUT THE STANFORD/PALO ALTO SETTING? Sunshine, lots of great biking and hiking, and the Stanford aquatic facilities!
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Terrell Stevenson is a pediatrician in San Jose, California and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including El Camino Hospital and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE StAT? To learn valuable research skills while still being able to give back to the community
IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCE IN StAT IN UP TO 3 WORDS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE? Inspiring. Eye-opening. Community.
WHAT WERE SOME LESSONS LEARNED AND/OR SKILLS GAINED FROM YOUR TIME IN StAT? I learned how to do qualitative research with focus groups and how to write an IRB, and I was able to present my research at PAS. Most importantly, though, I gained a new lens through which I see the world and my patients and met so many wonderful friends/colleagues with think similarly to me.
WHAT DID YOU LOVE ABOUT THE STANFORD/PALO ALTO SETTING? Concerts at Shoreline, diversity, great ethnic foods of all kinds, liberal attitude
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP) in East Palo Alto
PROJECT TOPIC: Santa Clara County Juvenile Hall
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Member, Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Survivorship
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PROJECT TOPIC: Needs Assessment of Eritrean Community in Santa Clara County
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Lahia Yemane, MD is a board certified pediatrician in Palo Alto, California. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in California. She is affiliated with Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Lena Winestone is a pediatric blood and marrow transplant specialist with a strong interest in treating children with high-risk or relapsed leukemia or lymphoma. She has a particular focus on using novel immunotherapies – treatments that improve the body's own ability to fight cancer – so that patients with therapy-resistant leukemia can receive successful blood and marrow transplants
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS: San Jose Police Department
PROJECT TOPIC: Human Trafficking and Healthcare
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Aimee Malia Grace, MD, MPH, FAAP, is the Director of Health Science Policy for the University of Hawaii (UH) System, working in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. She is responsible for identifying funding and establishing strategic opportunities, partnerships, policies, and initiatives to improve health and health care across the state and nation by leveraging UH’s research enterprise, programs and capabilities in the area of health sciences.
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE StAT? StAT provided an amazing opportunity to learn public health and advocacy skills while doing a longitudinal community-based research project...and meeting amazing mentors and friends along the way!
IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCE IN StAT IN UP TO 3 WORDS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE? Inspiring, exciting, thorough
WHAT WERE SOME LESSONS LEARNED AND/OR SKILLS GAINED FROM YOUR TIME IN StAT? I learned skills in public health, advocacy, social determinants of health, and statistics; how to manage a team; time management during residency; and how to present at national conferences!
WHAT DID YOU LOVE ABOUT THE STANFORD/PALO ALTO SETTING? Everything...weather, people, Stanford environment (sports, academics, nature) - it's amazing!
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose
PROJECT TOPIC: Pasitos de Bebe: NICU to Home
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Elizabeth Enlow is a neonatologist in Cincinnati, Ohio and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati Medical Center
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Elizabeth Barnert, MD, MPH, MS is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE StAT? Learn advocacy skills and be around like-minded colleagues
IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCE IN StAT IN UP TO 3 WORDS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE? Enriching, challenging, inspiring
WHAT WERE SOME LESSONS LEARNED AND/OR SKILLS GAINED FROM YOUR TIME IN StAT? Advocacy and research skills
WHAT DID YOU LOVE ABOUT THE STANFORD/PALO ALTO SETTING? Friends of Palo Alto library :) bike friendly, family nearby, comfortable. lots of work to be done in surrounding community
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Support for Families of Children with Disabilities and Parents Helping Parents
PROJECT TOPIC: Families First: Strengthening the Medical Home
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Sahar Rooholamini is a pediatrician in Seattle, Washington and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and Seattle Children's Hospital
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County (Refugee Foster Care Program)
PROJECT TOPIC: Understanding the lives and health needs of refugee foster care youth in Santa Clara County
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE StAT? To be involved in my community beyond the clinical realm.
IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCE IN StAT IN UP TO 3 WORDS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE? Uplifting
WHAT WERE SOME LESSONS LEARNED AND/OR SKILLS GAINED FROM YOUR TIME IN StAT? Listen to your what your community partners need rather than push your own agenda on them
WHAT DID YOU LOVE ABOUT THE STANFORD/PALO ALTO SETTING? Being close to my mom's cooking, running the Dish
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Girls on the Run International and Girls on the Run Silicon Valley
PROJECT TOPIC: Girls on the Run (Santa Clara County)
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Co-director, Center for Cardiogenomics Attending Physician Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Youth Tennis Advantage and San Francisco Recreationand Parks
PROJECT TOPIC: Increasing Water Access in Public Parks
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Jason Bacha, MD is a board certified pediatrician in Stanford, California. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in California
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE StAT? Opportunity to incorporate advocacy and social justice into pediatric residency training
IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCE IN StAT IN UP TO 3 WORDS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE? Rewarding and enlightening
WHAT WERE SOME LESSONS LEARNED AND/OR SKILLS GAINED FROM YOUR TIME IN StAT? Community involvement/engagement, navigating the public health system
WHAT DID YOU LOVE ABOUT THE STANFORD/PALO ALTO SETTING? Trails, parks, cycling, music venues, and diverse food
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS: St. Gabriel’s Hospital, Malawi Children’s Hospital, and Global Partnerships
PROJECT TOPIC: Children’s Hospitals and Global Partnerships: Partnering with St. Gabriel’s Hospital, Malawi
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Keely Olmsted is a pediatrician in Antioch, California and is affiliated with Sutter Delta Medical Center
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS: St. Gabriel’s Hospital, Malawi Children’s Hospital, and Global Partnerships
PROJECT TOPIC: Legislative Advocacy in Child Health (LACH)
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Rachel S Bensen, MD is a doctor primarily located in Palo Alto, CA, with other offices in Stanford, CA and Palo Alto, CA. She has 12 years of experience. Their specialties include Pediatric Gastroenterology
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Peoples loves working with children, and believes strongly in the whole child approach at COPA – not only supporting a child¹s medical needs but also stringently advocating for healthy emotional and intellectual development. He works very closely with families to shape the plan of care for their children. Additionally, Dr. Peoples has been an ardent advocate of health care access for all children, leading health and developmental outreach programs for over 15 years.
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS: St. Gabriel’s Hospital, Malawi Children’s Hospital, and Global Partnerships
PROJECT TOPIC: Children’s Hospitals and Global Partnerships: Partnering with St. Gabriel’s Hospital, Malawi
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Monica Eneriz Wiemer is a pediatrician in Stanford, California and is affiliated with Good Samaritan Hospital-San Jose
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS: St. Gabriel’s Hospital, Malawi Children’s Hospital, and Global Partnerships
PROJECT TOPIC: Universal Children’s Health Coverage: Uniting Children’s Hospitals to Affect Change
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Arti Desai is a Pediatrician in Seattle, Washington and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Seattle Children's Hospital and University of Washington Medical Center
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS: ICAN
PROJECT TOPIC: Happy 5: Needs of Vietnamese Children
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. MyMy Buu is a Pediatric pulmonologist in Palo Alto, California and is affiliated with Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE StAT? It fit my career mission and goals of working with underserved populations and develop skills to explore and describe health disparities.
IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCE IN StAT IN UP TO 3 WORDS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE? Collaborative, empowering, eye opening
WHAT WERE SOME LESSONS LEARNED AND/OR SKILLS GAINED FROM YOUR TIME IN StAT? Qualitative research. State advocacy and health policy.
WHAT DID YOU LOVE ABOUT THE STANFORD/PALO ALTO SETTING? There are so many different day trips from the Palo Alto area. So I had plenty to do and explore during my golden weekends.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Nicole Willaims is a Child neurologist at Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare. She evaluate and manage children with neurological conditions including seizures, epilepsy, abnormal development, abnormal behavior, structural brain anomalies, and brain injuries. This work includes consultation in the NICU and reading neonatal EEG studies
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Partnering with Head Start in EPA
PROJECT TOPIC: Healthy Weight Healthy Futures Program
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Maria Mosquera is a pediatrician in Passaic, New Jersey and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including St. Joseph's University Medical Center and St. Mary's General Hospital
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COMMUNITY PARTNERS: Partnering with Head Start in EPA
PROJECT TOPIC: Healthy Weight Healthy Futures Program
WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Heather Iezza .joined the awesome pediatric team at St. Joseph Medical Group in 2010. She loves being a pediatrician and caring for children as they grow and develop from infancy to young adulthood. She believes in a family centered approach to medical care and providing parents the information and tools to care for their children
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE StAT? I was inspired to join StAT program to learn how to make a positive impact in my community to combat childhood obesity.
IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCE IN StAT IN UP TO 3 WORDS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE? Inspiring, teamwork, community
WHAT WERE SOME LESSONS LEARNED AND/OR SKILLS GAINED FROM YOUR TIME IN StAT? I learned that it essential to get community buy-in and have stake holders from the community that you are trying to impact.
WHAT DID YOU LOVE ABOUT THE STANFORD/PALO ALTO SETTING? Stanford was my hometown so coming back for residency training and being close to family was wonderful.
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW: Dr. Joyce Javier is a Attending Physician Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of USC
WHY DID YOU CHOOSE StAT: Wanted to give back to the community that raised me and learn how to advocate for underserved populations
IF YOU COULD DESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCE IN StAT IN UP TO 3 WORDS, WHAT WOULD THEY BE? StAT changed my career trajectory and gave me the inspiration and tools to pursue a career in academic general pediatrics.
WHAT DID YOU LOVE ABOUT THE STANFORD/PALO ALTO SETTING? Working with Lisa, Janine and my other mentors Drs Mendoza, Wise , & Huffman
