Medical Students Research

Summer 2008

Yara Perez, MSSM 2010
Institutional Interventions to Eliminate Health Disparities
Nathalie Moise, MSSM 2010
Sisters Program Retrospective Evaluation

Terri-Ann Benjamin, MSSM 2009
Improving the care of multi-ethnic patient populations present with unstable angina and non ST elevation myocardial infarction in the emergency department: S.T.A.B.I.L.I.S.E
Milaurise Cortes, MSSM 2009
The impact of race, gender, and socioeconomic status on patients’ perception of the delivery of anesthesia and surgical care.
Jules Osias, MSSM 2009
How knowledge and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS in Arusha, Tanzania compare to East Harlem.
Cassandra Thomas, MSSM 2009
Changing the Chronic Care Model: Narrowing the health disparities gap.

Dale Runcie, MSSM 2008 & Kimberly Bowman, MSSM 2008
The need for and attitude towards counseling services in urban kenya: A study towards providing counseling services in a free community-based clinic
Taisha Roman, MSSM 2008
Effects of community-based asthma education programs on the asthma outcomes of inner-city children: A literature review.

Cherita Raines, MSSM 2007
Food availability in the urban environment of East Harlem
Allison Lambert, MSSM 2007
The role of atherosclerotic risk factors in aortic remodeling: A comparison of New York latinos to native americans.
Tara Balija, MSSM 2007
Increased body mass index (BMI) and psychosocial dysfunction in children: Is there an association?

Dominique Bayard, MSSM 2006
Sara Hurtado-Rogers - MSSM 2006
Ms. Hurtado-Rogers is active in the Physicians for Social Responsibility student organization and does community service at the Ida Ford Free Clinic at Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Services in East Harlem. Ms. Hurtado-Rogers is also a candidate in the masters in public health program and is focusing her clinical and research areas of interest on diabetes among Mexican immigrant populations. Ms. Hurtado-Rogers is also a 2003 CMCA SHSR Scholar and will be presenting her work at Research Day 2003 sponsored by the Medical Student Research Office.
Abiola Fasina - MSSM 2006
Ms. Fasina is an active student leader and serves as the Community Service Chair for the SEOM. Ms. Fasina has a strong interest in developing mentorship opportunities for high-school students interested in health and medicine as well as for herself and her female colleagues in developing opportunities for mentorship by women faculty at MSSM. Ms. Fasina is a 2003 CMCA SHSR Scholar and will be presenting her work at Research Day 2003 sponsored by the Medical Student Research Office.
Juan Villafana - MSSM 2006
Mr. Villafana is a 2003 CMCA SHSR Scholar and will be presenting his work at Research Day 2003 sponsored by the Medical Student Research Office.