Hear Our ECHO

On Wednesday, March 26, members of the Einstein student body had the opportunity to hear

Dr. Neil Calman, department chair for The Family Med-icine and Community Health Center at Mount Sinai and co-founder, president and chief executive officer of the In-stitute for Family Health, speak as part of the Einstein Social Medicine course.

Dr. Calman opened our eyes to the myths and truths be-hind healthcare disparities as well as the importance for us to speak out and bring public awareness against the injustices in the healthcare system. He had a profound influence on the newest members of the healthcare profession by emphatical-ly reinforcing “eliminating healthcare disparities is the next

frontier in civil rights movements”.The mortality rates of most diseases has decreased dra-

matically compared over the past 100 years, however, the gap between those with racial and socioeconomic disparities and those without remains nearly the same. While it is encourag-ing that everyone is getting healthier with time, those in un-derserved populations still have a lower life expectancy and worse health outcomes post surgically. Adding to the issue, disparity risk factors are multiplicative; they are not inde-pendent of one another. For example, if you are Latino, you have three times increased risk factor for being uninsured. Dr. Calman’s “Affirmative Healthcare Action” program is tar-geted at eliminating disparities in diabetes and his work has validated to the general population that

IFH Dr. Calman speaks at Einstein about healthcare inequality

ECHO labs volunteers learn phlebotomy techniquesLast month,

ECHO held its first annual

Phlebotomy Night for labs volunteers and new board members. Under the guidance of Dr. Andrew Restivo from Montefiore Medical Center and his team of residents, ECHO clinic vol-unteers were able to practice their ve-nipuncture skills on one another. The event was a success with those in atten-dance including volunteers learning to draw blood for the very first time and others looking to further refine their skills.

Knowing how to properly draw blood is a handy skill that many med-ical students do not get enough expo-

Keneta McKellar ‘17 (left) and MSTP Jeetayu Biswas ‘21 (right) practice their phlebotomy techniques at this year’s ECHO labs volunteer phlebotomy night.

Nerissa VelazcoFormer Labs Coordinator

Carly HirschbergPatient Advocate Coordinator

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sure to until clinical rotations. Many medical students can be apprehensive about performing this procedure on real patients early on in their educa-tion. Holding a private phlebotomy workshop for ECHO volunteers gave students an opportunity to learn and develop their skills with direct train-ing and feedback from knowledgeable practicing physicians. It also allowed volunteers to increase their confidence and comfort with phlebotomy proce-dures.

Being part of the ECHO clinic fam-ily has been an invaluable, memorable and rewarding experience. As a for-mer translator and labs volunteer,

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Nerissa served as a Labs Coordinator for the 2013 - 2014 ECHO Board. She is from Long Island, NY and is a Fordham University Grad-uate. She hopes to continue working with un-derserved populations throughout her career in medicine.

we cannot eliminate disparities sim-ply by providing equal care to all. Dr. Calman’s research further demonstrat-ed that in order to decrease the gap we must begin to accept that someone coming for medical care with a lifetime of health disparities and less consistent healthcare will need additional care to reach the same point of improvement as someone who had access to appro-priate healthcare throughout his/her life. By following patients more vigor-ously with less controlled diabetes and providing more forceful treatment than those whose diabetes is under control, Dr. Calman was able to bridge the gap of disparities in his population.

As a resident, Dr. Calman set a won-derful example of the power a student holds and today he reinforced the importance of the mantra, “if you see something say some-thing”. As a resident at Rush Medical School, Dr. Calman spoke out against an experiment he wit-nessed being con-ducted unknowingly on black women during C-sections. It takes true courage to speak against those in higher posi-tions and anyone listening had to com-mend his bravery. Dr. Calman was tem-porarily suspended for his actions in

collecting evidence about these trials. He was able to articulate his argument and publicize the injustice that was oc-curring. His actions prevented many more children from suffering from the effects of prolonged anesthesia during the experiment and he gave a voice to those who were unaware of their mis-treatment. As medical students, our eyes are still fresh and unadjusted to the norms of the healthcare system. It is at this juncture in our education that we must be most observant and vigilant and voice our opinion if we witness an action with which we take issue.

The design of our healthcare system is a large contributor to health-

care disparities. Public hospitals are in close proximity to private hospitals, al-lowing patient segre-gation based on so-cioeconomic status. Outpatient care dif-fers greatly between the faculty practice available to those with insurance and the clinic system for those on Medicare or those who are un-insured. Dr. Calman has begun making changes to his own institute’s clinic sys-

tem in order to improve their quality of care. Nationally, clinic care seems to be more controlled by students and residents being supervised by non-ded-icated and unenthusiastic preceptors. Additionally, outpatient clinics do not

provide night coverage or the personal-ized care that faculty providers give to the insured.

At the ECHO clinic, we strive to provide high quality patient care to those that fall at the lesser end of the disparities gap. Dr. Calman commented that with organized teaching and dedi-cated physicians, student driven care could be turned into the most thorough primary care visit. We believe our very dedicated physicians and students al-low for this to occur. His unconditional belief that free clinics like ECHO can make a difference and improve care for those with health disparities, especially the uninsured, was very reassuring and powerful.

Dr. Calman has lead by exam-ple since his training at Rush Medical School as part of the “Concerned Rush Students” organization and he contin-ues to do so today throughout all of his work. He has taught the country the sad truth about health disparities in every realm of healthcare and has researched solutions. His speech was inspiring to the entire Einstein student body and gave the ECHO community a lot to think about within our own pa-tient population. Hopefully, each one of us will take what we learned and work towards eliminating healthcare dispari-ties on a local and national level.Carly Hirschberg was a Women’s Health Patient Advocate volunteer at ECHO in fall 2013 and she will be serving as the 2014 Patient Advocate Coordinator. Carly is also the clinical coordina-tor for EiSci: Einstein’s high school mentoring and science enrichment program and a board member and banquet chair for Einstein’s Amer-ican Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) chapter.

“Inequality by Design: Healthcare in New York City”

First year ECHO volunteers master phlebotomy skills

A lot of the information Dr. Calm-an shared during the event was shocking to learn about - health disparity is a real and appalling issue that continues to invade all aspects of the medical field. I was, however, inspired to hear that stu-dent-run free clinics like ECHO are places where bringing togeth-er a committed group of students, attending physicians, and nurses can truly make a difference with respect to health disparity in this country. Aaron Praiss Position at ECHO

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I was able to take advantage of the opportunities ECHO provides to medical students looking to expand their clinical experience early on. It has been a privilege to take part in

shaping the clinic and to further its mission of providing quality care to the underserved. It has also been very rewarding to plan and see the phlebotomy workshop come to frui-tion. I am very excited to see this new component improve patient care and

become an ever-growing annual tra-dition.

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In 2004, the Health Department cre-ated a citywide health policy called “Take Care New York” (TCNY) to improve the health of New Yorkers. TCNY identifies 10 key areas that cause significant illness or death but can be improved by individuals, health care providers, government agencies, and other organizations. In each “Hear our ECHO” newsletter, we will highlight how these goals are addressed at ECHO.

The Goals:1. Have a regular doctor

2. Be tobacco-free3. Keep your heart healthy4. Know your HIV status5. Get help for depression

6. Live free of alcohol and drugs7. Get checked for cancer

8. Get immunizations you need9. Make your home safe and

healthy10. Have a healthy baby

“Take Care New York” Goals

In recent years ECHO has taken

large strides toward providing the high-est caliber of healthcare for its patients. In doing so we’ve made it our responsi-bility to take a strong stance on preven-tative care and screening. Particularly in the the area of STD testing, we’ve made significant progress in improv-ing our HIV screening rates. As noted in the latest edition of the NYC Com-munity Health Profiles and as seen in the graph below, although death rates due to HIV and AIDS have decreased during the past decade, the Central Bronx region maintains the highest rates in the city - more than 3 times the NYC overall rate. The primary cause of premature death in the Central Bronx is HIV-related disease.

Significant disparities exist in HIV

preventative health screening across the many NYC communities. This is especially evident in the Central Bronx, where the overall prevalence of HIV/AIDS and the rate of HIV diagnoses is twice that of the NYC area. Although Central Bronx residents are currently more likely to be tested for HIV than those in NYC on a whole (42% vs. 23%) approximately 33% are “late” diagno-ses where the disease has already pro-gressed to AIDS. This data indicates that all efforts to increase screening rates are pivotal in improving outcomes. Screen-ing in such a demographic allows for early treatment, which can significantly slow the progression to AIDS and de-crease the likelihood of continued dis-ease transmission.

HIV screening rates are dependent on factors including patient education and counseling, access to rapid test-ing, ability to offer testing to patients of different backgrounds and in different languages, raising awareness of the im-portance of screening and having ade-quate staffing to support screening on a larger scale. ECHO’s group of dedicated student volunteers have tackled these issues from different perspectives.

There is a consensus among the ECHO volunteers; we feel particularly fortunate that our clinic is situated in the heart of the Bronx because it en-ables us to maximize our efforts. We’ve used this to our advantage and in the past 4 years ECHO has become a major player in preventative screening. Annu-ally we collect and review data to help

identify the needs of our patient popu-lation. As a result, our team of student volunteers refine the protocols to match those needs. In the past few years we’ve made changes such as ensuring that all ECHO board members are trained to perform HIV counseling in accordance with NY State Guidelines. Our Patient Advocate volunteers which follow pa-tients throughout their visit and pro-vide patients with STD education. They inform our patients that rapid testing is available at our clinic and that they can receive their results before they leave.

We closely follow patients during their visits to make sure that each pa-tient that requests testing receives pre-test counseling, a rapid test, their result and post-test counseling. Additionally, our counselors follow a specific script that we’ve developed to ensure that ev-ery patient is fully informed. ECHO is situated in a predominantly Span-ish-speaking area and so we’ve taken steps to target any disparities caused by the language barrier.

We are planning to have a Sexual Health Day on June 28th where we plan to educate patients on STD testing and inform them of safe sex practices. As seen in last year’s annual report, since 2011 we have increased our testing rate by over 35%, testing over 300 individu-als without insurance and following up on positive results with confirmatory testing methods. These results were met with excitement and continued motiva-tion towards building a healthier, in-formed Bronx community.

ECHO’s role in altering the course of HIV in the BronxMatthew BarberyClinical Chair

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An Evening with ECHOFifteen

years ago, a few am-

bitious and compassionate individuals set out to create one of the first free clinics in this country – the first in New York City. The ECHO Free Clinic was established to provide access to health-care for those living in the Bronx and New York City who are uninsured and lack consistent care. While the mis-sion of ECHO has been maintained for the past fifteen years, the goals of each ECHO Board change annually. This year, we were celebrating all that ECHO has accomplished in the past, but we were also looking to the future to create a vision for the next fifteen years.

One of the greatest gifts we can pro-vide as a clinic is free access to prima-ry care, including preventative health screenings and eventual transfer to the Institute for Family Health system for regular care. Nearly 1,000 patients walk through our doors each year, and we do our best as medical students to treat, educate, and advocate for our patients. Many leave with work physicals com-pleted or medications and guidelines to treat their various diseases. But many are provided with a referral for special-ty care and then are lost to follow up.

As a team we wondered, why are so many patients not going to their refer-rals? While we have established a clinic that can provide free care from both a third year medical student and attend-ing physician, free lab work, free HIV testing, free social work appointments, and free health education, our patients are still required to pay a small fee for their specialty appointments. Upon re-flection in honor of our 15th anniver-sary, we realized that so much has been done to benefit our patients, but there is so much more that we can do to further

eliminate the boundaries that limit our patients’ access to care.

Our fifteenth anniversary fundrais-ing efforts raised over $14,000, which marks our single greatest fundraiser to date. On March 6, 2014, we hosted our First Annual Evening with ECHO Gala. Over 110 people joined in celebration of the rich history of ECHO, and nearly 100 additional donors provided us with the opportunity to raise enough money to begin paying for our patients’ referral appointments. Einstein faculty, ECHO alumni, current volunteers, physicians, friends, and family all converged at the

Salon de Lafayette in New York City to celebrate ECHO.

I feel fortunate to be part of an orga-nization that is making efforts to better patient care and community outreach. We have made such a difference in the Bronx, but there is still more than can and will be done by motivated, compas-sionate medical students. Our 15th an-niversary gala was a success for ECHO. Hopefully by eliminating one more boundary for our patients, we can em-power them to prioritize their health and help them obtain health insurance for more consistent care.

Inaugural ‘Evening with ECHO’ Gala, Celebrating 15 Years of Community Outreach: A Reflection

Lauren TannenbaumFormer Weekly Coordinator

TOP: First year medical students from left, David Levitz, Elizabeth Clain, Elise Rosenthal, Aar-on Praiss, Gila Hoffman enjoy the Gala. BOTTOM: The Einstein Jazz Ensemble performs.

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On March 6, 2014, Einstein Com-munity Health Outreach (ECHO) hosted its First Annual Evening with ECHO Gala. This year marks ECHO’s fifteenth anniversary, and over 110 people joined in celebration of the rich history of ECHO. Faculty, alumni, current volunteers, friends, and family all converged at the Salon de Lafayette in New York City to celebrate the past fifteen years of community outreach and patient care.

Lauren Tannenbaum, one of the ECHO Weekly Coordinators, was the host for the evening. Kimberly Ashay-eri, the Project Director, and Sophia Ryan, the Executive Clinic Chair, both gave brief speeches about their experiences with ECHO. Dr. Mar-tha Grayson, Senior Associate Dean of Medical Education at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, spoke about her experience as a student at Einstein and the impact of free clin-ics on both the community and the student volunteers. Dr. Neil Calman, the President and Chief Executive Of-ficer of the Institute for Family Health, reminisced on the beginnings of the ECHO free clinic and invited our ad-visors Dr. Amarilys Cortijo and Dr. Sarah Nosal to join him on the stage.

It was a lovely evening with passed hor d’ouevres, an open bar, and music by the Einstein Jazz Ensemble. There was a silent auction featuring an eve-ning for two at the TIME hotel, tick-ets to a Knicks game, beauty and spa packages, jewelry, and many more items. Throughout the night, the silent auction raised $2,490.

The entire event including fund-raising for our fifteenth anniversary raised over $14,000. These proceeds will enable us to begin paying for our patients’ referrals for specialty care. The evening was a huge success for ECHO and we plan to make the Eve-ning with ECHO Gala an annual tra-dition for all of our volunteers, alum-ni, friends and family.

More about the Gala

TOP: ECHO volunteers from left, Annemieke Wilcox, Kim Ashayeri, Sarp Aksel, Lauren Tan-nenbaum, and Sophie Ryan celebrate 15 years of ECHO. MIDDLE: from left, Dr. Sarah Nosal, Assistant Medical Director of ECHO and IFH Liaison/Chief Medical Information Officer, Dr. Neil Calman, President of the Institute for Family Health, and Dr. Amarilys Cortijo, Medi-cal Director of ECHO. BOTTOM: ECHO clinical board members from left, Marika Osterbur, Hetty Hei, Nivia Acosta, Sophie Ryan, and Carlos Diaz-Balzac.

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Where are you from? I grew up in Hong Kong, went to

boarding school in Switzerland when I was 12 came to the US for college at Brown Uni-versity. I was lucky to get accepted to Einstein as a foreign student, and was lucky to get into Residen-cy at Montefiore. I owe a lot to this institution!

Where did you complete your residency training?

I did residency in Oto-laryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at Einstein- I am board certified in Otolaryngolo-gy/Head and Neck Surgery and Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.

What is your favorite ECHO memory? There are so many, from the initial

days, with the brainstorming sessions in Belfer, trying to get this 'Free Clinic run by med students' up and running with Dr. Calman's group. Every Satur-day morning was a scramble figuring out transportation, making sure vol-unteers showed up, showing up at the clinic and getting it up and running for patients and most importantly, every session we made it a point to get coffee and donuts from Dunkin Donuts prior

to starting so figuring out who would make the coffee run was a project in it-self!

What is one way that ECHO has influenced the way you currently practice medicine?

I look back at ECHO as a start up with a social conscience. On the start up side, it required a lot of sweat equity from both volunteer students and volunteer physicians, to get the first 'Student run free clinic' up and run-

ning and it showed me that when you put bright like-minded people togeth-er working towards a common goal, that success will follow. ECHO taught me about how to set up and manage a practice. I continue to use the same administrative work ethic in setting up my practices and businesses.

The underlying social conscience at ECHO is something that is what we, especially as physicians, all believe in. ECHO allowed us as medical students, to use a special skill set to give back to individuals - not only to provide free healthcare but to help patients navi-gate the healthcare system and educate

them on available resources at a grass-roots level. I, and I think we all do, try to remain socially conscious, no matter how much life gets in the way, and con-tinue to give back, whether its through providing financial donations, provid-ing free care in our practices or volun-teering time teaching. Knowing that ECHO is still out there 'passing it on' is great to see for all of us involved.

In what direction did you want ECHO to go when you were involved?

We didn't have much of a direction. We had a goal: to provide free health-care. We had good people - volunteer students and the Institute of Urban Family health - and the rest we made up as we went along. With Dr Calman's oversight, we expanded services.

Do you have any advice for current ECHO volunteers?

Have fun with it, you will get a unique opportunity to give back local-ly and will get to see how a practice is managed and run and get a real world view of how patients have to navigate the healthcare system.

Where are you from?Orange County, CaliforniaWhere did you go to undergrad?University of California, BerkeleyWhat did you do in your time be-

fore medical school?My degree is in Peace and Conflict

studies so before coming to Einstein I spent time working in developing countries. While conducting research in urban slum communities in Mum-bai, India, I realized I wanted to go to medical school. I knew that if I really wanted to make a difference in peo-ple’s lives I would need to become a doctor.

Favorite thing about clinic:

The people – patients, volunteers, IFH staff and attendings.

What is the biggest challenge that you anticipate this year?

We have an exceptionally talented and motivated group of new board members with creative ideas and vi-sions for the clinic. I think the biggest challenge will be trying to accomplish everything we would like to in such a short timeframe. But I also know that if we really work together as a team there is nothing we cannot accom-plish.

What is one thing you hope to leave with ECHO?

As a student run free clinic, ECHO

is constant-ly evolving, with each new board building on the accom-plishments of the last. With the money raised from ECHO’s 15th Anniversary Gala earli-er this year, we plan to set up a new referrals system, which will allow us to pay for our patient’s specialty care appointments. This would be a huge benefit to our patients, providing them with access to specialty care that they may not otherwise receive.

Alumni Spotlight: Dr. Dilip Madnani, Class of 2001

Current ECHO Project Director: Annemieke Wilcox ‘17

Dr. Madnani practices in offices in New York and Long Island. He holds an academic ap-pointment in the Department of Otolaryngolo-gy/Head and Neck Surgery at Einstein and cov-ers call at Jacobi Medical Center with residents.

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On March 23, nine ECHO volunteers ran to support the Colon Cancer Foun-dation’s (CCF) largest fundraiser, the 11th annual Colon Cancer Challenge, at Citi Field in Queens. In addition to running the 5K Colon Run, volunteers also helped to staff the health educa-tion table, spreading awareness of the importance of colonoscopies to screen for cancer. The day also consisted of a Remembrance and Prevention Walk, and speeches by colon cancer survivors who shared their personal stories.

In 2013, ECHO made 55 referrals for patients for colonoscopies, compared with 5 referrals in 2012. This substan-tial increase was a result of additional effort to train clinical teams to evalu-ate whether patients qualify for pre-ventive cancer screenings, as well the partnership between ECHO and the CCF which allowed us to gain a new endoscopy referral site, Carnegie Hill Endoscopy, to provide free endoscopy services for our patients. Referrals to Carnegie Hill Endoscopy accounted for about 30% of colonoscopy referrals in 2013.

This past fall, with the CCF, ECHO planned an event near the Walton Free Clinic which was the first effort to ed-ucate Bronx communities about colon cancer screening. Alongside the CCF’s life-size “rollin’ colon,” ECHO volun-teers staffed the colon and answered questions for patients. In addition, waiting room presentations were given throughout the semester to educate pa-tients on colonoscopies, which featured a model colon and demonstration on how polyps are removed. This past year, ECHO volunteers were also able to help the CCF by translating pamphlets into Spanish, in hopes of breaking down communication barriers. In the com-ing year, we hope to maintain this part-nership with the CCF and plan to vol-unteer at their event in Union Square in May to raise awareness about colon cancer and screening.

Team ECHO partners with the Colon Cancer Foundation

TOP: ECHO Pre-clinical board members from left Viraj Patel, Daniel Santos, Marie Boller, Annemieke Wilcox, James Yuan, Aaron Praiss, Jessica Faiz, David Levitz, and Peter Faiz relax after their 5K run. BOTTOM: ECHO Weekly Coordinator Viraj Patel distributes educational pamphlets to community members at the 11th annual Colon Cancer Challenge.

Referrals for colonoscopies increase by 11-fold over the past year at ECHO

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Seeing all of our alum-ni, supporters, and vol-unteers together at the

“Evening with ECHO” Gala, celebrating 15 years of community outreach as the first free clinic in New York City, was a time to reflect on how much those before us have overcome so that we can con-tinue to serve our high-need patients in the Bronx and shape a unique volunteering experience for medical students at Albert Einstein.

This inaugural gala served as reminder of how strong our ECHO network is and how much we have progressed as a free clinic, and consequently called for another first – “Hear our ECHO” – the first ECHO newsletter. Hopefully, this bi-monthly newsletter will allow us to share the experiences of alumni and current volunteers, the work we do inside and outside the clinic, and carry the bond to ECHO we shared that night throughout the year. Wherever we are in our careers, ECHO has made an impact on our work, whether it be as first-years utilizing their Introduction to Clinic Medicine skills by eliciting chief complaints and taking patient histories, third-years learning what it is like to really be responsible for seeing their own patients, or attending physicians, who, like Dr. Dilip Madnani said in his Alumni Spotlight interview, are more socially conscious in their practices as a result of their volunteer experience at ECHO. I hope that this newsletter serves to inform us about the challenges we face as a free clinic, remind us of our overarching goals and ap-plaud the efforts of our volunteers!

Letter from the EditorJessica FaizCommunications Officer

Aaron Praiss, also a St. Louis native, volun-teered at ECHO as a Patient Advocate and currently serves as the HIV Coordinator. He recently graduated from Northwestern Uni-versity with a degree in music performance. He sings with the Lymph Notes, Einstein’s premiere a capella group. He is the presi-dent of the OB/GYN Interest Group.

Jessica Faiz was a Patient Advocate and Community Outreach volunteer and is now serving on the cur-rent ECHO board as the Communications Officer. After graduating from Brown University, she taught at a high school in the south Bronx, which fueled her desire to remain active in the Bronx communi-ty at Einstein by volunteering with ECHO. She also helped to found the Einstein Science High School Mentoring Program and is on the Emergency Medi-cine Society board.

Gila Hoffman, a St. Louis native, was a Labs Volunteer and is now serving on the pre-clinical ECHO board as the Lab’s Coor-dinator. She graduated from Cornell Uni-versity in 2012 and then worked at Weill Cornell Medical College doing anesthesia clinical research before medical school. She helped establish the Einstein Science High School Mentoring Program and is the Co-President of the American Geriatrics Society chapter at Einstein.

Matthew Barbery has volunteered with ECHO since 2010. He is currently the Clinical Chair of Session Coordinators, ensuring that the clinic is always staffed with trained student volunteers. He has ex-tensive experience working abroad in several Span-ish speaking countries at ambulatory clinics assisting in health care for the underprivileged and under-served. Although his main interest lies in Emergency Medicine he has always been a strong advocate for patients in every field of care.

About the Editors Design Team

ECHO 2014-2015 Pre-clinical Board MembersClinical Board

Executive Clinical ChairSarp Aksel

Session Coordinators ChairWayne Cohen-Levy

Matthew BarberyClinical Teams Chair

Arvind Badhey and Fa’iz Bayo-AwoyemiContinuity ChairMarika OsterburSC Flow Director

Jessie LiuSC Back of House Director

Laura HawksSC Board

Alison SchmitzlerAbtin Farahmand

Brandon AdlerCindy MartinezMegana BallalMohana Roy

Newton PhuongPratistha Koirala

Stacey StauberTony BowenWanda Lam

Medical DirectorDr. Amarilys Cortijo

Assistant Medical DirectorDr. Sarah Nosal

Pre-clinical BoardProject Director

Annemieke WilcoxWeekly Coordinators

Daniel Santos and Viraj PatelCommunications Officer

Jessica FaizDevelopment Officer

Mike TsengFinancial Officer

Sean HickeyReferrals Coordinators

Alex Petti and David LevitzPatient Advocate Coordinators

Carly Hirschberg and Dordy SuganoWomen’s Health Coordinator

Elise RosenthalHIV Counselor Coordinator

Aaron PraissLabs Coordinators

Gila Hoffman and Nico DelpiccoloFront Desk Coordinators

Lilly Zhao and James YuanInterpreter Coordinator

Marie BollerPre-Clinical and Scheduling Coordinator

Hope WilliamsQuality Improvement Coordinator

Liz ClainCommunity Outreach Coordinator

Keneta McKellar and Melissa Bhikham