Education

Amanda Brosnan ’18 is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, where she teaches, conducts research, and practices clinically. She also mentors students and promotes interprofessional collaboration for the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Brigit Carter ’17 urges educational institutions to improve nurse preparedness by adopting a social mission perspective. This method will help schools better align their curricula, policies, and practices with health equity, allowing nurses to more effectively support individuals and communities in reaching their optimal health.

Shannon Jordan ’21took part in a Black Doll Making Folklife Apprenticeship run by the Maryland State Art Council. During her apprenticeship, she worked with a master doll-maker to co-author a children’s coloring book that features handmade dolls as characters to teach kids about healthy eating habits.

UCSF students selected Kai Kennedy ’18 to deliver the Sumner and Hermine Marshall Endowed Last Lecture on the prompt "If you had but one lecture to give, what would you say?” Kai gave a talk that combined various aspects of her professional, personal, spiritual, and cultural experiences that have shaped her journey so far.

Salima Khowaja ’24 and Bilal Asim '20 led a breast cancer awareness session for underserved women in a low-income suburban area of Lahore, Pakistan. The session covered the burden of breast cancer, risk factors, breast self-examination techniques, and the importance of early detection and mammography, culminating in a survivor's story from one of the attendees and an oath to dedicate time to self-examination.

Gilberto Lopez ’20 is the co-director of the Migratory Student Summer Academy at ASU, a program that offers high school students from migrant seasonal farming families in Arizona the opportunity to experience college life by working in laboratories, gaining hands-on experience with advanced technology, and being inspired by top educators.

Toyese Oyeyemi ’17 advocates for medical school metrics that prioritize social missions over privilege. Rating schools based on their dedication to social missions would promote evaluating performance according to their commitments to health education's social goals rather than comparing them to one another.

Elliot Koranteng Tannor ’19 uses various platforms to educate his community about kidney disease, including community events, media and social media. He published research with other authors that explored Twitter as an educational tool for nephrologists.

Bram Wispelwey ’20 founded and co-directs the Palestine Program for Health and Human Rights, an academic hub that employs a broadly collaborative, justice- and rights-based approach to studying Palestinian health through knowledge creation, education, and multidisciplinary community involvement.