URMC / Center for Community Health & Prevention / Education / Community Health Education / Community-Engaged Learning / Students of Distinction Students of Distinction The following Class of 2023 medical students were awarded an M.D. with Distinction in Community Health, being recognized for their significant longitudinal contributions to community service: Mariah Erlick Project Title: Improving Medicolegal Advocacy for Asylum Seekers Kiersten Flodman Project Title: Addressing Accessibility Barriers at the EquiCenter Farm for Participants with Mobility Challenges Shane Fuentes Project Title: Crossovers & Conversations Tresne Hernandez Project Title: Implementation of the One Key Question to Support People’s Reproductive Choices & Planning Katie Klapheke Project Title: Improving Volunteer Visibility for Rochester Human Rights Initiative Nilsa Ricci Project Title: Understanding and Improving Trauma Debriefing Sessions for URMC Spanish Interpreters Eli Rogers Project Title: PPD Testing at UR Well St Luke's Valentina Sedlacek Project Title: ROCovery Wellness Students of Distinction 2022 The following Class of 2022 medical students were awarded an M.D. with Distinction in Community Health, being recognized for their significant longitudinal contributions to community service: Anusha Amaravathi Project Title: Assessing the Impact of Lifespan’s “Unlocking Joy in Dementia Caregiving” Workshop Series on Caregiving Skills, Emotional and Mental Health of Caregivers Alexandra Buda Project Title: Promoting Mental Health & Wellness Among Our Critical Care Nursing Staff Shannon Cleary Project Title: Engaging Rochester Communities on Climate Impacts and Action Kevin Li Project Title: Addressing Sports Injuries: Student-Athlete Community Outreach (SCOre!) Rachel Moyer Project Title: Reflecting on the UR Well-Nazareth Social Work Partnership Betsy Rojas Project Title: Bridging the Gap by Being the Change Andrew Stoner Project Title: Improving Community Mental Health Training for Future Physicians Rachel Yull Project Title: Creating Connections to Improve Maternal Child Health Students of Distinction 2021 The following Class of 2021 medical students were awarded an M.D. with Distinction in Community Health, being recognized for their significant longitudinal contributions to community service: Michaela Barry Project Title: Homeless in the Hospital: Utilizing statistics from the URMC EMR to survey disease burden associated with homelessness Fatima Bawany Project Title: Home Phototherapy: Improving Access to Dermatologic Care Celia Fung Project Title: COVID-19 Education and Prevention in Rochester Homeless Shelters Mahima Iyengar Project Title: Community Led Mutual Aid Efforts to Combating Inequity during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evaluation of the Rochester Mutual Aid Network's Efforts from 04/2020 to 10/2020 Michelle Liu Project Title: Identifying Barriers to Obtaining Long-term Housing for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness Renee Miller Project Title: Creating Recipes that Positively Influence Nutrition in Low Socioeconomic Communities Stephen Powell Project Title: Perceptions of Infection & Testing in UR Well-Asbury's Patron Population Fritzlaine Roche Project Title: Implementation of a Teledermatology Program at UR Well