A group of UMass Chan Medical School students, known as Rural Health Scholars, studied ways to support the Island’s young people in overall well-being and in educational and occupational endeavors. UMass doctor of nursing practice students David Runyan and Gianna DiPinto and medical students Bian Nickley, Read Allen, Erin Johnson, Sabine Shaughnessy, Danielle Heims-Waldren, and […]
Medical students improve access to COVID-19 vaccine information for multilingual community
UMass Medical School Communications May 05, 2021
A group of first-year School of Medicine students are working to increase the accessibility of COVID-19 information for non-English speaking residents of Worcester. The students recruited volunteers to provide multilingual services and materials on the coronavirus and COVID-19 vaccines.
From left: First-year School of Medicine students Sarah Danforth, Maia Fefer, Laura Labb and Sabine Shaughnessy
Maia Fefer, Sarah Danforth, Sabine Shaughnessy and Laura Labb are all fluent Spanish speakers. Their group provides document translation, in-person vaccine clinic translation and one-on-one phone calls in a variety of languages, in collaboration with the student-run Crisis and Emergency Preparedness Committee.
UMass Medical School community pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. with celebration of service
UMass Medical School community pays tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. with celebration of service
Linda Long-Bellil honored with Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Institutional Diversity and Inclusion at the 33rd annual observance By Sandra Gray February 02, 2021
At the 33rd annual UMass Medical School tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Chancellor Michael F. Collins presented the 2021 Chancellor’s Award for Advancing Institutional Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion to Linda Long-Bellil, JD, PhD.
Linda Long-Bellil, JD, PhD
Dr. Long-Bellil is assistant professor of family medicine & community health and research consultant for Commonwealth Medicine, where she has directed research, policy and training projects related to health and employment of persons with disabilities for nearly two decades.
2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Semester of Service awardees will address local health needs
Student community service projects address health disparities, including some worsened by COVID-19
UMass Medical School Communications January 18, 2021
Four teams of UMass Medical School students have been awarded Martin Luther King Jr. Semester of Service Awards to implement community service programs. They will use the $500 awards to expand support for adult refugees from Burma; offset elders’ isolation during COVID; expand training for stopping life-threatening bleeding; and assist asylum seekers with trained medical interpreters for forensic evaluations.
UMMS students will accept their awards at an upcoming virtual Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance.