University of Maryland Senior Named 2021 Gates Cambridge Scholar
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University of Maryland senior Veeraj Shah was awarded a 2021 Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which he plans to use toward a Ph.D. in public health and primary care at the University of Cambridge. Shah will graduate this May from UMD with dual degrees in biological sciences with a specialization in neurobiology and physiology and individual studies majoring in health policy and technology. Following his Ph.D., Shah plans to earn his M.D. at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
Veeraj Shah, 2021 Gates Cambridge Scholar from the University of Maryland
How Parkland plans to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to the full diversity of Dallas
The county hospital has a communications and rollout strategy to reach minority populations that historically are disconnected from health care networks.
By Frederick P. Cerise
I recently received a call from a supporter of Parkland Health and Hospital System, a white woman in her 70s who was eager to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. She was hoping her age and underlying health conditions would make her eligible to be among the first in line once it became available to us. Based on the state criteria, she was eligible and got vaccinated.