The New York Academy of Medicine Announces the 2021 Margaret E. Mahoney Fellows in Health Policy

The New York Academy of Medicine is pleased to announce the recipients of its 2021 Margaret E. Mahoney Fellowships in Health Policy. This year's cohort of outstanding medical, nursing and public health students will conduct summer research projects on healthcare delivery transformation for vulnerable populations with an emphasis on the policy implications of the research findings. The Mahoney Fellows will also participate in a variety of leadership development activities and skill building in policy advocacy with opportunities to meet local and national health policy leaders.

Congratuations to the 2021 Mahoney Fellows

	William Britton, MD Candidate Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Preferences for Genetic Results in Research
	Chloe Kang, PhD Candidate Columbia University School of Nursing Identifying the Relationship Between State-Level Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment Maturity Status and COVID-19 Death in Nursing Homes
	Andrea Lopez, MPH  CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy Exploring Barriers to Care in the Latino Community and the Role of Community Health Workers
	Sofia Palacios, MPH Candidate New York University School of Global Public Health Investigating Access and Quality of Care Among Low-Income Medicare Patients in Puerto Rico
	Derek Soled, MD/MBA Candidate Harvard Medical School, Harvard Business School COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence and Equity
	Nitya Venkat, MD Candidate Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University Comparing Bundle Payments for Care Improvement in Total Hip and Knee Replacements with Innovative Condition-Based Bundled Payments
	Lori Zomback, MD Candidate SUNY Downstate College of Medicine The Prevalence and Predictors of Medical Distrust in Pregnant Women

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