PURCH Student Highlights

Our PURCH students have many different motivations, aspirations, and career goals.

Read about some of their achievements below!

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Lindon Tran

Lindon Tran was selected for the 2025 American Medical Association (AMA) Foundation’s Leadership Development Institute (LDI) Program. The institute is dedicated to cultivating aspiring physician leaders who are committed to their patients and the communities they serve. The LDI offers medical students, residents, and fellows a unique opportunity to gain individualized insight into the skills needed to foster their careers and the future of medicine.

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Anna Cichon

Anna Cichon presented at the 2024 American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation's (AACVPR) annual meeting and received the Beginner Investigator Award. Cichon's's work focused on recontacting patients who initially declined cardiac rehab. After personally calling these patients, 50% expressed a renewed interest in the program, which had previously not been pursued.

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Marisa DeCosta

Marisa DeCosta published "Readiness to Implement a Doula-Hospital Partnership Program" in the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing.
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Vanessa Avalone

Vanessa Avalone's work focuses on youth mental health and substance use.
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Carly Herbert

Carly Herbert received the 2022 TL1 Fellowship Award. Herbert's rapid COVID-19 test research informed FDA guidance.

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Marcella Jewell

Marcella was the recipient of the 2022 Massachusetts Medical Society Information Technology Award. Jewell's work focused on the development of a dashboard to track pediatric mental health ED boarding.

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Iha Kaul

Iha Kaul was selected to give the 2022 TH Chan School of Medicine's commencement speech. 
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Theo Eldore

Theo wants to be an advocate and role model for LGBTQIA+ patients.
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Stella Barth

Stella presented her research on spinal cord injuries at two national neuroscience conferences.
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Sabahat Rahman

Sabahat's aim is to work at the "intersection of health care and human rights."
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Kendall Burdick

Awarded a $5000 grant student research grant from the Emergency Medicine Foundation and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.

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Kassandra Jean Marie

A passion to address inequities in healthcare access drew her to PURCH.
Meet Kassandra
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Emily Nuss and Tatiana Petrovich

Emily Nuss and Tatiana Petrovich received the Fullbright Scholarship to study household air pollution in Guatemala.
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Trailblazer Award

This annual award recognizes a 4th year or graduating PURCH student who epitomizes personal qualities of strength, courage, and resilience. A trailblazer prepares the way for others to follow.
Our Awardees

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