Guidelines for HCC Scholarly Activity:

• Faculty sponsor at institution must be involved
• Must be approved by HCC leadership
• Poster presentations and publications must include HCC leadership as author
• HCC logo should be utilized in poster publications
• If research is original, need IRB approval from your institution
• If using data from HCC national surveys, no IRB approval needed
• Please be thoughtful about how you describe people and communities who are medically underserved. The CDC has a list of Preferred Terms that is a helpful reference guide.

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Publications

Engaging Underrepresented Youth: Remote Transition of the Health Career Collaborative Program. 2023
Authors: Christina Cantwell, Jaspal Bassi, Jessica Arizmendi De La Torre, Tania Saba Pettitt, Liana Gefter, Theresa L. Chin
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Combatting education and healthcare inequality through a novel medical education nonprofit model. 2023
Authors: Ellen Zhang, Liana Gefter
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How do underserved adolescents want to learn about health? An exploration of health concerns, preferences, and resources utilized. 2022.
Authors: Andrew Homere, Surabhi Reddy, Leonard Haller, Joyce Richey, Liana Gefter.
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If You Can See It, You Can Be It: Perceptions of Diversity in Surgery Among Under-Represented Minority High School Students. 2022.
Authors: Jaina C Lane, Abra H Shen, Robin Williams, Liana Gefter, Lindsay Friedman, Cheryl K Zogg, Elizabeth Shaughnessy, 2020-2021 Association of Women Surgeons National Medical Student Committee.
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Achieving equity through policy, Population Health and Interprofessional collaboration. 2021
Authors: Moss, M. P., & Phillips.
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Health Career Academy: Addition of a Surgical Case-Based Learning Curriculum Captures the Interest of High School Students. 2019
Authors: Kyle Freischlag, Keven Ji, Reed W Kamyszek, Harold J Leraas, Lindsey A Olivere, Liana Gefter, Barry Mann, John Migaly, Elisabeth T Tracy.
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Addressing Health Disparities with School-Based Outreach: the Health Career Academy Program. 2018
Authors: Liana Gefter, Judy Spahr, John Gruber, Sandra Ross, Laurie Watson, Barry Mann.
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Poster Presentations

Initiating the Health Career Collaborative program at an underserved urban high school: A Collaboration between Medical Students and High School Science Teachers. 2022 Oral Presentation at American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Conference
Ashlynn Mills, Nabeel Ahmad, Ashley Schwartz, Liana Gefter, Kenya Steele.
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Health Literacy in Underrepresented and Underserved Adolescents. 2022. Ashley Pinckney, Salma Mami, Maryanne Lubas, Sandra Ross, Liana Gefter.
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All Zoomed Out: The Success of Pipeline Programs on a Virtual Platform during the COVID-19 Pandemic. 2022
Priyanka Jagannathan, Brittany Moore, Elaine Ramirez.
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The Health Career Collaborative: An Effort to Increase Representation & Equity Through Mentorship & Project-Based Learning.
Josh Taylor, Carlie Arbaugh, Sherry Wren, James Korndorffer, Eric Jenkins, Liana Gefter.
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The Health Career Collaborative: Remote Mentorship, Healthcare Education Exposure & Project-Based Learning Focused on Underrepresented High School Students.
Eric Jenkins, Josh Taylor, Liana Gefter.
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Abstracts

How do underserved adolescents want to learn about health? An exploration of health concerns, preferences, and resources utilized. 2022.
By Andrew Homere, Surabhi Reddy, Leonard Haller, Liana Gefter.
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Impact of COVID-19 Vaccine Curriculum on High School Students. 2021.
By Mark Solinski, Kylie Carlson, Amanda Bjornstad, Liana Gefter.
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Impact of Virtual Suture Workshop for High School Students. 2021.
By Mark Solinski, Kylie Carlson, Amanda Bjornstad, Liana Gefter.
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