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If you would like to learn more about the Rural Health Scholars elective, feel free to reach out to any of the student leaders, faculty, or MassAHEC.Rural@umassmed.edu for more information.

To apply please refer to the document below!

MassAHEC Rural Health Scholars AY22-23.docx

UMass Chan Faculty Sponsors

Suzanne Cashman, ScD, MS

Professor and Director of Community Health
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Co-Director, MassAHEC Rural Health Scholars
UMass Chan Medical School

Interests: Rural Health, Public and Community Health, Health Professions Education, Community-Oriented Primary Care, and Interprofessional Education

Email: Suzanne.Cashman@umassmed.edu

Nicholas Hajj, MD

Assistant Professor of Family Medicine
Co-Director, MassAHEC Rural Health Scholars
Barre Family Health Center
UMass Chan Medical School

Interests: Primary Care, Medical Education, Rural Health, Mentoring, and Raising Chickens

Email: Nicholas.Hajj@umassmemorial.org

Benjamin Woodard, DNP, ENP-C, FNP-C, FAWM

Assistant Professor
Co-Director, MassAHEC Rural Health Scholars
UMass Chan Medical School
Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing

Interests: Clinical and Field Education, Rural Emergency Medicine, Advanced Clinical Procedures and Extended Practice, Clinical Mentorship, and Provider Resiliency

Email: Benjamin.Woodard@umassmed.edu

UMass Chan School of Medicine

Sedona Lockhart

UMass Chan School of Medicine Class of 2027

Interests: plants, gardening, kayaking, hiking, women's health, mental health, painting

Email: sedona.lockhart@umassmed.edu

Kyle Timmer

UMass Chan School of Medicine Class of 2027

Interests: hiking, traveling, running, gardening, healthcare sustainability, infectious disease

Email: kyle.timmer@umassmed.edu

Vaibhav Gupta

UMass Chan School of Medicine Class of 2027

Interests: cooking, watching movies, playing with my cat Cumin, hiking, woodcarving

Email: vaibhav.gupta1@umassmed.edu

Ashleigh Masucci

UMass Chan School of Medicine Class of 2027

Interests: women's health, reproductive justice advocacy, hiking, gardening, knitting, reading

Email: ashleigh.masucci@umassmed.edu

Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing

Emily Dillon, RN

Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing, FNP Track, Class of 2024

Interests: Women's Health, Gardening, Hiking, Baking, Crafting, and Reading

Email: Emily.Dillon@umassmed.edu

David Runyan, RN

Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing, FNP Track, Class of 2024

Interests: Rural Health, Community-Oriented Primary Care, Women’s Health, Community Service, Nature Photography, Hiking, Kayaking, and anything that gets me outdoors

Summer Plans: I will be working with underserved patient populations at a community health center in Worcester and visiting as many Mass Audubon Wildlife Sanctuaries as possible.

Email: David.Runyan@umassmed.edu

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