Global Health Program Annual Report 2021

Spotlight
Senior Nursing Student at University
of Vermont
Sarah Cordisco
Intern at the UVMLCOM GHP
Rachel Logue
Sarah Cordisco is a senior nursing student
at the University of Vermont. Over the last
few years she has developed a passion for
women’s health, specifically in the scope
of global health. In 2019, as a part of her
internship at Nuvance Health Global Health
Program, she created modules about the
different issues that women face when it
comes to their health, reproductive health,
and sexuality. The modules include topics
on intimate partner violence, birth control,
stigmas, and sex education, among others.
“Good health shapes an
expression of experiences.”
- Arif Naseem
Rachel Logue is an intern with the Nuvance
Health/UVMLCOM Global Health Program and
an incoming high school senior in Fairfield,
Connecticut. She served as the Chairwoman
of the Mental Health Policy Committee for
a local state representative candidate in
the summer of 2020. In collaboration with a
multidisciplinary team of psychologists and
policy experts, Rachel developed initiatives
to improve the accessibility of mental health
services for struggling students. Her drafted
bill proposals were presented on the floor of
the State Legislature. She has been an active
volunteer in various political campaigns
where she gained experience in community
outreach. Rachel is now working with the
NH/UVMLCOM Global Health Program on
an international cross-sectional study
to evaluate the effects of the COVID-19
pandemic on Indian medical students’
emotional well-being and ability to learn.
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