Research


At EHHOP, we care deeply about conducting research that has a positive impact on our patients and the communities they call home. All students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (ISMMS) are eligible to conduct research at EHHOP, so long as their project is implemented with the best interests of our patients, their communities, and our clinic at heart.

Our projects vary in scope, and include quality improvement (QI), clinic operations, patient outcomes/satisfaction, and community-based participatory research (CBPR). Our projects aim to answer the following questions:

  • How can we improve the structure and flow of our clinic in a way that is meaningful for our patients?

  • What changes can our clinicians make to improve our patients’ health?

  • What additional services can EHHOP provide to better meet the needs of our patients?

  • How can we, as a clinic, better partner with the East Harlem community?

  • What can we learn from our patients and operations at EHHOP to teach other clinics that are similar to us?

...and many, many more!

If you are... 

  • An ISMMS student interested in participating in research at EHHOP

  • A peer clinic interested in our work

  • One of our awe-inspiring patients curious to learn more

  • A physician from Mount Sinai or a peer institution interested in mentoring our student researchers

  • An East Harlem community member or community-based organization (CBO) interested in partnering with us, or learning more

...please feel free to contact our Research Chair (Nicole Zatorski) and Coordinator (Emily Xu) to learn more. We can be reached at ehhop.research@gmail.com.

See below for a list of some past projects that our amazing students have completed at EHHOP. We have numerous additional projects ongoing, and will update this page as current projects are completed! For other SRFCs or researchers interested in learning more about any of these projects, please feel free to reach out to us to learn more.

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Recent Conference Posters and Presentations

  • New York City Student-Run Free Clinic (NYCSRFC) 2020 Conference

    • Psychological Distress in the Face of Pandemic: An Observational Study Characterizing the Impact of COVID-19 on Immigrant Outpatient Mental Health | Samuel K. Powell & Craig L. Katz MD

    • EHHOP Air Conditioning Distribution: Mitigating Summer Heat Related Illness and Death in East Harlem | Paloma Orozco Scott MA, Megan Paul, James Carter, Brittany Glassberg, Terence M. Hughes, Madeline M. Lui, Cynthia Luo, Jonathan Pan, Kevin Weiss MPH, David Thomas MD, Yasmin Meah MD

    • A Model for Remote, Student-Led Naloxone Administration Training and Distribution at a SRFC | Stephanie K. Deeb & Terence M. Hughes, Brittany Glassberg, David Thomas MD, Yasmin Meah MD

    • Telehealth as a Model for Care at a NYC SRFC During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Brittany Glassberg, Terence M. Hughes, James Carter, David Thomas MD, David Skovran, Yasmin Meah MD

    • Emergency Remote Social Services for Uninsured Patients: Experiences of a NYC SRFC During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Jennifer M. Dias & Madeline M. Lui, Cody Goldberger, O’Jay Stewart, Stephanie K. Deeb, Paloma Orozco Scott MA, Natalie F. Berger, Terence M. Hughes, Kevin Weiss MPH, James Carter, Jonathan Pan, Megan Paul, Eliott Kim, Ezequiel Ramos, Aishwarya Raja BSc, Sharon Barazani, Brittany Glassberg, David C. Thomas MD, David Skovran, Yasmin Meah MD

    • PPE and Education Distribution at SRFCs During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Aishwarya Raja BSc & Stephanie Deeb, Brittany Glassberg, Parth D.
      Trivedi BSc, Reema Navalurkar, David Thomas MD, Yasmin Meah MD

    • Making the Best of Bad Options | Hannah Krystal

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Publications

  • On-site Prescription Dispensing Improves Antidepressant Adherence Among Uninsured Depressed Patients | Samuel K Powell, Claire Gibson, Josimar Hernandez, Elisa Nabel, Ibeawuchi Okoroafor, Craig L Katz, Yasmin Meah (Psychiatry Quarterly, 2021)

  • Psychological Distress in the Face of a Pandemic: An Observational Study Characterizing the Impact of COVID-19 on Immigrant Outpatient Mental Health | Randal A Serafini, Samuel K Powell, Justin J Frere, Alexandra Saali, Hannah L Krystal, Vedika Kumar, Chittampalli Yashaswini, Josimar Hernandez, Kate Moody, Anne Aronson, Yasmin Meah, Craig L Katz (Psychiatry Research, 2020) 

  • Leveraging NADAC to Steer Drug Formularies in Resource-Limited Clinics | Andrew Warburton, Randal Serafini, Benjamin Shuham, Andrew Leader, Sharon Barazani, Joe-Ann Moser, Yasmin Meah (Journal of Scientific Innovation in Medicine, 2019) 

  • Exploring Antidepressant Adherence at a Student-Run Free Mental Health Clinic | Claire L Mann, Robert A Rifkin, Elisa M Nabel, David C Thomas, Yasmin S Meah, Craig L Katz (Community Mental Health Journal, 2018) 

  • Strengthening Value-based Medication Management in a Free Clinic for the Uninsured: Quality Interventions Aimed at Reducing Costs and Enhancing Adherence | Arao RK, O‘Connor MY, Barrett T, et al. (BMJ Open Quality, 2017)

  • Containing Prescription Drug Costs at a Resource-Limited, Student-Run Clinic for the Uninsured | Batra J, Xu Haoming, Rifkin RA, Wang A, Atteberry P, Thomas DC, Meah YS. (Journal of Student-Run Clinics, 2017) 

  • How Well Does a Student-Run Free Clinic Care for Diabetic Patients?: A Retrospective Study of the East Harlem Health Outreach Partnership | Laitman BM, Mosley G, Thomas DC, Meah YS.  (Journal of Student-Run Clinics, 2017) 

  • Nutrition Counseling by Medical Students at a Student-Run Free Clinic Using Goal-Setting and the MyPlate Method | Tran T, Yang N, Davis N, Arden K, Skovran D, Shah B, Thomas D, Meah Y.  (Journal of Student-Run Clinics, 2017) 

  • What Drives Faculty to Volunteer at a Student-Run Clinic for the Underserved? | Rubenstein W, Rifkin R, Huber B, Pedowitz E, Rabkin J, Thomas D, Meah Y. (Journal of Student-Run Clinics, 2016) 

  • Interpreter Training for Medical Students: Pilot Implementation and Assessment in a Student-run Clinic | Diaz JE, Ekasumara N, Menon NR, Homan E, Rajarajan P, Zamudio AR, Kim AJ, Gruener J, Poliandro E, Thomas DC, Meah YS, Soriano RP. (BMC Medical Education, 2016)

  • Voluntary Participation in a Medical Student-Organized Clinic for Uninsured Patients Significantly Augments the Formal Curriculum in Teaching Underrepresented Core Competencies | Stephens L, Bouvier N, Thomas D, Meah Y.  (Journal of Student-Run Clinics, 2015)

  • Hypertension Outcomes at a Student-Run Clinic for the Uninsured | Taylor J, Thomas D, Tornheim J, Meah Y. (Journal of Student-Run Clinics, 2015)

  • A User-Editable Web-based Platform to Streamline Clinical Information Flow | Finkelstein M, Siddiqui A, Pak T, Hu K, Ciccariello C, Knabben V, Chiang D, Thomas DC, Meah YS. (Student Health Technology Information, 2015)

  • Integrating Service Learning into the Curriculum: Lessons From the Field | Smith KL, Meah Y, Reininger B, Farr M, Zeidman J, Thomas DC. (Medical Teacher, 2013)

  • Quality of Mental Health Care at a Student-Run Clinic: Care for the Uninsured Exceeds that of Publicly and Privately Insured Populations | Liberman KM, Meah YS, Chow A, Tornheim J, Rolon O, Thomas DC. (Journal of Community Health, 2011)

  • The Role of Social and Community Service in Medical Education: The Next 100 Years | Muller D, Meah Y, Griffith J, Palermo AG, Kaufman A; Smith KL, Lieberman S. (Academic Medicine, 2010)

  • Student-run Health Clinic: Novel Arena to Educate Medical Students on Systems-based Practice | Meah YS, Smith EL, Thomas DC. (Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine, 2009) 

  • Quality of Diabetes Care at a Student-Run Free Clinic | Ryskina K, Meah Y, Thomas DC. (Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 2009)