Sushma Boppana

Sushma Boppana

School: University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Medicine, Medical Scientist Training Program (MD/PhD)

Academic Mentor: Dr. Andrea Cherrington

Site: Red Crescent Clinic of Alabama

Sushma will create a patient referral system, helping patients access the services which the clinic is unable to provide. Initially, she will conduct a needs assessment, interviewing both patients and volunteers, nurses and physicians. Then, she will create a screening form and note in the EMR to be used in tracking referrals. Lastly, Sushma will develop volunteer training protocol in order to sustain the patient referral specialist role.