Fellowships

In 2003, NSGF initiated a fellowship program to promote compassionate care. To date, the Foundation has funded grants to 42 medical students to improve their capabilities as caregivers as well as to explore ways to enhance the delivery of compassionate care to patients.

The fellowships enable medical students to participate in the care of terminally and chronically ill patients under the supervision of faculty members with expertise in compassionate care. In addition to caring for patients, fellows are able to conduct research related to compassionate care. The fellows are required to submit papers at the conclusion of their projects detailing their findings and reflecting on their experiences.

The program is administrated in coordination with the Scholars in Medicine Office at Harvard Medical School. The Scholars in Medicine Office helps medical students plan optimal scholarship and volunteer experiences, including faculty mentored projects, and manages a host of community service opportunities.

The following medical students have received Ghiso Fellowship grants to date:

2003:
David Hwang
Richard Lin

2005:
Kelly Edwards
Melissa Wachterman

2006:
Molly Collins
Payal Kohli
Kevin Selby
Jennifer Siegel

2007:
Jennifer Erdrich
Emily Jerszyk
Kate Nelson
Eric Zwemer

2008:
Areej El-Jawahri
Elizabeth Kwo
Marie-Adele Sorel
Leila Mariam Vaez-Azizi

2009:
Kristina Mirabeau-Beale
Erica Kaye
Lisa Podgurski

2010:
William Winkelman
Grant Smith
Emily Morell

2011:
Betsy Campbell
Jillian Rork

2013:
Kathryn Reiser
Susan Si-Yao Wang
Lulu Tsao
Michael Joseph Young

2014:
Judith Vick
Shekinah Elmore
Samuel Slavin
Sarah Dolisca
Abirami Natarajan

2015:
Galina Gheihman
Christine Santiago
Ashley Shaw

2016:
Daniel Lage
Katherine Marcus
Fallon Chipidza
Jillian Moore

2017:
Andrew Kim
Emily Schapira