Health Policy Honors Graduates

The Health Policy Honors Program is a collaboration between the School of Medicine and School of Public Health. Following successful completion of coursework and research over the past three years, five medical students will graduate as an MD with Honors in Health Policy this week. A listing of the students and their policy research topics can be found at the link below. The program represents the only one where medical students can graduate with such a distinction in Health Policy.

LSUHSC School of Medicine Class of 2022 Honors in Policy Research Program

Michael C. Bates
The Spanish-Speaking Doctor: Now Is the Time
Drew A. Harris, MD; Associate Program Director and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine; University of
Virginia Internal Medicine Residency Program, Charlottesville, VA

Caroline Adams Bonaventure
LGBTQI+ Health Equity: A Review and Discussion of Changes in Policy and Health Coverage
Jennifer McGuigan Babcock; Association for Community Affiliated Plans
Peggy A. Honore, MHA, DHA; School of Public Health and School of Medicine; LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA

Carley Elizabeth Boyce
Fentanyl Vaccine Policy Brief
Peggy A. Honore, MHA, DHA; School of Public Health and School of Medicine; LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA

Andre Florea
A Case for Universal Adoption of the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact
Peggy A. Honore, MHA, DHA; School of Public Health and School of Medicine; LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA

Nicole Rose Rueb
A Review of Covid-19’s Impact on Rural Hospital Closures and a Call for Medicaid Expansion
Peggy A. Honore, MHA, DHA; School of Public Health and School of Medicine; LSUHSC, New Orleans, LA