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Dacia Russell Dacia Russell (2 Posts)

Contributing Writer Emeritus

Ohio State University College of Medicine

Dacia Russell is a Class of 2015 medical student at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. She comes to medical school with a broad-based background in legal policy and community development. Dacia graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College with a degree in chemistry and a French language citation.

Since college, she has worked in economic development, health policy and law. Dacia earned a law degree at Stanford Law School and her legal training has included an externship at the United States Department of State in the Law Enforcement and Intelligence Division of the Office of the Legal Adviser. She is currently a member of the bar in New York.

Dacia intends to use her advocacy training to advance public policy aimed at improving patient safety and health care delivery. Dacia plans to pursue a career in emergency medicine and health administration.




Patient Safety on the Rocks: Reflections from the 2012 Telluride Patient Safety Roundtable

Published by Dacia Russell

Rugged yet breathtakingly subtle, the backdrop of Telluride, Colorado was a boon for our group of medical students to dissect the obstacles we encounter to safely care for our patients. The setting was the 2012 Telluride Patient Safety Roundtable. I, along with nearly 20 other medical students and leaders from prominent patient safety and health care quality organizations, convened to become better advocates for patient safety. This innovative roundtable, in its eighth iteration, sought to immerse upcoming medical professionals in discussions …

The Invisible Mandate

Published by Nikki Nametz

On August 1, 2012, while most of the world was tuned into the Summer Olympics underway in London, American women experienced a milestone—and they didn’t seem to notice. Thanks to Facebook’s Timeline feature, I am able to recall that morning clearly: driving into the hospital shortly after 4 a.m. to pre-round on my gynecologic oncology patients, NPR was busy reporting on the scandal that shook competitive badminton. Yet, despite coverage by major media both in …

Reflections on Internal Medicine Clerkship

Published by Alixandra A. Scheufler

During my internal medicine rotation, I learned many things about medicine, and many things about patient care, and they are not always one in the same. By far the most influential piece of knowledge I will take away from this clerkship is the importance of clear verbal and written patient instructions and education, as well as the benefits of keeping patient care in a network of physicians.

Health in Limbo

Published by Paul Thomas

This morning at a free medical clinic on the East Side of Detroit, I was able to take care of a great man caught in limbo with his health and the health care system. The Robert R. Frank, M.D. Student Run Free Clinic takes care of patients who are living without health insurance. Many of the clinic’s patients have jobs that do not provide health insurance and they generally do not make enough money to purchase …

Government Healthcare: Meant for Good, but Called Evil

Published by Miles Raizada

Over time, the concept of healthcare has changed dramatically as we discover more about our limits and increase our understanding of how the body works. This understanding has led to longer lives, the ability to live with disease, and increasing the price of healthcare. Healthcare has been a changing dynamic form of care since President Johnson became president, and with the installment of the Medicare and Medicaid program. This program was designed to help those …

Miles Raizada (1 Posts)

Contributing Writer Emeritus

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine

MBA in Health Organization and MD