The funded research for the Health Equity COVID-19 Faculty-Student Research Collaborative was used to help carry out capstone projects and connect medical students to a research project. The two recipients were: Christopher Gonzalez, MD and Eloise Chapman-Davis, MD.

“Social distancing among Hispanic communities during the COVID-19 pandemic”

Christopher Gonzalez, MD, HRSA Health Equity Fellow,
Division of General Internal Medicine

Project description: This study will be the first to investigate the experiences of Hispanic patients with social distancing during COVID-19 by conducting individual interviews with Hispanic patients in New York City, an epicenter of the pandemic. The study will also provide dedicated training and mentorship to medical students on the principles of qualitative and community-engaged research. This qualitative study will be led by Christopher J. Gonzalez, MD, a bi-lingual general internist and health services fellow, and in partnership with a federally qualified community health center that serves a predominantly Hispanic community in New York City.

Christopher Gonzalez, MD, is a HRSA Health Equity Fellow in the Division of General Internal Medicine.  He graduated from New York University College of Arts and Sciences and of the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. Internal Medicine-trained at Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

He continues to serve a predominantly under-resourced Hispanic community. His research aims to understand and leverage community strengths to overcome systemic inequities. As a first-generation Latino physician, he is deeply committed to mentorship and the diversification of the healthcare workforce.

“Patient and provider experiences with telemedicine utilization among underserved women seeking gynecologic care in the era of COVID-19″

Eloise Chapman-Davis, MD, Associate Professor of Obstetrics
and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology

Project description: This is a prospective study using survey data to evaluate provider and patient perspectives on acceptability, feasibility and satisfaction during telemedicine encounters at WHP over a 6-month time period. The goal of this study is to evaluate the perspectives of gynecological telehealth care from a provider and patient perspective, as well as identify barriers that may inhibit utilization and/or access to telehealth care.

Dr. Chapman-Davis earned her medical degree from Stony Brook University School of Medicine, graduating alpha omega alpha (AOA). She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Harvard University Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital and subsequently completed her fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Northwestern University Prentice Women’s Hospital. Dr. Chapman-Davis is actively involved in clinical and translational research evaluating gynecologic cancer outcomes through clinical trial development with an emphasis on health care disparities. Her research in developing patient educational tools utilizing technology to improve communication between patients and providers for cancer prevention and treatment is her means to improve health equity.   She also continues to be dedicated to providing treatment for underserved women internationally, providing both surgical management and cancer prevention strategies for patients in various countries.