Emory University School of Medicine
COVID-19 Education:
A group of students are creating a peer reviewed, mobile pocket guide that summarizes the latest CDC and institutional guidelines on specific topics related to COVID-19. Visit the tool at https://c19guide.net.
Contact Information:
Saumya Gurbani (saumya.gurbani@emory.edu)
Outreach and Social Media:
A group of students have partnered with Psychiatry faculty and the National Alliance of Mental Illness to create an Instagram account (@COVIDMentalHealth) to share free/discounted mental health resources. They are also curating advice for COVID-19 related mental health and anxiety.
Contact Information:
Ciara Hutchison (ciara.elizabeth.hutchison@emory.edu), Jennifer Li (jli2245@emory.edu)
COVID-19 Education:
Coordinated COVID education with content produced by medical students and peer-reviewed by Infectious Disease fellows and Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine fellows. Can be found on Twitter (@JenniferSpicer4) and Instagram (@Karen.ll.Law).
Contact Information:
Caroline Coleman (caroline.coleman@emory.edu)
Fundraising:
Fundraising for supplies to put in care packages for frontline healthcare workers. We partnered with a local volunteer organization who has been writing thank you notes for healthcare workers that they want to share.
Contact Information:
Aimee Vester (aimee.vester@emory.edu)
Academic Tutoring:
Medical students are working with underresourced, first generation, recent-immigrant/refugee college applicants from Clarkston High School through Step Ahead Scholars (formerly known as College Bridge Academy) to assist with college admissions essay counseling, SAT/high school class tutoring, and financial aid counseling.
Contact Information:
Stephen Gurley (stephen.andrew.gurley@emory.edu)
COVID-19 Education:
Preventative health videos and worksheets for primary care patients created by medical students.
Contact Information:
Hannah Ferrera (hmulvey@emory.edu)
Clinical Work:
Proactive medical outreach for high risk patients. Students are assisting with completing phone call health checks, COVID screens, and counseling to patients with upcoming or without recent medical care.
Contact Information:
Alyssa Greenhouse (agree78@emory.edu)
Resource Production and Acquisition:
Students are leading an effort to collect scrubs to deliver back to the hospitals for redistribution.
Contact Information:
Cameron Blount (cameron.blount@emory.edu)
Clinical Work:
Students are volunteering to assist hospital pharmacies mail patients their medications.
Contact Information:
Zach West (zwest@emory.edu), Anders Olsen (timothy.a.olsen@emory.edu)
General Services:
Students are working with occupational health at the Atlanta VA. They plan on having multiple non-clinical projects that the VA needs assistance on during this pressing time.
Contact Information:
Rachel Koch (rachel.lauren.koch@emory.edu), Rebecca Steinberg (rsstei2@emory.edu)
Food Services:
Students have organized a virtual food drive in association with the Atlanta Community Food Bank supporting seniors and low income families.
Contact Information:
Hayley Braun (hayley.braun@emory.edu)
Outreach and Social Media:
Students have started an initiative to address the needs of the Atlanta homeless shelter population by reaching out to homeless shelters and working with a local volunteer organization, “People’s Response ATL”. They are also coordinating PPE training for volunteers working on the front lines with vulnerable populations.
Contact Information:
Troy Kleber (tkleber@emory.edu)
Household Help:
Volunteer student assistance for medical residents and fellows with tasks such as babysitting, pet care, grocery store runs, etc. We are hoping to expand to more healthcare workers soon.
Contact Information:
Zachary West (zwest@emory.edu)
Resource Production and Acquisition:
We have a group of students coordinating PPE collection from the community and delivering the PPE to local hospitals. We also have volunteers assisting with donation intake support for major hospitals.
Contact Information:
Emily Trautner (emily.trautner@emory.edu)
Outreach and Social Media:
We have an initiative to assist in coordinating blood drives and increase public awareness of blood product shortages.
Contact Information:
Stephen Gurley (stephen.andrew.gurley@emory.edu)
Wellness:
Yoga and meditation led by medical students and faculty live streamed on a daily basis.
Contact Information:
Harrison Goodall (harrison.malone.goodall@emory.edu)
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University
Resource Production and Acquisition:
Group of students collecting fabric and sewing material donations in order to create handmade N95 masks and mask covers. These will be donated to hospitals accepting handmade masks across Georgia.
Contact Information:
Aditi Talkad (atalkad@augusta.edu)
Fundraising:
Raising money to create care packages to deliver to EDs, ICUs, inpatient caregivers at our local hospitals. Also raising money for purchasing PPE as it becomes available.
Contact Information:
Susan Brands (sbrands@augusta.edu)
COVID-19 Education:
We are a group of medical students from the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) dedicated to supporting the Augusta and CSRA communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our goal is to maintain a comprehensive website where people can find reliable information about the virus and pandemic, as well as resources that may help them during this difficult time.
Contact Information:
Krishna Shah (krshah@augusta.edu), Elena Diller (ediller@augusta.edu).
Mercer University School of Medicine
Resource Production and Acquisition:
As we all know, there is a shortage of PPE across the country. While efforts to increase production of N95s and surgical masks are underway, we have all seen the photos and read the stories of healthcare professionals being issued one masks and having to rewear it day after day. There are efforts going on across the country to sew cloth masks for HCPs to be worn over their surgical masks and/or N95s to try to extend the life of them. Just a note, currently there is a shortage of elastic, but that is okay! Ribbon or fabric ties are preferred by many hospitals because they can be washed/sanitized easier and the ties have a longer “life” than elastic! MUSM students can donate completed masks at school in donation box in the atrium near the tutor hallway. Additional volunteers can contact Alyse Ragauskas to arrange drop off!
Here are some links of different organizations and patterns: View Link 1, View Link 2, View Link 3.
Contact Information:
Alyse Ragauskas (alyse.maryelaine.ragauskas@live.mercer.edu)
Screening and Testing:
Columbus Campus | West Central Health District Health Department: Volunteers are assisting with drive-thru testing and making phone calls to patients who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and any of their contacts. Sign up here.
Contact Information:
Sahil Patel (svp929@gmail.com)
Food Services:
Feed the Frontlines GA which is raising money to purchase meals from local restaurants which we will deliver to hospitals for frontline healthcare workers. We hope to alleviate some stress local restaurants are facing while also showing support for our healthcare workers. As Georgia is projected to peak with coronavirus cases in the next two months, I am trying to fundraise and establish this infrastructure now so we are ready to help as much as possible when things get worse.
Currently, we have teams working with participating hospitals in Metro Atlanta, Athens, Albany, Savannah, Macon, and Augusta.
Contact Information:
Alyse Ragauskas (alyse.maryelaine.ragauskas@live.mercer.edu)
Clinical Work:
Macon Campus | Blood Drive Volunteers: View website here.
Contact Information:
Alyse Ragauskas (alyse.maryelaine.ragauskas@live.mercer.edu)
Clinical Work:
Medical Association of Georgia Medical Reserve Corps (MAG MRC): Please see the information shared from MAG earlier this week. The Medical Association of Georgia Medical Reserve Corps (MAG MRC) is encouraging physicians and allied health care professionals – including retired physicians, PAs, APRNs, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, medical students, and fourth-year pharmacy students – to volunteer for its COVID-19 Response Team. The MAG MRC COVID-19 Response Team is expected to be used in an array of ways in the coming weeks. Most of these volunteers are expected to serve in their area, whether that’s working at a health care facility or using a telehealth option, but it is possible that some will be asked to travel to other parts of the state if the virus overwhelms a community’s health care capacity. Note that there are telemedicine-only and local clinics-only options.
MAG MRC COVID-19 Response Team candidates must:
1. Go to https://dph.georgia.gov/georgia-responds to register with SERVGA, selecting the “MAG MRC” as the applicable organization.
2. Go to https://hipaa.jotform.com/200842998646065 and complete and submit the questionnaire, which is a Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF) registration requirement. This information will reside on a HIPAA-approved server.
3. Go to https://www.magmrc.org/waivers-and-forms to complete and submit the required forms.
Contact Fred Jones at fjones@mag.org with questions.
Contact Information:
Alyse Ragauskas (alyse.maryelaine.ragauskas@live.mercer.edu)
Resource Production and Acquisition:
Mercer Campus | Medical Mask Making: A group of students volunteering to sew masks to send to various hospitals, Navicent health and Coliseum Medical Centers. Also sending masks to Phoebe Putney in Albany, GA. Sudents can create the masks on their own and contact Alyse Ragauskas to drop them off, or for more information. View website here.
Contact Information:
Alyse Ragauskas (alyse.maryelaine.ragauskas@live.mercer.edu)
Resource Production and Acquisition:
Salvation Army Supply Drive: Working with the Salvation Army homeless shelter here in Macon to collect supplies they desperately need during this time. Items include: disinfectant sprays (Lysol), cleaning supplies (ex. Pine-Sol), disinfectant wipes, hand sanitizer, gloves, masks. Donated items can be left at MUSM or you can arrange pick up.
Contact Information:
Alyse Ragauskas (alyse.maryelaine.ragauskas@live.mercer.edu)
Clinical Work:
Savannah Campus | American Red Cross 5 Volunteers: Volunteer to donate blood or to help register/screen donors. View website here.
Contact Information:
Alyse Ragauskas (alyse.maryelaine.ragauskas@live.mercer.edu)
Childcare:
Savannah Campus | Childcare for Healthcare Workers: Volunteer-run childcare system for employees of the hospitals affiliated with Mercer. Sign up here.
Contact Information:
Lauren Yeargan (lauren.j.yeargan@live.mercer.edu)
Screening and Testing:
Savannah Campus | Coastal Health District Department of Public Health: Volunteers are assisting with drive-thru testing and making phone calls to patients who have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and any of their contacts. Sign up here.
Contact Information:
Marissa D’Souza (marissadsouzaa@gmail.com)
Food Services:
Savannah Campus | Grocery Delivery: Volunteers are delivering groceries to the elderly and immunocompromised to help decrease/minimize their contact with other individuals. Interested individuals should email for more details and further eligibility information. Sign up here.
Contact Information:
Resource Production and Acquisition:
Savannah Campus | Medical Mask Making: View website here.
Contact Information:
Morehouse School of Medicine
Poverty and Assistance:
Assembling hygiene kits to distribute during street outreach to Atlanta’s homeless/unsheltered community. Collecting PPE donations and distributing to first responders doing street outreach, food distribution and healthcare work. This work is done under the umbrella of the grassroots mutual aid efforts of ThePeople’sResponse Atlanta.
Contact Information:
Clare Idehen (cidehen@msm.edu)