Jamie
DeCicco
Medical Student
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Jamie DeCicco is a first-year medical student at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. She earned a B.S. in psychology and minors in biology and chemistry from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, where she also competed in DI gymnastics. Jamie is passionate about pediatrics, clinical research, mentorship, and improving health through nutrition and lifestyle. In her free time, she enjoys CrossFit, rock-climbing, hiking, spending time with family and friends.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
BackgroundFRESH Fairfax is a collaboration between residents of the Fairfax neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, CWRU graduate students (medicine, social work, nutrition, and dental), and Cleveland Clinic (CCF) to address community-identified health disparities. The long-term goals of this initiative are to improve neighborhood health outcomes and to maintain a strong relationship between health institutions and Fairfax residents through interprofessional student-led work. To work towards these goals during a global pandemic, we aimed to learn more about residents’ dietary habits and health…