Margaret
Woodruff
Medical Student
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Margaret Woodruff is a fourth year medical student at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She is a member of the Global Health and Service Honors Track and serves on the Student Board of Directors of the 12th Street Health and Wellness Center, an interprofessional student-run free clinic. She was born and raised in Wynne, Arkansas. She was a Sturgis Fellow at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BS in Biological Sciences, a BA in Chemistry, and a minor in Spanish. She will be pursuing a career in family medicine and has special interests in women's health, global health, and working with underserved and Spanish-speaking communities.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background: Depression is more prevalent in Hispanic populations living in the U.S., with longer treatment duration, higher rates of relapse and medication non-adherence, and less initiation of depression treatment compared to non-Latino white populations. It has been shown that decreased stigma is associated with increased utilization of mental health resources. The goal of our study was to obtain data about patient perceptions of mental health at 12th Street Health and Wellness center, an interprofessional student run free clinic in Little Rock, Arkansas, which serves a largely uninsured…