Sarah
Hall
Medical Student
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Sarah Hall is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She was born and raised in Jonesboro, Arkansas, where she attended Arkansas State University. There she graduated Magna Cum Laude in Honors with bachelor's degrees Biological Sciences and Psychology before becoming a Distinguished Service Award graduate. Currently she plans to pursue pediatrics and has special interests in health education and pediatric mental health.
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…