I especially enjoyed being able to be a part of conversations between Duke’s research teams and North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services. Throughout my internship, I gained extensive exposure to North Carolina health policy reform, especially in the Medicaid program.
I have become more passionate about using policy reform to reduce the high rates of opioid addiction, both statewide and nationally. I had no idea how large of a role post-procedural dental prescriptions played in national opioid prescribing, particularly for adolescents and children. My background research and analysis surrounding dental-related opioid prescribing has been highly informative and compelling. For the last few weeks of my internship, I have mainly worked on a project that tracks dental-related opioid prescribing trends in the North Carolina Medicaid program. I assisted on a few of their projects, but the majority of my work was centered on the opioid epidemic, which aligns perfectly with my personal policy interests.įor the first half of my internship, I conducted background research on medication-assisted treatment, buprenorphine clinical guidelines, and state policy reforms used to reduce unnecessary opioid prescribing. This summer, I have been lucky to work for two incredible mentors, Hilary Campbell and Aaron McKethan. However, I had no idea that I would become so passionate about policy research. For the past few years, I have been fascinated by the health policy topics in my public health classes at UNC Gillings, particularly those involving mental health and substance use issues.
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Since this was my first experience working in health policy research, my summer has been nothing short of eye-opening (and not just because I learned how to set sports rivalries aside). I am incredibly grateful to have spent my summer interning at Duke Margolis.
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