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Medical Student
University of Michigan Medical School
Kennedy S. Miller, BA, is a 2nd year Medical Student and Dean’s Scholar at the University of Michigan Medical School (UMMS). Kennedy is an insatiably curious learner who aspires to become a neurosurgeon working at the intersection of identity, research, and medicine. Kennedy’s research interests include functional and pediatric neurosurgery, with a particular focus on improving health equity and patient outcomes. At UMMS, Kennedy contributes to several neurosurgery research projects. Most recently, Kennedy’s research alongside Dr. Karin Muraszko was accepted by the Program for Equity in Adolescent and Child Health at Mott Children’s Hospital. This study investigates potential inequities in routine follow-up neurosurgical care for infants with shunted hydrocephalus. Prior to matriculation at UMMS, Kennedy worked at the DC Primary Care Association (DCPCA), where she led quality improvement initiatives regarding wraparound patient care provided by DC’s Federally Qualified Health Centers. While at DCPCA, she managed the adaptation and integration of published population-based health practices with DC's existing health infrastructure. In spring of 2021, Kennedy graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience from Princeton University. At Princeton, she was awarded the FitzRandolph Gate Award for her senior thesis research on female-specific behavioral deficitis in a mouse model of autism.
Outside of professional contexts, Kennedy is an active community member. She enjoys volunteering as a Spanish language interpreter at the Migrant Farmworker Clinic in Southeast Michigan and singing mezzo-soprano with University of Michigan’s Choral Union. Kennedy deeply values time with loved ones and is grateful for their support in her journey to becoming the first physician in her family.
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
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