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The idea for Nadezhda Slavic Health Project began to evolve in July of 2017. Anna Kirillova, an undergraduate at UC Davis at the time, had the idea after learning about the hardships of the Slavic community in Sacramento in obtaining accessible healthcare. She was able to recruit Liza Belomyttseva, Marina Shatskikh, and Julia Drukermore as undergraduate co-founders, and together, they established the framework for the project. In a collaborative effort with partners Dr. Serge Veretennikov, MD, an MS3 at the time, and Dr. Ilya Khamishon, MD of internal medicine at UCDMC, Nadezhda Health Project came to life.
History of Nadezhda
Anna Kirillova
President
2017 - 2020
Julia Druker
Treasurer
2017 - 2019
Marina Shatskikh
Scheduling and Staffing Chair
2017 - 2020
Sergey Veretennikov, MD
Medical Student Director
Family Medicine
2017 - 2019
Liza Belomyttseva
Secretary
2017 - 2020
Ilya Khamishon, MD
Preceptor
Internal Medicine
2017 - present
The project continued to grow thanks to the generous support of the Russian-speaking community in Sacramento. This includes Nataliya Zablotsky who provided the clinic space, Sacramento Covered for their medical insurance guidance, Igor Axenov with Sacramento Weekly, Yuri Korotkov with Ethno FM, Vlad Kotyakov with the House of Bread Church, and Yarmarka.
With this support, Nadezhda Health Project was able to continue community outreach, provide evidence-based medical information and advice on lifestyle modifications, and work to improve community health. However, the ultimate goal continued to be kick-starting a student-run clinic as these consultation services were limited.
In August 2019, Nadezhda became affiliated with Paul Hom Asian Clinic at UC Davis and UC Davis School of Medicine, officially hitting the ground running as a student-run clinic. Much appreciation goes to the many grants and donations from the community. Furthermore, Nadezhda Clinic would not have existed without Nadezhda Health Project and all of its contributors. The team recruited Dr. Lucy Shi, MD to be the first medical director of the Clinic. Thanks to the tremendous contributions from medical students Liliya Klimkiv, MS4, Anastasiia Zhelokhovtseva, MS3, Dr. Olga Slabchak, MD, Dr. Nelya Nemchek, MD, and Dr. David Chang, MD and undergraduate students Vikki Krysov and Altynay Nurpeissova, the first clinic took place on Aug. 17th, 2019.
David Cheng, MD
2019 - 2020
Anastasiia Zhelokhovsteva, MD
2019 - 2022
Liliya Klimkiv, MD
2018 - 2021
Vikki Krysov
2018 - currently
Altynay Nurpeissova
2018- 2021
Vikki Krysov
2018 - currently
Neyla Nemchek, MD
2018 - 2020
Nadezhda Clinic continues to grow its patient base and serve the community of Sacramento. We are constantly recruiting new undergraduates, medical students, and preceptors to improve and expand our services. Currently, the clinic provides services such as vitals, lab draws, prescription refills, and one-on-one patient-doctor interactions to ensure that all health issues are addressed. The clinic has been met with huge enthusiasm from the community and we hope to continue providing the best quality care to everyone who walks through our doors.