Mansi Shah created the first undergraduate program in the country in correctional health.
“I am so grateful for the transformative experiences I have had as a Rutgers student engaged in social justice and health equity,” said Shah.
When Shah arrived at @rutgersnb, she fully embraced the Honors College’s commitment to service. Looking for a way to help others while expanding her own perspectives, she and three other students established the Rutgers chapter of the Petey Greene Program, an initiative focused on recruiting and training volunteers to help supplement educational programs in correctional facilities.
Mansi Shah created the Correctional Health Summer Program, the first formal undergraduate program in the country in correctional health, which allows Honors College students to shadow medical professionals and implement a health education project in correctional facilities.
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