MSA Capstone Presentations

Presenter Name	Project Title	Thematic Area	Abstract Link	Poster Link
Alison Abele	Antenatal Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Extracellular Vesicle Treatment Preserves Lung Development in A Model of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia due to Chorioamnionitis	Basic Biomedical Science	Abele Abstract	Abele Poster
Christian Curran	Clinical and Anatomic Outcomes of 3-piece Poly(methyl methacrylate) Intraocular Lens Rescue and Scleral Refixation	Basic Biomedical Science	Curran Abstract	Curran Poster
Jessica Hall	Extracellular vesicles from young women's breast cancer patients drive increased invasion of non-malignant cells via the Focal Adhesion Kinase pathway: a proteomic approach	Basic Biomedical Science	Hall Abstract	Hall Poster
Hayley Hawkins	Examination of Wnt signaling as a therapeutic target for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) using a pancreatic tumor organoid library (PTOL)	Basic Biomedical Science	Hawkins Abstract	Hawkins Poster
Jacob Michalski	Interleukin-6-dependent epithelial fluidization initiates fibrotic lung remodeling	Basic Biomedical Science	Michalski Abstract	Michalski Poster
Julia Nyiro	Nanostring Prognosis Panel for Progression of Persistent Bronchial Dysplasia to Squamous Cell Lung Cancer	Basic Biomedical Science	Nyiro Abstract	Nyiro Poster
Emily Paton	Lipid use and accumulation is defined by BRAF V600 status	Basic Biomedical Science	Paton Abstract	Paton Poster
Alyssa Shepherd	Reducing Auto-inflammation: The Impact of T Cell Deficiency on Atherosclerosis	Basic Biomedical Science	Shepherd Abstract	Shepherd Poster
Anika Suddath	pH Extremes: An Ineffective Method of Opioid Destruction	Basic Biomedical Science	Suddath Abstract	Suddath Poster
Oluwatosin Adebiyi	The Character of The Medical School Learning Environment: How Power Differentials Influence Racism, Discrimination, and Microaggressions	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and EducaBioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Educationtion	Adebiyi Abstract	Adebiyi Poster
Samuel Altman	Assessing the Benefit to Students From the Patient Companion Program Design	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Altman Abstract	Altman Poster
William Cohen	A Case-Based Upstander Training for Confronting Racism, Discrimination and Microaggressions	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Cohen Abstract	Cohen Poster
Ariel Daoud	What Happened and Why? A Peer-Led Case-Based Curriculum for Pre-Clinical Medical Students to Address Bias and Discrimination	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Daoud Abstract	Daoud Poster
Minh Do	Effect of Nutrition Classes at Urban Peak On Dietary Patterns of Unhoused Youth	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Do Abstract	Do Poster
Saori Haigo	Gold Tokens of Humanity: Using visual memoirs to reconnect and heal the heart of healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Haigo Abstract	Haigo Poster
Troy Kincaid	Unpacking the Effectiveness of Flipped Classroom: Positive Learning Outcomes but Evaluation Fallouts from Flipping the Embryology Curriculum in an Integrated Medical Gross Anatomy Course	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Kincaid Abstract	Kincaid Poster
Alexander Linse	Docs on TikTok: The risks and benefits physicians experience on social media	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Linse Abstract	Linse Poster
Kristen Moore	Student perspectives on the diversity climate at a U.S. medical school: a 13-year follow-up	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Moore Abstract	Moore Poster
Sam Payne	Creativity in Medical School "A Look at the Role of Creative Writing in Medical Education	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Payne Abstract	Payne Poster
Kaitlin Roth	Building a new Spanish Elective in CUSOM Trek Curriculum: Spanish Acquisition Begets Enhanced Services (S.A.B.E.S.)	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Roth Abstract	Roth Poster
Kris Simon	Groundwork for a Testable Communication Training Curriculum to Improve Outcomes for LGBTQ+ Patients in Hospice and Palliative Care Settings	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Simon Abstract	Simon Poster
Eric Wagner	Racial and Ethnic Microaggressions in Medical School and its Impact on Student Perceptions of their Learning Environment	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Wagner Abstract	Wagner Poster
Katherine Belanger	Concomitant Temozolomide Plus Radiotherapy for High-grade and Recurrent Meningioma: A Retrospective Chart Review	Clinical Science	Belanger Abstract	Belanger Poster
William Brandon	Utility of Using Only Left-Sided Adrenal Vein Sampling Data in Lateralizing Primary Aldosteronism	Clinical Science	Brandon Abstract	Brandon Poster
Isabelle Chatroux	Herpes Simplex Virus Serotyping in Pregnant Women With a History of Genital Herpes and an Outbreak in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy	Clinical Science	Chatroux Abstract	Chatroux Poster
Samantha Conner	Patients' Self-Reported Outcomes after Engagement in a Women's Integrative Pelvic Health Program	Clinical Science	Conner Abstract	Conner Poster
Brittany Denzer	"Considerations for physicians: Mitigating the adverse health effects of heat in older Colorado adults"	Clinical Science	Denzer Abstract	Denzer Poster
Alysa Edwards	Gender Disparities in Emergency Medicine Publications: 1991-2018	Clinical Science	Edwards Abstract	Edwards Poster
Dylan Foley	Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta as a Bridge to Organ Donation after Blunt Trauma	Clinical Science	Foley Abstract	Foley Poster
Joellen Fresia	Does lymph node dissection impact adjuvant treatment or survival outcomes in high-risk endometrial cancers?	Clinical Science	Fresia Abstract	Fresia Poster
Paul Glasheen	Sensory processing deficits in Parkinson's Disease: localizing auditory evoked p50 responses during awake deep brain stimulation surgery	Clinical Science	Glasheen Abstract	Glasheen Poster
Cecile Harmange	Histologic and Radiographic Characteristics of Pulmonary Metastases from Sarcoma	Clinical Science	Harmange Abstract	Harmange Poster
Tessa Hennesy	Cross-Modal Reorganization from both Visual and Somatosensory Modalities in Cochlear Implanted Children and its Relationship to Speech Perception	Clinical Science	Hennesy Abstract	Hennesy Poster
Melissa Johnson	Relationship Between Biomarkers of Tubular Injury and Intrarenal Hemodynamic Dysfunction in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes	Clinical Science	Johnson Abstract	Johnson Poster
Clara Kerwin	Nasal-type NK/T-cell lymphoma in a patient with hidradenitis suppurativa: A case report	Clinical Science	Kerwin Abstract	Kerwin Poster
Brandi Krieg	Does Prehabilitation Improve Outcomes in Complex Spine Surgery Patients? Development of Exercise-Focused Pilot Prehabilitation Program	Clinical Science	Krieg Abstract	Krieg Poster
Colton Lynn	Differences in Hip Alpha Angles on Different Imaging Modalities	Clinical Science	Lynn Abstract	Lynn Poster
Eric Marty	"Pain Scores and Activity Tolerance in the Early Postoperative Period After Hip Arthroscopy	Clinical Science	Marty Abstract	Marty Poster
William Mundo	Hypoxia-induced inhibition of mTORC1 activity in the developing lung: a possible mechanism for the developmental programming of pulmonary hypertension	Clinical Science	Mundo Abstract	Mundo Poster
Eniola Ogundipe	Prenatal and Early Postnatal Outcomes for Fetuses with Anatomic or Functional Renal Agenesis	Clinical Science	Ogundipe Abstract	Ogundipe Poster
Dylan Rakowski	Minimum 2-year patient report outcomes following fixation of displaced greater tuberosity fractures: A Matched Cohort Analysis	Clinical Science	Rakowski Abstract	Rakowski Poster
Aaron Sadowsky	Indicators of Post-Operative Intraocular Pressure Elevation after Naïve Fluocinolone Acetonide Surgical Implantation	Clinical Science	Sadowsky Abstract	Sadowsky Poster
Ilona Schwarz	Bone and body characteristics of freestyle and non-freestyle skiers	Clinical Science	Schwarz Abstract	Schwarz Poster
Keshari Shrestha	Impact of Surgical Timing on Neurological Outcomes for Spinal Arachnoid Cyst: A Single Institution Series	Clinical Science	Shrestha Abstract	Shrestha Poster
Joshua Smith	Small Polyp (6-9mm) Resection:  Adoption Of Optimal Technique Over Time	Clinical Science	Smith Abstract	Smith Poster
Ishaah Talker	Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Early Weight Loss among Adolescents that Undergo Bariatric Surgery at Children's Hospital Colorado	Clinical Science	Talker Abstract	Talker Poster
Ivan Trang	Improving Transitions of Care Following Acute Ischemic Stroke	Clinical Science	Trang Abstract	Trang Poster
Elaina Van Patten	AR expression is a positive prognostic predictor in breast cancer and antiandrogen treatment decreases proliferation across breast cancer subtypes: A review	Clinical Science	Van Patten Poster	Van Patten Poster
Ryan Ward	Nervus Intermedius Outcomes after Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery and Radiosurgery: A Single Institution Experience	Clinical Science	Ward Abstract	Ward Poster
Sophia Wolfe	Discontinuation of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis	Clinical Science	Wolfe Abstract	Wolfe Poster
Armaan Yaseyyedi	Cerebral cryptococcomas: a systematic scoping review of available evidence to facilitate diagnosis and treatment	Clinical Science	Yaseyyedi Abstract	Yaseyyedi Poster
Joshua Abolarin	Effect of Metformin on Vascular and Mitochondrial Function in Type 1 Diabetes	Clinical Science	Abolarin Abstract	Abolarin Poster
Sarah Hirner	Potential solutions for screening, triage, and severity scoring of suspected COVID-19 positive patients in low-resource settings: a scoping review	Global Health	Hirner Abstract	Hirner Poster
Nguyen Lu	Cardiac Surgery Publications in Africa Over the Last 20 years: A Literature Review	Global Health	Lu Abstract	Lu Poster
Kylie Van Hoesen	"An analysis of the factors associated with the greatest disease burden in the pediatric population seen at Khayelitsha Emergency Department between 2014-15"	Global Health	Hoesen Abstract	Hoesen Poster
Chad Cole	Current practice for adolescent substance use screening in family medicine clinics	Public Health and Epidemiology	Cole Abstract	Cole Poster
Matthew Golub	Creating an Effective Clinic Model for Post-COVID Mental Health Treatment	Public Health and Epidemiology	Golub Abstract	Golub Poster
Haydar Ibrahim	Retrospoective Analysis of Understasnding Firearm Violence Preventation After Safety Presentation in a Community-Based Setting	Public Health and Epidemiology	Ibrahim Abstract	Ibrahim Poster
Naomi Kelley	Acromioclavicular joint injuries at a Colorado ski resort	Public Health and Epidemiology	Kelley Abstract	Kelley Poster
Vasilisa Kormendi	Research Participation Influences	Public Health and Epidemiology	Kormendi Abstract	Kormendi Poster
Marcus Marable	Usage of Mongolian and Arabic Infographics to Improve Patient Health Literacy in an Outpatient Setting	Public Health and Epidemiology	Marable Abstract	Marable Poster
Rachel Murphy	Overcoming COVID-19 vaccine disparities among disadvantaged older adults	Public Health and Epidemiology	Murphy Abstract	Murphy Poster
Briana Tolbert	Patient Insurance and Access to Obstetrics and Gynecology Subspecialists: Findings from a National Mystery-Caller Study in the United States	Public Health and Epidemiology	Tolbert Abstract	Tolbert Poster
Ifran Haider	Using Virtual Reality-Based Mindfulness Practice to Improve Emotion Regulation of Patients in Substance Use Treatment	Clinical Science	Haider Abstract	Haider Poster
Adam Panzer	Improving Transitions-of-Care Training for Hospital Medicine Acting Interns	Clinical Science	Panzer Abstract	Panzer Poster
Sanjana Bukkapatnam	The effects of ephrinB2 signaling on proliferation and invasion in glioblastoma multiforme	Basic Biomedical Science	Bukkapatnam Abstract	Bukkapatnam Poster
Andrew Goodman	Health Disparties in PrEP	Basic Biomedical Science	Goodman Abstract	Goodman Poster
John Clinton Olivas	Functional Analysis of a Long Non-coding RNA Associated with Lupus Protection	Basic Biomedical Science	Clinton Olivas Abstract	Clinton Olivas Poster
Scott Stuart	"Intermittent Treatment of BRAFV600EÂ Melanoma Cells Delays Resistance by Adaptive Resensitization to Drug Rechallenge"	Basic Biomedical Science	Stuart Abstract	Stuart Poster
Sanaa Ahmad	The Efficacy and Impact of Health Career Exploration and Guidance Programs on Diversity and Equity in the Healthcare Workforce	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Ahmad Abstract	Ahmad Poster
Layne Anderson	"Medical Volunteerism A Curriculum on: Ethical Constructs, Sustainability, and Personal Implications"	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Anderson Abstract	Anderson Poster
Minodora Buliga-Stoian	Student perspectives on the diversity climate at a U.S. medical school: a 13-year follow-up	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Buliga- Stoian Abstract	Buliga- Stoian Poster
Robert Foster	Developing an Advanced Sciences Module on Inflammation, Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome for the University of Colorado School of Medicine Trek Curriculum	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Foster Abstract	Foster Poster
Madison Hanson	Ethical Challenges with Treating Adolescent Patients with Eating Disorders as they Transition to Adulthood	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Hanson Abstract	Hanson Poster
Steven Lada	A Survey of Article Types in Dermatology Literature	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Lada Abstract	Lada Poster
Vikasini Mahalingam	What Happened and Why: Responding to Racism, Discrimination, and Microaggressions in the Clinical Learning Environment	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Mahalingam Abstract	Mahalingam Poster
Eman Mesgina	Racial and Ethnic Microaggressions in Medical School and its Impact on Student Perceptions of their Learning Environment - creating an assessment tool	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Mesgina Abstract	Mesgina Poster
Sabrina Nesladek	Food Education and Environmental Development Aurora: Lessons Learned in Community Organizing through the Lens of a Food Intervention Program	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Nesladek Abstract	Nesladek Poster
Reilly Quist	ADHD Education in Medical School	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Quist Abstract	Quist Poster
Taylor South	American Indian & Alaskan Native Health, Creation of an Elective Course for Medical Students in the Rural Track at The University of Colorado School of Medicine	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	South Abstract	South Poster
Chayce Weaver	Congestive Heart Failure Patient Education	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Weaver Abstract	Weaver Poster
John-Michael Benson	Retrospective Evaluation of High Titer Convalescent Plasma in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 Infection in Northern Colorado	Clinical Science	Benson Abstract	Benson Poster
Colt Burtard	Prevalence of Cerebral Sinovenous Thrombosis in Abusive Head Trauma	Clinical Science	Burtard Abstract	Burtard Poster
Susie Choi	Donor Site Morbidity in Phalloplasty Reconstructions	Clinical Science	Choi Abstract	Choi Poster
Stephanie Cung	In-vivo skeletal muscle mitochondrial function in Klinefelter syndrome	Clinical Science	Cung Abstract	Cung Poster
Katherine Drexelius	Outcomes Following Ankle Fracture Fixation With or Without Ankle Arthroscopy	Clinical Science	Drexelius Abstract	Drexelius Poster
Jaslyn Erickson	Effects of prenatal antibiotics on the infant gut microbiome	Clinical Science	Erickson Abstract	Erickson Poster
Clayton Foster	Functional Outcomes Following Anterior versus Posterior Total Hip Arthroplasty	Clinical Science	Foster Abstract	Foster Poster
Rebecca Fuhlbrigge	Correlation between A1c and Continuous Glucose Monitor Time in Range in a Cohort of Pediatric Patients with Type 1 Diabetes	Clinical Science	Fuhlbrigge Abstract	Fuhlbrigge Poster
Christopher Greenlee	Mandibular Distraction Osteogenesis for Severe Neonatal Airway Obstruction: A Follow-up Study	Clinical Science	Greenlee Abstract	Greenlee Poster
Madison Harrison	Accuracy of Current Equations and Development of a New Predicative Equation for Resting Energy Expenditure for Overweight and Obese Adolescents	Clinical Science	Harrison Abstract	Harrison Poster
Dylan Herman	Psychotherapy Process Group to Support COVID Patients Post€“ICU	Clinical Science	Herman Abstract	Herman Poster
Katelyn Johnson	"A Qualitative Evaluation of Direct Parent/Caregiver Involvement and Perception of  Engagement in Care of Premature Infant through the DEFINE Colorado Study"	Clinical Science	Johnson Abstract	Johnson Poster
Aaron Kian	Sagittal Craniectomy with Biparietal Morcellation: Outcome Analysis of Age at Surgery and Extended Techniques	Clinical Science	Kian Abstract	Kian Poster
Vishal Krishnan	Risk Factors for Unchanged Ventricles During Pediatric Shunt Malfunction	Clinical Science	Krishnan Abstract	Krishnan Poster
Samuel Maltby	Development and Validation of a New Clinical Assay: T cell Proliferation with PHA Mitogen Stimulation Detected by Flow Cytometry	Clinical Science	Maltby Abstract	Maltby Poster
Ben Massey	Procalcitonin levels and antibiotic use associations with COVID-19 disease severity in the absence of bacterial co-infection of Hospitalized Adults: An observational cohort investigation	Clinical Science	Massey Abstract	Massey Poster
Margaret Nguyen	Granulomatosis with polyangiitis: An example of diagnostic (confirmation) bias	Clinical Science	Nguyen Abstract	Nguyen Poster
Do Park	Return to Golf After Shoulder Arthroplasty	Clinical Science	Park Abstract	Park Poster
Amy Rao	Cerebral cryptococcomas: a systematic scoping review of available evidence to facilitate diagnosis and treatment	Clinical Science	Rao Abstract	Rao Poster
Anessa Sax-Bolder	Long-term Follow Up of Ileal Ureteral Replacement for Complex Ureteral Strictures: Single Institution Study	Clinical Science	Sax- Bolder Abstract	Sax- Bolder Poster
Stephanie Serva	Application of sodium fluorescein for spinal cord lesions: intraoperative localization for tissue biopsy and surgical resection	Clinical Science	Serva Abstract	Serva Poster
Alexander Shu	Clinical Outcome Differences Between Single and Multi-Staged Transtibial Amputations	Clinical Science	Shu Abstract	Shu Poster
Aaron Smoroda	A One-Step Catheter Over Needle System Compared to a Single Shot Nerve Block for Shoulder Surgery	Clinical Science	Smoroda Abstract	Smoroda Poster
May Tay	Comparing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) of Parents with Children in Treatment in Outpatient Psychiatry to Adults in the General Population	Clinical Science	Tay Abstract	Tay Poster
Anastasiya Trizno	Optimal Nail Diameter to Medullary Canal (ND/MCD) Ratio in Diaphyseal Tibia Fractures Treated With Intramedullary Nailing	Clinical Science	Trizno Abstract	Trizno Poster
Michelle Vo	Post-Discharge Health Resource Use in Pediatric Survivors of Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation for Acute Respiratory Disease	Clinical Science	Vo Abstract	Vo Poster
Casey Weinstein	Selective Measurement of Ionized Calcium (iCal) Levels in Trauma: Early iCal is Associated with Worse Outcomes	Clinical Science	Weinstein Abstract	Weinstein Poster
Emily Wolverton	Opioid Prescription Monitoring in Pre- and Post-Operative Sacroiliac Joint Fusion Patients	Clinical Science	Wolverton Abstract	Wolverton Poster
Mohamed Bandali	An analysis of the factors associated with the greatest disease burden in the pediatric population seen at Khayelitsha Emergency Department between 2014-15	Global Health	Bandali Abstract	Bandali Poster
Taylor Davis	REDCap for National Rheumatic Heart Disease Registry	Global Health	Davis Abstract	Davis Poster
Akaysha Joiner	DAWN Clinic Surgical/Procedural Needs Assessment	Global Health	Joiner Abstract	Joiner Poster
Margaret Stalker	Preeclampsia Alters Insulin Signaling Pathway Protein Expression in the High-Altitude Placenta	Global Health	Stalker Abstract	Stalker Poster
Elijah Finer	Fort Collins Street Medicine Clinic: Development and Implementation of Student Run Free Clinic During Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship	Public Health and Epidemiology	Finer Abstract	Finer Poster
Ignasis Gutierrez-Beasley	Process and Impact Evaluation of an LGBTQ+ Student-Run Free Clinic (SRFC) on Patient Experience	Public Health and Epidemiology	Gutierrez-Beasley Abstract	Gutierrez-Beasley Poster
Amir Ali Jaberizadeh	Values and qualitative themes among patients in two clinical trials using a self-affirmation intervention	Public Health and Epidemiology	Jaberizadeh Abstract	Jaberizadeh Poster
William Kim	Skin of Color Representation on Wikipedia	Public Health and Epidemiology	Kim Abstract	Kim Poster
Christine Krentz	Medical Dental Integration for Vaccinations: A Targeted Intervention to Increase Rates of Tdap, MCV4, and HPV9 vaccinations in children ages 9-17	Public Health and Epidemiology	Krentz Abstract	Krentz Poster
Derek Mason	Early EBV Infection In Kenyan Infants by 6-Months and Response to Measles Vaccination	Public Health and Epidemiology	Mason Abstract	Mason Poster
Stephanie Nwagwu	Optimizing Postpartum Care:  How Ariadne Labs Can Use Health System Innovation and Tool Design Principles to shift the conversation on Postpartum care	Public Health and Epidemiology	Nwagwu Abstract	Nwagwu Poster
Edward Soto	Retrospective Analysis of Understanding Firearm Violence Prevention After Safety Presentation in a Community-Based Setting	Public Health and Epidemiology	Soto Abstract	Soto Poster
Hayley Specht	Helicopter Versus Ground Emergency Medical Services: A Scoping Review	Public Health and Epidemiology	Specht Abstract	Specht Poster
Freddi Tran	Racial disparities in boarding in an urban academic emergency department	Public Health and Epidemiology	Tran Abstract	Tran Poster
Geoffrey Markowitz	Medication Errors in Pediatric Patients After Implementation of a Field Guide with Volume-Based Dosing	Clinical Science	Markowitz Abstract	Markowitz Poster
Conan Chen	Viability of preloaded Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty grafts with 96-hour shipment	Basic Biomedical Science	Chen Abstract	Chen Poster
Zaid Al Bahrani	Student perspectives on the diversity climate at a U.S. medical school: a 13-year follow-up	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Bahrani Abstract	Bahrani Poster
Amelia Davis	A Case-Based Approach Developed in COVID-19 for Training in Implementation of Crisis Standards of Care for Hospital Resource Allocation	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Davis Abstract	Davis Poster
Vincent Fu	Digital MD: A Novel Undergraduate Medical School Elective for Social Media and Digital Scholarship	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Fu Abstract	Fu Poster
Alyssa Hill	Loneliness in Substance Use Disorder Patients	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Hill Abstract	Hill Poster
Tiffany Lien	Assessing for gender bias in ophthalmology resident evaluations	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Lien Abstract	Lien Poster
Rosa Malloy-Post	"Perioperative Clerkship Design for Students with Physical Disabilities: A Model for Implementation"	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Malloy- Post Abstract	Malloy- Post Poster
Maggie McGing	Assessing First-Year Medical Students' Understanding of Race and Medicine	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	McGing Abstract	McGing Poster
Jessica Monishi	"Middle School to Medical School (M2M): An outreach program developed and implemented on the Anschutz Medical Campus encouraging underrepresented in medicine (URM) middle school students to pursue careers in medicine"	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Monishi Abstract	Monishi Poster
Helio Neves Da Silva	What Happened and Why: Responding to Racism, Discrimination, and Microaggressions in the Clinical Learning Environment	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Neves Da Silva Abstract	Neves Da Silva Poster
Beshoy Tawfik	Anatomy In Action	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Tawfik Abstract	Tawfik Poster
Solana Archuleta	Increased mortality associated with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus in patients with pulmonary cryptococcosis: a single US cohort study	Clinical Science	Archuleta Abstract	Archuleta Poster
Peter Boxley	"Prostate Cancer Central Nervous System Metastasis in a Contemporary Cohort "	Clinical Science	Boxley Abstract	Boxley Poster
Ryan Calkins	Successful Conservative Management of Kienbock's Disease in a 7-year-old: A Case Report	Clinical Science	Calkins Abstract	Calkins Poster
Ellen Clark	Translabial Ultrasound: An Effective Modality for Evaluation of Midurethral Sling Revision	Clinical Science	Clark Abstract	Clark Poster
Danielle N Davis	Pre-incision vs. Post-incision Frequent Door Openings During Total Joint Arthroplasty	Clinical Science	Davis Abstract	Davis Poster
James Duffy	Superior Laryngeal Nerve Block for Treatment of Neurogenic Cough	Clinical Science	Duffy Abstract	Duffy Poster
Megan Foy	PCOS presentation in girls with a history of premature adrenarche does not differ from those without premature adrenarche	Clinical Science	Foy Abstract	Foy Poster
Jacob Gabbay	Apps for Adolescents: Creating a Resource for Primary Care Providers	Clinical Science	Gabbay Abstract	Gabbay Poster
James Tuttle	Implementation of REDCap as a Standalone HER in a Low-Resource Primary Care Clinic	Clinical Science	Tuttle Abstract	Tuttle Poster
Lauren Heery	Computable Phenotype and Severity Outcomes Validation of Adult Patients Admitted to the Hospital with Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)	Clinical Science	Heery Abstract	Heery Poster
Zachary Horwitz	Sacral Level Spina Bifida Plantar Pressure Analysis	Clinical Science	Horwitz Abstract	Horwitz Poster
Mattie Kerns	Attitudes, activities, and motivations of pro-vaccine advocates	Clinical Science	Kerns Abstract	Kerns Poster
Hannah Korrell	Atypical Symptoms of Trigger Finger in the Adult Population	Clinical Science	Korrell Abstract	Korrell Poster
Jacob Leary	Identifying clinical and MRI predictors of functional improvement in patients initiating highly effective disease-modifying therapies in Multiple Sclerosis	Clinical Science	Leary Abstract	Leary Poster
Leighton McCabe	Plantar Flexion-Induced Entrapment of the Dorsalis Pedis Artery in a Teenaged Cross-Country Runner	Clinical Science	McCabe Abstract	McCabe Poster
Christina Nguyen	Mechanisms of Acquired Osimertinib Resistance and Clinical Outcomes in EGFR-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer	Clinical Science	Nguyen Abstract	Nguyen Poster
Devon Pino	Correlations Between Blood Type and Human Leukocyte Antigen Production in Kidney and Bone Marrow Transplant Patients	Clinical Science	Pino Abstract	Pino Poster
Ann Rowland	Dysglycemia, diabetes, and clinical outcomes in renal transplantation patients	Clinical Science	Rowland Abstract	Rowland Poster
Dylan Schoo	DJK and Revision Rates in Multilevel Posterior Cervical Fusions Terminating at the Cervicothoracic Junction: A Retrospective Review	Clinical Science	Schoo Abstract	Schoo Poster
Emmanuel Seyoum	"""The Case of the Silent Abdominal Mass and Elevated alpha-FP in an Infant"""	Clinical Science	Seyoum Abstract	Seyoum Poster
Sofia Simina	The Effects of Marijuana Use During Pregnancy on Fetal Growth Outcomes	Clinical Science	Simina Abstract	Simina Poster
Roxana Tabrizi	Sharp Recanalization with the Upstream GoBack Catheter for Chronic Occlusive Ilio-Caval Thrombosis	Clinical Science	Tabrizi Abstract	Tabrizi Poster
Daniel Thieu	What Causes Primary Cutaneous Melnaoma to Metastasize to the Sentinel Lymph Nodes? When Should We Biopsy?	Clinical Science	Thieu Abstract	Thieu Poster
Ronald Truong	Choledochoduodenostomy is a safe alternative to choledochojejunostomy for biliary reconstruction in liver transplantation	Clinical Science	Truong Abstract	Truong Poster
Brian Vu	Cannabis use is associated with depression severity and suicidality in the National Comorbidity Survey-Adolescent Supplement	Clinical Science	Vu Abstract	Vu Poster
Kelly Wigglesworth	Lack of Follow-up Mental Health Care in Youth and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes After Positive Depression Screen or Suicidal Ideation	Clinical Science	Wigglesworth Abstract	Wigglesworth Poster
Jerry Yang	Are Diagnostic Delays Associated with Distress in Breast Cancer Patients?	Clinical Science	Yang Abstract	Yang Poster
Genna Bonfiglio	The long journey inside immigration detention centres in the USA	Global Health	Bonfiglio Abstract	Bonfiglio Poster
Natalie Lays	An analysis of the factors associated with the greatest disease burden in the pediatric population seen at Khayelitsha Emergency Department between 2014-15	Global Health	Lays Abstract	Lays Poster
Joseph Fore	Recruitment of Caregivers of Dementia Patients: A Research Study Utilizing Social Media	Public Health and Epidemiology	Fore Abstract	Fore Poster
Alexis Hunter	"Law enforcement and criminal justice professionals' knowledge and attitudes towards medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in rural communities    "	Public Health and Epidemiology	Hunter Abstract	Hunter Poster
Frankie Jeney	Fort Collins Street Medicine Clinic: Development and Implementation of Student Run Free Clinic During Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship	Public Health and Epidemiology	Jeney Abstract	Jeney Poster
Spencer Knierim	Helicopter Versus Ground Emergency Medical Services: A Scoping Review	Public Health and Epidemiology	Knierim Abstract	Knierim Poster
Abigail Leibowitz	Association Between Prison Crowding and COVID-19 Incidence Rates in Massachusetts Prisons, April 2020-January 2021	Public Health and Epidemiology	Leibowitz Abstract	Leibowitz Poster
Allison Moore	Medical Response and Factors Leading to Violent Death in the US Incarcerated Population	Public Health and Epidemiology	Moore Abstract	Moore Poster
Andrew Ormsby	The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Opioid Prescribing for Patients with Pleuritic Pain	Public Health and Epidemiology	Ormsby Abstract	Ormsby Poster
Dorothy Stearns	Sex Differences in Violent Death During Incarceration and Legal Intervention	Public Health and Epidemiology	Stearns Abstract	Stearns Poster
Andy Truong	24-hour Oral Morphine Equivalent Based Opioid Prescribing After Surgery - A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial	Public Health and Epidemiology	Truong Abstract	Truong Poster
Nick Mason	Comparative Assessment of Patient Surgical Risk by Surgeons vs. a Universal, Parsimonious Statistical Risk System	Clinical Science	Mason Abstract	Mason Poster

 

We would like to congratulate the following graduating medical students and their mentors for the following awards:

1. Neil and Catherine Hamilton Award (For Excellence in Research by a Senior Student): Jessica Hall (Mentor Virginia Borges. Oncology)
   
2. Joseph and Regina Glaser Research Prize (For Superior Research by a Senior Medical student: Alison Abele (Mentor Steven Abman. Pediatrics)
   
3. Outstanding Medical Student Research on COVID-19: Abigail Leibowitz (Mentor Brian Dwinnell. Internal Medicine)

We would also like to congratulate the award winners below that were selected as top projects by peer students. 

Phase I MSA Awards Student Choice Awards

• Basic Biomedical Science: Alyssa Shepherd (Mentors David Wagner, Martin Yussman) & Conan Chen (Mentor John Lohmeier)
  
• Bioethics, Humanities, Arts & Education: Oluwatosin Adebiyi (Mentor Regina Richards) & Jessica Monishi (Mentors Deb Seymour, Dominic Martinez)
  
• Clinical Science: Katherine Belanger (Mentor Ryan Ormond) & Brian Vu (Mentor Jesse Hinckley)
  
• Global Health: Nguyen Lu (Mentor Yihan Lin) & Sarah Hirner (Mentor Corey Bills)
  
• Public Health & Epidemiology: Briana Tolbert (Mentor Tyler Muffly) & Allison Moore (Mentor Catherine Velopulos)

Phase IV Student Choice Awards

• Basic Biomedical Science: Anika Suddath (Mentors Cristina Sempio and Myron Yaster) & Pauline Hoosepian-Mer (Mentor Diana Cittelly)
  
• Bioethics, Humanities, Arts & Education: Alexander Linse (Mentor Mark Reid) & Oluwatosin Adebiyi (Mntor Regina Richards)
  
• Clinical Science: Aaron Smoroda (Mentor Nathan Clendenen) & Eniola Ogundipe (Mentor Vijaya Vemulakonda)
  
• Global Health: Kylie Van Hoesen (Mentors Madiha Abdel-Maksoud and David Richards) & Taylor Davis (Mentors Yihan Lin, R. Morton Bolman and Ceeya Bolman)
  
• Public Health & Epidemiology: Hayley Specht (Mentor Mark Deutchman) & James Tuttle (Mentor Paul Harris)

Student projects were chosen as top awards based on the combination of a poster, oral presentation and project relevance.

Presenter Name	Project Title	Thematic Area	Abstract Link	Poster Link
Simon Feseha	Global genetic deletion of CaV3.3 channels facilitates anaesthetic induction and enhances isoflurane-sparing effects of T-type calcium channel blockers	Basic Biomedical Science	Feseha Abstract	Feseha Poster
Andrew Tannous	Inflammatory Signaling in Acutely Induced Hyperinsulinemia and Hyperlipidemia in Normal Weight Women-The Reprometabolic Syndrome	Basic Biomedical Science	Tannous Abstract	Tannous Abstract
Carley Little	Defining LGBTQIA+ inclusivity in the Colorado Health Care Setting	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Little Abstract	Little Poster
Ellen Awoniyi	The "So What" Learning Series - Lessons on Leadership Pilot Program	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Awoniyi Abstract	Awoniyi Poster
Eliza Baird-Daniel	Autophagy inhibition increases chemosensitivity to MEK inhibition in NF1 mutated Tumors	Basic Biomedical Science	Baird-Daniel Abstract	Baird-Daniel Poster
Sarah Bardwell	Patient Companion Project: A pilot model extending opportunities to pre-health students and healthcare partnership to older adults	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Bardwell Abstract	Bardwell Poster
Nikki Bloch	The Ancient Roots of Modern Medicine: Development of an Interdisciplinary, Undergraduate Pre-Health Course	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Bloch Abstract	Bloch Poster
Brenna Cameron	The Impact of Critical Illness on Siblings as Expressed through Personal Narrative	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Cameron Abstract	Cameron Poster
Elia Rieder	Patient Companion Program: A Curriculum to Promote Patient Advocacy and Education in the Geriatric Population	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Rieder Abstract	Rieder Poster
David Gamble	Use of Cost Cards in Problem-Based Learning for Medical School Resource Stewardship Education	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Gamble Abstract	Gamble Poster
Filiberto Morales	Public Charge: Insulating the  œChilling Effect 	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Morales Abstract	Morales Poster
Sean Wickers	Four for the Price of One: Achieving Competencies of Multiple Clerkships with Rural Family Physicians	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Wickers Abstract	Wickers Poster
Katherine Pemberton	The Med/Mid Writing Project: Medical students and middle school students document experiences of the COVID-19	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Pemberton Abstract	Pemberton Poster
Katherine Branche	Radius of Curvature in Patient-Specific Short Rod Constructs Versus Standard Pre-Bent Rods	Basic Biomedical Science	Branche Abstract	Branche Poster
Kyra Rodi	The Philosophy of Pain	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Rodi Abstract	Rodi Poster
Sean Schooley	Assessment of Critical Care Experience in Undergraduate Medical Education: A Systematic Review	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Schooley Abstract	Schooley Poster
Ian Coulter	Different roles of T-type calcium channel isoforms in hypnosis induced by an endogenous neurosteroid epipregnanolone	Basic Biomedical Science	Coulter Abstract	Coulter Poster
Scott Christenson	Falling Short: How to Effectively Reduce Wilderness Search and Rescue Events by Changing Introductory Level Outdoor Education	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Christenson  Abstract	Christenson  Poster
Erin Biringen	Psychotropic Medications in Oncology	Clinical Science	Biringen Abstract	Biringen Poster
Lauren Carpenter	Stevens Johnson Syndrome in Children: Consider Monitoring for Bronchiolitis Obliterans	Clinical Science	Carpenter Abstract	Carpenter Poster
Melissa Conklin	Effect of Unilateral Cordotomy on Perception of Dysphagia	Clinical Science	Conklin Abstract	Conklin Poster
Bryant Elrick	Seymour Fractures: A Retrospective Review of Infection Rates, Treatment and Timing of Antibiotic Administration	Clinical Science	Elrick Abstract	Elrick Poster
Kathryn Havranek	Governmental Aid and Housing Insecurity Among Hospitalized Patients	Clinical Science	Havranek Abstract	Havranek Poster
Andrew Isaac	Substance Use Treatment Protocol Development and Organization: Creating Flowcharts to Standardize Care at The University of Colorado School of Medicine's Addiction Research and Treatment Services Adult Outpatient Program	Clinical SciencIsaac Postere	Isaac Abstract	Isaac Poster
Rachel Martin	Perinatal Mental Health: Impact of the Mother-Infant Therapy Group (M-ITG) on Mental Health and Parenting Stress for Female Participants and their Partners	Clinical Science	Martin Abstract	Martin Poster
Samuel Dunham	Prescribing buprenorphine for opioid use disorders in the ED: a review of best practices, barriers, and future directions	Clinical Science	Dunham Abstract	Dunham Poster
Alex Nguyen	Metformin Improves Ventricle Size and Function in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes; Echocardiographic findings from the Effects of Metformin on Cardiovascular Function in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes (EMERALD) Study	Clinical Science	Nguyen Abstract	Nguyen Poster
Franklin Powlan	Return to Duty as a Functional Outcome Measure Following Orthopaedic Surgery: A Preliminary Investigation	Clinical Science	Powlan Abstract	Powlan Poster
Bradley Reeves	Strap stabilization for proximal junctional kyphosis prevention in instrumented posterior spinal fusion	Clinical Science	Reeves Abstract	Reeves Poster
Jamie Solis	JCV GCN PML: A Clinical Case Series	Clinical Science	Solis Abstract	Solis  Poster
Christina Stevens	Prevalence of Nocturnal Hypoxemia in a Cohort of Fontan Patients Living at Altitude	Clinical Science	Stevens Abstract	Stevens Poster
Brett Wiesen	Use of the Surgical Risk Preoperative Assessment System (SURPAS) Reduces Patient Anxiety and Improves Patient Satisfaction during Informed Consent for Surgery	Clinical Science	Wiesen Abstract	Wiesen Poster
Lyndsey Babcock	My-DST Drug Assay to Optimize Therapy for Multiple Myeloma	Clinical Science	Babcock Abstract	Babcock Poster
Holly Baumgarten	Performance of the GI PCR Assay in Hospitalized Adults	Clinical Science	Baumgarten Abstract	Baumgarten Poster
Bailey Corson	"Doctor, What Happens After My Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair?"	Clinical Science	Corson Abstract	Corson Poster
Megan Brown	Comparison of Healthcare Service Utilization By Language and Refugee Status	Global Health	Brown Abstract	Brown Poster
Daewoong Kim	Implementation of the WHO's Community-Based First Aid Response (CFAR) Program in Southwestern Guatemala	Global Health	Kim Abstract	Kim Poster
Yaa Asare	Quality Improvement of Data Collection and Utilization of Health Information from Dhulikhel Hospital Outreach Centers	Global Health	Asare Abstract	Asare Poster
Sanjana Garimella	WHO Package of Essential Noncommunicable (PEN) Disease Interventions for Primary Health Care	Global Health	Garimella Abstract	Garimella Poster
Darean Hunt	A Community Based Participatory Research Initiative Addressing Alcohol Use in the Refugee Population from Burma	Global Health	Hunt Abstract	Hunt Poster
Michael Klausner	Warfighter Personal Protective Equipment and Combat Wounds	Global Health	Klausner Abstract	Klausner Poster
Akshay Kumar	A Review of Best Practices to Prepare Medical Students for Responsible Global Health Experiences	Global Health	Kumar Abstract	Kumar Poster
Stefan Peterson	10 Clinically Relevant Herbals of Traditional Mexican Medicine	Global Health	Peterson Abstract	Peterson Poster
Jessica Saifee	Addressing Refugee Health During COVID-19 and Future Pandemics	Global Health	Saifee Abstract	Saifee Poster
Allyson Adams	Access to family planning in rural communities primarily served by Catholic versus non-Catholic hospitals: a mystery caller study	Public Health and Epidemiology	Adams Abstract	Adams Poster
Sofiya Diurba	Emergency Department Provider Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Lethal Means Assessment and Counseling	Public Health and Epidemiology	Diurba Abstract	Diurba Poster
Ryan Friedman	Impact of Race and Primary  Language Spoken on Quality of Life After ED Diagnosis of Concussion in Children	Public Health and Epidemiology	Friedman Abstract	Friedman Poster
Timothy Kelly	Firearm Storage Maps: A Pragmatic Approach to Reduce Firearm Suicide During Times of Risk	Public Health and Epidemiology	Kelly Abstract	Kelly Poster
Zainab Zullali	Addressing Infant Mortality: Healthcare Provider Understanding of Racial Disparities	Public Health and Epidemiology	Zullali Abstract	Zullali Poster
Kelsey Andrews	Healthcare Providers Interactions and Attitudes Regarding Patients Who Use Intravenous Drugs	Public Health and Epidemiology	Andrews Abstract	Andrews Poster
Kyle McDaniel	˜A tale of two substances ™: An observational study of opioid use among cannabis-related emergency room visits in Colorado	Public Health and Epidemiology	McDaniel Abstract	McDaniel Poster
Curtis Pacheco	Adult Ambulatory Quality Improvement Project: Improving Compliance of American Diabetes Association Goals	Public Health and Epidemiology	Pacheco Abstract	Pacheco Poster
Hector Porragas	An Evaluation of In-Person vs Videoconferencing Spanish Interpreters on Patient, Provider, and Hospital Based Outcomes in a Children ™s Hospital Emergency Department	Public Health and Epidemiology	Porragas Abstract	Porragas Poster
Mitchell Shellman	Epidemiology of Snakebites for a Large Poison Center from 2007 - 2017	Public Health and Epidemiology	Shellman Abstract	Shellman Poster
Riannon Atwater	Medicaid Acceptance in Specialty Care: Discussion of contributing factors and solutions for low access to specialty care among Medicaid patients	Public Health and Epidemiology	Atwater Abstract	Atwater Poster
Taylor Wand	Virtual Reality Based Mindfulness for Burnout Prevention in a Family Medicine Residency	Public Health and Epidemiology	Wand Abstract	Wand Poster
Gerald Yeung	Occupational health and safety considerations of on-demand workers in the gig economy: An analysis of online forum postings	Public Health and Epidemiology	Yeung Abstract	Yeung Poster
Anne Strong	Clinical utility of electroretinograms for evaluating vigabatrin toxicity in children	Clinical Science	Strong Abstract	Strong Poster
Hunter Greer	Intra Arterial Chemotherapy for RhabdomyosarcomaÂ	Clinical Science	Greer Abstract	Greer Poster
Alexis Sunshine	The predictive value of preoperative apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) for facial nerve outcomes after vestibular schwannoma resection: clinical study	Clinical Science	Sunshine Abstract	Sunshine Poster
Andrew Kamel	The evaluation of medical student international mission trips: a rapid review	Global Health	Kamel Abstract	Kamel Poster
Daniel Grine	The Role of the University of Colorado Human Cardiac Tissue Bank (UC-HCTB) in the Transomics for Precision Medicine (TOPMed) Program	Basic Biomedical Science	Grine Abstract	Grine Poster
Melissa Laughter	Multifunctional fluorocarbon-conjugated nanoparticles of varied morphologies to enhance diagnostic effects in breast cancer	Basic Biomedical Science	Laughter Abstract	Laughter Poster
Karima Hamamsy	Development of a Novel Curriculum in Motivational Interviewing for Medical Students in an Elective and Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC)	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Hamamsy Abstract	Hamamsy Poster
Timothy Browne	A Virtual Case-Based Learning Module on Acute Ischemic Stroke for Pre-Clinical Medical Students	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Browne Abstract	Browne Poster
Tyler Wieman	Patient Companion Program: A Curriculum to Promote Patient Advocacy and Education in the Geriatric Population	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Wieman Abstract	Wieman Poster
Joseph Fuchs	A Novel Intervention in Cultural Competency Training Focused on Cross-cultural Communication for Undergraduate Dental Students	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Fuchs Abstract	Fuchs Poster
Carlos Jaquez	Gender Differences in Academic Publications	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Jaquez Abstract	Jaquez Poster
Glendalyn Klein	White Collar/Professional Mentorship of Underserved and Minority Populations	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Klein Abstract	Klein Poster
Desirae Martinez	FirstUp: A Mentorship Program for First-Generation Students at the University of Colorado School of Medicine	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Martinez Abstract	Martinez Poster
Sami Hourieh	Four for the Price of One: Achieving Competencies of Multiple Clerkships with Rural Family Physicians	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Hourieh Abstract	Hourieh Poster
Grant Ridgway	Step-Wise Board Game	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Ridgway Abstract	Ridgway Poster
Neil Bishop	Clinicopathologic Correlation of Histoplasmosis Postoperative Endophthalmitis	Clinical Science	Bishop Abstract	Bishop Poster
Rachel Bohling	Safety & Efficacy of Alkali Therapy on Vascular Function in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Pilot Randomized Cross-Over Study	Clinical Science	Bohling Abstract	Bohling Poster
Khyla Burrows	Preconception Counseling; Identifying Ways to Improve Services	Clinical Science	Burrows Abstract	Burrows Poster
Casey Dolen	Simulating Teamwork for Better Decision Making in Emergency Medical Services	Clinical Science	Dolen Abstract	Dolen Poster
Daniela Escobar	Translabial Ultrasound for Assessment of Synthetic Midurethral Sling Complications	Clinical Science	Escobar Abstract	Escobar Poster
Edward Husarcik	Analyzing Provider Interactions with the Problem List	Clinical Science	Husarcik Abstract	Husarcik Poster
Megan Kunkel	Open Surgical Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia: Utility and Feasibility of Contemporary Mapping and Ablation Tools	Clinical Science	Kunkel Abstract	Kunkel Poster
Daniel Levy	Multimodal Swelling Management After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Pilot Study with Cohort Comparison	Clinical Science	Levy Abstract	Levy Poster
Tristan Loesberg	Efficacy of Wallet Cards and Letters in Sharing Difficult Airway Information to Patients and Providers	Clinical Science	Loseberg Abstract	Loesberg Poster
Laura McWhirter	Rates of appropriate treatment and laboratory follow-up of gonorrhea and chlamydia infections in an urban safety-net system	Clinical Science	McWhirter Abstract	McWhirter Poster
Scott Cao	Prescribing Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorders in the ED: A Review of Best Practices, Barriers, and Future Directions	Clinical Science	Cao Abstract	Cao Poster
Tiffany Nguyen	Targeted therapy for pediatric low-grade gliomas and plexiform neurofibromas with trametinib	Clinical Science	Nguyen Abstract	Nguyen Poster
Madeline Paton	An Evaluation of Safety and Patient Outcomes for Hand Surgery following Prior Breast Cancer Treatment: Establishing New Recommendations in Lymphedema	Clinical Science	Paton Abstract	Paton Poster
Austin Fogle	Establishing the Limitations of Research regarding Obesity among Youth with Disabilities:  a Narrative Literature Review	Public Health and Epidemiology	Fogle Abstract	Fogle Poster
Andrew Pham	JAK inhibition for treatment of psoriatic arthritis in Down syndrome	Clinical Science	Pham Abstract	Pham Poster
Alan Quach	Hematuria after transrectal prostate biopsy: a warning of future infection?	Clinical Science	Quach Abstract	Quach Poster
Rhianna Rubner	Progress of Clinical Therapies for Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration	Clinical Science	Rubner Abstract	Rubner Poster
Anthony Scott	The Utility of iCare HOME Tonometry for Detection of Therapy-Related Intraocular Pressure Changes in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension	Clinical Science	Scott Abstract	Scott Poster
David Sheneman	Relationship Between Patient Characteristics and Critical Illness in CoVID-19	Clinical Science	Sheneman Abstract	Sheneman Poster
Erin Sturman	A Systematic Review of Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Limb Ischemia during Pregnancy and Postpartum Period	Clinical Science	Sturman Abstract	Sturman Poster
Allee Torres	Ketamine Administration in Prehospital Combat Injured Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury: A 10-Year Report of Survival	Clinical Science	Torres Abstract	Torres Poster
Andrew Levy	Implementation of the WHO's Community-based First Aid Response (CFAR) in Southwestern Guatemala	Global Health	Levy Abstract	Levy Poster
Amber Fleck	A Literature Review of Community Health Volunteers (CHVs): Characteristics, Experiences, and Motivations	Global Health	Fleck Abstract	Fleck Poster
Alla Balabanova	Quality Improvement of Data Collection and Utilization of Health Information from Dhulikhel Hospital Outreach Centers	Global Health	Balabanova Abstract	Balabanova Poster
Ian Lawrence	Impact of an Educational Workshop on Laboratory Evaluation of Preeclampsia in La Paz, Bolivia	Global Health	Lawrence Abstract	Lawrence Poster
Jennifer Robinson	Viral Load Predicts Virologic Failure on repeat testing in Children on Antiretroviral Therapy at a large clinic in Kisumu, Kenya: A Retrospective Cohort Study	Global Health	Robinson Abstract	Robinson Poster
Brian Adams	Evaluating the cost of antimicrobial resistance and errors in estimates: a systematic review and meta-analysis	Public Health and Epidemiology	Adams Abstract	Adams Poster
Maximilliam Cabrera	Defining LGBTQIA+ Inclusivity in the Colorado Healthcare Setting	Public Health and Epidemiology	Cabrera Abstract	Cabrera Poster
Lillian Goodman	Female Teens and Sexual Consent: How Conversations on Consent Affect Teens Sexual Activity	Public Health and Epidemiology	Goodman Abstract	Goodman Poster
Caitlan Hinton	Appropriateness of a Brief Bleeding Control Curriculum Taught by Medical Students to Laypersons in Heavily Trafficked Locations: A Systematized Review of the Literature	Public Health and Epidemiology	Hinton Abstract	Hinton Poster
Dung Le	A Community Based Participatory Research Initiative Addressing Alcohol Use in the Refugee Population from Burma	Public Health and Epidemiology	Le Abstract	Le Poster
Alec Kerins	Facilitators and Barriers to Implementing a Screening Program for Social Determinants of Health with Practices Enrolled in the Innovation Support Project	Public Health and Epidemiology	Kerins Abstract	Kerins Poster
Kasey Pickard	Addressing Infant Mortality: Healthcare Provider Understanding of Racial Disparities	Public Health and Epidemiology	Pickard Abstract	Pickard Poster
Nicholas Bianchina	Healthcare Providers Interactions and Attitudes Regarding Intravenous Drug Users	Public Health and Epidemiology	Bianchina Abstract	Bianchina Poster
Graciela Mujica	Defusing COVID-19: Lessons Learned from a Century of Pandemics	Public Health and Epidemiology	Mujica Abstract	Mujica Poster
Haylie Petrick	Comparison of maternity care outcomes among rural Colorado hospitals using birth certificate data	Public Health and Epidemiology	Petrick Abstract	Petrick Poster
Kristin Porter	Access to Initiation of Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy for Transgender and Non-Binary Patient in a Primary Care Clinic	Public Health and Epidemiology	Porter Abstract	Porter Poster
Kristina Sandquist	Elevating our Engagement: An Evaluation of Launching a Community Board at a Student-Run Free Clinic	Public Health and Epidemiology	Sandquist Abstract	Sandquist Poster
Alexandra Sotiros	Patient Feedback on A Novel Multidisciplinary Model of Adult Transgender Care in Colorado	Public Health and Epidemiology	Sotiros Abstract	Sotiros Poster
Walter Taylor	Long-term Healthcare Utilization in Children with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome	Public Health and Epidemiology	Taylor Abstract	Taylor Poster
Uriel Villalobos	Incidence Outcome and Health Care Utilization of Dog Bites at Children Hospital Colorado	Public Health and Epidemiology	Villalobos Abstract	Villalobos Poster
Abigail Bryant	Medicaid Acceptance in Specialty Care	Public Health and Epidemiology	Bryant Abstract	Bryant Poster
Derek Wilson	Significant Reduction in Prehospital Evaluation and Door-to-Treatment Times with a Mobile Stroke Unit	Public Health and Epidemiology	Wilson Abstract	Wilson Poster
Tessa Zangara	Epidemiology and Outcomes of Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infections: A Population-Based  Study of California  Hospitalizations in 2016	Public Health and Epidemiology	Zangara Abstract	Zangara Poster
Alexandra Lauren	Development of a Novel Curriculum in Motivational Interviewing for Medical Students in an Elective and Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC)	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Lauren Abstract	Lauren Poster
Amanda Tompkins	Can empathy be taught to medical students? Redesign and re-evaluation of experiential empathy training curriculum	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Tompkins Abstract	Tompkins Poster
Hope Rietcheck	Quality Improvement for Community Nutrition Education Programs	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Rietcheck Abstract	Rietcheck Poster
Dallin Milner	Pancreatic Tumor Microenvironment Modulation by EphB4-ephrinB2 inhibition and Radiation Combination	Basic Biomedical Science	Milner Abstract	Milner Poster
Gavriel Roda	Optimizing Nicorandil for Spinal Cord Protection in a Murine Model of Complex Aortic Intervention	Basic Biomedical Science	Roda Abstract	Roda Poster
Richard Smith	Purifying Antibodies to Citrullinated Protein Antigens from Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Serum and Cross-Reactivity with Fecal Pool Bacteria	Basic Biomedical Science	Smith Abstract	Smith Poster
Hannah Benjamin	3D-Printed, Anatomy-Based Model for Patient and Caregiver Education in a Multidisciplinary Aerodigestive Clinic	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Benjamin Abstract	Benjamin Poster
Yeshai Dollin	Pediatric Clinical Perspectives on Adolescent Physician Assisted Suicide	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Dollin Abstract	Dollin Poster
Catherine Mann	Patient Companion Program: A Curriculum to Promote Patient Advocacy and Education in the Geriatric Population	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Mann Abstract	Mann Poster
Sara Graves	The Haxtun to Holyoke Model:  A Chronic Care Guide in a Rural Critical Access Hospital	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Graves Abstract	Graves Poster
Claire Koljack	Anti-Stigma Mental Health Panel: An initiative to reduce mental health stigma experienced by health professional students	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Koljack Abstract	Koljack Poster
Michael Levy	Resource Allocation: Training Cases from the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic for Implementation of Crisis Standards of Care	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Levy Abstract	Levy Poster
Ryan Phan	Rapid Adoption of Telehealth at an Interprofessional Student-Run Free Clinic	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Phan Abstract	Phan Poster
Richard Nakano	Four for the Price of One: Achieving Competencies of Multiple Clerkships with Rural Family Physicians	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Nakano Abstract	Nakano Poster
Josten Overall	Middle School to Medical School (M2M): An outreach program developed and implemented on the Anschutz Medical Campus encouraging underrepresented in medicine (URM) middle school students to pursue careers in medicine	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Overall Abstract	Overall Poster
Emily Swenson	Evaluation of Strabismus Surgery in University of Colorado Ophthalmology Residents	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Swenson Abstract	Swenson Poster
Michael Aaron Vrolijk	Teaching How to Care for Trans/Gender Non-Conforming Patients: It Is Easier Than You Think	Bioethics, Humanities, Arts, and Education	Vrolijk Abstract	Vrolijk Poster
Elsa Alaswad	DTI Analysis: Tumor Impact on Language Related White Matter Tracts	Clinical Science	Alaswad Abstract	Alaswad Poster
Jaclyn Anderson	Educational Case: Invasive Melanoma	Clinical Science	Anderson Abstract	Anderson Poster
Dylan Bergstedt	Combinations of Autoantibodies Improve the Prediction of Timing of Onset of Future Rheumatoid  Arthritis	Clinical Science	Bergstedt Abstract	Bergstedt Poster
Jesus Adrian Cardenas	Is the effect of Early vs. Late tracheostomy on patient mortality and ICU length of stay overrated? A qualitative Narrative review of Randomized Controlled Trials	Clinical Science	Cardenas Abstract	Cardena Poster
Nathan Clark	Urological Consultation in Patients with Renal Trauma can Decrease Rates of Nephrectomies	Clinical Science	Clark Abstract	Clark Poster
Connor Fling	Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia During Treatment of Autoimmune Hepatitis with Oral Budesonide	Clinical Science	Fling Abstract	Fling Poster
Kira Grush	The Association between Immediate Postpartum Etonogestrel Implants and Positive Postpartum Depression Screens in Adolescents and Young Adults	Clinical Science	Grush Abstract	Grush Poster
Dustin Lamb	Rethinking the 48-Hour Rule-Out: Time to Positivity in Blood Cultures at a Pediatric Hospital	Clinical Science	Lamb Abstract	Lamb Poster
Amrita Mahajan	Seasonal Trends in Operative Pediatric Supracondylar and Femur Fractures at a Pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center	Clinical Science	Mahajan Abstract	Mahajan Poster
Christian Nicolosi	Patients with Lung Transplantation in Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation - A Descriptive Study	Clinical Science	Nicolosi Abstract	Nicolosi Poster
Regan Pelloquin	Physical Function and Frailty Tools in Mortality Prediction of Middle-Aged Adults with HIV	Clinical Science	Pelloquin Abstract	Pelloquin Poster
Adam Peszek	Termination of persistent atrial fibrillation by ablating sites that control large atrial areas	Clinical Science	Peszek Abstract	Peszek Poster
Agnes Pham	Activated Platelet Transfusions Decrease Count Increment and Time to Next Transfusion for Hematology-Oncology Patients	Clinical Science	Pham Abstract	Pham Poster
Jamie Pospishil	Stroke Alert Study: A Retrospective Evaluation of Stroke Alert Activations and Outcomes at the University of Colorado Hospital	Clinical Science	Pospishil Abstract	Pospishil Poster
Laylaa Ramos Arriaza	Sex Specific Quality of Life Differences in Chronic Rhinosinusitis	Clinical Science	Ramos Arriaza Abstract	Ramos Arriaza Poster
Rosalyn Savoie	Does Pregnancy Lead to the Development of Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies?	Clinical Science	Savoie Abstract	Savoie Poster
Delia Shash	"Should We Have Called A Code White?": A Quality Improvement Project Evaluating the Code White Protocol and the Provider's Utilization	Clinical Science	Shash Abstract	Shash Poster
Matthew Spear	One-Year Outcomes in Children with Critical Neurological Illness and Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation: Hospital Readmission and New-Onset Epilepsy	Clinical Science	Spear Abstract	Spear Poster
Dylan Therwhanger	Are outcomes in patients with presumed head injuries that undergo RSI impacted by institutional practices and medication choices	Clinical Science	Therwhanger Abstract	Therwhanger Poster
Katherine Turner	Implementing a Diagnostic Error Trigger Tool in Pediatric Emergency Departments and Urgent Care Sites	Clinical Science	Turner, Abstract	Turner Poster
Hannah Imlay	Acute Stress Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Outpatient Burn Population	Clinical Science	Imlay Abstract	Imlay Poster
Gabriel Yepes	Adolescent male substance use disorder and the “with limited prosocial emotions” specifier: brain activation during decision associated with increasing other harm and self-benefit	Clinical Science	Yepes Abstract	Yepes Poster
Anastasiya Ponomaryova	Making the Medicine Health Services Unit the Best Unit Possible:  The Ins and Outs of Patient Discharge	Clinical Science	Ponomaryova Abstract	Ponomaryova Poster
Kaitlyn Brunworth	Selection of trainees for global health electives: a literature review	Global Health	Brunworth Abstract	Brunworth Poster
Mark Farchione	Overview and History of Medical Education in Germany, France, United Kingdom, and the United States	Global Health	Farchione Abstract	Farchione Poster
Matthew Masur	Quality improvement of data collection and utilization of health information from Dhulikhel Hospital Outreach Centers	Global Health	Masure Abstract	Masur Poster
Corey Walsh	Qualitative Definitions of LGBTQIA+ Inclusivity in the Colorado Healthcare Environment	Public Health and Epidemiology	Walsh Abstract	Walsh Poster
Zach Blea	Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns for Sinusitis Within a Direct-to-Consumer Virtual Urgent Care	Public Health and Epidemiology	Blea Abstract	Blea Poster
Kunal Doshi	Drought and Its Effect on Infectious Disease	Public Health and Epidemiology	Doshi Abstract	Doshi Poster
Madeline Huey	Community Partners' Experiences Collaborating with Medical Students via Longitudinal Service-Learning: A Qualitative Exploratory Study	Public Health and Epidemiology	Huey Abstract	Huey Poster
Mary Hutton	Improving Wikipedia Skin Disease Content	Public Health and Epidemiology	Hutton Abstract	Hutton Poster
Lakshmipriya Karamsetty	The Rise of Mental Health Illnesses due to Economic Recessions. The Need for Collaboration between professionals within Mental Health & Economics	Public Health and EpidemPublic Health and Epidemiologyiology	Karamsetty Abstract	Karamsetty Poster
Benjamin Fuller	A Community Based Participatory Research Initiative Addressing Alcohol Use in the Refugee Population from Burma	Public Health and Epidemiology	Fuller Abstract	Fuller Poster
Bryn Launer	The rising worldwide impact of benign prostatic hyperplasia	Public Health and Epidemiology	Launer Abstract	Launer Poster
Colton Leavitt	Interferon Gamma-Induced Protein 10 (IP-10) and Cardiovascular Disease in African Americans	Public Health and Epidemiology	Leavitt Abstract	Leavitt Poster
Mackenzie Garcia	Assessing Identity-Based Bias in Problem-Based Learning Curriculum Through a Community Lens	Public Health and Epidemiology	Garcia Abstract	Garcia Poster
Sara Muramoto	A Research Journey with a Hospital-based violence intervention program (HVIP)	Public Health and Epidemiology	Muramoto Abstract	Muramoto Poster
David Sabio	Feasibility of Iron Ingot use in a Resource-Limited Caribbean community: findings from a survey to guide anemia prevention	Public Health and Epidemiology	Sabio Abstract	Sabio Poster
Lillian Svete	Differential expression of fetal miRNAs in response to obesogenic pregnancy	Basic Biomedical Science	Svete Abstract	Svete Poster

 

We would like to congratulate the following graduating medical students and their mentors for the following awards:

1. Neil and Catherine Hamilton Award (For Excellence in Research by a Senior Student): Melissa Laughter (Mentor Daewon Park. Bioengineering)
   
2. Joseph and Regina Glaser Research Prize (For Superior Research by a Senior Medical Student): Delia Shash (Mentor Diedre Wagers. OB/GYN)
   
3. Outstanding Medical Student Research on COVID-19: Graciela Mujica (Mentor Carlos Franco-Parades. Infectious Disease)

We would also like to congratulate the award winners below that were selected as top projects by peer students. 

Phase I MSA Awards Student Choice Awards 

• Basic Biomedical Science: Melissa Laughter (Mentor Daewon Park) & Andrew Tannous (Mentors Nanette Santoro and Andrew Bradford)
  
• Bioethics, Humanities, Arts & Education: Carlos Jaquez (Mentor Jody Vogel) & Nikki Bloch (Mentor Jackie Elliott)
  
• Clinical Science: Megan Kunkel (Mentor Wendy Tzou) & Christina Stevens (Mentors Joseph Kay and Roni Jacobsen)
  
• Global Health: Ian Lawrence (Mentors Lorna Moore and Colleen Julian) & Sanjana Garimella (Mentors Leana May and Madiha Abdel-Maksoud)
  
• Public Health & Epidemiology: Brian Adams (Mentor Leana May) & Haylie Petrick (Mentor Mark Deutchman and Bethany Kwan)

Phase IV Student Choice Awards

• Basic Biomedical Science: Dallin Milner (Mentor Sana Karam) and Gabriel Roda (Mentor Brett Reece)
  
• Bioethics, Humanities, Arts & Education: Michael Aaron Vrolijk 9Mentor Alison Shmerling) and Josten Overall (Mentor Deb Seymour)
  
• Clinical Science: Aaron Smoroda Hannah Imlay (Mentor Arek Wiktor and Kiran Dyamenahalli) and Erin Biringen (Mentor Elissa Kolva)
  
• Global Health: Darean Hunt (Mentor Leana May Moser & Janet Meredith) and Kaitlyn Brunworth (Mentor David Richards)
  
• Public Health & Epidemiology: Maximillian Cabrera (Mentor Rita Lee) and Mackenzie Garcia (Mentor Rita Lee)

Student projects were chosen as top awards based on the combination of a poster, oral presentation and project relevance.