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:
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
Phase IV Student Choice Awards
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 Rhabdomyosarcoma | 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 | |
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:
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
Phase IV Student Choice Awards
Student projects were chosen as top awards based on the combination of a poster, oral presentation and project relevance.
MSA Course Director:
Thematic Areas and Associate Directors:
Global Health:
Program Coordinator:
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