JFDP

Anushree Agrawal, MD

Anushree Agrawal, MD | Canceled MRI guided breast biopsies, identifying rates of cancellation and contributing factors within the University of Massachusetts Breast Imaging Division: A Quality Improvement Project to optimize utilization of biopsy slots and expedite care for patients with breast cancer

Mentor: Megna Trivedi, MD

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Rita Amoah, PhD, RN

Rita Amoah, PhD, RN | The ubiety in nursing practice scale: Initial development and primary psychometric validation

Mentor: Chengwu Yang, MD, PhD, MS

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Varun Ayyaswami, MD

Varun Ayyaswami, MD | Evaluating large language model generated patient education materials

Mentor: Ben Gerber, MD

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Lindsey Bazzone, MD, PhD

Lindsey Bazzone, MD, PhD | The role of ADAM9 in SARS-CoV2 pathogenesis: Evaluating a disintegrin and metalloproteinase 9 (ADAM9)as a novel mediator of the innate immune response to SARS-CoV2 infection

Mentor: John Haran, MD

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Poorva Bindal, MD

Poorva Bindal, MD | Patient perceptions of treatment benefit and toxicity of CAR T-Cell Therapy

Mentor: Kristin Mattocks, PhD, MPH

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Erin Cathcart, MD

Erin Cathcart, MD, MPH/CPH | Building a point of care ultrasound (POCUS) program for Family Medicine

Mentor: John Broach, MD, MPH, MBA, FACEP

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Amanda Cornine, PhD, RN

Amanda Cornine, PhD, RN | Outcomes of post-exam reviews in a pre-licensure nursing program

Mentor: Jill Zitzewitz, PhD

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Natasha Durham, PhD

Natasha Durham, PhD | Preventing Dengue Virus infection: Envelope (E) Protein conformations associated with broadly neutralizing antibodies

Mentor: Celia Schiffer, PhD

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Ann Friedrich, MD

Ann Friedrich, MD | Targeted nerve transection and muscle embedding during mastectomy: a pilot study

Mentor: Anne Larkin, MD

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Andrew Gillis Smith, MD

Andrew Gillis Smith, MD | High grade B-cell lymphoma in older adults: Closing an evidence gap to improve patient outcomes

Mentor: Jennifer Tjia, MD

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Rebecca Gwaltney, MD

Rebecca Gwaltney, MD | Bringing point of care ultrasound (POCUS) to the Worcester Family Medicine Residency (WFMR) curriculum

Mentor: Tracy Kedian, MD

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Rakhee Lalla, DO

Rakhee Lalla, DO | Trainig in neuropalliative communication

Mentor: Vandana Nagpal, MD

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Flannery Merideth, MD

Flannery Merideth, MD | Antipsychotic use in hospitalized elders: Can C-L psychiatry help prevent unnecessary antipsychotic prescribing in elders?

Mentor: Oliver Marasigan, MD

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Erin Meyer, MD

Erin Meyer, MD | Regional variability in diagnosis and manangement of acute pediatric concussion: A survey of primary care and emergency medicine clinicians

Mentor: Diane McKee, MD

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Benedikt Mortzfeld, PhD

Benedikt Mortzfeld, PhD | Targeting drug-resistant enteric bacteria in vivo using siderophore antimicrobial peptides

Mentor: Sanjay Ram, MD

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Julia Parzych, MD

Julia Parzych, MD | Pediatric Anesthesiology resident education: Developing a feasible and valuable pediatric anesthesiology simulation-based curriculum

Mentor: Jennifer Carey, MD

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Matthew Rade, MD

Matthew Rade, MD, FACS | Feedback and the general surgery clerkship: Improving the medical student experience at Milford Regional Medical Center through standardized feedback

Mentor: Patricia Seymour, MD, MS

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Jessica St John, MD, MPH, MBA

Jessica St John, MD, MPH, MBA | Create a multi-disciplinary collaboration to support the UMass Hidradenitis Suppurative (HS) Center in delivering world-class, evidence-based, and cutting-edge care to patients with HS

Mentor: Paul Rava, MD

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Jungwon Yoon, MD, MPH

Jungwon Yoon, MD, MPH | YES! You want to do ID elective! Design core ID elective learning objectives based on need assessments from students and residents.

Mentor: David Hatem, MD

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Martha Zimmerman, PhD

Martha Zimmerman, PhD | Developing a digital intervention to prevent perinatal anxiety in obstetric settings

Mentor: David McManus, MD

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