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Luke Latario, SOM ’18, presents his capstone to Michael Ennis, MD. |
Graduating School of Medicine students will unveil the independent scholarly projects they have conducted across their medical school years at the annual Capstone Presentation Day on Wednesday, March 13 at UMass Medical School.
Project posters will be on display in the new Medical School lobby, with podium presentations and award ceremonies in the Faculty Conference Room. Terence R. Flotte, MD, the Celia and Isaac Haidak Professor of Medical Education, executive deputy chancellor, provost and dean of the School of Medicine, will open with a keynote address.
The Capstone Scholarship and Discovery Course is a four-year curricular requirement that allows each student to concentrate on an area of personal interest and passion related to medicine. Working with a faculty advisor, each student applies the knowledge and skills they have acquired to address an issue in areas ranging from clinical, basic science, public health or social problems to medical humanities. These projects help to deepen students’ application of lifelong learning skills as well as their understanding of an issue related to medicine that is personally meaningful.
Class of 2019 capstone projects include addressing a public health problem with a nutrition program for teen mothers; a clinical focus comparing methods for complex vascular surgery; physician self-care to prevent burnout through medical storytelling; and advancing medical education with enhanced curricula.
Learn more about the Capstone Scholarship and Discovery Course and view the schedule and abstracts for the Class of 2019 Capstone Presentation Day.
