When asked what they did this summer, 14 college
students will be able to give a detailed presentation
and possibly an abstract or in-progress article in reply.
These talented students participated in the
Department of Pediatrics’ Summer Science Program
at ACH.
The Summer Science Program is giving these
outstanding upper level college students the
experience of a career in academic medicine—in both
the clinical and research aspects. These students
spent their summer shadowing physicians,
attending rounds and clinics, and touring different
hospital units, as well as participating in a mentored
research project involving children’s health. Faculty
from various pediatric subspecialties have been teaching basic science and clinical research
techniques and helping the students gain exposure to clinical medicine. vv
Student
Faculty Mentor
Project Title
Mauri Shotts
Mary Aitken, M.D. MPH & Clare Nesmith, M.D.
Impact of Hospital Child Passenger Safety Program
Andrew Dargan
Umesh Dyamenahalli, M.D.
Extended use of Dexmedetomidine (precedex) > 3 days in the pediatric CVICU after cardiac surgery and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: a retrospective assessment – impact on sedative/analgesic requirements and hemodynamic effects
Jessica Worley
& Ashley Lynch
James Graham, M.D.
Effect of Emergency Department overcrowding on quality indicators in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Stephanie Glen
Charlotte Hobbs, M.D.
The genetic polymorphisms in enzymes of the folate pathway as risk factors for neural tube defects
Gregory Morris
Stacie Jones, M.D.
Modulation of Bronchodilator Tolerance in Rat Trachea Using New Long Acting Beta-Agonist Medications
Jessica Sutton
Sadia Malik, M.D.
Maternal Smoking, Cytochrome p450 Polymorphisms and the Risk of Congenital Heart Disease
Patrick Selakovich
Parthak Prodhan, M.D.
Presence of peripheral nucleated red blood cells as a predictor of worse outcomes among children supported on Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Nadia Claassen
James M. Robbins, M.D.
Health-related quality of life of children with craniofacial malformations: A population-based longitudinal study
Michael McCarthy
Rolla Shbarou, M.D.
Intravenous Levetiracetam in Pediatric Patients
Jessica Worley
Tonya Thompson, M.D.
Redundancy and increased radiation exposure in patients presenting from outside hospitals (OSH) requiring repeat radiographic films.
Ashley Lynch
Tonya Thompson, M.D.
Decreased septic workups in febrile neonates during the influenza season
Annette Wilkins
Karen Young, M.D.
Bariatric Surgery Support Group
Nicole Powell
Mary Aitken, M.D., MPH
Building Consensus for Safer Teen Driving
Adam Massey
Rob Lyle, M.D.
Health outcomes of Medically-Complex NICU Graduates
Sarah Latham
Whit Hall, M.D.
Neonatal Pain, Long Term Effects and Pre-Attentional Mechanisms.
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