Jovanna Figueroa

Navigating the Transition: Impact of USMLE Step 1 Scoring System Change on Timing  and Preparation Strategies among Medical Students at the UACOMP
Mentor:   Jeremi D. Smith, EdD
Affiliation:  University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

Anas Maatough

Comparing Matriculation Rate by Majors in Medical Admissions
Mentor:   David Beyda, MD
Affiliation:  University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

Lindsey Malecha

Athletes’ Preparedness for Medical School
Mentor:  Dude Coudret, EdD
Affiliation:  University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

Scott Marquez

Medical Students’ Self-Efficacy During the Clerkship Curriculum
Mentor:   Jeremi Smith, EdD
Affiliation:  University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

Vrishti Shah

Incorporating 3D Models of Congenital Cardiac Abnormalities into Medical Education  Improves Understanding of Cardiac Pathology
Mentor:  Elise Barney, DO
Affiliation: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

• SP Presented

  • Shah, V. Barney, E. (2023) “Tactile Learning using 3D Models of Congenital Abnormalities Improves Understanding of Complex Cardiac Pathology.” AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students. July 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. AAFP National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students July 2023 

Paul Shim

Allosteric Activation of the ERK MAPK by β-arrestin
Mentor:  Robert Lefkowitz, MD
Affiliation: Duke Department of Medicine

• SP Published

  • Kahsai AW, Shah KS, Shim PJ, Lee MA, Shreiber BN, Schwalb AM, Zhang X, Kwon HY, Huang LY, Soderblom EJ, Ahn S, Lefkowitz RJ. Signal transduction at GPCRs: Allosteric activation of the ERK MAPK by β-arrestin. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Oct 24;120(43):e2303794120. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2303794120. Epub 2023 Oct 16. PMID: 37844230; PMCID: PMC10614829.

Jahnavi Shriram

Histone Deacetylase Expression in Pre-Clinical Alzheimer’s disease: An ADNI Study
Mentor: Michael Malek-Ahmadi, PhD
Affiliation: Banner Alzheimer’s Institute

• SP Published

  • Shriram J, Malek-Ahmadi MA. Histone deacetylase expression in pre-clinical alzheimer’s disease: an ADNI study. [Conference Presentation]. Society for Neuroscience, November 8-11, 2021. Chicago, IL, United States.

Gregory Sprout

The Impact of Endovascular Simulator Training on Simulated Procedural Performance,  Knowledge Acquisition, and Perceptions of IR among Medical Students
Mentor:  Christopher Goettl, MD
Affiliation: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

• SP Presented

  • Sprout G, Goettl C. “The Impact of Endovascular Simulator Training on Simulated Procedural Performance, Knowledge Acquisition, and Attitudes towards Interventional Radiology in Medical Students”. Society of Interventional Radiology Annual Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts. June, 2022.  

Isabel Strouse 

Evaluating Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Education in MD and PharmD Training Programs at  The University of Arizona: Seeking Improvement
Mentor:  Hirsch Handmaker, MD
Affiliation: The CACTIS Foundation

Tyler Vail 

In Vivo Brain Imaging of Fluorescently Labeled  Compounds to Assess Pharmacokinetics in Rodents
Mentor: Jonathan Lifshitz, PhD
Affiliation: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

Megan Vaughan

Comparison of Clerkship Structure and Timing on NBME Subject Exam  Performance
Mentor:  Christina Bergin, MD
Affiliation: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

• "Above and Beyond" Recognition from Mentor

Avery Williams 

Anatomy Exam Performance: Virtual versus Dissection-Based Learning Among First Year Medical Students
Mentor:  Evan Garofalo, PhD
Affiliation: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

• SP Presented

  • Williams AA, Lin CY, Patel N, Fisher RE, Garofalo EM. Anatomy exam performance: virtual versus dissection-based learning among first year medical students. 2023 Anatomy Connected Annual Meeting for the American Association for Anatomy, Washington, D.C. March 25, 2023