2019-2020 IDEA and RAS winners
On Oct. 29 GCSOM’s Office of Research and Scholarship and the Research and Scholarship Committee of the Department of Medical Education honored several faculty members who received 2019-2020 Improvement and Development of Education Awards (IDEA) and Research: Advancement and Scholarship (RAS) grants.
Improvement and Development of Education Awards (IDEAs)
Utilizing an ePortfolio to Promote and Assess Medical Student Professional Identity Formation
Principal Investigator (PI): Michelle Schmude, EdD
Co-PI: Tanja Adonizio, MD and John Coulter, MBS '18, MD1
Seen from left are John Arnott, PhD, chair, Department of Medical Education and associate professor of cell biology; Michelle Schmude, EdD, associate dean for admissions, enrollment management and financial aid and an assistant professor; William Jeffries, PhD, vice president for academic & clinical affairs and vice dean for medical education; John Coulter, MBS '18, a member of GCSOM’s MD Class of 2023; and Tanja Adnoizio, MD, associate dean for student affairs.
Effect of a Student-Centered Learning Space on Engagement in Active Learning and Academic Performance
PI: Youngjin Cho, PhD
Co-PI: John Szarek, PhD and Gabi Waite, PhD
Seen from left are John Arnott, PhD, chair, Department of Medical Education and associate professor of cell biology; William Jeffries, PhD, vice president for academic & clinical affairs and vice dean for medical education; Youngjin Cho, PhD, assistant professor of immunology; Gabi Waite, PhD, professor of physiology and immunology; and John Szarek, PhD, education director for simulation, professor and director for clinical pharmacology.
Research: Advancement and Scholarship Grants (RAS)
RAS grants support faculty-initiated research projects that foster advancement of biomedical, population, epidemiological, or other quality improvement projects with a focus on training medical students and/or promoting faculty and student scholarship at GCSOM. These grants are intended to provide resources that allow faculty to seek advancement in their respective fields through scholarly achievements such as publications and national presentations with the goal of capitalizing on project potential to gain future external funding. Successful proposed projects should result in a tangible deliverable such as a publication, manuscript, model, national presentation, or submission for external funding. Ideally, RAS grants will support projects that will create an environment for GCSOM students to engage in faculty-driven scholarly research.
Pharmacoepidemiology of Controlled Substances
PI: Brian Piper, PhD
Co-PI: Kenneth McCall, PharmD; Stephanie Nichols, PharmD and Corey Davis, PharmD
Seen from left are John Arnott, PhD, chair, Department of Medical Education and associate professor of cell biology; Brian Piper, PhD, assistant professor of neuroscience; and William Jeffries, PhD, vice president for academic & clinical affairs and vice dean for medical education.
Heart Rate Variability as a Biomarker for Student, Faculty and Staff Wellbeing - A Feasibility Study
PI: Gabi Waite, PhD
Co-PI: David Averill, Tanja Adonizio
Seen from left are John Arnott, PhD, chair, Department of Medical Education and associate professor of cell biology; William Jeffries, PhD, vice president for academic & clinical affairs and vice dean for medical education; Gabi Waite, PhD, professor of physiology and immunology; David Averill, PhD, professor of physiology; and Tanja Adnoizio, MD, associate dean for student affairs.
FMRP and Neuropathic Pain
PI: Ying-Ju Sung, PhD
Seen from left are John Arnott, PhD, chair, Department of Medical Education and associate professor of cell biology; Ying-Ju Sung, PhD, professor of anatomy; and William Jeffries, PhD, vice president for academic & clinical affairs and vice dean for medical education.
