Congratulations to the 2020 Graduates of the Educational Scholars Program!
Kari Bradham, DO
University of South Alabama
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Are Residents Following AAP Guidelines?
Home Mentor: Franklin Trimm
National ESP Advisor: Alix Darden
Tanya Arora, MD, MS/MPH
Kaiser Permanente/Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
“I wish you knew”: Partnering with bereaved parents in identifying existing supports and missed opportunities in the care of children and their families at end of life
Home Mentor: Janet Serwint
National ESP Advisor: Jennifer Jackson
Lori Herbst, DO
Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Bereaved Parents as Teachers: A Novel Strategy to Teach the Art of the Family Meeting
Home Mentor: Jennifer O’Toole
National ESP Advisor: Tara Williams
Congratulations to the 2020 Graduates of the New Century Scholars Program!
Jonathan Awori, MD
Seattle Children’s
Junior Mentor: Tamara Gayle
Senior Mentor: Joseph Rossano
Whitney Cameron, DO
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Junior Mentor: Elena Griego
Senior Mentor: Ndidi Unaka
Fernanda Delgado, MD
LAC+USC Medical Center
Junior Mentor: Asha Payne
Senior Mentor: Sande Okelo
Julen Harris, MD, MPH
Icahn School of Mount Sinai
Mentor: Caroline Kistin
Senior Mentor: Tina Simpson
Jessica Hippolyte, MD, MPH
Children’s National
Mentor: Oluwakemi Badaki-Makun
Senior Mentor: Barry Solomon
Alyssa Honda, MD
Stanford University
Mentor: Morgan Walls
Senior Mentor: Darcy Thompson
Samaa Kemal, MD, MPH
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Junior Mentor: Dejeunee Ashby
Senior Mentor: David Keller
Rosie Kilgore, MD, MPH
East Carolina University
Junior Mentor: Sarabeth Broder-Fingert
Senior Mentor: Joanne Cox
Ana Clara Mauro, MD
University of Illinois at Chicago
Junior Mentor: Kristin Kan
Senior Mentor: Shale Wong
Shaunte McKay, MD
Duke University Hospital
Junior Mentor: Rochelle Cason-Wilkerson
Senior Mentor: Jim Perrin
Carolina Montano, MD, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital
Junior Mentor: Michelle White
Senior Mentor: Michele Mariscalco
Tyler Rainer, MD
Boston Children’s Hospital
Junior Mentor: Brandi Freeman
Senior Mentor: Jim Guevara
Christina Rojas, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Junior Mentor: Maya Jones
Senior Mentor: Daniel Rauch
Carlos Salgado, MD
John Hopkins University
Junior Mentor: Yarden Fraiman
Senior Mentor: Gary Freed
Bruke Tedla, MD
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
Junior Mentor: Lynda Aririguzo
Senior Mentor: Wally Carlo
Philip Thomas, MD
Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters
Junior Mentor: Ernika Quimby
Senior Mentor: Jo-Ann Nesiama
Ashley Williams, MD
Emory University
Junior Mentor: Lahia Yemane
Senior Mentor: Joelle Simpso
Jessica Young, MD
Levine Children’s Hospital
Junior Mentor: Tracey Wilkinson
Senior Mentor: Sylvia Lim
Congratulations to the 2020 Graduates of the Quality and Safety Improvement Scholars Program!
Nicholas Clark, MD
Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Improving Discharge Communication with Outpatient Providers on the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Service
Local Mentor: Eugenia Pallotto
National Advisor: Patrick Brady
Jessica Hart, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Improving Discharge Efficiency Using Automated Electronic Health Record Medical Discharge Criteria
Local Mentor: Kathy Shaw
National Advisor: Christy White
Shobhit Jain, MD
Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Financial Stewardship through Critical Care Documentation in the Pediatric Emergency Department
Local Mentor: Mamta Reddy
National Advisor: Skrikant Iyer
Brandon Ku, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Improving Antimicrobial Stewardship in the Emergency Department for Patients with a Central Venous Catheter Presenting with Fever
Local Mentor: Jane Lavelle
National Advisor: Charles Macias
Matthew Schefft, DO, MSHA
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU
Discharge Criteria Decrease Variability and Improve Efficiency
Local Mentor: Jose Munoz
National Advisor: Michael Rinke
David Sink, MD
Connecticut Children’s
NICU Discharge Preparedness: Enhancing through Situational Awareness and Parent + Care Team ‘Collective Thereness’
Local Mentor: Andrea Benin
National Advisor: Gautham Suresh
Christina Suh, MD
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Quality Improvement in Screening for and Managing Adolescent Depression in a Primary Care Teaching Clinic
Local Mentor: David Keller
National Advisor: Judy Shaw
Congratulations to the 2020 Graduates of the Research Scholars Program!
Danielle Dooley, MD, MPhil
Children’s National Hospital
Chronic Absenteeism Reduction Effort (CARE): Engaging Pediatricians in Addressing School Absenteeism in DC and Baltimore City Public Schools
Local Mentor: Olga Acosta Price
National Advisor: Sheree Schrager
Juan Espinoza, MD
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Enhancing a Comprehensive Behavioral Family Lifestyle Intervention with a Digital Ecosystem
Local Mentor: Larry Yin
National Adviser: Judith Groner
Jane Alyce Hunt, MD
Washington University in St. Louis
Impact of Contraceptive Education on Provider Knowledge and Prescription Rates in a Pediatric Emergency Room Setting
Local Mentor: David Schnadower
National Adviser: Paul Darden
Sai Iyer, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
A National Analysis of Reading Trajectories of Typically Developing Children from Kindergarten through 4th Grade
Local Mentor: Moira Szilagyi
National Adviser: Lydia Furman
Salathiel Kendrick-Allwood, MD
Emory University School of Medicine
Assessing Feeding Trends and Growth Patterns in Very Low Birthweight Infants
Local Mentor: Ira Adams-Chapman
National Adviser: Debra Bogen
Jody Lin, MD
University of Utah
Perspectives in Shared Decision-Making for Children with Medical Complexity
Local Mentor: Lee Sanders
National Adviser: Tamara Simon
Claire MacGeorge, MD, MSCR
Medical University of South Carolina
Implementation of an ADHD Mobile Application in an Outpatient Clinic
Local Mentor: David Bundy
National Adviser: Erika Abramson
David Ming, MD
Duke University
TELE-CMC: Post- Hospitalization Telemedicine Video Visits for Children with Medical Complexity
Local Mentor: Hayden Bosworth
National Adviser: Christine Turley
Henry Puls, MD
Children’s Mercy Kansas City
The Association Between Health Care Access and Utilization with Child Physical Abuse and Neglect Rates.
Local Mentor: Matt Hall
National Adviser: Paul Chung
Angela Veesenmeyer, MD, MPH
Valley Children’s Healthcare
Incidence of Congenital Infection Hospitalizations in the United States and their Association with Socioeconomic Status
Local Mentor: Krow Ampofo
National Adviser: Joel Tieder
Please join us in congratulating these scholars!
We would like to thank the home mentors, national advisors and faculty for their support, advice and mentorship!