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2024-2025 Mentorship Program Expo & Reception Award Winners

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Community Outreach

Project Title: Addressing the Unmet Need: A Literature Review on Postpartum Urinary Incontinence and the Case for Prenatal Intervention
Group Members:
Cam Mellow, MD (Mentor)
Shruti Kolli (MS2)
Victor Mendez (MS1)
Kamilah Carnegie
Kayla Davis
Saila Roxas
Katherine Figueroa

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Health Education

Project Title: Redefining PICU Family Education: Developing Educational Videos and Readables for Pediatric Tracheostomy Care
Group Members:
Jose Cardenas, MD (Mentor)
Catherine Kratka (MS1)
Tara Muthuswamy
Mikayla Stesney
Denise Suarez

Award Winner

Overall Most Outstanding

Project Title: I Know You Have Bad Knees, Let’s Fix That
Group Members:
Giorgio Zeppieri, DPT (Mentor)
Isabella Veiga
Matt Silber

Award Winner

Health Access

Project Title: Model for Self-Triage of Common Chief Complaints Seen in Emergency Room
Group Members:
Kellen Creech, DO (Mentor)
Lindsey Creech, DO (Mentor)
Michael Lafferty (MS1)
Jenna Clemente
Ashley Holland
Cooper Howe

2024-2025 Mentorship program Judges

Thank you to all of our wonderful judges!

2024-2025 Mentorship program abstracts

Presenters: Marcia Hodik, RN, BSHS, CCRC (Mentor), Kayla Maher, Avery Craig, Rebecca Beer

Addressing the Nursing Shortage: Strategies to Increase Qualified Admissions in UF’s Traditional BSN Program

Presenters: Irina Murray-Casanova, MD (Mentor), Brooke Allnutt (MS2), Nikita Patel (MS1)

Assessing Patient Understanding and Sentiments on Discharge Instructions After Elective Surgery at the Malcom Randall VAMC

Presenters: Joseph Katz, DMD (Mentor), Laleah Atkinson, Samar Sahsah, Jacqueline Pham, Max Azzariti

Raising Awareness: Oropharyngeal Cancer and HPV

Presenters: Cameron Mellow, MD (Mentor), Shruti Kolli (MS2), Victor Mendez (MS1), Kamilah Carnegie, Kayla Davis, Saila Roxas, Katherine Figueroa

Addressing the Unmet Need: A Literature Review on Postpartum Urinary Incontinence and the Case for Prenatal Intervention

Presenters: Mohammed Ruzieh, MD (mentor), Michelle Liu (MS3), Gladine Laguerre, Kate De Peralta, Ashna Rajyagor-Bulsara

Empowering UF Students: Workshops for Life-Saving Skills and Community Response

Presenters: Kellen Creech, DO, (mentor), Lindsey Creech, DO (mentor), Michael Lafferty (ms1), Jenna Clemente, Ashley Holland, Cooper Howe

Model for Self-Triage of Common Chief Complaints Seen in Emergency Rooms

Presenters: Meaghan McGovern, MD (mentor), Sravya Kamarajugadda (MS3), Andrew Christy, Rachel Cook, Clara Marti Garro, Maria Olivera

Analysis of Current Student Awareness on Importance of Helmet Safety at the University of Florida

Presenters: Doni Walker-Jackson, PA-C, MMS, MPH, MBA (Mentor), Krystal Lowe (PA-S1), Katie Grace Hanks, Sophia Melilli, Madeline Walsh, Kalei Joiner

Dream Safe, Sleep Sound

Presenters: Kevin Pierre, MD (Mentor), Chase Labiste, MD (Co-mentor), Allen Mao, MD (co-Mentor), C. David Pfaehler (MS3), Jay Talati (ms4), Gia Serrano, Snehith Enjem, Cing Hoih, Anaiya Meikle

Evaluation of Radiology Resident Proficiency in Diagnosing Vascular Conditions: A WIDI-SIM Based Study

Presenters: Kevin Pierre, MD (Mentor), Chase Labiste, MD (Co-mentor), Allen Mao, MD (co-Mentor), C. David Pfaehler (MS3), Jay Talati (ms4), Gia Serrano, Snehith Enjem, Cing Hoih, Anaiya Meikle

Evaluation of Radiology Resident Proficiency in Diagnosing Emergent Abdominal Conditions: A WIDI-SIM Based Study

Presenters: Scott Greenberg, DPT (Mentor), Katherine Bedoya, Jack Marranzino, Tie Lankford

Finding Your Sole Mate

Presenters: Anna Khanna, MD (Mentor), Andrea Villamizar, Angela Lim, John Oduntan

A New Era of Stroke Care: How Mobile Stroke Units are Redefining Accessibility and Treatment

Presenters: Jake Wolf, DVM (Mentor), Rylee Pustilnik (v1), Cole Baggett (v1), Meghan McGuire (v1), Luka Smith, Tonia Miller, Raegan Weems

Social media as self: how veterinary influencers perceive themselves online

Presenters: Stephanie Ihnow, MD (mentor), Bryce Catarelli, DNP, APRN, FNP-C (co-mentor), Victoria Voorhees (pa-s2), Abtahi Tishad (ms4), Olaia Rackauskas, Andrea Guzman, Alana Young

“We’ve Got Your Back” An Introduction to the Clinical Identification of Scoliosis

Presenters: Richa Vijayvargiya, MD (Mentor), Caroline Centeno, Ethan Jetter (Ms3), Sophie Dehaut, Jayden Martinez, Kindall Johnson

Reducing Inappropriate Referrals To A Free Psychiatric Care Clinic

Presenters: John Pennington, MD (mentor), Isis Sweeney (ms4), Kayli Bowen, Ariana Feldman, Peyton Trent, Francesca Chalfoun

What are Sexually Transmitted Infections? A Community Health Resource for College Students

Presenters: Brittany Bruggeman, MD (mentor), Caroline Davidson (ms2), Camila Sarcone (ms4), Mharlove Andre (ms4), Divya Huilgol, Tabatha Alfonso, Cecelia Oneid

Social Determinants of Health in the UF Pediatric Diabetes Clinic

Presenters: Ryan Roach, MD (mentor), Akshay Reddy (ms3), Shreyas Naidu, Sage Marrs, Conner Rucks, Alan Hengesbach, James Garner

Hidden Costs Following ACL Repair

Presenters: Amanda Janner, PsyD (mentor), Alice Richards, Sydney Davis, Nyla Ross, Melissa Lewis

New Horizons: Mental Health and Post-secondary School Success

Presenters: Brandon Lucke-Wold, MD, PhD (mentor), Michael “Luke” Middleton (ms1), Ceridwen Sonnemann, Rebekka Perinne, Katrina Ni

Management of Concussions: Improving Clinical Diagnostics and Therapeutics

Presenters: Anthony Casapao, PharmD (mentor), Amelia Curran, Priyanka Raghavan

Development and Impact of Antimicrobial Resistance in Urinary Tract Infections in Companion Canines and Humans

Presenters: Jennifer Fieber, MD (mentor), Aleksey Novikov (Co-mentor), Sarah Tatum (md-phd-s3), shay Bidani (ms), Becca Mizrachy, Christine Leigh, Ellen Cocurull