Three medical students were matched with emergency medicine faculty mentors for the 2025 Shapiro Summer Research Program. This research program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health provides opportunities for medical students to conduct research under the mentorship of UW faculty mentors during the summer between their first and second year of medical school.
Each year, more than 130 students present their work through podium and poster presentations during the annual Medical Student Research Forum, held on November 24, 2025, at the Health Sciences Learning Center.
Below is a list of medical students who are presenting research projects in emergency medicine, including the project title, abstract, and faculty mentor from the Department of Emergency Medicine.
Project title: Barriers and Bridges to Prehospital Buprenorphine: Insights from Emergency Medical Services  Shapiro Scholar: Michelle Orellana-Lopez Mentor: Collin Michels, MD, assistant professor of emergency medicine Presentation type, time, location: Poster #51 presented in the Health Sciences Learning Center Atrium (12-1 p.m. and 4-5 p.m.) Project aim: This project evaluates the system of care of patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and the impact of EMS-initiated buprenorphine practices. |
| Project title: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Inappropriate Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in Two Midwest Emergency Departments Shapiro Scholar: Uriel Paniagua Mentor: Michael Pulia, MD, PhD, associate professor of emergency medicine with tenure Presentation type, time, location: Oral presentation, Health Sciences Learning Center Room 1335 (3:40-3:50 p.m.) Project aim: This study explores trends in antibiotic prescribing by viral pathogen, identify predictors for receiving antibiotics, and examine patterns in antibiotic resistance. |
| Project title: Variability in Clinical Exposure to Patients with Diverse Social Identities in Emergency Medicine Residency Shapiro Scholar: Mei Phillips Mentor: Stephannie Acha-Morfaw, assistant professor Presentation type, time, location: Poster #56 presented in the Health Sciences Learning Center Atrium (12-1 p.m. and 4-5 p.m.) Project aim: This study examines how clinical exposure to patients from diverse demographic backgrounds varied among Emergency Medicine residents who trained in the ED from 2016–2023. |