Four first-year medical students were matched with emergency medicine faculty mentors for the 2024 Shapiro Summer Research Program. This research program at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health provides opportunities for medical students to engage in a scholarly project with guided mentorship from faculty over the summer term. Funding for the program comes from the Herman and Gwendolyn Shapiro Foundation, with additional support from the School of Medicine and Public Health departments, centers, and investigator grants.
All medical students participating in the 2024 Shapiro Research Program will present their poster or oral abstracts during the annual Medical Student Research Forum, held on November 25 at the Health Sciences Learning Center. Below is a list of medical students who presented research projects in emergency medicine, including the project title linking to their abstract, and the emergency medicine faculty who mentored each student.
Project title: Comparing Prevalence of Dysphagia Among Older Adults Presenting to the Emergency Department with Pneumonia and Other Acute Illness (View abstract  )Shapiro Scholar: Dominick Battistini Mentor: Michael Pulia, MD, PhD, associate professor of emergency medicine with tenure Presentation type, time, location: Poster presented in the Health Sciences Learning Center Atrium (12-1 p.m. and 4-5 p.m.) Project aim: This study aimed to compare the prevalence of dysphagia and oral dysfunction (as assessed by the 3oz Water Swallow Test) between older adults presenting to the emergency department (ED) with pneumonia and those with other acute illnesses. |
| Project title: Evaluating Child Sex Trafficking Screening Trends: Changing Screening Responses in a Growing Online World (View abstract ) Shapiro Scholar: Hanna Jens Mentor: Allie Hurst, MD, MS, assistant professor, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Presentation type, time, location: Oral presentation, Health Sciences Learning Center Room 1325 (2:20-2:30 p.m.) Project aim: This study aimed to determine how responses to an electronic child sex trafficking screening tool have changed since the COVID-19 pandemic. Hanna hypothesized that among high-risk adolescents, the prevalence of sexual image and illicit video sharing has increased while the reported number of sexual partners has decreased. |
| Project title: Assessing Emergency Care Needs of an Indigenous Community in Rural Guatemala: A Qualitative Analysis (View abstract ) Shapiro Scholar: Grace Riedl Mentor: Jessica Schmidt, MD, MPH, associate professor, Division of Global Health Presentation type, time, location: Poster presented in the Health Sciences Learning Center Atrium (12-1 p.m. and 4-5 p.m.) Project aim: This study aimed to use qualitative methods to investigate how, why and where patients in San Lucas Tolimán, an indigenous rural community of Guatemala, seek emergency medical care, as well as to identify barriers they face in seeking emergency medical services. |
| Project title: Influence of Critical Care Transport Vasopressor Management on Intensive Care Unit Care (View abstract ) Shapiro Scholar: Arianna Romero Mentor: Craig Tschautscher, MD, MS, DRTM, assistant professor, Division of Prehospital Medicine Presentation type, time, location: Poster presented in the Health Sciences Learning Center Atrium (12-1 p.m. and 4-5 p.m.) Project aim: This study aimed to determine if vasopressors initiated by prehospital critical care transport teams were continued in the ICU at 1-, 6-, 12-, and 24-hours post-admission; determine if there is a difference in hypotension events during transport when using high dose (>0.5 mcg/kg/min), dual, or bolus vasopressor therapy; and determine if there are unique patient characteristics for those on dual vasopressor therapy during transit. |