Three medical students were matched with emergency medicine faculty mentors for the 2026 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, which will be held on November 23, 2026, 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: Preparation of a Mastery Learning Skills Checklist for Ultrasound-Guided Cricothyrotomy  Shapiro Scholar: Charles Lenz Mentor: Christine Butts, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine Presentation type, time, location: Poster #53 presented in the Health Sciences Learning Center Atrium (12-1 p.m. and 4-5 p.m.) Project aim: Develop a clinical skills checklist for ultrasound-guided cricothyrotomy, particularly for trainees and less experienced clinicians. The checklist will support a mastery learning curriculum designed to improve procedural training and clinician confidence. |
| Project title: Identifying Clinical Characteristics of Avoidable Interfacility Transfers to a Tertiary Care Children’s Hospital Shapiro Scholar: Elena Roden Mentor: Jillian Gorski, MD, MS, assistant professor of emergency medicine Presentation type, time, location: Poster #81 presented in the Health Sciences Learning Center Atrium (12-1 p.m. and 4-5 p.m.) Project aim: The study aimed to characterize children who used minimal resources after transfer to a tertiary pediatric ED and examine how the documented reason for transfer related to their subsequent clinical course and resource use. |
| Project title: A Community-Based Participatory Approach to Develop A Cervical Cancer Educational Tool in San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala Shapiro Scholar: Megan Piton Mentor: Colleen Andrews, MD, MPH, assistant professor of emergency medicine Presentation type, time, location: Oral presentation, Health Sciences Learning Center Room 1345, Podium D10 (3:50-4:00 p.m.) Project aim: This study examines priorities for women’s health education in rural Guatemala and develop a culturally relevant resource for community health promoters. |