2024 Clendening and King Summer Fellows Video Presentations

• Tuesday, Nov 5:
  • Awuraa Ama Osei: “US Mental Health Providers Impressions of the Japanese Culture-Bound Syndrome Hikikomori.”
• Thursday, Nov 7:
  • Jack Niederee: “Medicine's Approach to 'Nature' from Hippocrates to the Present Day.”
  • Kim Pham: “Characterizing the Experiences of Medical Students with Disabilities in the Midwest.”
• Friday, Nov 8:
  • Seth McDaniel: “A Nuanced and Interdisciplinary Treatment Approach to OUD.”
  • Noah Khan: "A Retrospective Study on Physician-Adolescent Private Time"
• Tuesday, Nov 12:
  • Abigail Wagle: “Measuring Efficacy and Best Practices Within Ketamine and Psychedelic Therapy in Western Medicine.”
  • Allison Lehman: “Professional Identity Transformation Among Nurse-to-Physician Career Changers.”
• Wednesday, Nov 13:
  • Armstrong Award Presentation by Chris Crenner to Elaine Pope.
  • Angelo Andoyo: “Eyes on the Unseen: Characterizing Ophthalmic Care Inequities in Rural Kansas.”

2023 Clendening and King Summer Fellows Video Presentations

• Nola Tran: “Amplifying the Narratives of First-Generation Medical Students.”
• Tarik Aginar: “Igbo Spirituality applied to Western Medicine.”
• Stephanie Ngo: “Medical Students’ Perceptions of the Hidden Curriculum.”
• Audriana Angeles: “Experiences of Women Seeking Healthcare in Jails and Prisons.”
• Luke Prohaska: “The Unique Experiences of Two Venezuelan Immigrants in Kansas City Relative to the Delivery of Health Care.”
• Ariel Repass: “Interviewing Physician Politicians.”
• Kayla Wozniak: “Dissecting the Impact of Anatomy Lab Policies on Pregnant Medical Students and What They Reveal about a Mother’s Place in Modern Medical Education.”
• Elaine Pope: “Calling the Midwife in the 21st Century: Benefits of the Midwife-Woman Relationship.”
• Saeed Masumi: “Afghan Refugees’ Access to Healthcare in Kansas City.”
• Anna Trofimoff: “Barriers to Referral for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.”
• Kelly Brewer: “Therapeutic Interventions at Osawatomie State Hospital.” (No video available)
• Kristen Khoang: “Providers’ Perspectives on Determinants of Health in HIV Care.”

2022 Clendening and King Summer Fellows Video Presentations

• Monday, Oct 24:
  • Hannah David: “Moral Injury Among Transplant Providers: Evaluating the Effects of Training in End-of-Life Counseling.”
  • Carine Tabak: “Medical Examination at Ellis Island: How Intelligence Testing Highlights the Bias in the Inspection.”
• Tuesday, Oct 25:
  • Bethany Snyder: “The “Venery” of Venereal Disease: Tracing the Evolving Moral Landscape of STI Public Health Art Through the 20th Century.”
• Wednesday, Nov 2:
  • Kavya Nataraj: “An Analysis of Treatment Approaches to PCOS in Biomedicine Versus Siddha Medicine.”
  • Michael Arnold: “Where Policy Meets Reality: Assessing the Impact of Banning Menthol and Other Tobacco Flavoring on African American Smokers.”
• Thursday, Nov 3:
  • Andrew Smith: “The Nature of Memory: A Phenomenological Examination of the Lived Experience of Alzheimer's Disease.”
  • Ashlyn Lipnicky: “Analysis of the Desegregation Events at the University of Kansas School of Medicine.”
• Friday, Nov 4:
  • Amu Nuney: “Sociocultural Narratives of Heart Disease Management in Indigenous Communities of Northeast Kansas.”
  • Sarani Pachalla: “Prioritization of Postpartum Depression Resources for Women with Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Quality Improvement Project.”
• Tuesday, Nov 8:
  • Randall Schmidt: “Pictures that Speak: A Photovoice Case Study on Health Barriers Affecting Congolese Refugee Mothers.”
  • Aroog Khaliq: “A Narrative Approach to Challenging Situations with Patients.”
• Thursday, Nov 10:
  • Lipilekha Mukherjee: “The Lived Experience of Individuals with Thalassemia in Eastern India.”
  • Rahel Eshete: “Disparities in Healthcare in Burn Patients Based on Race, Gender, Age, Socioeconomic Status, and Geographic Location.”

2021 Clendening and King Summer Fellows Video Presentations

• Armstrong Award Presentation
• Jose Alaras
• Meg Dionisi
• De'mond Glynn
• Karam Hamada
• Sharon Isaacs-Pullins
• Grant Johnson
• Caitlin Leconte
• Sophia Leonard
• Grace Noonan
• Quinnlyn Walcott

2020 Clendening and King Summer Fellows Video Presentations

• Talah Bakdash
• Camille Claro
• Hosain Ghassemi
• Lisa Green
• Grace Hagan
• Hannah Moran
• Christina Nguyen
• Florence Osei
• Kyle Rampestreiter
• Hadi Zayed

2019 Clendening and King Summer Fellows Video Presentations

• Monday, Oct 21:
  • QeeQee Gao: “A Chronicle of the Lived Medical School Experience.”
  • Emily Worley: “Lost in Translation: Medical Education on Effective Care for Those with Developmental Disabilities.”
• Tuesday, Oct 22:
  • Gracie Palmer: “A Comparison of Electronic Health Records and Interoperability Between Emergency Departments in the United States and Norway: Effects on Physician Perception and Patient Outcomes.”
  • Tho Nguyen: “The Phenomenon of Facemask Usage and Air Pollution in Vietnam.”
• Monday, Oct 28:
  • Nadia Nawabi: “Moral Injury vs. Moral Distress: Their Presence, Inception, and Manifestations among Healthcare Staff.”
  • Emma Bassette: “Perceptions of Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment in Rural Guatemala.”
• Tuesday, Oct 29:
  • Idaima Calderon: “Assessing Attitudes, Perceptions, and Knowledge of Contraceptives and Sexuality Among Youth in the Dominican Republic.”
  • Shiva Pedram: “A Cultural Assessment of the Propensity Toward Home Births in the Netherlands.”
• Thursday, Nov 14:
  • Nathan Stacy: “What Values Are Present in Our Medical School Oaths? A Historical and Current Perspective.”
  • Leah Dionisi: “Parents' Perceptions of Genetic Testing of Newborns.”
• Thursday, Nov 14:
  • Nathan Stacy: “What Values Are Present in Our Medical School Oaths? A Historical and Current Perspective.”
  • Leah Dionisi: “Parents' Perceptions of Genetic Testing of Newborns.”

2018 Clendening and King Summer Fellows Video Presentations

• Tuesday, Oct 23:
  • Joy Fesen: “Hematopoietic Stem Cell Therapy at KU: A Story of Genesis, Growth, and Evolution.”
  • Vafa Behzadpour: “Impacts of Austerity on Greek Healthcare.”
• Friday, Oct 26:
  • Anna Herrick: “Assessing the Value of Micro-Hospitals.”
  • Melissa Feuerborn: “Building a Bridge for Batten Disease Families.”
• Monday, Oct 29:
  • Victoria Cox: “Views of Pediatric Assent.”
  • Isaac Baldwin: “Mental Health Centers and Faith Communities.”
• Tuesday, Oct 30:
  • Mariah Johnson: “HCV Elimination Feasibility in the Kansas City Area.”
  • Nicolas Johnson: “Black Women's Fertility and Use of ART.”
• Friday, Nov 2:
  • Elizabeth Sirois: “Healthcare of Burmese Refugees.”
  • Ruben Torrez: “Sexual Harassment of Nursing Students: What's Really Happening, and Is Enough Being Done to Address It?”
• Friday, Nov 16:
  • Nate Grabill: “Healthcare Needs of Villages in Eastern Haiti.”

2017 Clendening and King Summer Fellows Video Presentations

• Rima Abhyankar: “Public and Health Care Providers' Perceptions of Type II Diabetes Mellitus in Urban India.”
• Jihad Al-Khatib: “Health Care Under Military Occupation: An Assessment of the Determinants of Health within the Palestinian Territories.”
• Mollie Chesis: “LGBTQ+ Experiences of Healthcare: A Narrative Project.”
• Rayyan Kamal: “Housing Cooperatives and Mental Health: Developing Community-Based Interventions Towards Mental Health Inclusivity.”
• Anastasia Koptelova: “Contraceptive Behavior and Abortion Trends in USSR and Modern Russia.”
• Juan Salgado: “The Integration of Simulation into the Curriculum of a Medical School in Barcelona.”
• Jacob Schroeder: “Aspirin with a Dose of Acupuncture: The Role of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Modern Medical World.”
• Harris Tsamolias: “The Refugee Crisis: Creating New Problems.”
• Katelyn Twist: “Breast Cancer Prevention Education within the Kansas City Incarcerated Women's Population.”

2016 Clendening and King Summer Fellows Video Presentations

• Abbey Elsbernd: “Perceptions of Stress in Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Patients in KCK and Copenhagen.”
• Eyad Gharaibeh: “Beyond Barriers: A Refugee's Perspective of Healthcare.”
• Mollyanne Gibson: “Prenatal Perspectives on Natural or Cesarean Deliveries in China.”
• Michelle Metzger: “Obesity and Complications in American Indian Youth.”
• Pie Pichetsurnthorn: “HIV Preventive Care Among Asian and Pacific Islander Patients in the Midwest.”
• Rebecca Piland: “Oh, the Humanities! How do Medical Students Best Learn Them for Board Examinations?”
• Chris Simwinga: “Approach to HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment in Zambia, Africa.”
• Carley Trentman: “Nutritional Deficiencies in the Marshall Islands: An Examination from Pre-WWII to Now.”
• Jerrica Werner: “Impact of Household Water Treatment Systems on Community Health in Patanatic, Guatemala.”

2015 Clendening and King Summer Fellows Video Presentations

• Caleb Busch: “Healthcare in Japan: Traditional Medicine Meets Frontier Medical Technology.”
• Anna Cleland-Leighton: “Upstream Risks Affecting Patients in KU's Inter-professional Teaching Clinic.”
• Amy Johnson: “Burden of Interpersonal Violence at Kingston Public Hospital Accident and Emergency Department.”
• Yvonne Kamau: “Youth Perceptions on Community Development in Rural Kenya: Re-evaluating Our Perceptions About Africa.”
• Sarah Kennedy: “Exploring the Health Care Encounter as an Opportunity to Reach Trafficked Women.”
• Jocelyn Matoon: “Medical Students, Stress, and the Strengths-Based Approach.”
• Anna Powers: “The Status of Female Genital Mutilation Prevention in Europe and a Look Toward the Future.”
• Spencer Thiel: “Perspectives on Short-Term International Medical Trips.”

2014 Clendening and King Summer Fellows Video Presentations

• Andrea Sitek: “A Community Divided Over Mountaintop Removal.”
• Erin Mitchell: “Visualizing the Unique Perspectives of Adolescents with Cancer: A Photovoice Pilot Study.”
• Sarah Scrafford: “Quality of Life Measurements at Bay Cliff Health Camp for Children with Physical Disabilities.”
• Margaret Wilkes: “Student Reflections on Empathy: Incorporating Student Voices into Medical Education.”
• Joel Burnett: “A Qualitative Study of Chronic Pain Patients Engaged in the Relieving Pain in Kansas City Initiative.”
• Viktoriya Tulchinskaya: “Parisian End-of-Life Care: What Can We Learn?”
• Erin Atwood: “Comparison of Early Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Kansas, Missouri, and Lima, Peru.”
• Devin Kenney: “The Reality of a Treatable Disease: Assessing the Burden of Malaria on the Pothawira Clinic in Malawi, Africa.”
• Keenan Hogan: “Investigating the Educational Potential of End-Of-Life Experiences.”
• Erin Eifler: “Man's Best Friend: Therapy Animals in Our Healthcare System.”
• Tequilla Manning: “Costa Rican Sex Workers' Risk Behaviors and Attitudes Toward Government Regulation of Safe Sex Practices: An Exploratory Study.”

2013 Clendening and King Summer Fellows Video Presentations

• Hannah Anderson: “Women's Healthcare in a Syrian Refugee Camp.”
• Christina Bourne: “Honduras, Blumenschein Clinic.”
• Kirsten Devin: “The Giant Woke Up: A Forward-Looking Secondary Healthcare Model in Brazil.”
• Jason Foster: “Modern Disease and Medicine in Peruvian Amazonia.”
• Senushi Jayaratne: “Kansas and Oklahoma, Native American Healthcare.”
• Kristen Meier: “Peru, Amazon Hope.”
• Emily Miller: “KC, Interpreting Services Study.”
• Claire Thomas: “Honduras, Blumenschein Clinic.”
• Tony Zhou: “Feasibility and Acceptability of Interactive Digital Learning for Children with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1.”

Clendening Summer Fellows Proposals

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