2024-2025 Recipients

Utilization of Visual Thinking Strategies to Investigate Empathy and Perceptions of Chronic Pain in Medical Students
Brad Barth, MD
Department of Emergency Medicine- Kansas City

Implementation of Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound in the Family Medicine
Clerkship
Allison Coy, MD
Kate Rampon, MD
Nicole Yedlinsky, MD
Department of Family Medicine- Kansas City

Unspoken Realities after Medical School: Preparing Year-Four Students for
Internship Balance through Wellness
Tanya Filardi, MD
Department of Neurosurgery- Kansas City

The Who, When, and Why of Callousness: Identifying where desirably
toughened can become harmfully hardened
Julie Galliart, EdD
Pediatrics- Wichita
Christian Steciuch, PhD
Office of Medical Education- Kansas City

Development and Impact of a Surgical Competency Assessment Tool on
Medical Students’ Residency Choices
Casey Kowalik, MD
Urology- Kansas City

2023-2024 Recipients

An Integrated Health Systems Science Track: Piloting, Assessing and Evaluating in a Rural Context
Dorothy Hughes, PhD
Cayla Teal, PhD
Department of Population Health- Kansas City

Does Training with Video Otoscopy Improve Medical Students’ Ability to Perform Manual Otoscopic Exam? A randomized control trial
Hannah Kavookjian, MD
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery- Kansas City

Red Line Crossed: Foundations for Surgical Success
Lyndsey Kilgore, MD
Department of Surgery- Kansas City

AI in the Loop: Improving the Quality of Narrative Feedback for Medical Students using Artificial Intelligence
Daniel Parente, MD, PhD
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health- Kansas City

A New Radiology Clerkship: Learning Appropriate Image Utilization
Vanessa Williams, MD
Department of Radiology- Kansas City

2022-2023 Recipients

Phase I Pipeline
German Berbel, DO
Department of Surgery- Kansas City

Interrupting Moral Distress: Moral Stress Curriculum for Third-Year Medical Students
Joanna Veazey Brooks, PhD
Department of Population Health- Kansas City
Carla Keirns, PhD, MD, MS
Department of History and Philosophy of Medicine- Kansas City

Developing Effective Teaching Strategies for Changin Medical Students' Attitudes Toward Reflection in Practice
Julie Galliart, EdD
Department of Pediatrics- Wichita

Experiential Sessions to Provide Additional Direct Experiences for Procedural Targets in the Surgery Clerkship
Sarah Keim, PhD- Co-PI
German Berbel, DO- Co-PI
Department of Surgery- Kansas City
Leonidas Bantis, PhD- Co-PI
Department of Biostatics and Data Science- Kansas City

Development of a Formalized Curriculum for Teaching Situational Awareness
Caitlin Linscheid, MD, PhD- PI
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology- Kansas City

2021-2022 Recipients

Transitions of Care E-Learning Tool for Medical Students
Candace Coffey, MD- PI
Department of Internal Medicine- Kansas City

A Focused Breast Curriculum during Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship
Rachel DiTeresi, MD- PI
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology- Kansas City

Beyond the Red Line: Foundations for Surgical Success
Lyndsey Kilgore, MD- PI
Department of Surgery- Kansas City

Medication and Counseling Skills for Patients with Substance Use Disorders and Addictions
Bruce Liese, PhD- PI
 Department of Family & Community Medicine- Kansas City

2020-2021 Recipients

Emergency Department Motivational Interviewing Skills: a SER Week Experience
Brad Barth, MD- PI
Department of Emergency Medicine- Kansas City

CASA: Career and Specialty Advising for Successful Alumni
Kelli Krase, MD- Co-PI (Department of OB/GYN- Kansas City)
Lisa Gilmer MD- Co-PI (Department of Pediatrics- Kansas City)
Office of Student Affairs- Kansas City

Medical Student Feedback from the Most Important Player in Health Care: The Patient
Laura Parks, MD- PI
Department of OB/GYN- Kansas City

Walking a Day in their Shoes: Implementation of a Virtual Realty Curriculum to Improve Dementia Care and Assess Medical Student Empathy
Tiffany Schwasinger-Schmidt, MD, PhD- PI
Department of Internal Medicine- Wichita

Creation of a mixed reality learning program at the University of Kansas School of Medicine
Jared Staab, DO, MA- Co-PI
Department of Anesthesiology- Kansas City
Elisha Brumfield, DO- Co-PI
Department of Internal Medicine- Kansas City

Near-Peer Clinical Anatomy Mentorship Program for Third- and Fourth-Year Medical Student Surgery Rotations
Jennifer Villwock, MD- PI
Department of Otolaryngology- Kansas City

Video PBL Cases: An upgrade for the Next Generation
Denise Zwahlen, MD- PI
Department of Family Medicine- Kansas City

2019-2020 recipients

Implementation of a Revised End-of-Clerkship Faculty Evaluation
Sean Jahansooz, M.D.- PI
Robert Badgett, M.D.- Co-PI
Department of Internal Medicine
Wichita

Use of soft-embalmed cadavers for the practice of clinical procedures
Brenda Rongish, Ph.D.- PI
George Enders, Ph.D.- Co-PI
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Kansas City

Using Hybrid Simulation to Evaluate Clinical Competency in Neurology: Evaluating Medical Student Technical Skills, Medical Decision Making, and Management of Neurological Disease
Tiffany Schwasinger-Schmidt, M.D., Ph.D.- PI
Department of Internal Medicine
Wichita

Integration of Point of Care Ultrasound into the ACE Curriculum
Jared Staab, DO, MA- PI
Department of Anesthesiology- Kansas City
Brad Jackson, M.D.- Co-PI
Department of Emergency Medicine- Kansas City

Point-of-care Ultrasound to Augment Clinical Skills Among MS3 Family Medicine Clerkship Students
Nicole Yedlinsky, M.D.
Department of Family Medicine
Kansas City

Sense-less Matters: An Exercise Exploring Sensory Deprivation for Medical Students
Denise Zwahlen, M.D.
Department of Family Medicine
Kansas City

2018-2019 Recipients with project posters

Evaluation and Assessment of Neurologic History and Examination in Third-Year Medical Students
Sherri Braksick, M.D.- Co-PI
Yunxia Wang, M.D.- Co-PI
Department of Neurology
Kansas City

Surgical Education Technology Suite
Peter J. DiPasco, M.D.- PI
Department of Surgery
Kansas City

Implementation of a Blackboard Mediated Education Tool: An Online Instructor-Student Interphase
Tiffany Schwasinger-Schmidt, M.D., Ph.D.- Co-PI
Sean Jahansooz, M.D.- Co-PI
Department of Internal Medicine
Wichita

Incorporating Essential Geriatric Skills into a Family Medicine Clerkship
James Birch, Jr., M.D.- PI
Department of Family Medicine
Kansas City

Pediatric Standardized Patient Encounter: Failure to Thrive
Lore Nelson, M.D.- Co-PI
Grace Brouillette, DO, MBA- Co-PI
Department of Pediatrics
Kansas City

2017-18 Recipients with project posters

The Roles of a Society Coach
Bradley E. Barth, M.D.
Department of Emergency Medicine
Kansas City

Early Medical Student Surgical Training through Enrichment and Deliberate Practice
William Cathcart-Rake, M.D.
Dean, KU School of Medicine- Salina
Tyler Hughes, M.D.
Director, Medical Education- KU School of Medicine-Salina

Advanced EHR/Informatics Competency Assessment
Aroop Pal, M.D.
Department of Internal Medicine
Laura Pulino, MSHI, RHIA
Department of Health Information Management
Kansas City

Personality-Based Curriculum- A New Paradigm, for Professional Development and Mentorship
Jennifer Villwock, M.D.
Department of Otolaryngology
Kansas City

2016-2017 Recipients

Determining Medical Student Competence in ICS3 "Verbal Handovers" at the End of the 3rd Year
Heather Anderson, M.D. 
Department of Neurology
Kansas City

Enhancing Active Learning through Collaborative Technologies
Mark Eaton, Ph.D. 
Office of Medical Education
Department of Health Policy and Management
Kansas City

Simulated Home Visits as a Method of Increasing Recognition of Environmental Cues about Health Status
Jessica Kalender-Rich, M.D.
Department of Internal Medicine
Kansas City

Competency-Based System of Longitudinal Assessment: Pilot Test
Tony Paolo, Ph.D.
Office of Medical Education Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Kansas City

Development of EPA-Based Assessments
Scott Moser, M.D. 
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Wichita

2016-2017 Recipients

Management of the Hospitalized Delirium Patient by Fourth-Year Medical Students
Heather Anderson, M.D.
Department of Neurology, Kansas City

Learning Together to Work Together, 2.0 (LTWT 2.0): Using Validated Rubrics to Quantify Interprofessional Team Dynamics
Shelley Bhattacharya, DO, MPH
Department of Family Medicine, Kansas City

Improving Precision of Preceptors' Grading of Students in Clerkships
Nancy Davis, Ph.D.
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wichita

Incorporating CT Scan Images into Human Anatomy Lab Dissections
George Enders, Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Kansas City

Fostering Independent Learning: Use of a Case-Based Curriculum for Third Year Medicine Clerkship
Jennifer Fink, M.D.
Department of Internal Medicine, Kansas City

Effective and Feasible Procedural Skills Training for Medical Students: Instructional Video with Self-Directed Deliberate Practice versus Hands-on Simulation-based Training with Expert
Robert McKay, M.D.
Department of Anesthesiology, Wichita

Language Immersion at Home: Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Medical Spanish Clinical Elective during the Pediatrics Clerkship
Mark Meyer, M.D.
Department of Family Medicine Kansas City

Development and Evaluation of Psychiatry Review Sessions for Third Year Medical Students
Cheryl Wehler, M.D.
Department of Psychiatry, Wichita

University of Kansas Residents as Teachers Scholars Program
Carrie Wieneke, M.D.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kansas City

2014-2015 Recipients

Neurology Clerkship Boot Camp: Enhancing Education of Neurology Knowledge and Clinical Exam Skills
Heather Anderson, M.D.
Department of Neurology, Kansas City

Learning Together to Work Together: Fostering Collaborative Learning by Interprofessional Learners
Shelley Bhattacharya, DO, MPH
Department of Family Medicine, Kansas City

Advanced Software Assessment Tools for Evaluation of Critical Thinking Skills
Jim Fishback, M.D.
Department of Pathology, Kansas City

An Interactive, Animated Simulation for Enhanced Teaching of Autonomic Pharmacology Concepts
Ken McCarson, Ph.D.
Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology, and Therapeutics, Kansas City

Development, Implementation and Evaluation of an On-Line, Self-Paced Medical Spanish Curriculum: An Interprofessional Opportunity in a Virtual Environment
Mark Meyer, M.D.
Department of Family Medicine, Kansas City

Evidence-based Medicine: Epidemiology and Biostatics Online Tools
Catherine Satterwhite, Ph.D., MSPH, MPH
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Kansas City

Impact of Mid-Clerkship Objective Feedback on Medical Student Self-Directed Study Behavior
Kimberly Swan, M.D.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kansas City

The Case-Driven Curriculum: Beta Testing
Dennis Valenzeno, Ph.D.
Department of Medical Sciences, Wichita

Preparing Faculty Preceptors for Interprofessional Education and Practice: An Interprofessional Objective Structured Teaching Experience (OSTE)
Jana Zaudke, M.D.
Department of Family Medicine, Kansas City

Developing Interactive Dissecting Tools in Anatomy Lab
Xiaoming Zhang, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Kansas City

2013-2014 Recipients

The PAIRS Program: Partnering First Year Medical Students with Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease Patients for Improved Dementia Education
Heather Anderson, M.D.
Department of Neurology, Kansas City

Integrating Basic Science Concepts with Clinical Fundamentals for M1/M2 Students Using a Modified Question and Concept Connection Group Format Facilitated by M3/M4 Students and Smoky Hill Family Practice Residents
William Cathcart-Rake, M.D.
Department of Internal Medicine, Salina

Internet-Enhanced Simulation for Pre-Clinical Medical Students
Emily Diederich, M.D.
Department of Internal Medicine, Kansas City

Development of Case-Based Computer Simulation to Teach Medical Students Differentiation of Dementia, Delirium, and Depression
Jessica Kalender-Rich, M.D.
Department of Internal Medicine, Kansas City

Simulation for Teaching Pelvic Anatomy, Surgical Concepts in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Treatment of Common Obstetrical Emergencies
Zachary Kuhlman, M.D.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wichita

Using Student-centered, Simulation-based Training to Improve Medical Students' Patient-care and Procedural Skills
Robert McKay, M.D.
Department of Anesthesiology, Wichita

Patient Video Cases for Phase I Brain and Behavior and Infectious Disease Modules
Jessica Newman, DO
Department of Internal Medicine, Kansas City

What Are the Best Educational Practices for Teaching Simulated Auscultatory Findings
Jon Schrage, M.D.
Department of Internal Medicine, Wichita

Bootcamp: Intensive Program for Medical Students Needing Remediation in Taking Histories, Physicals and Developing Problem Lists, Differential Diagnoses and Plans
Pam Shaw, M.D.
Department of Pediatrics, Kansas City

Meeting Milestone One
Carrie Wieneke, M.D.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kansas City

The Interprofessional Standardized Patient Encounter: Preparing Medical, Nursing, and Pharmacy Students to Join Forces!
Jana Zaudke, M.D.
Department of Family Medicine, Kansas City

2012-2013 Recipients

An Inter-professional Education Dementia Simulation Pilot Project for Medical and Nursing Students
Heather Anderson, M.D.
Department of Neurology, Kansas City

Expansion of a Simulation-Based Critical Care Curriculum for Medical Students
Emily Diedrich, M.D.
Department of Internal Medicine, Kansas City

Principles of Pathophysiology Interactive OneNote® Guidebook
Jim Fishback, M.D.
Department of Pathology, Kansas City

Using Simulation to Improve Medical Students' Comfort with Selected Procedures
Mark Harrison, M.D.
Department of Pediatrics, Wichita

Use of Bedside Ultrasound as a Teaching Tool for the Physical Examination
Justin Moore, M.D.
Department of Internal Medicine, Wichita

Barney Smith: The Simulation of a Palliative Care Death
Jessica Kalender-Rich, M.D.
Department of Internal Medicine, Kansas City

Cross-cultural Health Leadership Institute: a Learning Community for KUMC Medical Student Cross-Cultural Education
Joseph LeMaster, M.D., MPH
Department of Family Medicine, Kansas City

Producing a Student Tutorial for Teaching Basic Sciences to Medical Students
Michael Robinson, Ph.D.
Department of Family Medicine, Salina

Harry Holmes: A Standardized Patient with an Abnormality
Pam Shaw, M.D.
Department of Pediatrics, Kansas City

JayTab: Extending the Medical Curriculum Through the Use of Emerging Technologies
Giulia Bonaminio, Ph.D., Dianne Durham, Ph.D.
Office of Medical Education, Kansas City

2011-2012 Recipients

Web-Based Module for Teaching the Neurologic Examination
Heather Anderson, M.D.
Department of Neurology, Kansas City

Simulation for Teaching the Pelvic Examination, Episiotomy Suturing and Delivery Skills
Michael Brown, M.D.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wichita

Production of Interactive Web-Based Modules for Psychiatry Clerkship Evaluation
Michael Burke, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Wichita

Use of Video Equipment to Teach Ophthalmoscopy and Otoscopy to Medical Students
John Dorsch, M.D.
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wichita

Use of Bedside Ultrasound as a Teaching Tool for the Physical Examination
Justin Moore, M.D.
Department of Internal Medicine, Wichita

Introductory Program in Medical Informatics at the University of Kansas School of Medicine
Isaac Opole, M.D., Ph.D.
Department of Internal Medicine, Kansas City

An Integrated Case-Based Approach to the Teaching of Immunology in Medical School
Michael Parmely, Ph.D.
Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics and Immunology

Maintaining Medical Student Documentation Skills Using the Simulated Medical Record
Mitzi Scotten, M.D.
Department of Pediatrics, Kansas City

Medical Students, Nursing Students and Meningitis: An Early Teamwork Intervention
Mitzi Scotten, M.D.
Department of Pediatrics, Kansas City

A Simulation-Based Critical Care Curriculum for Medical Students
Matthew Sharpe, M.D.
Department of Internal Medicine, Kansas City