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2021-2022 Cohort

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Adedoyin

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Adedoyin Adesina, M.D.

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Department: Emergency Medicine 

Research Topic: Resident Use of Professional Medical Interpreter Amongst Residents? Is Self-efficacy a Predictor of Performance

Elizabeth

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Elizabeth Onugha, M.D.

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Department: Pediatrics – Renal 

Research Topic: The impact of food insecurity in a Pediatric hypertensive black cohort during the Covid-19 pandemic

Stacy

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Stacy Pierson, M.D.

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Department: Pediatrics – Hospital Medicine

Research Topic: COVID-19 and multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) among Hispanic and African-American children in the U.S.

Demetria

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Demetria Smith-Graziani, M.D., M.A.

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Department: Medicine – Hematology and Oncology

Research Topic: Identify systemic causes for disparities in breast surgery related pain outcomes to develop effective pain management strategies

Gabriela

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Gabriela Tantillo Sepulveda, M.D.

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Department: Neurology

Research Topic: Investigate the role of healthcare disparities in status epilepticus

Unoma

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Unoma Akamagwuna, M.D.

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Department: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Research Topic: Exploring the Racial Disparity in Physiatry Consult Recommendations for Acute Inpatient Neurorehabilitation

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Carmella Caldwell, M.D.

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Department: Family and Community Medicine

Research Topic: Develop a questionnaire to investigate barriers to breastfeeding in the black community

Elyse

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Elyse Portillo, M.D., MPH

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Department: Pediatrics – Emergency Medicine

Research Topic: Inequity in triage score assignment in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Brianna

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Brianna Wapples, M.D.

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Department: Emergency Medicine

Research Topic: Mixed Methods study looking at attitudes surrounding Covid-19 vaccinations between subcommunities

Maria

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Maria Guevara Hernandez, M.D.

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Organization: CommonSpirit Health – Internal Medicine Physician

Research Topic: To be determined  

Tiffany

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Tiffany Anaebere, M.D.

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Organization: CommonSpirit Health – Emergency Medicine Physician 

Research Topic: To be determined