Nine faculty projects have been funded by the School of Medicine Dean’s Research Award Program.
These donor-funded awards, totaling $25,000, have been granted to promote faculty efforts in medical education and medical education research in the School of Medicine.
Those awarded are:
David L. Bramm, M.D., assistant professor of Family Practice, Huntsville Regional Medical Campus
"A Study to Identify Personality Differences between Rural and Urban Medical Students and Physicians."
Funding granted: $1,500
William S. Brooks, Ph.D., associate professor of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology
"Vertical Integration Pilot: Bringing Basic Scientists to the Bedside"
Funding granted: $4,000
Catherine Fuller, Ph.D., associate professor of Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology, and Mark E. Pepin, MSTP student
"Microsoft Surface Pro as a Tool to Enhance Lecture Delivery and Student Engagement in the Pre-Clinical Sciences"
Funding granted: $4,000
Jennifer B. Gordetsky, M.D., assistant professor of Pathology and Urology
"A School of Medicine Website for Virtual Microscopy Slides"
Funding granted: $4,000
Jennifer B. Gordetsky, M.D., assistant professor of Pathology and Urology, and Janet Bouknight, M.D., M.S.C.E., associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
"Three-dimensional Organ Printing for Medical Student Education"
Funding granted: $5,000
Caroline Harada, M.D., associate professor of Medicine
"Kids and Cooking: Two New Service Learning Initiatives"
Funding granted: $1,000
Alicia C. Ballard, M.D., assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
“Modified vs Traditional Beef Tongue Model: a Randomized Controlled Trial”
Funding granted: $2,500
Pamela Payne-Foster, M.D., MPH, associate professor of Community and Rural Medicine, Tuscaloosa Regional Campus
"Development of a Culturally Competent Training Program for Medical Students and Residents at the Tuscaloosa Regional Campus"
Funding granted: $1,000
Marjorie Lee White, M.D., M.P.P.M., M.A., associate professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine and Medical Education
"Development of Interprofessional Education Communication Videos"
Funding granted: $2,000