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05/30/2023
Our 2023 Summer Scholars Recipients!
Thanks to your generosity, we were thrilled to announce the 2023 cohort of OSMA Foundation Summer Scholars scholarship recipients!
We're looking forward to continuing this support in 2024, with your help. The future of medicine is certainly bright!
Elizabeth Abrams Pursuing clinical research internship at The Ohio State University focused on novel approaches to Emergency Department HIV screenings, particularly around evidence-based practices that promote equity and reduce stigma. |
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Sydney Bitting Pursing internship focused on pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Also working on a hematology-oncology case report through Akron Children's Hospital and volunteering at the Akron Rotary Camp that supports children with disabilities. |
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Trent James Pursuing internship through Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center Department of Plastic Surgery, focused on public health initiatives for cleft lip and palate. |
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Ethan Kosco University of Toledo College of Medicine Pursuing orthopedic spine surgery internship at the Harvard University Medical School Brigham and Women’s Hospital, applying knowledge of regenerative medicine, learning research skills in the stem cell vertebral disc degeneration lab, and observing how research is translated in the operating room. |
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Aditya Mistry Pursuing internship with the Wexner Medical Center Urology Department, focusing on social determinants of health for PSA screening of individuals with prostate cancer, and analyzing surgical intervention vs. conservational management of large Staghorn kidney stones. |
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Connor Riegal Pursuing internship opportunity at Stanford University in the Brain Stimulation Lab to conduct research focused on novel approaches to treat psychiatric illness using deep brain stimulation as well as using neuroimaging to find predictive markets for the prognosis of these conditions. |
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Michaela Stamper Investigating Immigrant and Refugee Community needs through Community Stakeholder Interviews. |
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Adriane Weininger Working at the VA hospital in Columbus on a quality improvement project to identify gaps in behavioral health and find ways to minimize them—as well as also trying to identify why there are missed opportunities (no-shows) and if there is an overarching reason behind it. |
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