Past Grant Recipients

2025–2026

“Impact of Work-Life Integration on Teaching Amongst Junior Physicians with Children”

• Koyal Jain, MD – Medicine
• Tara McKinley, MD
• Fei Chen, PhD – Anesthesiology

“Designing and Evaluating a Hands-On Evidence-Based Workshop on Menstrual Health and Menstrual Advocacy for Medical Students”

• Catalin Mateas – M4
• Reilly Bealer, MD – PGY-2
• Shilpa Darivemula, MD, MS – GOGM Fellow
• Alexandria Kraus, MD – MFM
• Marcella Willis-Gray, MD – OB/GYN
• Grace Trompeter, MD, MSPH – GOGM Fellow

2024–2025

“Implementing a ‘Best Self’ Exercise to Decrease Imposter Phenomenon in Medical Residents”

• Kim Mournighan, MD – Department of Geriatrics
• Rimma Osipov, MD, PhD – Division of Hospital Medicine
• Portia Nleya, MD – Division of Medicine
• Debra Bynum, MD, MMEL – Division of Geriatrics

“Perioperative Warm-Up to Improve OB/GYN Trainee Performance in Vaginal Surgery”

• Christina Kunycky, MD – OB/GYN
• Christine Chu, MD, MSCI – OB/GYN
• Marcella Willis-Gray, MD – OB/GYN

“FAMILY PhoTO: Fostering Agency, Mutuality, Introspection, and Learning via a Yearly PHOtovoice Training Opportunity”

• Matt Zeitler, MD – Family Medicine
• Narges Farahi, MD – Family Medicine
• Alexandra Lightfoot, EdD – Gillings School of Global Public Health
• Marni Holder, MSN, BSN – UNC School of Nursing
• Jen Martini, MD – Family Medicine
• Ben Kaplan, MD, MPH – Family Medicine
• Modjulie Moore, MD – Family Medicine
• Ellen Ozier, MSW, LCSW – Medicine
• Dana Iglesias, MD, MPH – Family Medicine

2023–2024

“Validating Productivity Metrics to Increase Education Research Trainee Outcomes Evaluation Efficiency”

• Rebekah L. Layton, PhD, CMC, PCC – Microbiology & Immunology
• Patrick D. Brandt, PhD
• Pat Brennwald, PhD – Cell Biology & Physiology
• Michelle Itano, PhD – Cell Biology & Physiology

2022–2023

“Creating and Evaluating a Longitudinal Radiology Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents”

• Patrick Duggan, MD – Medicine
• Arhant Rao, MD – Pulmonary/Critical Care
• Kunal Patel, MD – Pulmonary/Critical Care

“Communication Bootcamp”

• Priyanka Rao, MD – Pediatrics
• Muneera Kapadia, MD, MME – GI Surgery

“Teaching Empathy in Medical Trainees Through a Diabetes Simulation Experience”

• Jade Wyatt, MD – Pediatrics
• Michelle Curl, MSN, RN, CDCES – Pediatrics
• Amy Levenson, MD – Pediatrics

2021–2022

None awarded

2020–2021

None awarded

2019–2020

“Graduates’ Retention and Practice of Knowledge, Skills, and Values Gained in Ethics and Humanism Program at the UNC SOM Asheville Campus”

• Robyn A. Latessa, MD
• Katharine R. Meacham, PhD, EdM

“A Longitudinal Follow-Up Survey of the Comprehensive Advanced Medical Program of Spanish (CAMPOS) Alumni (2008–2018)”

• Andrea Dotson, MD
• Dan Reuland, MD
• Marco Aleman, MD

2018–2019

“A New Approach to Teaching Medical Students Procedural Skills”

• Laurence Katz, MD
• Gary Burke, MD
• Gary Beck Dallaghan, MD
• Tracy DeSelm, MD
• Joseph Fisher, MD
• Aaron Schott, MD

2017–2018

“Evaluation of the Competency of Medical Students to Navigate Complex Diversity Issues with Superiors, Peers, and Patients”

• Tracy M. DeSelm, MD
• Laura A. Young, MD

“Using Virtual Reality (VR) to Teach High-Quality CPR to Medical Students”

• Catherine Wares, MD – Charlotte Campus

“‘Escape’ the Monotony: A Novel, Interactive, and Interdisciplinary Approach to TeamSTEPPS Training”

• Eric Zwemer, MD

2016–2017

• Bullard, MD
• Fox, MD
• Wares, MD

2015–2016

“A Web-Based Tool for Real-Time Evaluation of ACGME Milestone Competencies and Clinical Feedback to Residents”

• Susan Martinelli, MD
• Fei Chen, PhD

2014–2015

• Julie Messina, MD

2013–2014

“Developing and Implementing Pathology and Basic Science Modules for Clinicians in Training”

• Yuri Fedoriw, MD
• Julie Hull, MD

“Teaching a Standardized Method of Handoffs to Medical Students”

• Suresh Nagappan, MD
• Angela Hartsell, MD
• Nichole Chandler, MD – Greensboro AHEC

“Surgical Skills Feedback in the Operating Room: A Novel Web Approach to Facilitate Procedural Review and Resident Feedback”

• AnnaMarie Connolly, MD

2012–2013

“Development and Feasibility of a Mobile Application for Point-of-Care Data Collection in Assessing Trainee Skills During Colonoscopy Training: A Pilot Study”

• Ryan Madanick, MD
• Kim Isaacs, MD

“Impact of Use of Simulated Student-Patient Encounters and Feedback in a Residents as Teachers (RATs) Program”

• Erin Malloy, MD

“Assessment of Surgical Skill Using Computer Vision & Machine Learning Algorithms”

• Robert Watson, MD

“Education Committee Professionalism Task Force: Developing a Consensus Around Defining, Teaching, and Assessing Professionalism”

• Alice Chuang, MD
• Elizabeth Dreesen, MD

2011–2012

“Improving Surgical Education of Otolaryngology Residents in Endoscopic Sinus Surgery”

• Rounak Rawal, MD
• Brent Senior, MD

“Impact of a Transitional Care Curriculum”

• Heang Lim, MD
• Anne Stephens, MD
• Maria Ferris, MD

2010–2011

• Renae Stafford, MD
• Robyn Latessa, MD
• Beat Steiner, MD

2009–2010

• Jeff Heck, MD
• Anthony Viera, MD
• Cheryl McNeil, MD
• Lisa Slatt, MD

2008–2009

• • Anthony Charles, MD
  • Peadar Noone, MD