UW Family Medicine Department Fair & Scholarship Forum

SAVE THE DATE – April 8th, 2026 for the 17th Annual event!

 

Thanks for coming to the 2025 Department Fair & Scholarship Forum!

Award winners are featured here.

 

What is the Department Fair & Scholarship Forum? 

The fair was started in 2009 by our then Chief Resident, Dr. Kavitha Chunchu, as a way to showcase the research and scholarly work of the Family Medicine residents and medical students.  It has evolved into a Department-wide, yearly celebration of Family Medicine scholarly pursuits and activities, and a forum to showcase accomplishments and recognition of our team’s hard work and talents. 

agenda

11:30 – 12:00pm

Join and grab lunch!   **faculty and staff set up posters**

12:00 – 1:00pm

Grand Rounds Michael Myint, MD MBA FACP FIDSA Chief Population Health Officer UW Medicine: Value Based Care

Room 316 & on Zoom

1:00 – 1:15pm

Opening remarks from Paul James, MD, Department Chair

1:15 – 2:00pm

Poster session part 1: Faculty & staff posters (see below)

**Last 5 mins transition to concurrent presentations

2:00- 2:10pm

Concurrent Oral Presentations begin in Room 316 & the Crow’s Nest

PRESENTATION – Underserved Pathway Scholar Peer-Facilitated Discussion Groups: Promoting Connection and Reflection. Samira Farah, MD; Robin Christian, MD; Anastasiya Kozlovska, MS2; Sasha Tilles, MPH, MS3 

Room 316 

PRESENTATION – Socioeconomic Barriers to the Preparticipation Physical Evaluation. Tammy Ng, MD; Bridget Whelan, MPH; Jessica Drezner; Jonah Drezner; Jonathan Drezner, MD 

Crow’s Nest 

** 5 min transition

2:15 – 2:25pm

PRESENTATION – The Journey to Diagnosis: Understanding the Experience of Older Vietnamese Immigrants Seeking Care for Cognitive Impairments in Primary Care. Angella Kim, MPHc; Kim Lundgreen; Asmeret Tesfalem, MSN; Maria Prado, MPH; Azelea Sayavong; Jackie Raetz, MD; Annette Fitzpatrick, PhD; Kari Stephens, PhD; Kris Pui Kwan Ma, PhD 

Room 316 

PRESENTATION – The Accuracy of the Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire Compared to Common Screening Tools for Mental Health Disorders. Lauren Paladino, DO; Katherine Wainwright, MD; Camilla Astley, PhD candidate; Alisa Huskey, PhD; Daniel Taylor, PhD; Kelly Kim, MA; Bridget Whelan, MPH 

Crow’s Nest 

** 5 min transition

2:30 – 2:40pm

PRESENTATION – Things Go Really Wrong, Then Sometimes Turn Out Fine: Cross-Cultural Communications in Health Care and Beyond. Mary Giles, MS, MA 

Room 316 

PRESENTATION – Cognition in Primary Care. Jaqueline G. Raetz, MD; Barak Gaster, MD, FACP; Annette L. Fitzpatrick, PhD; Basia Belza, PhD, RN, FAAN, FGSA; Sarah McKiddy, BSN; Amy P. Hsu, MS; Joshua M. Liao, MD, MSc; Monica Zigman Suchsland, PhD 

Crow’s Nest 

** 5 min transition

2:45 – 2:55pm

PRESENTATION – Developing an AI Coaching Tool for Patient Centered Communication by Healthcare Providers. Ian M. Bennett MD, PhD; Larry Mauksch M.Ed.; Misbah Keen MD, MDI, MPH; Tomoko Sairenji MD, MS; Mari Yamamoto PhD; Arya Rahgozar PhD 

Room 316 

PRESENTATION – Intersectionality of Social Determinants of Health and Their Relationship to Negative Long-Term Consequences of COVID-19. Chialing Hsu, MS; Yohali Burrola-Mendez, PhD; Canada Parrish, PhD, MSPH; Kelli N O’Laughlin, MD, MPH; Kari A. Stephens, PhD 

Crow’s nest  

** 5 min transition

3:00 – 3:10pm

PRESENTATION – Evaluation of an Ambient AI Technology in Improving Well- Being Among Healthcare Providers: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Yohali Burrola-Mendez, PhD; Chris W Lewis, MD; Maria G Prado, MPH; Chialing Hsu, MS; Kyla F Woodward, RN, PhD; Sonali R Mishra, PhD; Ian M. Bennett, MD, PhD; Angad P. Singh, MD; Kari A. Stephens, PhD 

Room 316

PRESENTATION – Improving Care for Substance Use in Primary Care Through Clinic and Patient Engagement From 2 PBRNs. Nicholas Franko, Ashley Park; Jacqueline Britz, MD, MSPH; Claire Simon, MD; Brennan Keiser; Benjamin Webel; Marshall Brooks, PhD; Alex Krist, MD, MPH; Kari Stephens, PhD; Sebastian Tong, MD, MPH 

Crow’s Nest 

** 10 min transition – trainees set up posters

3:20 – 4:10pm

Poster session part 2: Trainee posters (see below)

4:10 – 4:20pm

PRESENTATION – The 3-Step Tool: An Intervention to Increase Advance Care Planning in Primary Care. Aishwarya Iyer, MD, MPH; Nicole Gentile, MD, PhD; Rachel Geyer, MPH; Jackie Raetz, MD 

4:20 – 4:30pm

 PRESENTATION – Expanding Access to, and Quality of, Primary Care with Generative AI. Kevin McCawley, MD, MBA; Noah Hoffman, MD, PhD; Angad Singh, MD; Nikki Gentile, MD, PhD 

4:30 – 4:45pm

R3 PANEL – R3 QI Project – Increasing Naloxone Prescriptions with Opioids on Discharge. Hannah McKenna; Reise Sample; Jimmy Yoder; Jenny Tiskus; Alec Kurtz; Jasper Kennedy; Ivy Sandquist; Madie Gore 

4:45 – 5:00pm

Resident awards and closing remarks – incl Entering Class of 1978 award 

 **Save the date for next year! April 8, 2026** 

FACULTY AND STAFF POSTERS (1:15-2:00PM, Room 316) 

A01 – Smash The “Subscribe Button”: Evidence-based tactics to attract and sustain student interest in family medicine 
Toby Keys, MPH; Rachel Ellenbogen, MD; Misbah Keen, MD; Max Keyes; Joel Carey, MD 
 
A02 – Face-to-Face or Digital Space? Hybrid Interviews Offer Flexibility Without Program Bias 
Amanda Weidner, MPH; Justin Glass, MD; Molly Ormsby, MA; Robert Stenger, MD; Grace Shih, MD, MPH 
 
A03 – Estimating National and Regional Primary Care Spending in the Veterans Health Administration in 2022 
Jonathan Staloff, MD, MSc; Karin Nelson, MD, MSHS; Ashok Reddy, MD, MSc; Eric Gunnink, MS; Edwin Wong, PhD 
 
A04 – Area-Level Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Access to Primary Care: A Systematic Review 
Jonathan A. Staloff, MD, MSc; Anna M. Morenz, MD, MPH; Sophia A. Hayes, MD; Ananya L. Bhatia-Lin, MD; Joshua M. Liao, MD, MSc5 
 
A05 – High Utilizers of Primary Care Secure Messaging in the Veterans Health Administration 
Jonathan Staloff, MD, MSc; Scott Hagan, MD; Karin Nelson, MD, MSHS; Eric Gunnink, MS; Jorge Rojas, Jr, MS; Edwin Wong, PhD; Ashok Reddy, MD, MSc 
 
A06 – Understanding Washington’s Dental Hygienist Workforce 
Grace Guenther, MPA; Samantha Pollack, MHS; Benjamin Stubbs, MPH; Bianca Frogner, PhD; Susan Skillman, MS 
 
A07 – Understanding the Emergency Medical Services Workforce 
Kyla F Woodward, PhD RN; Christopher Hanson, DH, PA-C; Bianca K Frogner, PhD; Davis G Patterson, PhD 
 
A08 – Barriers to Successful Colonoscopy Completion Observed During Patient Navigation 
Brooke Ike, MPH; Gina Keppel, MPH; Allison Cole, MD, MPH 
 
A09 – Incidence of Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Death in National Collegiate Athletic Association Athletes: A 9-year Surveillance Study 
Katherine Wainwright, MD; Brad Petek, MD; Maxey Cherel; Randi Delong, MPH; Kristen Kucera, PhD; Bridget Whelan, MPH; Jonathan Drezner, MD; Kimberly Harmon, MD 

A10 – Epidemiology of Concussion in Pac-12 Athletes 
Katherine Wainwright, MD; Bridget Whelan, MPH; Kimberly Harmon, MD 

A11 – Impact of EPIC Health Maintenance Alerts on Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing: An Analysis of Screening Practices at the University of Washington 
Nikki Gentile, MD, PhD; Carol Rizkalla, MBBChB; Jing Zhang, MS; Patrick Mathias, MD, PhD 
 
A12 – Feasibility Trial of Acupuncture for Long COVID Pain 
Nikki L. Gentile, MD, PhD; Rachel E. Geyer, MPH; Aiko Bailey, LAc; Dan Cherkin, PhD; Iman Majd, MD, LAc; Andrew Humbert, PhD; Jing Zhang, MS; Wu-Hsun Tom Yang, ND, LAc; Janna Friedly, MD, MPH 
 
A13 – Abortion and Gender-Affirming Medical Care Bans: Implications for WWAMI Family Medicine Residents’ Future Practice Location 
Audren J.K. Bambilla, MPH; Genya Shimkin, MPH; Amanda Weidner, MPH; Grace Shih, MD, MAS; Allison Cole, MD, MPH 
 
A14 – Use of Opt-Out Language for Chlamydia Screening in a Primary Care Outpatient Setting: Opportunities for Practice Change and Team Building 
Nina Maisterra, MD; Margaux Chan, MD; Cassidy Nave 
 
A15 – Building a Primary Care Research Agenda for Maternal Health: Engaging Diverse Stakeholders through Key Informant Interviews for Delphi Survey Development 
Grace Guenther, MPA; Kris Ma, PhD; Amanda Weidner, MPH; Emily Godfrey, MD, MPH 
 
A16 – Disparities in Employment and Work Conditions Among Health Care Workers with Disabilities 
Samantha Pollack, MHS; Danbi Lee, PhD; Susan Skillman, MS; Bianca Frogner, PhD 
 
A17 – The Role of Community Partnership to Improve engagement with underserved communities; The WA Maternal Mortality Review Panel effort 
Patience Binambiba Jaman, MD, MPH; Tess Grover, BA; Melinda Vredevoogd, MS; Dinah Aldrich, BA; Lacey Rose Miller, DNP, CNS, APRN, RNC-OB, C-EFM; Mustafa Mohammed, MBCHB; Rebecca Penders, PhD, RNC-OB, C-ONQS; Ian M Bennet MD, PhD 
 
A18 – Feasibility of Recruitment Procedures for a Digital Behavioral Health Intervention in Chronic Pain Management: A Randomized Controlled Trial 
Maria G. Prado, MPH; Chialing Hsu, MS; Yohali Burrola-Mendez, PhD; Imara I. West, MPH; Brennan Keiser, MSW; Kris Ma, PhD; Ying Zhang, MD; Kari A. Stephens, PhD 
 
A19 – Improving Chronic Pain through use of a Digital Behavioral Health App 
Kari A. Stephens, PhD; Yohali Burrola-Mendez, PhD; Kris (Pui Kwan) Ma, PhD; Maria G Prado, MPH; Imara West, MPH; Chialing Hsu, MS 
 
A20 – Innovations in MAB Training & Education for Primary Care: Implementing a Project ECHO 
Ying Zhang MD, MPH; Emily Godfrey MD, MPH; Ian Bennett MD, PhD; Dinah Aldrich, BA; Anna Fiastro PhD, MPH, MEM 
 
A21 – Stay or Go? Who Chooses Telehealth vs. In-Clinic Medication Abortion and How Does it Differ When Traveling Across State Lines is Necessary for In-Person Care 
Anna E Fiastro, PhD, MPH, MEM; Sara Manns, MA; Sarah Munro, PhD, MA; Emmalie Griswold; Abigail Aiken, PhD, MPH, MD; Rebecca Gomperts, MD, PhD; Wendy Norman, MD; Emily M Godfrey, MD, MPH  
 
A22 – Enhancing Employee Well-being through Qigong 
Brenda Loew, DAOM; Aiko Bailey, DACM; Dan Cherkin, PhD; Iman Majd, MD 

TRAINEE POSTERS (3:15-4:00PM, Room 316) 
 
B01 – Telebup Process and Outcomes: A Program Evaluation of a Buprenorphine-Prescribing Hotline 
Chelsea Wan, BS; Olivia Hood, MPH; Callan Fockele, MD MS; Chris Buresh, MD MPH; Lauren Whiteside, MD, MS 
 
B02 – Rural Health Equity Rounds: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Education on Health Disparities in Rural Communities 
Simona A. Martin, MD (Role: First Author); Rachel Yang, MD (Role: Co-Author); Lauren Duffy, BS (she/her/hers) (Role: Co-Author); Colton E. Kray, Bachelor of Science (he/him/his) (Role: Co-Author); Tracy Seimears, MD, M.Ed (Role: Co-Author); Natalie Chapkis, M.D. (she/her/hers) (Role: Co-Author); Corrie E. McDaniel, DO (she/her/hers) (Role: Co-Author) 
 
B03 – Implementing a Hospital Based Harm Reduction Program 
Celeste Coler, Laurel Safrenek, Michaela DelPriore, Matt Williams RN, MSN, MBA, and Tom Fitzpatrick MD, MPH
 
B04 – Sexual & Reproductive Health Pathway: Expanding Medical Education Across WWAMI 
Gaura Tulsyan, BS; Sydney Roberts, BS, BA 
 
B05 – Total Body Z-score as an Indicator of Bone Health in D1 Collegiate Athletes 
Nihal Bondugula, BS; Bridget M. Whelan, MPH; Ally Gallop, RD, Kelly Schloredt, PhD; Andrea Kussman, MD; Katherine Fahy, MD 
 
B06 – Navigating the Transition Home: Caregiver Experiences with Pediatric Tracheostomy and Ventilator Training 
Kareena Patel, BA; Joshua Wilcox, RRT; Michelle Fox, RRT; Trevor Roberts, RRT; Holly Hoa Vo, MD, MPH, MSc, MA 
 
B07 – Lower Extremity Isokinetic Data Indicates Quadriceps Tendon Autograft Yields Weaker Extension and Stronger Flexion than Hamstring Tendon Autograft Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 
Brandon A. Young, BS; James C. Dawahare, BS; Edward Lee Major, BS; Cailan L. Feingold, BS; Eric H. Lin, BA; Joseph N. Liu, MD; Austin V. Stone, MD, PhD 
 
*B08 – Beyond the Exam Room: Equipping Residents for the Inbox Era 
Akash Sharma, DO, PGY1; Joseph J. Nelson, MD; Mari Yamamoto, PhD 
 
B09 – Food is Healing: Empowerment Through Blackfeet Food Sovereignty 
Jessica H Huang, MD Candidate 

*B10 – Creating a medical genetics toolkit for the primary care setting 
Elsie Piper, MD; Brad Rolf MS CGC; Runjun Kumar, MD PhD; Nikki Gentile, MD PhD

B11 – Over the Counter Medications 
Jimmy Yoder, MD 
 
*B12 – Creating Community in the Family Medicine Service Team Room 
Emily Joan Smith, MD; Karime Bolivar, MD 

B13 – Insights into the Decision Making Process of Chinese-Speaking Older Adults Living with Memory Loss 
Jessica Jue MS4; Syeda A. Fatima Ahmed MPH; Jessica Luu BA; Xinyang Ren PhD; Shao-Yun Chien PhD; Annie T. Chen PhD; Rashmi Sharma MD, MHS 

*B14 – A Community-Based Approach to Improving Advance Care Planning in the Transgender Community 
Theo Eldore, MD; Jackie Raetz, MD; Nova Rivera, MSW, MPH, LICSW; Nikki Gentile, MD, PhD  

B15 – De-Stigmatizing the ICD-10 Billing Code E66.01 “Morbid Obesity Due to Excess Calories” 
Aishwarya Iyer, MD, MPH; Madie Gore, MD; Nic Siegart, MD; Rebecca Dehnel, MD; Ying Zhang, MD, MPH; Christina Miles, MD 
 
*B16 – Meeting People Where They Are: Street Visits in Primary Care 
Emily Joan Smith, MD 
 
B17 – Impact of Dryland Training in Adolescent Alpine Ski Racers; Injury History and Prevention 
Chelsea Boe, MD 
 
*B18 – Socioeconomic Deprivation and Survival Outcomes from Exercise-related Sudden Cardiac Arrest in U.S. High School Athletes 
Muriel Lavallee, MD MPA; Jonathan A Drezner, MD 
 
B19 – The Role of Educational Interventions in Enhancing Understanding of Firearm Injury Prevention Among High School Students 
Nevin C Kalaf, MPH; Katrina Dank, BA; Michelle L Wang, BA; Elle Larson, BA; Gregory Engel, MD, FAAFP 
 
B20 – Healthcare Considerations in Rohingya Refugee Camps: A Diagnostic Needs Assessment in the Setting of Long-Term Temporary Refuge 
Nadia Siddiqui, BS; Mehar Maju, MPH; Taruj Ali, MD 
 

 

All photographs on this page by Jim Wehmeyer, Communications Director for MEDEX Northwest, Department of Family Medicine