Medical Student Research Fellowship for Summer 2009

Mentor: Glenn Flores, MD, Professor and Chief, Division of General Pediatrics
Department: Pediatrics
Room number: F3.118C
Mail Code: 9063
Phone number: 214-648-3405
E-mail: mariad.rodriguez@utsouthwestern.edu

Project Type: Patient-based research/health services research
Brief Description of Projects:
We welcome medical students with a strong research interest in one or more of the following areas:
" Improving the health and healthcare of underserved children, including those who are poor, uninsured, racial/ethnic minorities, immigrants, facing language barriers, and have special healthcare needs.
" Racial/ethnic disparities in children's health and health care
" Community-based interventions for improving the health and healthcare of underserved children
" Insuring uninsured children
" Testing innovative interventions for chronic disease management
" Language, culture, and healthcare
" Latino children's health
" Preventing pediatric hospitalizations

The student will be the lead investigator on the summer project of their choosing. Under the close supervision of Dr. Flores, the student's role will include conceptualizing the project, reviewing the literature, devising study instruments, data collection and analysis, writing up the findings, presenting the findings at national medical conferences, and submitting the findings for publication in a peer-reviewed medical journal (as the lead author or co-author).

Previous Medical Student Research Activities, Presentations, Publications, Grants, and Awards:
Dr. Flores has mentored 14 medical students over the past 14 years, and their projects have resulted in six platform (oral) presentations and nine posters at national meetings, six published articles, four grants, three awards, and one honors thesis.
" Michael Bradshaw. "Language Barriers to Prescriptions for Patients with Limited English Proficiency: A Survey of Pharmacists." Grant: NHLBI summer student research. Platform presentations: 2006 meetings of Pediatric Academic Societies, AcademyHealth, and American Pub Health Association. Award: American Public Health Association Medical Care Section Student Paper Award. Publication: Pediatrics 2007;120:e225-e235 (access now at: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/120/2/e225 ). Granted MD degree with Honors.
" Jennifer Rabke-Verani. "The importance of cultural and linguistic issues in the emergency care of children." Publication: Pediatric Emergency Care 2002;18:271-284.
" Mina Lee. "Pediatricians' attitudes, beliefs, and practices regarding clinical practice guidelines: A national survey." Platform presentation: 1998 Pediatric Academic Societies' Meeting, New Orleans. Publication: Pediatrics 2000;105:496-501.
" Luis Vega. "Systematic review of access barriers to healthcare for Latino children." Publication: Family Medicine 1998;30:196-205.
" Anne Berry. "Non-urgent emergency department use by children." Grant: American Pediatric Society/Society for Pediatric Research Summer Student Research Award. Platform presentation: American Public Health Assoc. Poster presentations: 2006 Pediatric Academic Societies & AcademyHealth Meetings. Award: American Public Health Association Medical Care Section Student Paper Award. Publication: 2008;8:360-7 (access now at: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=MImg&_imagekey=B7XMV-4V4771P-8-1&_cdi=29680&_user=38572&_orig=browse&_coverDate=12%2F31%2F2008&_sk=999919993&view=c&wchp=dGLzVzz-zSkWz&md5=b7dbf622ccd4048c0defbe73f584ddd0&ie=/sdarticle.pdf
" Kyle Jones. "Medicaid Budget Cuts: Will They Adversely Impact the Health of Medicaid-Covered Children?" Grant: Wisconsin Medical Society Foundation Summer Fellowship in Government and Community Service. Poster: 2007 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting. Media Coverage: WITI Channel 6 Fox News TV (featured health segment). Publication: Journal of the National Medical Association 2009; In press.
" David Coons. "Perception vs. Reality: Overweight in Latino Children and Latino Mothers' Misclassification of Children's Weight Status." Poster: 2007 Pediatric Academic Societies' meeting.
" Damon Schroer. "Reasons for Prolonged Bottle-Feeding and Iron-Deficiency Among Mexican-American Toddlers: An Ethnographic Study." Grant: NHLBI summer student research. Poster: 2007 Pediatric Academic Societies' meeting.
" Jared Fixmer. "Health and Use of Health Services among Immigrant Children." Platform presentation: American Public Health Assoc. Posters: 2006 meetings of Pediatric Academic Societies and AcademyHealth. Award: American Public Health Association Medical Care Section Student Paper Award.
" Kathryn Webber. "A Randomized Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of Community Swimming and Golf Programs in Improving Fitness, Symptoms, and Quality of Life in Children with Asthma." Platform presentation: 2003 Regional Ambulatory Pediatric Association meeting. Poster: 2003MCW Medical Student Research Day.
" Larry Xanthopoulos and Kruti Acharya. "The impact of transportation barriers on children's health care: An overlooked cause of missed medical visits." Platform presentation: 1999 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, San Francisco.
" Rachel Vespole and Stephanie Hsieh. "Shots in the dark: Are parents learning enough about side effects of their child's immunizations? Poster: 1998 American Public Health Association Meeting, Washington, DC.