Capstone Projects
The Capstone Project (HSR 500; 1.0 Course Unit) serves as a culminating experience and summative product of students’ experiences in the master’s program. It provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate their research development, data gathering and management, analysis, interpretation and dissemination skills. The Capstone Project is conducted as an independent study. Students spend their first several quarters in the master's program developing an original and independent research proposal under the guidance of faculty advisers. Students gather data and complete analysis before enrolling in HSR 500. While enrolled in HSR 500, students draft their project manuscript, receive feedback from advisers and prepare a final manuscript that is suitable for publication in a peer-reviewed journal.
Recent Student Projects
| Capstone Title | Student | Graduation Year |
|---|---|---|
| Association between the 2020 Hepatitis C Virus Universal Screening Guidelines and change in screening rates among patients with cirrhosis | Al'ona Furmanchuk, PhD | 2024 |
| A SART data cost-effectiveness analysis of planned oocyte cryopreservation versus in vitro fertilization with preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy considering ideal family size | Jennifer Bakkensen, MD | 2024 |
| Predictors of Endoscopic Assessment in Pediatric Patients Presenting with Bleeding of Esophageal Varices | Ariel Porto, MD | 2024 |
| Preterm birth among Black Latina women in the United States: The impact of self-identified race | Blair Simon, MD | 2024 |
| Child Opportunity Index & Pediatric Firearm Injury Emergency Department Visits | Megan Attridge, MD | 2022 |
| Differences in the Allocation of Healthcare Resources to Treat Patients with Cirrhosis Across Four Different Regions of the United States. A Cross-Sectional Study | Daniel Borja-Cacho, MD | 2022 |
| Association of Neighborhood Characteristics with Healthcare Transition Planning for Adolescents with Special Health Care Needs | Meredith Johnson, MD | 2022 |
| Youth Suicides and County-Level Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas in the United States | Jennifer Hoffman, MD | 2022 |
| Shared decision-making for families facing adversity and the role of the medical home | Alyssa Cohen, MD | 2022 |
| Parent and Caregiver Perspectives on Social Need and Trauma Screening in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Qualitative Study | Rebecca Asp, MD | 2022 |
| Patient-reported experience measures on HIV viral load testing at public health facilities in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: A convergent mixed-method study | Peter Karoli, MD | 2022 |
| Knowledge and Practice Patterns Among Pulmonologists for Molecular Biomarker Testing in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer | Adam Fox, MD | 2022 |
| Association Between the Use of Balanced Fluids and Outcomes in Critically Ill Children: A Before and After Study | Matthew Barhight, MD | 2021 |
| A Scoping Review on the Concept of Physician Caring | David Burstein, MD | 2021 |
| Association Between Pre-Admission Factors and Deterioration Among Children Following Transport | Cara Cecil, MD | 2021 |
| Validating a Local Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Transfusion in Lower Extremity Arterial Bypass | Matthew Chia, MD | 2021 |
| Changes in Anesthesia Can Reduce Periprocedural Urinary Retention After EVAR | Andres Gerra, MD | 2021 |
| Association of race/ethnicity with discharge disposition and quality of life following acute hemorrhagic stroke: A mediation test of gait interventions and patient support | Roberto Lopez-Rosado, DPT, MS | 2021 |
| Conceptual Frameworks of Postoperative Recovery in Adults and Children | Benjamin Many, MD | 2020 |