Past recipients of the AME Mentored Innovations Award
2024-2025 AME Medical Education Award
Harmony in Anatomy: A Collaborative Exploration of Cardiac Insights through Integrative Porcine Dissection
Cheen Alkhatib, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Pain and Perioperative Medicine
AME Mentor: Sarah Keim, PhD
Professor, Surgery
Student Research Mentorship Program (SRMP)
Lyndsey Kilgore, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Surgery
AME Mentor: Christa Balanoff M.D.
Associate Professor, Surgery
Scholarship, Enrichment, and Enhancement: Developing Areas of Distinction for Medical Students
Dorothy Hughes, PhD
Assistant Professor, Population Health
Laurel Witt, M.D.
Associate Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health
AME Mentor: Joseph Fontes, PhD
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Antibiotic Stewardship for Medical Students: An AI and App-Based Approach
Rachel Sigler, DO, MPH
Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases
AME Mentor: Jessica Newman, DO, FACP, FIDSA
Associate Professor, Infectious Diseases
2023-2024 AME Medical Education Award
Culinary Medicine SER Week Curriculum for Medical Students
Marissa Love, M.D.- PI
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
AME Mentor: Margaret Smith, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine & Community Health
Beyond the Feedback: A Student-Directed CBCL Review Committee
Jessica Newman, DO- PI
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
AME Mentor: Joseph Fontes, PhD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Assessing the Impact of Dual Roles in Medical Education: Perspectives from Student-Parents
Tessa Rohrberg, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine- Wichita
AME Mentor: Kari Nilsen, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine- Wichita
2021-2022 AME Medical Education Award
Understanding Medical Student Perceptions of the Learning Community in Achieving Structural Competency
Carrie Francis, M.D.- PI
Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
AME Mentor: Margaret Smith, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine & Community Health
Re-evaluation of the Clinical Objective Measures: Creating an OSCE through the eyes of RIME
Jennifer Fink, M.D.- PI
Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
AME Mentor: Jessica Newman, DO
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Experiential Learning and How Medical Students Choose a Specialty (ELMSS study)
Erin Hecker, M.D.- PI
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
AME Mentor: Scott Moser, M.D.
Associate Dean for Curriculum, Professor of Family & Community Medicine- Wichita
2020-2021 AME Medical Education Grant
The Relationship Between Medical Student Enrichment Activities and Entrustable Professional Activities
Dorothy Hughes, Ph.D., MHSA- Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor, Department of Population Health- Kansas City
AME Mentor: Tyler Hughes, M.D.
Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery
Enhancing Developmental Disability Education for Medical Students
Leni Swails, Ph.D. - Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics- Kansas City
AME Mentor: Buddy Poje, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences- Kansas City