PERLHS Academy Scholar Projects

2025-2026 Scholar Projects

Scholars Projects
Heather Watson PERLHS: The Impact of Virtual Nursing on Organizational Nursing Metrics in Inpatient Settings; A Retrospective Cohort Comparison Study
Sajida Chaudry PERLHS: The Impact of Virtual AI Ambient Scribe on Patient Experience, Provider Efficiency and Productivity Metrics in the Outpatient Setting; A Mixed Methods Study
Benjamin Bodnar The association of EMR-integrated guideline use, guideline-concordant care, and patient outcomes in the treatment of febrile infants
Sarah Hussain Early Warning Systems for Respiratory Viral Infections in Immunocompromised Populations: A Pediatric-to-Adult Prediction Model
Christina Mejia Donor, Recipient, & Practice factors that affect the duration of Living Kidney Donor Evaluation at a single center
Elizabeth Zink Sentinel Herniation Identification with Early Large Language Model Detection (SHIELD)
Courtenay Holscher  PERLHS Describing and improving rates of inpatient peripheral artery disease (PAD) screening for patients with foot wounds
Phillip Wagner  Institutional Guidelines for Urgent Inpatient Surgeries to Reduce the Frequency of Perioperative Cardiovascular Testing: A Pre–Post Study
 Matthew Castner Reducing Hospital Readmissions Through Short-Term Transportation Support for Patients with Identified Medical Access Barriers
 Marissa Leff An investigation into the key drivers of patient expectation and experience of pediatric ambulatory surgery
 Portia Buchongo  Diabetes Prevention Interventions to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk Factors using Real World Data

2024-2025 Scholar Projects

Scholars Projects
Allison Brandt, MD Factors associated with recurrent hospitalization for outpatients with schizophrenia
Halima Amjad, MD, MPH, PhD  Improving Dementia Diagnosis and Care in Primary Care
Ana-Maria Orbai, MD MHS Systemic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug utilization in a psoriatic disease real-world registry   
Dipal M. Patel, MD PhD Measurement Properties of the “Kidney Disease Symptom Survey” Used in Routine Care of People with Non-Dialysis-Dependent CKD
John Zachary Hughes, MD, MPH PERLHS – Impact of Online Learning on Medical Complexity Capture in a Primary Care Practice
Kathleen Page, MD The Impact of a Charity Care Program on Chronic Renal Disease Progression among Uninsured Patients with Undocumented Status
Kevin McLaughlin, DPT Health services utilization among patients with low back pain: a patient survey
Marissa Leff, CPHQ An investigation into the key drivers of patient expectation and experience of pediatric ambulatory surgery