Clinician Educator (CE) Awards

"The MCHRI Clinician Educator support has provided me with focused time and statistical resources to continue investigating maternal risk factors for childhood asthma. Additionally, this funding has been critical in helping me establish collaborations foundational to my work during my early research career."

Anna Arroyo, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine)


FY 2025 Awards

Andrea Henkel, MD, MS 
Clinical Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology (Family Planning)
Study Title: Questions from patients regarding management of periviable rupture of membranes: an application of the research prioritization by the affected community (RPAC) protocol.

Thomas LaRocca, MD, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Critical Care Medicine)
Study Title: Development of an Anti-Sense Oligonucleotide (ASO) Therapeutic Targeting a RhoBTB2 Disease Causative Variant in a Pediatric Patient with a Severe Form of Epileptic Encephalopathy.

Marie Wang, MD, MPH
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics (Pediatrics Hospital Medicine)                                                                                                                  Study Title: Trends in UTI Diagnosis and Management in Children: Are We Safely Doing Less?

Rachel Elizabeth Herdes, DO                                                                                                                                                                                      Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition)                                                                      Study Title: A Novel Approach to Tailored Dietary Interventions for Pediatric and Adolescent Patients of Study Title: Hispanic Ethnicity with Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD): A Qualitative Study

Melissa Scala, MD                                                                                                                                                                                                              Clinical Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatal and Developmental Medicine)                                                                                                      Study Title: Use of a novel sleep detection and quantification algorithm to evaluate impacts of skin to skin care on preterm infant sleep patterns

Scott Sutherland, MD                                                                                                                                                                                                      Clinical Professor, Pediatrics (Nephrology)                                                                                                                                                              Study Title: Major Adverse Kidney Events after Acute Kidney Injury in the ICU

Past Awards