Foundation Awards: APGO/Ortho-McNeil Undergraduate Medical Education Research Award

This award funds a significant educational research project relating to the education of medical students in Ob-Gyn. The APGO Undergraduate Medical Education Committee reviews the proposals and selects one to three recipients annually. A maximum of $15,000 is available each year. Application Deadline: October 1.

Past APGO/Ortho-McNeil Undergraduate Medical Education Research Award Recipients

1999: Madeline Dodson, PhD
Michigan State University
"The Influence of Gender on Preceptor Placement and Medical School Experience Within an Ambulatory Setting in an Obstetrics and Gynecology Clerkship"

2000: Deborah W. Wing, MD
University of Southern California
"Primary Care Enhancement of the Ob-Gyn Curriculum for the Year III Medical Student"

2001: Maya Hammoud, MD
University of Michigan
"Enhancing the M3 Learning Experience through Educational Interventions and Feedback from a Comprehensive Web-Based Evaluation System"

2002: Meena Khandelwal, MD
Temple University
"The Cultural Divide: A Cultural Competency Curriculum for Ob-Gyn Medical Students"

2003: Maya Hammoud, MD
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
"Development of a Web-based Ob-Gyn Database for Students' Self-Assessment"

2004: William P. Metheny, PhD
Brown University
Providence, RI
"Teaching and Evaluating Medical Students' Abilities to Conduct Informed Consent"

2005: Eric R. Sokol, MD
Womens & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island/Brown University Medical School
"Use of an Instructional Video to Enhance Medical Student Learning in the Operating Room and Improve Resident Teaching Skills"

2006: Chi Chung Grace Chen, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH
"Interactive Multimedia-Based Three-Dimensional Model of the Female Pelvis as an Educational Tool"

2007: Lorraine Dugoff, MD
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
"When Medical Students Learn Best - Evaluation of the Timing and Frequency of Standardized Pelvic and Breast Exam Skills Training in the Medical School Curriculum"