Research

Scholars learn an approach to research that is fostered by the program’s collaborative culture, which encourages skepticism, creativity, critical thinking, and early stakeholder engagement to assure relevance of research.

Working closely with their research mentors, Scholars are expected to conduct a minimum of two research projects during their fellowship, yielding at least two manuscripts. This work provides Scholars with the opportunity to develop important research questions, frame hypotheses, collect and analyze data, interpret evidence, and communicate results through oral presentations and written manuscripts.

Below are some examples of scholars’ recently published articles and ongoing research:

• Michele Buonora, MD, ’23 – Self-reported Use of Prescribed Buprenorphine Among US Adults With Nonmedical Use of Prescription Opioids Motivated by Pain, PubMed (November 2022)
• Reshma Ramachandran, MD, MPP, MHS ’22 - US Food and Drug Administration Approval of Drugs Not Meeting Pivotal Trial Primary End Points, 2018-2021, JAMA Internal Medicine (February 2023)
• Michelle Shankar, MD ’24 -Sources of Contraception Among Adolescents and Young Adults, JAMA Pediatrics (March 2024)
• Sydney Axson, PhD, MPH, MHS, RN ‘23 Long-term opioid therapy trajectories in veteran patients with and without substance use disorder, PubMed (June 2024)
• Sydney Axson, PhD, MPH, MHS, RN ‘23 - Consent Form Reporting on ClinicalTrials.Gov, 2013-2023, PubMed (June 2024)
• Alissa Chen, MD ’25 - Cost-Related Prescription Drug Rationing in Obesity Care, JAMA Network Open (Nov 2024)
• Victor Roy, MD, PhD ’24 - Shareholder Payouts Among Large Publicly Traded Health Care Companies, JAMA Internal Medicine (February 2025)
• Doreen Agboh, MD ’25 - Clinical Practice Patterns of the Emergency Physician Workforce Before and After Attrition, PubMed (March 2025)
• Michele Buonora, MD, ’23 – Acute Pain Management in People With Opioid Use Disorder: A Systematic Review, PubMed (April 2025)
• Deanna Nardella, MD ’24 - Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Among US Women, PubMed (July 2025)
• Nadir Ijaz, MD, MHS ’24 - Pediatric Bed Capacity, Bed Strain, and Load Imbalance During the 2022 Respiratory Viral Season, JAMA Network Open (September 2025)
• Michelle Shankar, MD ’24 - Health-Related and Social Drivers of Chronic Absenteeism in an Urban School District, PubMed (November 2025)
• Annie Yang, MD ’26 - PubMed: Trends in Staffing at State Veterans Homes: Do They Meet the 2024 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Nursing Home Staffing Standards? (November 2025)