Welcome to the University of Colorado School of Medicine on the Anschutz Medical Campus. A Top Ten Medical School, our departments, centers and institutes work with the University of Colorado Hospital, The Children's Hospital and Barbara Davis Center.

There are a number of resources available to help you successfully complete your MSA project.  These include:
 
Biostatistical support - The Research Consulting Laboratory is available without charge to MSA students.  The RCL can help with study design, power & sample size calculations, data analysis and interpretation.  You can make an appt. by calling 303-724-4619, rcl@ucdenver.edu, or stop by room W3132 in Building 500.  Please be sure to identify yourself as an MSA student. 

COMIRB - COMIRB approval is required for all students conducting human subjects research.  You will need to complete required training in order to submit a protocol or be added to an existing protocol.

Health Science Library - The MSA program has a librarian assigned for each of the 5 thematic areas who can help with professional grade searches for background sections of proposals and with systematic reviews. 

Projects Seeking Students - There are a number of longitudinal projects that seek students to take an active role.  This link will provide a brief project description as well as the contact information for either the mentor or a student working on the project.

Writing Center - The Writing Center is available to assist with your writing for your MSA proposals and with scholarly papers that may result from your MSA project.  The Writing Center is located in the HS library.

FAQ's about the MSA program 

Funding Opportunities for MSA projects 

Tips for finding and working with a mentor 

Last Name    FirstName    GradDate    AD    Mentor Mentor2 Project Title Adams Sabrina 2011 Clinical Science Bruce Evans MEDICAL SCREENING EXAM STUDY: AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEASURE HEALTH OUTCOMES AND PATIENT SATISFACTION Armour Grant 2011 Humanities, Social Science & Education Jennifer Wolf A New Orthopaedic Student Interest Group at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine Atwood Benjamin 2011 Clinical Science Kristen Nordenholz PULMONARY EMBOLISM RISK STRATIFICATION: PULSE OXIMETRY AND PULMONARY EMBOLISM SEVERITY INDEX Bender Ryan 2011 Humanities, Social Science & Education Helen Macfarlane Tree of Life: Similarity of Branching Structures in Plant and Animal Anatomy Berenz Andrew 2011 Basic Science Greg Owens Identifying Antigens of Recomabinant Antibodies Generated from CD138+ Plasma Cells in the CSF of Multiple Sclerosis Boucek Dana 2011 Clinical Science Matthew Taylor FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE AND MUSCLE STRENGTH PHENOTYPES IN MEN AND WOMEN WITH DANON DISEASE Breed Christopher 2011 Global Health Dave Hibbard Chris Hibbard Global Health Exploration at Kisiizi Hospital: A Focus on Staff Health Bromfield Alexander 2011 Clinical Science Kerry Broderick Ambulatory Patients in the Emergency Department: A Study of Patients’ Preference For Daytime or Evening Care Brookens Andrew 2011 Epidemiology, Public & Community Health Steve Lowenstein Mark Earnest An Examination of Barriers to Volunteerism among Physicians in Colorado Brown Laura 2011 Epidemiology, Public & Community Health Richard Miranda Healthcare Access and Usage Among Urban Hispanic Americans in Denver, Colorado Butterfield Austin 2011 Humanities, Social Science & Education Rita Lee Evaluation of Undergraduate Medical Education Communications Curriculum: Sexual History Taking Carlson Todd 2011 Global Health Richard Anstett Training Community Health Promoters in the Loreto Region of Peru Cella Neil 2011 Clinical Science Evelyn Hutt Portable Chest X-Rays in NHAP . . . do results guide antibiotic ordering behavior? Chevallier Keely 2011 Clinical Science Vincent Eusterman Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Complicated by Progression to Squamous Cell Carcinoma Clair Kathryn 2011 Global Health Karen Gieseker Locally Sourced Orphan Healthcare in Sub-Saharan African Children’s Villages: Developing a Sustainable Model in Rwanda and Malawi Clark Sydne 2011 Clinical Science Max Mitchell Cardiac Retransplantation in a Pediatric Population Clemons Julia 2011 Clinical Science Tom Flaig DES in prostate cancer Cole William 2011 Clinical Science Marty Zamora Is short cold ischemic time a risk factor for severe primary graft dysfunction in transplanted lungs? Comfort William 2011 Humanities, Social Science & Education Helen Macfarlane Promoting Helmet Use to Children in the Clinical Care Setting Cummings Victoria 2011 Epidemiology, Public & Community Health Mark Earnest Judy Zerzan Does physician work-life satisfaction predict orientation toward health care reform? Dhaliwal Ramnik 2011 Epidemiology, Public & Community Health Mark Earnest The Pharmaceutical-Physician Relationship in Medicine: The Issue of Conflict of Interest and Learning Points from Legislative Driven Change in Colorado Dhaliwal Jasmeet 2011 Clinical Science Steve Lowenstein Student Perspectives on the Diversity Climate at a U.S. Medical School: The Need for a Broader Definition of Diversity Dutton Donald 2011 Clinical Science Mark Deutchman Primary Care Colonoscopy – Measuring Objective End Points as Quality Indicators in an Oklahoma Rural Family Practice Elkon Benjamin 2011 Clinical Science Julia Fuzak Mass Transfer of Pediatric Tertiary Care Hospital Inpatients to a New Location in Under 12 Hours: Lessons Learned and Implications for Disaster Preparedness Erwin Nicole 2011 Humanities, Social Science & Education Jeannie Zuk Eduardo Cruz Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Outcomes in Pediatric Cardiac Patients at the Children’s Hospital Denver Fain Brandon 2011 Epidemiology, Public & Community Health Steve Federico A Model of Colorado's Health Care System for Children and a Tool That Makes Meaningful Policy Change Possible Friedlander Laura 2011 Clinical Science Sue Lindenmuler Fever and Neutropenia: Is outpatient treatment of low-risk patients feasible? Can biomarkers help predict the severity of febrile illness in pediatric oncology patients? Fronczak Carolyn 2011 Clinical Science Shandra Wilson Current smokers are at increased risk for advanced stages of bladder cancer. Are changes in the designs and compositions of cigarettes to blame? Galton Christopher 2011 Basic Science Miriam Treggiari Open-Label Randomized Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of a Single Dose Conivaptan to Raise Serum Na in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury Gill Lisa 2011 Humanities, Social Science & Education John Walrond Chapter in the textbook: Title - Principles of Human Physiology Golembeski Scott 2011 Clinical Science Vikas Patel Translating versus Non-Translating Cervical Plates Good Travis 2011 Global Health Gretchen Heinrichs Culture Clash in the Andes: Maternal and Child Considerations Grenoble Jeunesse 2011 Global Health Theodore Ning Short Term Medical Volunteer Work: Improving Awareness and Sustainability Guese Mary 2011 Clinical Science Laura Martin The effects of nicotine on temporal processing in schizophrenia as measured by the mismatch negativity waveform Ha Duc 2011 Global Health Theodore Ning Towards the Development of a Vietnamese Medical Information Website: Analyses of Current Sites, and Understanding the Role of the Internet in Health Education and Delivery Haddad Nadia 2011 Clinical Science Rob Feinstein Reducing Health Sciences Student Burnout and Stress Utilizing Web-Based Interventions Hancock Clifton 2011 Clinical Science Donald Eckhoff DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TRANSEPICONDYLAR LINE AND CYLINDRICAL AXIS OF THE KNEE RELATIVE TO THE FEMORAL AND TIBIAL MECHANICAL AXES Herndon Alison 2011 Clinical Science Sharon Hunter The Effects of Prenatal Drug Exposures on Infant Auditory Sensory Gating Hiza Elise 2011 Epidemiology, Public & Community Health Mark Brandenburg North American Rodeo Referral Network—One Model for Health Care Delivery in the Sport of Professional Rodeo Homburg Kristin 2011 Clinical Science Judy Reaven The Association between Anxiety Symptoms and Externalizing Behaviors in Boys with an Autism Spectrum Disorder Hong Julee 2011 Basic Science Holger Eltzschig Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1-dependent protection from intestinal ischemia/reperfusion injury involves the ecto-5’-nucleotidase (CD73) and the A2B adenosine receptor Hopkins Hollis 2011 Clinical Science Christopher Colwell Optimal Pre-Hospital Crew Configuration for Pre-hospital Care in Cardiac Arrest Patients Houkal Joseph 2011 Clinical Science Janette Durham Kimi Kondo Central Line Related Complications in the Blood & Marrow Transplant Population Huhn Ruth 2011 Clinical Science Jen Leiferman A Review of the Literature Pertaining to Physiological Changes Induced by Exercise and its Effect on depression Japhet Cynthia 2011 Epidemiology, Public & Community Health Rita Lee A Systematic Review of the Literature on Physicians’ Physical Health, Their Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors, and the Patient Care Implications Jarvie Jennifer 2011 Clinical Science Robert Eckel The Distribution of LpPLA2 Mass and Activity Across Lipoproteins and How It Relates to Diabetes and CAC Progression in Males With High HDL Kauvar Emily 2011 Basic Science Maximilian Muenke Minimal evidence for a direct involvement of Twisted Gastrulation Homolog 1 (TWSG1) gene in human holoprosencephaly Kenfield Meredith 2011 Clinical Science Christopher Filley When Cognitive Evaluation Does Not Disclose a Neurologic Disorder: Experience of a University Behavioral Neurology Clinic Koski Scott 2011 Epidemiology, Public & Community Health Robin Gabriels Mending the Safety Net Kringel Janelle 2011 Global Health Benjamin Young Integrated Population-Based Surveillance of Acute Respiratory Infections in the Beheira Governorate – Damanhour District, Egypt Larson Molly 2011 Clinical Science Liron Caplan Observational study to determine predictors of rheumatology clinic visit provider contact time Lawrence Jerry 2011 Clinical Science Jeff Kashuk Noncitrated Whole Blood is Optimal for Evaluation of Postinjury Coagulopathy With Point-of-Care Rapid Thrombelastography Leach Kara 2011 Global Health Gretchen Heinrichs Female Genital Mutilation: Difficult Decisions Lee Robert 2011 Clinical Science Ivor Douglas Characterizing the role of cathelicidin LL-37 in pulmonary surface immunity in mechanically ventilated patients through the analysis of surveillance distal airspace blind bronchoalveolar lavage fluid Leighty Will 2011 Humanities, Social Science & Education Mark Deutchman Implementation of Comprehensive Advanced Life Support, a new life support curriculum in Colorado: Phase I Mann Adrienne 2011 Clinical Science Jillian Ciochetti The effect of magnetic resonance imaging in the workup of breast cancer Martin Jesse 2011 Clinical Science Jason Tregellas EFFECTS OF NICOTINE ON DEFAULT BRAIN MODE FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY Meason Braden 2011 Humanities, Social Science & Education Paritosh Kaul Gretchen Guiton Cultural Competency Education: Are Positive Results Reproducible in First Year Medical Students? Medina Crystal December Humanities, Social Science & Education Eva Aagaard Student Health Refugee Education Collaborative A refugees’ perspective on health and healthcare Mendel David 2011 Humanities, Social Science & Education Anjali Dhurandhar The Effects of Microgravity on the Human Body Moroze Ryan 2011 Humanities, Social Science & Education Eva Aagaard Marchioni, Chris Be Well, Learn Well Study®: a pilot study evaluating the effects and feasibility of a healthy lifestyle intervention in preschool children Mouw Nicholas 2011 Humanities, Social Science & Education Jack Westfall Utility of Radiology Over Reads of Plain Films for Upper and Lower Extremity Injury in a Rural Hospital Myers Jesse 2011 Clinical Science James Davidson Creation of a case-based teaching file for the 4th year medical student radiology elective Myklak Kristene 2011 Humanities, Social Science & Education Tess Jones Reflective Writing: A Medical or Personal Necessity? Otten David 2011 Clinical Science Michael Liao Comparison of Bag-Valve-Mask Hand-Sealing Techniques in a Simulated Model Overturf Michelle 2011 Epidemiology, Public & Community Health Mark Petrash Aldose reductase-mediated induction of epithelium-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) in lens Percy Matthew 2011 Epidemiology, Public & Community Health Mark Deutchman Designing Primary Care Service Delivery Around Prevention: A Review of Recent Literature Potocko Joshua 2011 Basic Science David Alexander Neuroendocrine Regulation of Cerebrospinal Fluid and Intracranial Pressure: Implications for Astronauts Exposed to Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Microgravity During Long-Duration Space Exploration Missions Ramsey Kelly 2011 Epidemiology, Public & Community Health Bonnie Jortberg Efficacy of Classes for Uninsured Diabetic Patients at Chaffee People’s Clinic in Producing Weight Loss Rase Benjamin 2011 Clinical Science Kimi Kondo INCARCERATION OF ABDOMINAL HERNIAS FOLLOWING TRANSJUGULAR INTRAHEPATIC PORTOSYSTEMIC SHUNT (TIPS) Reppert Amy 2011 Basic Science Michael Weyant Statin Therapy Attenuates Growth and Malignant Potential of Human Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Cells Richter Amy 2011 Clinical Science Julia Embry Intrapartum paclitaxel and carboplatin for non-small cell lung cancer with metastasis to the placenta: A case report Robbins Brian 2011 Basic Science Yosef Refaeli The role of the p53 pathway in apoptosis triggered by BAFF-decoy receptors in murine models of B cell malignancies Rose James 2011 Clinical Science Jennifer Wolf Rapidly Growing Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Hand in a Renal Transplant Recipient: A Case Report Schafer Jesse 2011 Global Health David Richards Ultrasound for Penetrating Trauma in Resource Limited Environments Shimek Danielle 2011 Clinical Science Chad Stickrath Interventions to Improve Attending Rounding Practices in The Inpatient Setting A Systematic Review of the Literature Sinner Adam 2011 Global Health Barry Bialek Parasites, Health Needs and Telemedicine in Nepal Slaughter Anne 2011 Global Health Richard Anstett Training Community Health Promoters in the Loreto Region of Peru Smith Mycroft 2011 Global Health Barry Bialek Parasites, Health Needs and Telemedicine in Nepal Smith Jesse 2011 Clinical Science Barry Seltz Microbiology and Antibiotic Management of Orbital Cellulitis Snyder Benjamin 2011 Clinical Science Maureen Garrity USMLE Step 1: Research and Analysis, Improving preparation of Board Examination Stornelli Nicole 2011 Humanities, Social Science & Education Kathryn Witzemann A Comparison of Peer and Media Influences on Teens' Attitudes Regarding Teen Pregnancy Strom Tobin 2011 Clinical Science Betty Kleinschmidt-Demasters Rare Nerve Lesions of Non–Nerve Sheath Origin Swanson Leah 2011 Global Health Eva Aagaard Barriers to Creating An Effective, Sustainable, Reciprocal International Health Elective Szefler Paul 2011 Clinical Science Scott Sagel Longitudinal assessment of structural lung injury in children with cystic fibrosis Tenku Kemeni 2011 Clinical Science Scott Oliver Imaging for Diabetic Macular Edema: An Oveview of the Retina Module of the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph 3 Thompson Lauren 2011 Epidemiology, Public & Community Health Steve Federico Teen Pregnancy Prevention: An Evaluation of a School Based-Health Center Health Education Program Thorstad Tyra 2011 Epidemiology, Public & Community Health Steve Federico Teen Pregnancy Prevention: An Evaluation of a School Based-Health Center Health Education Program Townsend Nicole 2011 Epidemiology, Public & Community Health Carlton Barnett Anschutz Medical Campus Wellness Survey Verilhac Kimi 2011 Humanities, Social Science & Education Mark Earnest Judy Zerzan Practice setting and political orientation predict physicians’ attitudes toward health system reform Warmack Jessica 2011 Clinical Science Jillian Ciochetti The effect of magnetic resonance imaging in the workup of breast cancer Warner Christopher 2011 Global Health Richard Anstett Training Community Health Promoters in the Loreto Region of Peru Wegrzyn Lawrence 2011 Basic Science Dennis Voelker Suppression of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection by Phosphatidylinositol Welton Kristina 2011 Global Health Dave Hibbard Chris Hibbard Global Health Exploration at Kisiizi Hospital: A Focus on Staff Health Wert Bryan 2011 Basic Science Alan Fried High-precision CO2 isotopologue spectrometer with a difference-frequency-generation laser source Wolff Erich 2011 Epidemiology, Public & Community Health Richard Miranda Healthcare Access and Usage Among Urban Hispanic Americans in Denver, Colorado Wood Allyson 2011 Clinical Science James DeGregori TARGETING THE NONCANONICAL WNT PATHWAY IN COMBINATION WITH FLT3 INHIBITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA Wu James 2011 Basic Science Robert Sclafani Review of Tumor Immunology and the Role of Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells and Regulatory T Cells Wyatt Matthew 2011 Clinical Science Ivan Casserly Ankle-brachial Index 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Coming this fall - An archive of MSA projects completed by students in prior classes