Congratulations to the recipients of the 2020-2021 Founder's Fund Grants!

The Founders' Fund was established by the UAB Department of Pediatrics to honor the exceptional lifetime achievements of the founders Drs. John W. "Bill" Benton, Ralph E. Tiller and Paul A. Palmisano. For more than a decade, the Founders' Fund has been used to encourage and support educational endeavors in the Pediatric Residency Program through educational grants. These educational grants support new, innovative educational research or programs related to the curriculum or quality and outcomes research of the residency program.

Ten Founders' Fund Awards were given this year:

Obesity Prevention Birth-to-Two Years in Primary Care Clinic

Cason Benton (PI)
Kelsey Thetford

STEP-PREP

Joe Bradsher (PI)
Neha Teekappanavar
Andrew Marshall
Channing Brown
Kirollos Roman
Rachel Klein
Carlie Stein

Well Child Check that is Anything But Well: Suicidal Teenager

Candice Dye (PI)
Nancy Tofil

Baby Safety Shower for Young Mothers

Meghan Harrison (PI)
Abigail Martin
Grace Spears
Kathleen Vincent
Terri Coco
Kathy Monroe

Pediatric RAP

Kylee Miller (PI)
Kathy Monroe
Michele Nichols
Brad Troxler
Chang Wu

Pediatric Neurology at UAB Podcast

Salman Rashid (PI)
Khaled Al-Robaidi

Improving Residency Physician History and Physical in Challenging Situations

Nicholas Rockwell (PI)
Nancy Tofil
Michele Kong
Chrystal Rutledge

Procedural Competence in Pediatric Residents

Jeremy Ruhlmann (PI)
Alexis Ricci
Jordan Ashcraft
Michele Nichols
Nancy Tofil
Erinn Schmit

Kids CAN DO Telehealth

Stephen Russell (PI)
Channing Brown
Ryan Sheets
Andrew Watson 

Improving Firearm Safety Counseling in Primary Clinic

Austin Wheeler (PI)
Katie Mascia
Abby Martin
Christina Hunley
Jennifer Joseph
Morissa Ladinsky