The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Area(s) of Interest: OBGYN, with a particular interest in Maternal Fetal Medicine
Research: Yes
Mentor: Jeffrey Peipert, M.D., Ph.D.

Projects/Publications:

1. L. Kuroki, J. Allsworth, C. Redding, J. Blume, J. Peipert; Is a Previous Unplanned Pregnancy a Risk Factor for a Subsequent Unplanned Pregnancy? [in submission process].
2. S. Magee, J. Taylor, L. Kuroki, A. Groskin. Enhancing Maternal Child Health Education: Collaboration Between a Student-run Elective and the National Rocking Chair Project [STFM Spring Conference, 2007].
3. A. Groskin, L. Kuroki, C. Ronai, B. Stafford, J. Taylor; Mentoring opportunities in the preclinical years. [Predoc STFM, 2007].
4. Comparing research methodology and statistical reporting of published articles in several medical journals.

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Harvard Medical School
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Area(s) of Interest: Emergency Medicine, Global Health, HIV/AIDS, Social Medicine
Research: Yes
Mentor: Felton Earls, M.D.

Projects/Publications: CHASE (Child Health and Social Ecology).
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Washington University, St. Louis, School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri

Area(s) of Interest: --
Research: Yes
Mentor: DeWitte T. Cross, III, M.D.

Projects/Publications:

1. Yamada, Nicole K., B.S., DeWitte T. Cross, III, M.D., Thomas K. Pilgram, Ph.D., Christopher J. Moran, M.D., Colin P. Derdeyn, M.D., and Ralph G. Dacey, Jr., M.D. Effect of Anti-Platelet Therapy on Thromboembolic Complications of Elective Coil Embolization of Cerebral Aneurysms. American Journal of Neuroradiology. [In press].

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The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Area(s) of Interest: Internal medicine
Research: No
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The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Area(s) of Interest: Internal medicine, Cardiology
Research: Yes
Mentor: H. Lee Sweeney, Ph.D, Thomas Quertermous, M.D.

Publications:

1. Griffin MA, et al. Gamma-Sarcoglycan deficiency increases cell contractility, apoptosis and MAPK pathway activation but does not affect adhesion. J Cell Sci. 2005 Apr 1; 118 (Pt 7):1405-16.
2. Barton ER, et al. Systemic administration of L-arginine benefits M.D.x skeletal muscle function. Muscle Nerve. 2005 Dec; 32 (6):751-60.
3. Welch EM, Barton ER, et al. PTC124 targets genetic disorders caused by nonsense mutations. Nature. 2007 May 3; 447 (7140):87-91.
4. "Letter from Brown" Introducing Medical Education Curriculum and Life at Brown. Gekkan - (Monthly Japanese medical journal for medical students and residents). Articles in issues of Oct 2004, Jan/Apr/July/Oct 2005, and Jan/Apr/August/Oct 2006, Jan/May 2007. Published 4 times a year.

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Cleveland Clinic, Lerner College of Medicine
Cleveland, Ohio

Area(s) of Interest: HIV, Women's Health, Education
Mentor: Jerome Belinson, M.D.
Projects/Publications: Serum biomarkers for ovarian cancer.
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Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
New York, New York

Area(s) of Interest: OBGYN, geriatrics
Research: Yes
Mentor: Rainier Soriano, M.D.

Projects/Publications:

1. Patients, Physicians, and Postmortem Procedures: Knowledge and Attitudes of Older Adults and Their Physicians Regarding Autopsy, Organ Donation, and Whole Body Donation.

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The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Area(s) of Interest: (Keeping an open mind)
Research: Yes
Mentor: Kent Anderson, M.D., Ph.D.

Project/Publications:

1. Medical education and portfolio-based curriculum development. Implementation of an on-line portfolio to assess the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) general competencies.

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New York Medical College
New York, New York

Area(s) of Interest: Internal medicine, emergency medicine.
Research: Yes
Project/Publications:

1. Investigated the incidence of trauma cases in Westchester County, NY.

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Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Area(s) of Interest: Pediatrics, Pulmonology
Research: Yes
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Alan Wong
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University
New York, New York
Class of 2009

Area(s) of interest: Gastroenterology, Environmental Health Medicine
Research: No

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Farshid Kazi
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, Ohio
Class of 2009

Area(s) of interest: Cardiothoracic surgery, cardiology
Research: Yes
Project/Publications:

1. Currently investigating left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) in large animal models.

Japanese Medical Society of America
http://www.jmsa.org

Exploring Health Care Program
http://www.viaprograms.org/programs_at_stanford/healthcare/index.html

Brown University Japanese Cultural Association
http://www.brown.edu/Students/Japanese_Cultural_Association

Brown SOAP - by Masataka Kawana
http://scutwork.seesaa.net