Back to Bedside Project List (2026-2028)

The following resident/fellow teams have received grants as part of the fifth round of funding for Back to Bedside.

The ACGME will provide the grant recipients with funding, project management and collaboration skills training, and mentorship over the two-year grant cycle.

Institution: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Project Title: PASS It On: A Resident-Led Approach for Optimizing Perinatal Mental Health During Antepartum Hospitalization Through Connection, Communication, and Care at the Bedside
Team Lead(s): Autumn Brewer, MD

Institution: Baptist Memorial Medical Education (Columbus)
Project Title: Back to Bedside: One Meaningful Thing
Team Lead(s): Ihunanya Meejay Kanu, MBBS, MPH; Ankita Verma, MD

Institution: Baylor University Medical Center
Project Title: While We Wait: A Resident-Led Patient Engagement Initiative During Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Team Lead(s): Umer Nadir, MD

Institution: Eglin Air Force Base
Project Title: Slice of Life: A Visual Tool to Elevate Patient-Centered Lifestyle Counseling
Team Lead(s): Amanda Strong, MD

Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital
Project Title: From Presence to Practice: Integrating Mind-Body Skills into Patient-Centered Psychiatric Care
Team Lead(s): Charlotte Pierce, MD

Institution: Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
Project Title: Scan-Side Manner: Empowering Patients and Cultivating Meaning Through Visual Diagnostic Review
Team Lead(s): Youjin Kim, MD; Thomas C Landry, MD

Institution: Lincoln Medical Center
Project Title: Moments That Matter: Reframing Abnormal Colorectal Cancer Screening Conversations in Residency
Team Lead(s): Daniel Alejandro Gonzalez Mosquera, MD; Francine Tan, MD

Institution: Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Project Title: Geaux See Initiative
Team Lead(s): Maria Bernal, MD; Tanvi Chokshi, MD; Kyle Crawford, MD; Alejandro Leon, MD

Institution: Medical University of South Carolina
Project Title: Pokes and Play: A Resident-Led Approach to Improving Pediatric Blood Draw Experiences Through Therapeutic Play
Team Lead(s): Emily Hargous, DO; Hannah Stone, MD; Emily Vara, DO

Institution: Oakland Integrated Healthcare Network (dba Honor Community Health)
Project Title: From Kitchen to Clinic: A Culinary, Culturally Rooted, Relationship-Centered Model for Diabetes Care in an FQHC
Team Lead(s): Srija Reddy Kesireddy, MBBS; Carlos Godinez Rodriguez, MD

Institution: Southwest Healthcare Medical Education Consortium
Project Title: Go Wish Lite: A Three-Minute Values-Based Intervention to Strengthen Patient-Physician Connection Across Hospice Transitions
Team Lead(s): Sharon Emolot Atyang, MD,MPH; Laurence Boggeln, MD, FAAFP, FAAHPM; Rhea Shishodia, DO

Institution: SSM Health Saint Louis University
Project Title: Nourishing the Relationship: A Resident-Led Nutrition Education Initiative to Strengthen Bedside Communication and Patient Empowerment
Team Lead(s): Nour Ibrahim, MD; Nadine Mahmoud, MD

Institution:  Santa Clara Valley Health  
Project Title: Patient Advisory Council Implementation in Underserved Family Medicine Residency Continuity Clinic
Team Lead(s): Jonathan Lu, MD, MS

Institution: Tulane University School of Medicine
Project Title: The Great Childhood Hike
Team Lead(s): Elizabeth Chang, MD, PhD

Institution: University of California San Francisco
Project Title: The Power of Play: Bringing Child Life Services to a Community Hospital in San Francisco
Team Lead(s): Gil Munkhbaatar, MD; Amira Nafiseh, MD, MPH

Institution: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
Project Title: Bridging Critical Illness: Implementing ICU Diaries to Enhance Patient Recovery and Resident Fulfillment
Team Lead(s): Alexis Bailey, MD

Institution: University of Chicago Medicine
Project Title: What Matters: A Relationship-Centered Intervention to Enhance Meaning in Residency Training and Promote Age-Friendly Care
Team Lead(s): Hannah O'Hagan, MD; Katherine Thompson, MD

Institution: University of Minnesota Medical School
Project Title: Closing the Bedside Gap: Using Q Rounds to Improve Family and Nurse Communication on Pediatric Cardiology Rounds
Team Lead(s): Pradeeksha Mukuntharaj, MD

Institution: University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Project Title: Sonrisa: Improving Patient Connection Through Oral Health Kits in an Underserved Population
Team Lead(s): Eve M. Vanderneck, MD

Institution: University of Texas Rio Grand Valley
Project Title: Healing to Keep Healing: A Resident-Led Bedside Intervention to Strengthen the Physician's Patient Relationship During Serious Illness Conversations
Team Lead(s): Daniela Esther Rojas, MD; Karla Sofia Yamada, MD

Institution: Yale-New Haven Medical Center
Project Title: The Village Gratitude Project
Team Lead(s): Joshua Taliaferro, MD, PhD

Institution: Yale-New Haven Medical Center
Project Title: From Procedure to Patient: Rebuilding Connection in Interventional Radiology Through Structured Bedside Communication
Team Lead(s): Emmanuel Ihionkhan, MD, MBA

Institution: Yale-New Haven Medical Center
Project Title: Back to Bedside, Back to Community: Building Trust Through Monthly Health Fairs
Team Lead(s): Maria Valle Coto, MD; Rasadokht Forati, MD