Resident Scholarly Activities

Morton Plant Mease Residency

Resident Scholarly Activities

The Resident Scholarly Activities at the USF Health Family – Morton Plant Mease Family Medicine Residency Program have flourished throughout the years with a focus on advancing medical knowledge and community health. Residents have engaged in a range of impactful research and presented at Resident Scholar Day and the Annual FAFP Family Medicine Spring Forum, addressing key aspects of patient care to community health initiatives aimed at improving local outcomes. These activities reflect the program's dedication to both academic excellence and service to the community.

Publication: "Sports: An underutilized tool for patients with disabilities" - Kristina Jones, BS, Cianna Rivera, BS, Bradford Bindas, MD, Laurie Woodard, MD, Elizabeth Perkins, PhD, RNLD
- MDedge Family Medicine J Fam Pract. 2023 April;72(3):102-106 | doi: 10.12788/jfp.0575
"Reducing Resident Burnout Using Three Good Things Intervention" - Yushi Yeap, MD, Michelle Ly, MD, Oliver Oyama, PhD
- Resident Research Symposium, Turley Family Health Center
"Guideline Adherence and Health Disparities: An Analysis on Physician Adherence to the AHA/ACC/HFSA Pharmacological Guidelines for Management of HFrEF" - Leticia Cardoso, MD, Marisol Gomez, MD, Elizabeth Lawrence, MD
- Resident Research Symposium, Turley Family Health Center
"Effectiveness of a Physician-Led Weight Management Clinic in the Primary Care Setting" - Bradford Bindas, MD, Jake Bennett, MD, Julia Jenkins, MD
- Resident Research Symposium Turley Family Health Center
"Bridging the Gap: A Study of Homeless Healthcare Provisions in Pinellas County" - Harris Tsamolias, MD, Candace Fogliatti, MD, Wayne Anderson, MD
- Resident Research Symposium, Turley Family Health Center
"Breast Cancer Screening" - Marisol Gomez, MD, Yushi Yeap, MD, Candace Fogliatti, MD, Jake Bennett, MD, Daniel Chernaev, MD
- Resident Research Symposium, Turley Family Health Center
"Colon Cancer Screening" - Bradford Bindas, MD, Leticia Cardoso, MD, Harris Tsamolias, MD, Michelle Ly, MD, Michael Allison, MD
- Resident Research Symposium, Turley Family Health Center
Completion Rates for Colon Cancer Screening - Sasank Peramsetty, MD, Andrew Rho, DO
- Resident Research Symposium, Turley Family Health Center
Effectiveness of a Walking Program to Manage Gestational Weight Gain - Kate Grayson, MD
- Resident Research Symposium, Turley Family Health Center
Implementing Exercise Culture in a Residency Program - Linzi Jiang, MD, Daniel Esan, MD
- Resident Research Symposium, Turley Family Health Center
Vaccination After Discharge for Patients Admitted for SARS-CoV2 Infection - Joshua Son, DO, Tisha Van Pelt, MD
- Resident Research Symposium, Turley Family Health Center
"Increasing the Depression Screening Rate at Turley Family Health Center” - Joshua Son, DO, Kaitlyn Grayson, MD, Daniel Esan, MD, Linzi Jiang, MD, Wayne Anderson, MD, Jason Peklinsky, MD
- Resident Research Symposium, Turley family Health Center
"The Portal Nudge" Assessing the Effectiveness of Cerner Invitations in Increasing the Cerner BayCare Portal Sign-Up Rate among Resident Turley Family Health Center Patients" - Andrew Rho, DO, Sasank Peramsetty, MD, Tisha Van Pelt, MD, Daniel Chernaev, MD, Elizabeth Lawrence, MD
- Research Symposium Turley Family Health Center
Educating Providers on an Integrative Approach to Irritable Bowel Syndrome - Graig Alpert, MD
- Poster: FAFP Spring Forum
Clinical Efficacy of Telemedicine Compared to In-Office Visits for Management of Hypertension: A Retrospective Study - David Tran, MD, Weier Liu, MD
- Best Project Award, Resident Scholar Day, Turley Family Health Center
Will Improved Education on CRC screening Options Encourage More Patients to Undergo Screening? - Pranav Reddy, MD, Harriet Hagele, MD
- Resident Scholar Day, Turley Family Health Center
A Dietary Assessment in an Academic Primary Care Clinic - Patrick Couchot, MD
- Resident Scholar Day, Turley Family Health Center
Updated Spirometry as Indicator of Decreased Risk for COPD Exacerbation: A Prospective Cohort Study - Brian Baird, DO, Pamela Escobar, DO
- Resident Scholar Day, Turley Family Health Center
Improving the Rate of Routine Diabetic Foot Exams and Yearly Monofilament Exams - Pranav Reddy, MD, Harriet Hagele, MD, Brian Baird, DO, Pamela Escobar, DO
- Resident Scholar Day, Turley Family Health Center
Quality Improvement Strategies to Improve HPV Vaccination Rates in the Primary Care Setting - David Tran, MD, Weier Liu, MD, Graig Alpert, MD, Patrick Couchot, MD
- Resident Scholar Day, Turley Family Health Center
More than Meets the Eye: A Case Report on Ocular Melanoma - Ainslee Juarbe, MD, Alexandra Lawson, MD
- Poster: FAFP Spring Forum
Exercise and Prescription Writing Habits Among BayCare Physicians - Ainslee Juarbe, MD, Kristin Hertweck, MD

From Friendly to Knowledgeable: Increasing Family Medicine Residents Education on Managing and Treating the LGBTQ Population - Alexandra Lawson, MD, Ainslee Juarbe, MD
- Poster: FAFP Spring Forum
Effects of Florida Legislation for Acute Pain on Opioid Prescribing Nallely - Barron-Garcia, MD, Justin Hubenak, MD
- Resident Scholar Day, Turley Family Health Center
Introduction of an Integrative Medicine Interest Group to the USF-MPM Family Medicine Residency Program - Michelle Ayazo, MD, Margaret Hebert, MD
- Resident Scholar Day, Turley Family Health Center
The Frequency and Extent of Exercise as a Prescription for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus in a Family Medicine Residency Program - William Andrew Sprouse, MD, Adeeb Rohani, MD
- Best Project Award, Resident Scholar Day, Turley Family Health Center
- Poster: FAFP Spring Forum
Quality Improvement Protocol: Increasing Discussion of HIV Screening in the Primary Care Annual Preventive Visit - Alexandra Lawson, MD, Michelle Ayazo, MD, Nallely Barron-Garcia, MD, Ainslee Juarbe, MD
- Resident Scholar Day, Turley Family Health Center
A QI Strategy to Increase Foot Exams for Patients with Diabetes - Andrew Sprouse, MD, Margaret Hebert, MD, Justin Hubenak, MD, Adeeb Rohani, MD
- Resident Scholar Day, Turley Family Health Center