Section on Early Career Physicians Health Equity Grants

Program Overview

The goal of the Section on Early Career Physicians (SOECP) Health Equity Grant Program is to support our early career physicians, especially those who are underrepresented in medicine, as they conduct research, interventions, and education that address antiracism and health equity in communities and institutions. Creative ideas are welcome, and some project examples include:

• Community approaches that target health disparities
• Institutional approaches to improve diversity in medicine
• Local gatherings that showcase careers in medicine for youth in underserved areas (similar to the Black Men in White Coats work)
• District-wide educational forum on antiracism

2024 Recipients

Uchenna Anani, MD, FAAP (Vanderbilt University Medical Center NICU Team) | The Evaluation of Discharge Readiness Across Race, Ethnicity, and Preferred Language in the NICU

Marina Capella, MD, MEd, FAAP (Future Minority Doctor Team) | Application Coaching Program for Underrepresented Minorities

Lavanya Easwaran, MD, MPH, FAAP | The Impact of Language Concordance Providers on Informed Consent in Low English Proficiency Populations

Victoria Hardwick, MD, FAAP (Neurology Equity and Unity (NEU) Team) | Inspiring Minds: Brain Fair and Beyond

Jasmine Holmes, MD, MPH, FAAP (We Grow Everything We Touch Team) |The Reading Education and ACEs Consortium for Health (REACH) Project

Sasha Ondusko, MD, FAAP | Understanding the Impact of Culturally Concordant Support for Families in the NICU

Allison Portenoy, MD, FAAP (Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital PICU/PCICU Team) | A Prospective Study of Melanin Content and Pulse Oximeter Accuracy in Critically-ill Children with Congenital Heart Disease

Kellie Snooks, MO, MPH, FAAP | Open Conversations with Milwaukee Youth: Their Views on Community, School, and Firearms

Patricia Tran, MD, MS, FAAP (Project ELEPHANT Team) |Project ELEPHANT - Addressing Food Insecurity as a Critical Social Determinant of Health in Pediatric Care

Selina Varma, MD, MPH, FAAP | Better Together: Empowering Parents and Students to Pursue Healthcare Careers