Bridge to Clinical Medicine Community Service Preceptorship and Research Experience

The Bridge to Clinical Medicine major of the M.S. Program in Biomedical Sciences is designed to expand the pool of successful medical school applications from medically underserved, rural, and inner-city communities. The following Bridge students have been mentored by Department faculty:

2016-2017 Student Research

FSU Bridge Student: Maheen Islam
Project Title: “Personality and Cognition Among Older Adults”
Faculty Advisor: Antonio Terracciano, Ph.D.

2014-2015 Student Research

FSU Bridge Student: Bryno Gay
Project Title: “Aging Stereotypes and Fitness in Older Adults: The Association with Cognition”
Faculty Advisor: Antonio Terracciano, Ph.D.

2013-2014 Student Research

FSU Bridge Student: Stephanie Poteau
Project Title: “Exploring Depression in Older Adults - Understanding the impact of stigma on individual experiences”
Faculty Advisors: Suzanne Baker, M.A. and Angelina Sutin, Ph.D.

Read more about this research study under Faculty Research.

FSU Bridge Student: Mauricio Parra-Ferro
Project Title: “Medication Use Among Residents of a Residential Memory Care Unit”
Faculty Advisor: Lisa Granville, M.D.

FSU Bridge Student: Lauren Stewart
Project Title: “Uric Acid and Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Individuals with Cognitive Impairments”
Faculty Advisors: Antonio Terracciano, Ph.D. and Angelina Sutin, Ph.D.

Read more about this research study under Faculty Research.

2012-2013 Student Research

FSU Bridge Student: Lindsay Gardner
Project Title: “Use of ‘Go Wish’ Cards in Persons With Mild Cognitive Impairment”
Faculty Advisor: Ken Brummel-Smith, M.D. and Elizabeth Menkin, M.D.

Read more about this research study under Faculty Research.

2011-2012 Student Research

FSU Bridge Student: Marielys Figueroa-Sierra and Makandall Saint-Eloi
Project Title: “An Assessment of Baseline Characteristics of Older Persons Registering for Care at the Transition Center: A pilot project using interRAI™ instruments as a comprehensive assessment”
Faculty Advisor: Niharika Suchak, M.B.B.S., M.H.S., F.A.C.P.

View the interRAI Contact Assessment in Transitional Care [pdf] poster that Marielys Figueroa-Sierra and Makandall Saint-Eloi presented at the 2013 American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting.

View the interRAI Contact Assessment in Transitional Care [pdf] poster that Marielys Figueroa-Sierra presented at the 2012 Florida Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting.