Cincinnati Children’s Resident Research Competition: Big Ideas in Primary Care
Cincinnati Children’s sponsors an annual competition for research ideas. Two awardees will receive an honorarium and present their research ideas related to primary care at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Awardees also meet with faculty to discuss research and fellowship opportunities.
Who Is Eligible?
Residents in their first or second years of pediatric residency at any institution are eligible to apply.
What Is the Opportunity?
Residents who receive the award will pitch their ideas virtually at General Pediatrics Research Rounds in early spring each year, schedules permitting.
How to Apply
Residents should submit:
- A statement describing their interests in pediatric research (100 words).
- An abstract or summary of their big ideas for how primary care and healthcare delivery can enhance child health and well-being (approximately 250 words).
Abstracts submitted to other organizations, such as PAS or AAP, may be submitted as written for this award.
Applications can be submitted here: Cincinnati Children’s Resident Research Competition: Big Ideas in Pediatric Health 2027.
When to Apply
Submit applications by midnight on December 1. Awardees will be notified by 5 pm on December 15.
Other Ways to Involved in Research During Residency
Email Dr. Sarah Beal to learn about other research opportunities for residents.
Past Awardees
2026 Awardees
- Layla Abdulla, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Talk the Talk: Contraceptive Counseling in Pediatric Primary Care Training
- Janice Delgado Díaz, New York-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Enhancing Nirsevimab Administration Rates in Pediatric Primary Care to Mitigate RSV Burden in Infants: A Resident Led Quality Improvement Initiative
2026 Honorable Mentions
- Wefag Ahmed, OSF Children's Hospital of Illinois, Peoria
- Keresha Bird Williams, One Brooklyn Health - Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
- Roshanara Diaz Mejia, St. Luke's University Health Network
- Ashwini Gupta, Stony Brook Children’s Hospital
- Vinson James, Good Samaritan University Hospital of West Islip, NY
- Olivia Legan, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Omobolanle Obajeun, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
- Mafaz Ombada, University of Florida College of Medicine
- Kavin Panneerselvam, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
- Joshua Vasquez, Oregon Health & Science University
- Elizabeth Wat, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
2025 Awardees
- Kamaljit Braich, University of Toledo. Do primary care offices with a respiratory therapist have better patient compliance with daily asthma controllers?
- Kajal Sachdev-Gande, St. Louis Children’s Hospital - Washington University in St. Louis. Screening for Social Risk Factor, in Pediatric Primary Care.
2025 Honorable Mentions
- Nichole Anderez, Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Shradha Chhabria, UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
- Emily Kragel, Kaiser Permanente at Oakland Medical Center
- Katie Loke, Peyton Manning Children's Hospital
- Amundam Mancho, Boston Children's Hospital - BMC
- Sarah Sabir, Monmouth Medical Center
- Anat Sigal, Hackensack University Medical Center
2024 Awardees
- Anna Margaret Pitts, Dell Children’s Hospital. Evaluating a web-based module designed to enhance pediatric residents’ compliance and confidence in obesity-focused care.
- Victoria Vazquez, Nemours Children’s Health Orlando. Improving language-concordant care by identifying barriers to providing language-concordant care and standardizing discharge instructions for Spanish-speaking families.
2024 Honorable Mentions
- Anjali Oberoi, UMass Chan Medical School
- Kaley Desher, Emory University
- Luchang Zhang, Phoenix Children’s
- Megha Suri, Charleston Area Medical Center
- Vinh-An Vo, Phoenix Children’s
- Tyler Clay, Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
