Award

Project

Program

Team Members

Best MHN-Led Safety 

Keeping Focus of Prevention of Central Line Infections in the Pediatric Population 

MHN CHH Hoops Family Children's Hospital

Michele McMaster, RN, BSN 

Best MHN-Led QI Project 

Nurse-Driven Pediatric Vascular Access Team 

MHN CHH PICU 

Kolton Webb, RN; Joseph Adkins, RN; Kaitlin Schaver, RN; Russel Houck, RN; Sebastian Proaño, MD. 

CMO’s Award for Best Multidisciplinary QI Project 

Management of Blood Pressure in High-Risk Appalachia with Hypertension Clinic A 2-year Follow-Up.​ 

MHN Cardiology and Pharmacy 

Izza Saeed, MD; Jay Jensen, MD; Brittany Messer, PharmD; Ellen Thompson; Kanaan Mansoor, MD; Katherine Steele, MS; David Taylor, MS; Joshua Wyner, MS 

Vice Dean’s Award for Most Sustainable QI 

Colorectal Cancer Screening: Improving the Rate of Screening through Quality Improvement 

JCESOM Family and Community Health and MHN Population Health 

Cassidy Woodrum, MS3;  Jodi Biller, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC; Chad Smith, MD; Courtney Wellman, MD;  Kueitsung ‘Philips’ Shih, MPH; Adam M. Franks, MD 

Best Resident-Led QI Project  

Breast Cancer Screening Improving Quality Measure Rates  

JCESOM Family and Community Health 

Kaitlan Harvey, MD; Courtney Wellman, MD; Adam Franks, MD   

Best Student-Led Quality Improvement Project 

Enhancing Diabetic Hgb A1c Control A Student-Driven Quality Improvement Approach 

JCESOM Family and Community Health 

Lauren Baumgartner, MS-3; Rachelle Subik, PharmD; Ashley Beaty, MSN, RN-BC; Courtney Wellman, MD; Adam M. Franks, MD 

Best Resident-Led Safety Project 

JCESOM Family and Community Health 

Jacob Hesson, MD; Keiutsung “Philips” Shih, MPH; Adam Franks, MD 

Best Student-Led Safety Project 

JCESOM Family and Community Health 

Autumn Brittingham, MS3; Georgia White, MS2; Kueitsung Shih, MPH; Adam Franks, MD; Courtney Wellman, MD

Frank D. Shuler MD, PhD, Program Award 

Department of Family Medicine