Our first summer back onsite after COVID-19 was not without challenges, but with your help, we were able to offer engaging research experiences for our high school students that offered them a unique opportunity to learn from our wonderful physicians, researchers, engineers, and nurses and observe how they conduct research while working as a team.

Over the course of the summer, our 11 METEOR students completed in-depth research projects that culminated in posters and presentations. With your help, they identified research questions, formulated hypotheses, performed statistical analyses and identified next steps. The students also attended 15 lectures as part of the Summer Science Lecture Series focused on topics including health equity, statistics, and team functionalities. Additional highlights included shadowing in the OR, an experience in the ED, the Simulation Lab, and a tour of the NICU.

The culmination of these experiences was very well received by the METEOR students. During end-of-summer debriefs, students expressed immense gratitude for this “life-altering” program. The students really enjoyed having the opportunity to have hands-on experiences in a variety of health/STEM fields, and most students have made arrangements to continue their experience into the fall. None of this summer’s success would have been possible without your support and advocacy, and our team and the METEOR students cannot thank you enough for everything you have done.

2022 METEOR Students Final Presentation Topics

Genetic Variation in Pharmacogenomics

The Effect of Anthracyclines on the QTc Interval and Development of Cardiomyopathy in Pediatric Cancer Patients 

Undergoing Cochlear Implants with other Middle and Outer Ear Surgeries

CT-Compatible Needle Based Intervention tools and their ability to possibly increase accuracy during procedures

Development of a driving simulator to assess a cognitively demanding real life task in subjects with Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD)

The Correlation Between CGM Use, A1C, Diabetes Distress in Teens with T1D

Air Quality's Effect on Children with Asthma Hospitalizations 

Child Behavioral Checklist (CBCL) Results for Zika Control Group in Rural Colombia

Risk factors associated with mortality in pediatric PVS patients

Association of Race with Nonadherence to Hip Surveillance Outpatient Medical Follow-up Care and COVID-19 Pandemic in Children with Cerebral Palsy