Brick Builder Grant Winners 2024


Empowering Global Medical Education
The Brick Builder Grant is a ScholarRx initiative empowering educators and students worldwide to create innovative, free, open-access digital learning modules, or "Bricks," focused on underrepresented medical topics. By providing essential tools and support, the grant aims to revolutionize global medical education through innovation.
What do winners receive?
- $500 in funding
- Free access to the ScholarRx curriculum authoring platform and the Rx Bricks digital library
- Expert training and support from ScholarRx
2024 Grant Winners
We are excited to announce the talented winners from 38 institutions across 13 countries who will be using the Brick Builder Grant to develop innovative medical educational resources.
Name | Institution | Brick Topic |
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Angela Pierce | Alice L. Walton School of Medicine | The Impact of Beverage Choice on Health |
Jasmeet Singh | University college of medical sciences & Guru teg bahadur hospital | ADRs Unlocked- A Dynamic Guide to Identifying, Preventing, and Managing Adverse Drug Reactions in healthcare settings |
Dr. Ravirajsinh Jadeja | Augusta University | Diseases of the Retina |
Obrain Musulumba | Zera International College of Health Sciences | Public Health Nursing in Community Settings |
ABENA OTCHERE-DARKO | AFROMED ACADEMY OF MEDICAL CLINICAL RESEARCH AND INNOVATION | Pedagogical Course: Curricula integrations of interprofessional learning, educational assessments and evaluations in faculty staff development. |
Nick Ragsdale | Frist College of Medicine, Belmont University | Appendicitis Case Based Learning Activity Brick |
Samuel Steuart | Harvard Medical School | Neurologic Complications of Cancer Treatment |
Alaa Rashid | Ministry of Health - Directorate of Erbil, KRI, Iraq. | Chronic Diseases and Behavior Change Coaching |
Nhu Tran | University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam | Amenorrhea |
Moeza Arona Merchant | University of Queensland | The effects of conflict or war on health |
Menna Arafat | Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University | The Importance of Medical Leadership Skills in Medical Education |
Dr. Lydia Elliott | Carle Illinois College of Medicine | Interpersonal Education for Healthcare Professionals |
Alejandra Franco | International School of Medicine - UAG | The Early Diagnosis of Acute Abdomen |
Tamara Kaplan | Harvard Medical School / Brigham and Women's Hospital | Stroke Mini-Library |
Ashley Paul | Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | The Clinical Approach to the Neurological Complications of HIV |
Kaylah Walton | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine | Nutritional Management of Diabetes Mellitus |
Demidmaa Tuvdendorj | University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine | Core Concepts of Physiology: Homeostasis, Flow Down Gradients, Mass Balance, Cell-to-Cell Communication, and Physical Properties of Matter elasticity. |
Solomon Gaulding | University of Texas at San Antonio - Long School of Medicine | Use of the Teach-Back Method in Promoting Health Literacy |
Daryl Traylor | A.T. Still University | Incorporating Climate Change Education into Medical School Curricula |
Hosny Mohsen | Beni suef faculty of medicine | Criitical Aspects of Cardiovascular Physiology |
Rebecca Zucconi | Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine | Pelvic Support Defects & Urinary Incontinence |
Victor Jimenez Jr | Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine | Evaluating Language Barriers in Medical Education and Improving Equity in Medicine |
Alvaro Emmanuel Reyes Quintero | University of Guadalajara | Cardiac Channelopathies |
Lucia Alvarez | Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara | Early Tomographic Signs of Ischemic Vascular Brain Disease |
Matthew Yan | David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA | Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) in marginalized communities of color |
Abigail Healy | Harvard Medical School/Mass General Brigham | Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis |
Christine Gao | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | Stroke code activation |
Emmett Leddin | Michigan State University College of Human Medicine | 1. Minority Stress, Intersectionality, and Barriers to Healthcare 2. Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), Health Insurance, Letters, and Voice Therapy 3. STIs, Sexual Health, and Intimate Partner Violence 4. Surgery 5. Nutrition and Lifestyle 6. Trauma Informed Care and Considerations for Trans Youth 7. Fertility and Family Planning |
Freddy Robert L Han Provident | University of Global Health Equity | management of schistosomiasis through one health approach |
Alyssa Nguyen | Johns Hopkins University | Neuropalliative Care |
Alex AInebyona | University of Global Health Equity | ATYPICAL DIABETES |
Wendy Tapia | Universidad Peruana Union | Epileptic Encephalopathies |
Betty Onyebu | American University of Barbados | Role of maternal inflammation in the risk of development of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Children. |
Cinamon Nyagaka | Kenyatta University | Maternal and child health |
Sabrina GWIZA | University of Global Health Equity | Early Childhood Development and Mental Health |
Manting Xu | University of Louisville | Introduction to Reading Radiologic Imaging |
Tanu Rana | Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine at Belmont University | Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) |
Otmar Borchard | Pacific Northwest University - College of Osteopathic Medicine | The cutaneous manifestations of an existing COVID-19 |
Sarah Osborn | St. George's University School of Medicine | 1. Urea Cycle Disorders 2.Phenylketonuria/Alkaptonuria/Tyrosinemia 3.Maple Syrup Urine Disease/Branched-chain disorders 4. Organic Acidemias. |
Tipsuda Junsanto Bahri | Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine | 1. Histology of Breast, 2. Craniopharyngioma, 3. Embryology and Histology of Salivary glands, 4. Congenital Pancreatic conditions: Annular pancreas & pancreas divisum |
Selin Isguven | Thomas Jefferson University | 1)Evaluating and applying scientific literature 2)Developing robust research studies 3)Exploring pathways to careers as a physician-scientist |
Sai Sankeerth Madakasira | Boston University | Clinical Research |
David Harris | University of Central Florida | Guidance for educators that facilitate small group learning sessions |
Prerak Juthani | Stanford University | From Stumbles to Stethoscopes: Mastering the Medical Presentation |
David Roos | Alice L. Walton School of Medicine | Roadmap to Residency |
Katie Carsky | Lenox Hill Hospital | Fundamentals of Upper & Lower Endoscopy |
Tamara Strohm | University of North Carolina | Principles of Neurology |