UAMS Awards to Help Doctors Get Research Findings into Practice

By David Robinson

Implementation science is the study of methods to promote the uptake of research findings into medical practice. Using the principles of implementation science, CIR faculty will guide the scholars through 10 educational sessions per year and provide oversight and mentoring for their implementation science projects. The two-year program will provide 20% salary support.

Below are the scholars and their project titles:

Kapil Arya, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Neurology
Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine
UAMS, Arkansas Children’s Hospital/

“Implementation of Newborn Screening (NBS) for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and Operationalizing Appropriate Patient Management”

Johnathan Goree, M.D.
Assistant Professor and Director, Division of Chronic Pain, Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, UAMS

“Implementation of Safe Post-Operative Opioid Prescribing at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences”

Emily Kocurek, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine
College of Medicine, UAMS

“ICU Liberation Bundle”

Debopam Samanta, M.D.
Associate Professor and Interim Section/Service Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, UAMS/Arkansas Children’s Hospital

“Quality/Implementation Gap in Epilepsy Surgery Evaluation”

Megha Sharma, M.D., FAAP
Assistant Professor, Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine,
UAMS/Arkansas Children’s Hospital

“Minimizing Iatrogenic Blood Loss and Reducing Cost of Lab Testing in Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Neonates by Raising Staff Awareness and Optimal Use of EMR”