Summer 2021: E-20 RUOP Projects

The Rural Underserved Opportunities Program (RUOP) Triple I is a six-week research project conducted alongside a four-week clinical immersion in a rural or underserved community in Wyoming or the WWAMI region. Students work side-by-side with local physicians providing health care to historically disinvested populations and conducting community-focused research such as health education projects, needs assessments, intervention planning, or evaluation of health services. Students present their findings every Fall at the Wyoming WWAMI research symposium.

View Summer 2021 RUOP projects below.

Cody Abbott

Isolation: Antagonist and Antidote in Rural WY

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Luiza Bosch

Vaccination Hesitancy: A Common Trend In Powell, WY

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Cade Budak

COVID-19 Pandemic in Salmon, ID: Medical Humanities

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Maison Furley

Best Practices to Manage Increasing Pediatric Mental Health Admission Acuity in Sheridan, WY

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Ariel Gjovig

Improving Diabetes Nutrition Education in Sundance, WY

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Blake Hopkin

Improving Cancer Screening Education and Rates in Conrad, MT Through Social Media

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Joseph Keating

Stories from the Pandemic in Sundance, WY

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Taylor Kennedy

Strategies to Reduce the Incidence of Skin Cancer in Cody, WY

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Audrey Lucas

Using Behavior Change Models to Help Healthcare Workers Discuss COVID-19 Vaccines with Patients to Increase Community Vaccination Numbers in Goshen County, WY

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Jackson J. McCue

Sinus Rinse Education for Coal Miners in Douglas, WY

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Bryce Snow

Access to Exercise Facilities in Uinta County, WY

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Bret Andrew

Sequential Intrarticular Corticosteroid and Hyaluronic Acid Provides Significant Knee Osteoarthritis Symptom Improvement

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Austin Ellis

Comparison of Shear Wave Elastography and Mechanical Testing

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Holly Huber

The Effectiveness of a Low-Cost Simulation-Based Module for Teaching Ultrasound-Guided Fine-Needle Aspiration of Thyroid Nodules

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Sierra Levene

Impact of Age, Sex, and Race on Velopharyngeal Anatomy Within the First Two Years of Life

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Rikki N. Nelson

The Use of High Frequency Ultrasound for In Vivo Pregnancy to Monitor and Assess Fetal Development After Endocrine Disruption

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Grace E. Nicholas

Carpal Tunnel Release with Ultrasound Guidance Intermediate-Term Clinical Outcomes with MRI Correlation

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Dane Patey

Comparing Alcohol Screening and Alcohol Use Disorder Assessments Completed at Virtual and In-Person Primary Care Visits

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