The Medical School Engagement Program (MSEP) provides a way for education leaders to encourage medical student interest in endocrinology and recognize the best and brightest learners with opportunities to engage with leaders in our field. The Society is delighted to announce the 2025 recipients of the MSEP Award.
Project Lead: Aysegul Bulut, MD
“To strengthen medical student engagement, we plan to establish monthly endocrine interest groups to facilitate interactive discussions, career mentorship, and case-based learning. Students will also be invited to didactic sessions, including grand rounds, monthly diabetes technology conferences, journal clubs, and fellows’ didactics. Additionally, we plan to host an Endocrine Toolkit Sessions outside the medical school curriculum, tailored to students’ interests.” – Aysegul Bulut, MD
Project Lead: Carrie Burns, MD
Chief: Susan Mandel, MD, MPH
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Project Lead: Christopher R. McCarthy, MD
Nadia T. Barghouthi, MD, MPH
“We will use MSEP funds to pursue three synergistic pipeline programs: (1) Endocrinology Interest Group (EIG): EIG membership will be available to all medical students open to an endocrinology career. (2) Endocrine Research Sponsorship and Mentorship Program (ERSMP) and (3) Endocrine Board Review Program (EBRP). Most MSEP funds would be used to provide meals for EIG meetings. A small portion would be used to purchase prizes for the Endocrine Jeopardy session and two annual Excellence in Endocrinology plaques” – Christopher R. McCartney, MD
Program Lead: Anne Marie Van Hoven, MD
Project Lead: Colette Knight, MD
“The endocrine division at Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) is committed to recruiting and mentoring the next generation of endocrinologists. As a division, we have a track record of mentoring residents for endocrine fellowship, some of whom are now members of our current faculty. The Medical Student Engagement Program (MSEP) will serve as a catalyst to develop and expand student-targeted programs and expose the medical students to the breadth and depth of endocrine clinical practice, research and academic scholarship." – Colette Knight, MD
[photo] Project Lead: Co-lead Imali Sirisena, MD
[photo] Project Lead: Thomas Gallagher, DO
[photo] Chief: Ajaykumar D. Rao, MD
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Project Lead: Madhu N. Rao
Project Lead: Robert Weber
“UCSF Endocrinology has a long and well-established program of fellowship training and robust, innovative research. We hope to leverage aspects of these programs to increase student engagement. We aim to: (1) Develop a comprehensive endocrine curriculum for summer students in the NIDDK-funded Medical Student Research Program (MSRP) in Diabetes at UCSF. (2) Establish Endocrinology Interest Groups (EIG) by leveraging faculty leaders in the medical student curriculum and activities in the fellowship training program. We aim to...expose students to the clinical scope and intellectual depth of endocrinology.” – Madhu Rao, MD
[photo] Project Lead: Partha Sinha
[photo] Chief: Evan Rosen
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Project Lead: Stanley Andrisse, MD
Chief: Gail Nunlee Bland, MD
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[photo] Project Lead: Tobias Else
[photo] Chief: Gregory Clines
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[photo] Project Lead: Zeina Hannoush, MD
Project Lead: Violet Lagari
Chief: Ernesto Bernal, MD
“Endocrinology is a vital yet often underrepresented specialty in medical education. To enhance student engagement at the University of Miami, our approach will focus on early exposure, hands-on experiences, and mentorship. Ensuring Sustainability: By supporting faculty development and student engagement events, this award will help create a lasting impact on how endocrinology is introduced and taught at our institution. Through these efforts, we aim to increase student interest in endocrinology, improve early career exploration, and foster long-term engagement with the specialty. This initiative will ultimately ensure that future physicians gain a deeper understanding of endocrine disorders and their management, benefiting both students and the patients they will serve.” – Zeina Hannoush, MD
Project Lead: Deepika Reddy
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