2024-25 Distinguished Capstone Awards

Authored By: wells438 05/15/2025

15 Capstone presentations have been selected as Distinguished Capstones. The decision was based on the student’s quality of work in CLI 4711/13 and their presentation.

“Distinguished quality” has been identified as follows:

Students have demonstrated that they have

  • Gone above and beyond the expected learning outcomes.
  • Expressed their experience in a meaningful manner through their presentation.
  • Demonstrated that they have impacted a community during their capstone experience.
  • Demonstrated their presentation was an act of leadership by influencing the audience.

 

NAME

CAPSTONE TITLE

PRESENTATION LINK

Moukarama Afoda (Fall 2024)

Slow and Steady Wins the Race: Harnessing Patience in a Fast-Paced World

Link to Capstone Presentation

Kaitlyn Jones (Fall 2024)

A Seed in the Wrong Soil: My Journey Into Blossoming Into My Passion

Link to Capstone Presentation

Frank Weber (Fall 2024)

Authenticity in Career Exploration: A Bayesian Analysis

 

Link to Capstone Presentation

Rachel Agyei (Spring 2025)

Blossoms of Pink: Growing Compassion & Perseverance for Pediatric Care

Link to Capstone Presentation

Anthony Arias (Spring 2025)

Lost in the Right Direction: Turning Setbacks into Stepping Stones

Link to Capstone Presentation

Kauthar Al-Khiqany (Spring 2025)

Rooted in Resilience: My Journey to Medicine

Link to Capstone Presentation

Ozzy Ayebo (Spring 2025)

Lessons in Health Literacy in my Path to Physician-Scientist

Link to Capstone Presentation

Keera Braun (Spring 2025)

Be Present, Not Perfect

Link to Capstone Presentation

Ellie Glende (Spring 2025)

Rooted in Adaptability: Growing Through Changing Plans

 

Link to Capstone Presentation

Sydney Kowarsch (Spring 2025)

By Women, For Women: My Journey as a Pre-PA Student Guided by a Passion for Women's Health

Link to Capstone Presentation

Gabrielle Nicola (Spring 2025)

Beyond the Needle: Where Resilience and Anesthesia Meet

Link to Capstone Presentation

Muntas Osman (Spring 2025)

I can’t do everything myself : The Breaking of a Cycle

 

Link to Capstone Presentation

Esmee Solberg (Spring 2025)

Where Empathy Grows: Through Patients and Patience

Link to Capstone Presentation

Priyanka Streblow (Spring 2025)

This Garden of Mine: Cultivating A Physician Through Capstone Roots

Link to Capstone Presentation

Aalunya Teso (Spring 2025)

Two Worlds, One Family

Link to Capstone Presentation