Catalin Mateas (M4), alongside Dr. Reilly Bealer (PGY-2), Dr. Shilpa Darivemula (GOGM Fellow), and Dr. Alexandria Kraus (MFM), has been awarded the Academy of Educators鈥� Kathleen Rao Scholarship Grant for their innovative project proposal,聽Designing and Evaluating a Hands-On Evidence-Based Workshop on Menstrual Health and Menstrual Advocacy for Medical Students.
The full project team includes:
Catalin Mateas (M4), Dr. Reilly Bealer (PGY-2), Dr. Shilpa Darivemula, MD, MSCR (GOGM Fellow), Dr. Alexandria Kraus, MD, MMSc (MFM), Dr. Marcella Willis-Gray (Urogynecology), and Dr. Grace Trompeter, MD, MSPH (GOGM Fellow).
The project addresses a critical gap in clinical education: menstrual equity. Despite the prevalence of vaginal bleeding across the reproductive life course, menstrual health needs are often under-recognized in medical training. To bridge this gap, the team will conduct a menstrual health needs assessment and develop a practical, evidence-based workshop for preclinical students at the 黑料网.
The initiative aims to evaluate the current state of menstrual health education (MHE) at 黑料网 through a needs assessment survey, deliver an interactive workshop to address identified gaps, and assess the impact of the intervention through post-workshop evaluations during the OB/GYN clerkship.
“I was thrilled that our proposal was accepted! Given the current climate, it feels more important than ever to ensure all physicians in training understand menstrual health and menstrual equity. We are grateful to have the opportunity to create this pilot workshop,鈥�聽said Dr. Shilpa Darivemula.