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Athena Tran, MD, Internal Medicine, Cincinnati, OH

AthenaTranMD(She/Her)

Internal Medicine Cincinnati, OH

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  • Office

    234 Goodman Street
    Cincinnati, OH 45229

Summary

  • I am a first-generation Asian American in medicine. I am currently an internal medicine resident at the University of Cincinnati. I am passionate about health equity, mentorship, and medical education.

Education & Training

  • University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine
    University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 2022 - 2025
  • Ohio State University College of Medicine
    Ohio State University College of MedicineClass of 2022
  • Indiana University
    Indiana UniversityBS, Neuroscience, Magna Cum Laude, 2014 - 2018
  • Indiana University
    Indiana UniversityBS, Biology, Magna Cum Laude, 2014 - 2018

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Gold Humanism Honor Society The Gold Foundation
  • Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award The Gold Foundation, 2022

Publications & Presentations

Abstracts/Posters

  • A Teenage Enigma: a Rare Presentation of Porphyria
    Klafter S, Tran AM, Bari K, American College of Physicians Ohio/Air Force Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting 2023, Columbus, OH, 10/2023
  • The “SHINE” Project: A Model for Holistic Health Education in a Somali Adolescent Population
    Kennett M, Tran AM, Bae J, Failing G, Ushasri H, Bazin BC, Kuhns T, Tadepalli S, Vincent R, Mbeng AC, Academy of Pediatrics: National Conference and Exhibition, Philadelphia, PA, 10/2021
  • Characterizing Epstein-Barr Virus Type 1 and Type 2 in United States and Ethiopian Populations
    Finoti S, Tran AM, Ahmed EH, Kautto E, Blachly J, Baiocchi RA., The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center: CREATES Symposium, Columbus, OH, 7/2019
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Lectures

  • Understanding the transcriptional language and regulation of melanoma antigen gene protein MAGE-A6 and MAGE-B2 
    Memphis, TN - 8/2017

Research History

  • Medical Student Researcher/OSUCOM Applied Health Systems Science ProgramDeveloped and carried out a quality improvement project to increase COVID vaccination rates in adolescent patients. Surveyed medical staff and patients about COVID vaccination hesitations and concerns. Conducted focus groups. Developed and evaluated efficacy of interventions.2021 - 2022
  • Medical Student Researcher/OSUCOM Community Health Education ProgramDeveloped and led a 10-week health education program and two college immersion experiences for Somali adolescents 6th to 8th graders to improve basic health knowledge and increase participation in personal health-promoting behaviors. Evaluated improvement in core competencies with intervention.2019 - 2020
  • Medical Student Research Intern/Baiocchi LabDeveloped serotyping and sequencing techniques/protocols to characterize Epstein Barr Virus types in patients in United States and Ethiopia.2019 - 2019
  • Undergraduate Researcher/Lynch LabDesigned stable paramecium minimal promoter constructs from a Paramecium Tetraurelia Calmodulin upstream sequences. Performed Paramecium population sampling and genotyping project on samples collected from various regions in the U.S.2015 - 2018
  • St. Jude Research Hospital: Pediatric Oncology Education Program: Undergraduate Biomedical Research Intern/Potts LabConducted research to understand the transcriptional language and regulation of melanoma antigen gene proteins and their role in tumorigenesis. Awarded St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital POE Research Manuscript Honorable Mention2017 - 2017
  • Research Experience for Undergraduates InternDesigned stable minimal promoter constructs from upstream Calmodulin sequence of Paramecium tetraurelia by progressively truncating the upstream region, microinjecting constructs containing a GFP reporter, and screening and imaging GFP expression.2016 - 2016

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