2025 Medical Education Research Grant Awardee - Kashi Goyal, MD

Kashi Goyal, MD is currently a Clinical Instructor in Pulmonary and Critical Care in the Department of Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University (OSU).  She will complete a fellowship in lung transplantation and join as faculty at The Ohio State University in 2025. She is an early-career investigator with specific interests in diversity, equity and inclusion as they pertain to pulmonary fellowship curriculums and medical student and resident recruitment. Additionally, she has pursued this interest in the context of access to lung transplantation through investigation of referral patterns.

2024 ATS-APCCMPD Joint Medical Education Research Grant Awardee - Tessa Steel, MD, MPH

Tessa Steel, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the University of Washington.  She received her MD and MPH from Oregon Health & Science University, completed Internal Medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, and trained in Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine and Health Services Research at University of Washington and VA Puget Sound.  Her K23 research uses mixed methods to evaluate and improve the safety of hospital treatments for alcohol withdrawal syndrome, an under-researched problem situated in the broader social context of stigma and stereotypes associated with addiction.  Her interest in health equity led to research aimed at promoting and retaining diversity in the physician-scientist workforce.  Dr. Steel is leading a project funded by ATS-APCCMPD to investigate the challenges and rewards of research-focused careers through interviews with current and recent fellows from multiple Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine T32 training programs.  The project is designed to highlight the experiences and perspectives of trainees facing known structural barriers to remaining in research: 1) women, especially those with young children and 2) minoritized racial and ethnic groups, including Black, indigenous, and other people of color.  Dr. Steel lives in Seattle with her husband and two children and enjoys being active in the outdoors.

2024 Medical Education Research Grant Awardee - Camille Petri, MD

Camille Petri, MD is an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and an instructor of interprofessional education at the Carl J. Shapiro Center for Education Research in Boston. She received her MD from the University of Chicago, and completed an internal medicine residency and pulmonary and critical care fellowship at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Her research project aims to identify ways to promote teaching and learning interactions between interprofessional team members in hospital intensive care units. These educational interactions will increase collaboration by highlighting complimentary areas of expertise and fostering positive work relationships, leading to improved patient outcomes.

2023 Medical Education Research Grant Awardee - Dustin Krutsinger, MD, MSCE

Dustin Krutsinger, MD, MSCE is an ICU physician and epidemiologist whose research is focused on improving the efficient, ethical, and equitable conduct of critical care trials. Dr. Krutsinger started his medical career as an ICU RN at the University of Iowa. He graduated medical school, completed internal medicine residency, and served as chief resident at the University of Iowa. He completed his fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also graduated with a Masters of Science in Clinical Epidemiology. In addition to his clinical and research interests, Dr. Krutsinger has a passion for financial wellness education for medical trainees.

2021 Medical Education Research Grant Awardee - Erin Powell, MD

Erin Powell, MD received her medical degree from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.  She completed pediatric residency, chief residency and fellowship in pediatric critical care medicine at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University.  She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatrics and Critical Care. She currently holds many educational roles including preceptor for Introduction to Clinical Medicine, Clinical Coach for Entrustment to Medicine, Advanced Development Director for the Department of Pediatrics, Associate Director for the Pediatric Residency Program and educational director for the PICU/PCICU. She has participated as an instructor at the ATS Resident boot camp since 2015 and was named Pediatric Critical Care Co-Chair in 2020.