SAEMF/RAMS Medical Student Research Grant - $2,500

"Evaluating the Impact of an Elder Abuse Team for an Academic Emergency Department"

This research leverages a unique natural experiment to generate urgently needed evidence on the consequences of discontinuing multidisciplinary elder abuse interventions in high-risk care settings and will inform policy and practice to support sustainable, effective elder protection in emergency medicine.

Recipient(s)

  • Camryn Capoot

    Camryn Capoot

    University of Colorado School of Medicine

    "Evaluating the Impact of an Elder Abuse Team for an Academic Emergency Department"

    Camryn Capoot is a medical student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine with academic interests in emergency medicine, elder abuse intervention, child injury prevention, and care of vulnerable populations.

    She conducts faculty-mentored research in the Department of Emergency Medicine, where her primary project evaluates the impact of an elder abuse response team in an academic emergency department. This work is supported by the 2025 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Ali and Danielle Raja RAMS Medical Student Research Grant.

    Her scholarly work includes mixed-methods study design, health communication, and pediatric injury epidemiology, with presentations at national and institutional meetings. She is an active member of Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, serving on the Education and Research Committees, and is engaged in community service through the DAWN Clinic and student mentorship.