1. Data-driven approaches to identify and mitigate healthcare disparities in pediatric patients
2. Improving scholarly activity training for pediatric residents and fellows
My health services research has focused on adoption and use of health information technology, while my educational research has focused on educational efforts to improve scholarly training for trainees.
Research
My health services research work has focused on the adoption and use of health information technology in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. These interventions include electronic prescribing, electronic health records, health information exchange, and personal health records. I have been involved in several federally funded projects designed to help health systems identify and predict patients with high needs and high cost and improve the care given to this population. In recent years, I have transitioned my health services and health equity research work to a more senior advisory role, guiding trainees and junior faculty in their health services research projects.
I have also led multiple large-scale national educational research studies. The primary focus of this research has been how to best support trainees in scholarly activity during their training years. These studies have been conducted using national educational research network infrastructure including the Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) Research and Scholarship Learning Community, APPD LEARN, and the Subspecialty Pediatric Investigators Network. I have also published several peer-reviewed curricula that have been downloaded hundreds of times on this topic, as well as perspective pieces on mentoring and how to conduct rigorous educational education research.
Biography
Dr. Abramson completed her undergraduate degree at Yale University and her medical degree from the New York University School of Medicine, where she was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society. She finished her residency in Pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital at Weill Cornell Medicine. She received a Distinguished Housestaff Award and subsequently served as Chief Resident from 2006-2007. She has been on faculty continuously since 2007. Her leadership roles include Assistant Dean of Education Research, Outcomes, and Innovation, Pediatric Vice Chair of Health Equity and Medical Education Research, and Principal Investigator of an ECRIP fellowship training grant funded by New York State. Dr. Abramson is board certified in General Pediatrics and Pediatric Hospital Medicine. She holds several national leadership positions related to pediatric graduate medical education and research training, has published over 100 articles, and received multiple prestigious local and national awards for mentoring and educational innovation.
Distinctions:
Award for Research Mentoring Excellence, WCM, Department of Pediatrics (2015)
APPD Mentoring Certificate for Extraordinary Contributions to APPD Mentorship Activities during the past 5 years (2019)
Lead Author, Top Research Abstract Award, Association of Pediatric Program Directors National Meeting (2020)
APPD Walter W. Tunnessen, Jr. Award -Award given for extraordinary or innovative contribution (s) in pediatric graduate medical education at a national level through APPD (2021)
Induction, American Pediatric Society (2022)
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Fellows’ Mentorship Award,
Cornell/Columbia joint PHM fellowship (2022)
Recipient, Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentorship, Weill Cornell Medical College (2023)
APA Recognition for Outstanding Contributions as Co-Director of the APA Research Scholars Program (2024)
