Bio


Member of the Snyder Laboratory
Teaching Assistant in the Department of Pediatrics for PEDS 220: COVID-19 Elective

Honors & Awards


  • Translational Research and Applied Medicine Scholar, Department of Medicine, Stanford Medical School (September 2021 - July 2022)
  • Elected Sophomore Class President, Stanford University (September 2021 - June 2022)
  • Elected Junior Class President, Stanford University (September 2022 - June 2023)
  • Translational Research and Applied Medicine Scholar, Department of Medicine, Stanford Medical School (September 2022 - July 2023)

All Publications


  • Precision Medicine Approaches to Mental Healthcare. Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) Scala, J. J., Ganz, A. B., Snyder, M. P. 2022

    Abstract

    By developing a more comprehensive understanding of the physiological underpinnings of mental illness, precision medicine has the potential to revolutionize psychiatric care. With recent breakthroughs in next-generation multi-omics technologies and data analytics, it is becoming more feasible to leverage multimodal biomarkers, from genetic variants to neuroimaging biomarkers, to objectify diagnostics and treatment decisions in psychiatry and improve patient outcomes. Ongoing work in precision psychiatry will parallel progress in precision oncology and cardiology to develop an expanded suite of blood- and neuroimaging-based diagnostic tests, empower monitoring of treatment efficacy over time, and reduce patient exposure to ineffective treatments. The emerging model of precision psychiatry has the potential to mitigate some of psychiatry's most pressing issues, including improvingdisease classification, lengthy treatment duration, and suboptimal treatment outcomes. This narrative-style review summarizes some of the emerging breakthroughs and recurring challenges in the application of precision medicine approaches to mental healthcare.

    View details for DOI 10.1152/physiol.00013.2022

    View details for PubMedID 36099270

  • Applying Kern's Six Steps to the Development of a Community-Engaged, Just-in-Time, Interdisciplinary COVID-19 Curriculum. Journal of medical education and curricular development Scala, J. J., Braun, N. J., Shamardani, K., Rashes, E. R., Wang, W., Mediratta, R. P. 2022; 9: 23821205221096370

    Abstract

    Universities and medical schools often work towards operationalizing their shared mission of facilitating community-engaged work independently. Based on their experience teaching the COVID-19 Elective course at Stanford University School of Medicine, the authors proposed a novel solution for universities and medical schools to achieve an interdisciplinary collaboration within a diverse student population by creating targeted, project-based, and community-engaged courses for addressing emergent health needs. In this article, the authors discuss their curriculum, which was created using Kern's six-step approach for curriculum development, to address emergent health needs related to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The curriculum provides an opportunity for universities and medical schools to advance community health, educate students across the medical and non-medical education continuum, and foster interdisciplinary cooperation.

    View details for DOI 10.1177/23821205221096370

    View details for PubMedID 35509682

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