The UAB Department of Surgery hosted its annual Pre-College Research Internship for Scholarship and Mentoring (PRISM) over the summer. The program aims to provide high school students, who are interested in careers in healthcare and medicine, with an understanding and appreciation of the research process and how discoveries lead to improved patient care and patient outcomes.
Ashton Hudson participated in the PRISM program under the mentorship of Dr. Andrea Gillis. His project titled “Assessing Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Surgery For Primary Hyperparathyroidism” looked at survey data from parathyroidectomy patients at UAB. He focused on patients emotional states and quality of life prior to and post treatment.
