Summer Research Program Abstracts
Program
McGovern Medical School
Year of Class
2029
Year of Participation
Summer 2026
Faculty Mentor Name
Dr. Natalie A. Drucker
Faculty Mentor Department
Pediatric Surgery
Received Support From
Dean’s Contribution Award, Department of Pediatric Surgery
Keywords
Caregiver Health Literacy, Pediatric Burns, Health Education, Outpatient Management, Health Disparities
Recommended Citation
Sampathkumar, Ananya; SabuKurian, Anna; Morris, Erin M.; et al., "Caregiver Health Literacy is Associated With Pediatric Burn Recovery Outcomes" (2026). Summer Research Program Abstracts. 226.
https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/summer_research/226
SRP Abstract Graph.pdf (99 kB)
Figure 1: LHL was associated with a trend towards increased LOS and healing time in our pediatric burn patient cohort (median and IQR). Outliers = white dots. LOS=length of stay, LHL=low health literacy, AHL=adequate healthy literacy.
Figure 1: LHL was associated with a trend towards increased LOS and healing time in our pediatric burn patient cohort (median and IQR). Outliers = white dots. LOS=length of stay, LHL=low health literacy, AHL=adequate healthy literacy.