Roaring Success! 7th Annual Interprofessional Health Sciences Research Symposium

Campbell University 2016 Winter Commencement

The 7th Annual Interprofessional Health Sciences Research Symposium was a great success!

 

We had an amazing response from students and residents this year. The number of poster presentations increased by 40% over last year. Visit the website for more information about the symposium and click here to view photos of the event.

 

Below is the breakout of presentations by discipline:

 

2 Physical Therapy student presenters

3 Dual Pharmacy/MBA student presenters

4 Dual Pharmacy/MS Clinical Research student presenters

1 Dual Pharmacy/MS Pharmaceutical Sciences student presenter

12 Pharmacy student presenters

17 MS Pharmaceutical Sciences student presenters

33 Osteopathic Medicine student presenters

3 Athletic Training student presenters

2 MS Biomedical Sciences student presenters

5 MS Public Health student presenters

3 Pharmacy resident presenters

3 Physician Assistant faculty presenters

1 Clinical Research faculty presenter

1 Pharmacy Practice faculty presenter

1 Physical Therapy faculty presenter

 

While all of the student posters presented were great accomplishments, the following posters were awarded best posters in their research category per faculty evaluators.

 

Biomedical/Basic Science

Presenter: Chelsey Anderson

Title: tNASP in cancer diagnosis and treatment

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Oleg Alekseev

Co-Authors: Jarvis Vaughn, Kyle Admire, Brian Gorman, Julia Pyko

Degree Program: Osteopathic Medicine

 

Business Plans

Presenter: Devan Mitchell

Title: Saludable Siler Pharmacy and Market

Faculty Advisor: Dr. James Boyd

Co-Authors: Mariam Dari, Esther Tella, Drew Williams

Degree Program: Dual Pharmacy/Business Administration

 

Clinical Case Studies

Presenter: Meghan Krowicki

Title: C- ANCA Vasculitis with Rapidly Progressive Acute Renal Failure

Faculty Advisor: Dr. James Cappola

Degree Program: Osteopathic Medicine

 

Clinical Research

Presenter: Meredith McSwain

Title: An Analysis of United States Childhood Vaccination Trends and Predictors of Uptake for Years 2008-2014 Utilizing the National Immunization Survey

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Melissa Holland

Co-Authors: Ashley Holombo, Dr. Michael Jiroutek

Degree Program: Dual Pharmacy/Clinical Research

 

Education

Presenter: Riaz Mahmood

Title: Osteopathic Physician Authorship Trends in NEJM and JAMA from 2006 to 2015

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Charles Smutny

Co-Authors: Paul Nguyen

Degree Program: Osteopathic Medicine

 

Health Economics/Health Policy

Presenter: Maggie Blakemore, RN

Title: Factors Impacting Poor Birth Outcomes: What Health Care Workers Need to Know & Discuss with their Patients

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Peter Ahiawodzi

Degree Program: Public Health

 

Social/Behavioral

Presenter: Riaz Mahmood

Title: Managing Myasthenia Gravis with Immunosuppressive Drugs: Lessons from the Patient Perspective

Faculty Advisor: Dr. Charles Smutny

Co-Authors: Adeeba Khan, OMS-II Donald B. Sanders, M.D. Pushpa Narayanaswami, M.D. Nancy Law Jeffrey T. Guptill, M.D., M.A., M.H.S. 

Degree Program: Osteopathic Medicine

 

We would also like to recognize our faculty who served as our poster evaluators:

 

Biomedical/Basic Science

Michael Gallagher, MA

Associate Director, Instructor, and Lab Manager

Pharmaceutical Sciences

 

Warren Lushia, PhD

Associate Professor of Biochemistry

Osteopathic Medicine

 

Clinical Case Studies

Laura Gerstner, MSHS, PA-C, MHA

Director of Clinical Education, PA Program and Assistant Professor of Health Professional Studies

Physician Assistant

 

Sandra Goins, DNP, MSN, MPH

Assistant Director and Professor

Nursing

 

Clinical Research

Richard W Bohannon, DPT, EdD, NCS, FAPTA, FAHA, FASNR, CEEAA

Professor of Health Professional Studies

Doctor of Physical Therapy

 

Richard Drew, PharmD, RPh, MS

Vice-Chair of Research and Scholarship and Professor

Pharmacy Practice

 

Education

Betty Lynne Johnson, MEd, PA-C

Assistant Dean for Interprofessional Education, Director of Pre-Clinical Education, and Associate Professor of Health Professional Studies

Physician Assistant

 

Byron May, PharmD, BCPS, RPh

Chair and Professor

Pharmacy Practice

 

Health Economics/Health Policy

 

Oscar Aylor, MSHA, FACHE

Administrative Director of Community and Global Health and Instructor

Osteopathic Medicine

 

David Tolentino, DO, FACOI, FACP

Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Interim Chair of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Osteopathic Medicine

 

Business Plans

 

Mike Broome, MBA, MS

Chief Financial Officer

North Carolina Mutual Drug Company

 

Social/Behavioral

 

Miranda van Tilburg, PhD, MPsy

Associate Professor

Clinical Research

 

Amy Hinkelman, PhD

Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

Osteopathic Medicine

 

 

Congratulations to the winners! Thank you again to all presenters and attendees. We look forward to another successful event next year!

Contributors

Billy Liggett Director of Publications

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