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!