5th Annual Medical Education Day – Presentations

Podium Presentations

Emily Askew, PhD, Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Student Outcomes In A Summer Pipeline Anatomical Sciences Course As A Predictor Of Performance In Gross Anatomy In A Condensed Medical School Curriculum (PDF)

William Clark, M3 Student, Brody School of Medicine
A Wearable Telemedicine Device Feasible for Acute Stroke Assessment: the Neurology Resident Evaluation Using Google Glass (NeuRoEGG) Study (PDF)

Caitrin Curtis, M3 Student, Medical Education and Teaching Scholar, Brody School of Medicine
The Educational Impact of a Required, Combined Neurology-Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clerkship for Fourth-Year Medical Students: Design, Introduction, and Preliminary Data (PDF)

Kelsey Evans, M4 Student, Medical Education and Teaching Scholar, Brody School of Medicine
Stop the Bleed: Medical students as instructors of the bleeding control basics course (PDF)

Kelly Harrell, PhD, MPT, Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Flipping radiologic anatomy – an assessment of effectiveness in a condensed medical gross anatomy and embryology course (PDF)

Elisabeth Lee, BA, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Brody School of Medicine
Evaluating an Online Training Protocol to Improve Cause of Death Reporting in North Carolina (PDF)

Yuxuan Mao, MD, MS, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine
Sim Lab Success: A Novel Interprofessional Curriculum Bridging the Gap Between Didactics and Bedside (PDF)

Andrew Ray, M4 Student, and William McAllister, M3 Student, Brody School of Medicine
Cardiovascular Pathology Education Optimization and Improvement: A Critical Review of Topics and Teaching Modalities (PDF)

Poster Presentations

Amanda Baucom, M4 Student, Brody School of Medicine
Let the Good Grades Roll: Optimizing shelf exam performance with a novel peer-led comprehensive review session (PDF)

William Brader, M3 Student, Brody School of Medicine
Impact of predefined angles and a revised APPLES mnemonic on simulated ultrasound-guided injections (PDF)

Laura Canino, BSN, RN III, TCRN, Trauma Surgical Intermediate Unit, Vidant Medical Center
Skin for the Win

Allison Connelly, M4 Student, Medical Education and Teaching Scholar, Brody School of Medicine
Patient Education in the Pre-Clinical Years of Medical School: A Pilot Study (PDF)

Caitrin Curtis, M3 Student, Medical Education and Teaching Scholar, Brody School of Medicine
Teaching Conflict Resolution Techniques to Fourth-Year Medical Students in a Physiatry Clerkship using Standardized Professionals – A Pilot Study (PDF)

Megan Ferderber, MD, CAQSM, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Evaluation of a Brief Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Workshop to Enhance Physical Examination Skills of Third-Year Medical Students

Jacob Jackowski, M3 Student, Medical Education and Teaching Scholar, Brody School of Medicine
In a Mass Casualty Simulation, Medical Students and Nursing Students Report Different Factors Impairing Performance (PDF)

Joshua Jenkins, M4 Student, Brody School of Medicine
Study Materials for Medical Student Pathology Course Content: New and Digital Resources are In and Traditional Resources are Out

John Kohler Sr., MD, MBA, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics
A Pilot of an Enhancement to the Patient Safety & Quality Improvement Curriculum for Pediatric Housestaff and Faculty (PDF)

Brandon Kyle, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
Use of Flipped Classroom Sessions to Teach about Difficult Encounters and Psychosocial Orientation in an Undergraduate Psychiatry Course (PDF)

Donna Lake, PhD, RN, ECU College of Nursing
Building QI Leaders: Validating a Master of Science in Nursing a Stand-Alone Quality Improvement Course (QI) Based on Student Learning Outcomes

Arjun Patel, M3 Student, LINC Scholar, Brody School of Medicine
Ultrasound Sessions are Highly Effective in Teaching Anatomical Structures and Basic Ultrasound Skills to First-Year Medical Students (PDF)

Andrew Piner, M3 Student, Medical Education and Teaching Scholar, Brody School of Medicine
Interprofessional Triage Emergency Assessment and Management (ITEAM) Day: Advancing interprofessional development through student-led mass casualty simulation experience

Holly Pittard, M3 Student, Service-Learning Scholar, Brody School of Medicine
Physiatry Research Interest & Engagement: A Focus on Increasing Research in the Physiatry Setting Across Brody Medical Students (PDF)

Nicholas Slattery, M3 Student, Brody School of Medicine
The Effectiveness of In-time Training of EMS Treatment Protocols for High Stress Clinical Simulations (PDF)

Robert Stanley, M4 Student, Medical Education and Teaching Scholar, Brody School of Medicine
Peer-Directed Small Group Learning in M1 Gross Anatomy: Enhancing Student Learning while Reducing Required Contact Hours

Christopher Thomas, M4 Student, Medical Education and Teaching Scholar, Brody School of Medicine
Examining the Impact of the Hidden Curriculum on First Year Medical Students: A mixed methods sequential explanatory study (PDF)

Amber Whitmill, M4 Student, Medical Education and Teaching Scholar, Brody School of Medicine
Training Medical Student Facilitators of Peer Assisted Study Sessions Using an Objective Standardized Teaching Exercise (PDF)

Niki Winters, M3 Student, Brody School of Medicine
Incorporation of Basic Microbiology Concepts in an Organ System-Based Medical Student Curriculum: Longitudinal Exposure to Reinforce High-Yield Topics

Breann Zeches, M3 Student, Research Scholar, Brody School of Medicine
Increasing Awareness of Research Resources for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) residents via a Blackboard Research Folder (PDF)

Works in Progress Poster Presentations

Kaitlyn Brobst, M3 Student, Brody School of Medicine
Implementation of Sexual Health and Relationship Education for High Risk Adolescent Females

Shannon Cathey, Leslyn Davis, LaShawn Harvey, Ashley King, Chelsea Lawson, Julie McNamara, Christina Moore, ECU Physical Therapy Students
ECU PT Student Run Clinic Patient No-Show Solution

Hannah Conley, M3 Student, Service-Learning Scholar, Brody School of Medicine
Getting Their Feet Wet- Vaginal Delivery Simulation for Preclinical Medical Students (PDF)

Drew Corpening, Rachel Dobson, Ariel Griffin, & Emily Harvey, ECU Physical Therapy Students
Decreasing PT Clinic “NO-SHOWS” via Smart Device Application Reminders”

Jennifer Crotty, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
The Family Academy at Carver Library: Involving Pediatric Residents in School Readiness Efforts in Pitt County (PDF)

Jacob Jackowski, M3 Student, Medical Education and Teaching Scholar, Brody School of Medicine
Recognizing Heart Murmurs: Using Simulation-Based, Self-Directed Learning for USMLE Step One Preparation

Spencer Jackson, M3 Student and William McAllister, M3 Student, Brody School of Medicine
Changes in Health Habits of First Year Medical Students Upon Entering Medical School (PDF)

Richard Jordan, M4 Student, Medical Education and Teaching Scholar, Brody School of Medicine
Early Introduction to the Practice of Pathology: A Modular Approach to Pathology Integration in the Medical Student Gross Anatomy Laboratory (PDF)

Shahzeb Khan, M4 Student, Service-Learning Scholar, Brody School of Medicine
Classification of the “Higher-Order” Thinking / Cognitive / Bloom’s Taxonomy Level of Multiple Choice Questions: Establishing a Practical Baseline of Familiarity and Comfort

Debbie Mercer, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Continuous Quality Improvement in the Context of a Combined Neurology-Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Advanced Core Clerkship

Kaitlyn O’Connor, M4 Student, Medical Education and Teaching Scholar, Brody School of Medicine
The Implementation of Peer-led Anatomy Review Sessions for USMLE Step 1 Examination Preparation (PDF)

Walter Robey, MD, CHSE, Brody School of Medicine Clinical Simulation Program
An Online Introduction to Basic Simulation for Faculty: Making Simulation Easy

Jedediah Smith, MS, Office of Data Analysis and Strategy
Operationalizing Educational Data at the Brody School of Medicine (PDF)

Hannah Verrilli, M3 Student, Service-Learning Scholar, Brody School of Medicine
Increasing Medical Student Confidence in Identifying Suicidal Patients and Accessing Resources for Intervention (PDF)