10th Annual Medical Education Day – Presentations

Podium Presentations

Jennifer M. Bennett, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine and Office of Clinical Simulation, Roberto C. Portela, MD, FACEP, Division of Emergency Medical Services, Department of Emergency Medicine, Stephen E. Taylor, MHS, FAEMS, Division of Emergency Medical Services, Department of Emergency Medicine, Michael C. Larkins M4, Joanna L. Adams, MD, MS, Division of Emergency Medical Services, Department of Emergency Medicine, Chad T. Andicochea, DO, Division of Emergency Medical Services, Department of Emergency Medicine, Daniel P. Becak, DO, Division of Emergency Medical Services, Department of Emergency Medicine, Rebecca M. Gilbird, MPH, CHSE, CHSOS-A, Office of Clinical Simulation, Walter C. Robey, III, MD, FACEP, CHSE, Department of Emergency Medicine and Office of Clinical Simulation
Paramedic Cricothyrotomy Skill Retention

Mackenzie R. Morgan, M2, Bryce A. Pugh, M2, K. Ryan Dickerson, M3, MET Scholar, Kori L. Brewer, PhD, Department of Emergency Medicine
Analysis of Faculty-Provided, Third-Party, and Near-Peer Developed Supplemental Resources in Medical Neuroscience: Utilization, Perceived Impact, and Preference of Medical Students

Alexandra Doherty, M4, Kimberly Fender, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine
A Delphi Consensus Study for the Development of a Specialty-Focused Ultrasound Curriculum for Fourth-Year Medical Students

Bryce A. Pugh, M1, Wendy Wang, M1, Samuel Lanier, ECU Innovation Design Lab, Joanna Mathew, ECU Honors College, Arvind Subramaniam, M2, W. Wayne Godwin, ECU Innovation Design Lab, ECU Honors College, Philip J. Boyer, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Printing Beyond the Pages: Enhancing Medical Education Through Interdisciplinary Development of 3D Printed Models

Emily M. Tate, M.S., M2, Niki T. Winters, MD, William H. McAllister, MD, Wesley Yang, MD, Connor L. Pratson, MD, Philip J. Boyer, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, James P. Coleman, PhD, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Incorporation of Basic Microbiology Concepts in an Organ System-Based Medical Student Curriculum: Longitudinal Exposure to Reinforce High-Yield Topics

Philip J. Boyer, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Emmalee M. Todd, M4, Brady B. Buchanan, Resident, Pamela D Hopkins, PhD, Center for Communication Excellence and School of Communication, East Carolina University, Amanda I. Higginson, MD, Department of Pediatrics and Office of Student Affairs
Preparation of Fourth Year Medical Student for Residency Interviews: Analysis of Two Years of An Important Educational Opportunity

Poster Presentations

Neda Tahmasebifard, Post Doc, Department of Speech Language Pathology, Patrick Briley, PhD, CCC-SLP, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, East Carolina University, Kevin O’Brien, PhD, Department of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine, Keith Nelson, MD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jamie L. Perry, PhD, CCC-SLP, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, East Carolina University
Knowledge and Confidence of Professional Groups in Eastern North Carolina Related to Feeding of Babies with Cleft Lip and Palate

K. Ryan Dickerson, M3, MET Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, Alexandra Doherty, M4, Brody School of Medicine, Mackenzie R. Morgan, M2, Brody School of Medicine, Quashawn Chadwick, M3, Brody Scholar, Brody School of Medicine, Emily Askew, PhD, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Brody School of Medicine
Near-Peer Created Full Length Practice Laboratory Practicals in Gross Anatomy and Embryology: An Effective Method of Learning in the Anatomical Sciences

Valentine Okafor, BS, M2, Brody School of Medicine, Ashish Khanchandani, MS, M4, Brody School of Medicine, Jenna Garris, MA, Office of Medical Education, Brody School of Medicine, Jill Sutton, MD, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Brody School of Medicine, Lisa Domico, PhD, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Brody School of Medicine
The Impact of Using a Health Systems Sciences Signposting on Student Health Systems Sciences (HSS) Knowledge During the Preclinical and Clinical Medical Education Curriculum

Bryce A. Pugh, M2, K. Michael Kovasala, M1, Taylor A. Creech, M1, K. Ryan Dickerson, M3, MET Scholar, Craig B. Wuthrich, PhD, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Interprofessional Near-Peer-Created Resources in Gross Anatomy: Medical Student Support and Perceived Impact on Emotional Well-Being

Jacob C. Richardson, MS, M2, Sebastian A. Vega, BA, M2, Michael H. Burt, BA, M4, Ilya Boykov, MS, M4, Taha Lodhi, BS, M3, Philip J. Boyer, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, P. Montoya, MD, Department of Radiology, ECU Health Medical Center, Eastern Radiologists
Promoting Radiology Integration through Medical Education (PRIME): Augmentation of Quick Hits – Class of 2026

K. Ryan Dickerson, M3, MET Scholar, Kegan Cox, M2, Thomas Decker, M2, Courtney Elliot, M3, Micah Furr, M3,Thekra Hindi, M2, Taha Lodhi, M3, Julianna Roupas, M3, Emily Askew, PhD, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology
Bridging the Gap in Medical Education: The Role of Near-Peer Created Resources in Anatomy and Embryology at Brody School of Medicine

B. Roberts, Resident, M. Bilgrami, Resident, A. Schiller, DO, Department of Emergency Medicine, K. Alford, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine
Take 5 – Enhancing Education with a Tool for Timely Teaching

Sebastian Vega, M2, Radhika Dhingra, M2, Taha Lodhi, M3, David Nacouzi, M3, Brady B. Buchanan, Resident, Philip J. Boyer, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Evaluating Second-Year Medical Student Perceptions of a Combined Anki Deck for Spaced Repetition-Based Pathology Course Study

Arden Vessie, M3, Juliana Jaramillo, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine
Peer-Led Medical Spanish Education: Effects on Interprofessional Student Functional Language Self-Efficacy

Mohamed M. Maher, MD, Felicia M. Davis, MD, Breann A. Zeches, MD, Ahmed I. Younes, MD, Philip J. Boyer, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
A Basic Informatics Curriculum for Pathology Residents: Design and Implementation

Work in Progress Presentations

Dana Shefet BSPH, M3, Brody School of Medicine, Kellner Pruett, MD, Department of Family Medicine, Brody School of Medicine
Weight Bias in Medical Education

Inga Aikman, MD, MPH, Sruthi Sridhar MD, Mary Lenfestey MD, Caitlin King, MD, Lauren Sarno MD, Sarah Leonard, MD, MPH, Karin Hillenbrand MD, MPH, Department of Pediatrics
Rising to the Challenge- A Workshop to Foster Workplace Resilience Among Trainees

Thekra Hindi, M2, Kori Brewer, PhD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Donald Norris, MD, FACEP, Department of Emergency Medicine
ChatGPT: The Future of Comprehensive Emergency Medicine Board Exam Question Banks

Pranaya Pakala M3, Alyssa Arnold MEd, MS, LCMHCA, NCC, Office of Student Success and Wellness, Sandy Dixon, PhD, LCMHC, Office of Student Success and Wellness
Peer Advising Program – An Additional Resource to Garner Student Success

W. Connor Haycox, M4, MET Scholar, Dmitry Tumin, PhD, Assistant Dean of Clinical and Educational Scholarship and Research Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Alignment of Statistical Content in Medical Licensing Exam Study Resources with Statistical Methodology in Medical Research

Jacob C. Richardson, MS, M2, Alissa L. Davis, BS, M2, Lisa M, Domico, MS, PhD, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Philip J. Boyer, MD, PhD, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Utilization of Artificial Intelligence Image Generation Tools to Augment Mnemonics for Medical Students: Proof of Concept