27th Annual Medical Student Scholarship Forum Poster Presentations
July 29, 2024
Health System Transformation and Leadership Distinction Track
Isaac Asemota
Reducing Unsuccessful Intubation Attempts in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Grant Brown
A Look at the Social Determinants of Health in Williamston, North Carolina
Noah Holcomb
Investigating Vasopressor Therapy Administered by Pitt County EMS Personnel
Saba Ijaz
Assessing the Social Determinants of Health in Chocowinity, NC
Thomas Irons
Investigating Housing and Employment as Social Determinant of Health in Grifton, NC
Michael McFayden
NICU Early Discharge – A Process Improvement
Alissa Meyerhoffer
Decreasing Outpatient Times for Pediatric Specialty Care Clinic Visits
Abigail Ulffers
Social Determinants of Health in Bethel, NC
Medical Education and Teaching Distinction Track
Isabel Elssner
Students’ Asynchronous Lecture Viewing Habits and Their Relationship to Student Performance
Hunter Geneau
Simulation Modules for the Identification of Heart Murmurs – Supplementation of a Heart Murmur Flipped Classroom
Vedika Modi
The Implementation of Sexual Assault Education for Second Year Medical Students
Dylan Pressnell
Medical Education Factors that Impact Intent to Practice Rural Medicine
Service-Learning Distinction Track
Kaitlyn Baxter
Youth Substance Use in Pitt County
Madison Kendrick
Centering Births Childbirth Education
Christopher Lovick
Establishing The Joy Community Center and Soup Kitchen Clinic
Aundria Moss
Improving Education Disparities Experienced by Homeless Youth in Eastern North Carolina
Stephiya Sabu
Integrating Medical Food Pantry Voucher into EHR for Increased Use
Julie Seung
Bridge to Medicine – Addressing Underrepresentation in Medicine
Deanna Torres
Increasing Mental Health Services to Hispanic Migrant Farmworkers in Pitt County
Carlyn Uhlir
Falls Prevention and Education in Eastern North Carolina
Summer Scholars Research Program
Taylor Creech
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Virus on MPTP-induced PD in Mice – Behavioral Analysis
Zach Featherstone
Evaluation of Panoramic Acquisition Errors by Pre-doctoral Dental Students
Dillon Garbrandt
Renal Oxidative Stress in Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone Model of Hypertension
Bailey Gentle
Mineralizing a Dentin-like Structure for Clinical & Educational Applications with Calcium Phosphate and gelMA
Julia Glass
Our Worst Pandemic and We Still Don’t Know the Cause
Aakansha Gundu
Geo-mapping and Epidemiology of Uterine Cancers in Eastern North Carolina
Blake Henkel
Antifungal Activity of Benzophenones Against Oral Candida spp
Kathryn Holt
Incidence and Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism After Isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Makaela Johnson
Neighborhood Cohesion Moderating the Association Between Adverse Childhood Events and Epilepsy in Children
Maria Kalogeromitros
Poor Man’s SPY – A Proof of Concept Using Microscope Near Infrared Laser to Assess Soft Tissue Perfusion
Noah Murray
Evaluating Salivary Screening Test as a Complimentary Periodontal Risk Assessment Tool
Rachel Musa
Implementing Depression Screening in Eastern North Carolina Cancer Clinics
Minh Nguyen
AI-Powered Precision – Revolutionizing CTV Contouring for SAVI Brachytherapy in Breast Cancer
Bryce Pugh
HLA-DRB1*04:01 Has a Neurprotective Role in a Mouse Model of Parkinsons Disease
Amelia Roberson
Pediatric Oral Health Status and Caregiver Oral Health Literacy
Daniela Romero-Cely
Health Equity and Human Papillomavirus Interventions for Adolescents – A Systematic Review
Hadis Sheikhi
Evaluating Access to Oral Healthcare in Pregnant Patients
Spencer Stott
Characterizing The Functions of The Novel NME1-NME2 Readthrough Transcript
Paulina Sutton
Clinical Registry of Rural Oral Health Disparities and Outcomes
Esha Thakkar
Multimodal Pain Management Strategies Mediating Racial and Ethnic Differences in Chronic Pain Outcomes
Sylvia Wang
Magnetic Nanoparticle-Loaded Exosomes for Targeted Cancer Therapy
Wendy Wang
Have Some Extra Virgin Olive Oil First
David Wright
Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Oxidation Deficiency Exacerbates Diet-Induced Fatty Liver Disease
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