24th Annual Medical Student Scholarship Forum Poster Presentations

August 2nd, 2021

Health System Transformation and Leadership Distinction Track

Titilola  O. Babatunde
Babatunde_Analyzing the Implementation of Routine Opt-Out HIV Testing (PDF)

Nolan M. Davis
Davis_Evaluation and Recommendation of Optimization of Glycemic Control in ECU APHC Clinic Patients (PDF)

Nupur Jain
Jain_Quality Improvement Review- Individualized fluid management in extremely preterm neonates to ensure adequate diuresis without increasing complicat (PDF)

Ananya Koripella
Koripella_QI Critique of the Mental Health Screening Program for Adolescents with Chronic Medical Conditions (PDF)

Serena N. Mooney
Mooney_Quality Improvement Project Analysis – Individualized fluid management in extremely preterm neonates to ensure adequate diuresis (PDF)

Pranaya Pakala
Pakala_Decrease in appropriate IV antihypertensive use for severe asymptomatic hypertension in hospitalized non-ICU patients (PDF)

Ryan A. Patton
Patton_Novel Bed Allocation Protocols Decrease ED to ICU Transfer Times (PDF)

Dan V. Ta
Ta_Improving Care of Patients Through Use of a Diabetes Registry (PDF)

Kevin R. Travia
Travia_Sea of Safety Program Critique (PDF)

Rishita R. Yeduri
Yeduri_Implementing Quality Improvement in the Med-Peds Resident Continuity Clinic (PDF)

Medical Education and Teaching Distinction Track

Mahnoor Baloch
Baloch_The Integration of Video Conferencing Telemedicine in Primary Care Clinical Rotations at the Brody School of Medicine (PDF)

Morgan R. Beamon
Beamon_Narrative Engagement and Information Retention in the Medical Student Population (PDF)

Alexandra M.  Doherty
Doherty_Standardization of Undergraduate Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) Curricula (PDF)

William C. Haycox
Haycox_eENC – Telemedicine & M2 Doctoring at Brody SOM (PDF)

Ashish T. Khanchandani
Khanchandani_Impact of Pediatric Palliative Care Teaching Modules on Student Confidence and Competency with End-Of-Life Discussions (PDF)

Divya Srinivas
Srinivas_Ultrasound-Guided vs Blind Lumbar Puncture in the EM Clerkship (PDF)

Virginia Vasquez-Rios
Vasquez-Rios_The Implementation and Evaluation of a Surgical Skills Program for Future Surgeons at the Brody School of Medicine (PDF)

Service-Learning Distinction Track

Al-Amin B. Aminu
Al-Amin_Providing educational and mentoring opportunities to underrepresented teens to combat preventable social determinants of heal – Copy (PDF)

Bridget G. Gallagher
Gallagher_Improving Awareness of Agricultural Health Basics- Sowing Seeds for Future Harvest (PDF)

Coleman R. Hayes
Hayes_Enhancing Diabetes Management through the Diabetes Supply Initiative (PDF)

Kevin H. Le
Le_Establishing a Community Garden Increases Access to Fresh Produce and Improves Overall Health (PDF)

Melenis Lopez
Lopez_Building Bridges Mentorship Program (PDF)

Parth M. Panchal
Panchal_Implementation of In-Person PhysioCamp at Farmville Middle and High Schools Improves College Readiness and Provides Exposure to STEM Careers (PDF)

Emily A. Parks
Parks_Improving Quality of Care through Medical Spanish Education (PDF)

Karen J. Semaan
Semaan_Teaching practical skills and launching a support group for postpartum women decreases levels of stress in the 4th trimester (PDF)

Latasha R. Stabler
Stabler_Creation of a health safety manual to better inform bedbug management at the Greenville Shelter (PDF)

Lauren D. Thornton
Thornton_Providing educational and mentoring opportunities to underrepresented teens to combat preventable social determinants of health (PDF)

Summer Scholars Research Program

Oludamilola T. Ademoyero
Ademoyero_Single Neuron Recruitment during Direct Electrical Stimulation in the Human Cortex (PDF)

Rufus B. Aderounmu
Aderounmu_Horse Before the Carriage – Does Insulin Resistance Really Cause Type 2 Diabetes (PDF)

Kamel Alachraf
Alachraf_Social determinants of emergency department visits in mild compared to moderatesevere asthma (PDF)

Temilade B. Aladeniyi
Aladeniyi_A Survey Evaluating Healthy Eating choices, Food Pantry Use and Accessibility, and Food Insecurity (PDF)

Boluwatife Yemi Aluko
Close surveillance of patients with small cell lung cancer could lead the similar survival rates when compared to adding prophylactic cranial irradiation to the treatment plan (PDF)

Ilya N. Boykov
Boykov_Our findings caution against the use of indiscriminate mitochondrial inhibitors for cancer treatment (PDF)

Madeline C. Burt
BurtMa_Does aging decrease mitochondrial respiration within the female bladder (PDF)

Catherine H. Colonna
Colonna_Survival Rates in Stage IV Melanoma Patients Treated with Radiation and Immunotherapy Differ Depending on Age and Radiation Treatment Site (PDF)

Caroline G. Currie
Alachraf_Social determinants of emergency department visits in mild compared to moderatesevere asthma (PDF)

Carly A. Fassler
Fassler_Encounters after loss to cardiology follow-up among patients with congenital heart disease (PDF)

Jacob A. Ford
Ford_Exit from Medicare coverage improves outcomes among those employed after kidney transplant (PDF)

Steven P. Gargano
Gargano_Disposition is Not Correlated with Several Markers Subclinical Inflammation in Pediatric Emergency Department Patients With Suicidal Ideations (PDF)

Ereny G. Gerges 
Gerges_Therapeutics for Patients with COVID-19 Illness – Clinical Trials in Progress (PDF)

Marsha L. Hairr
Hairr_Patient-level risk factors associated with pediatric trauma mortality have a stronger influence on outcomes within smaller facilities (PDF)

John (Jack) A. Iasiello
Iasiello_6 out of 26 patients screened since June 2021 warranted referral to a nurse navigator and social worker for assistance with their SDOH burden (PDF)

Virginia M. Koonce
Koonce_Induction of Nrf2 Activity May Decrease the Risk of Pollutant-Induced Neurodevelopmental Disorders (PDF)

Jennifer C. McMains
McMains_Heart Rate Variability as a measure of emergency medicine physician stress – interns and attendings (PDF)

Ashley B. Moore
Moore,Ashley_Analyzing the overlap between general and pain-specific measures of functional limitations (PDF)

Brittney N. Moore
Moore,Brittney_Survival and Cognition in Closely Surveyed Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer Versus Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation (PDF)

Mufida Maher Muhammad
Muhammad_Unmet Needs for Vision Care Among Children with Gaps in Health Insurance Coverage (PDF)

Olivia E. Nieto Rickenbach
Nieto Rickenbach_Factors associated with follow-up outside a transplant (PDF)

Charles S. Park
Park_Impact of perfluorooctanoic acid exposure on the urogenital physiology in adult mice (PDF)

Shirley Patricia Parraga
Parraga_Identifying Cell Adhesion Defects In Keratinocytes Expressing TP63 Mutations (PDF)

Akshita Paruchuri
Paruchuri_Predictors of Inflammatory Markers in Suicidal Patients presenting to the Emergency Department (PDF)

Melisa Pasli
Pasli_Describing Palliative Sedation Therapy in Pediatric Oncology Patients – A Potential New Role for Dexmedetomidine (PDF)

Janki P. Patel
Janki_Assessing salt literacy in CHF patients using an image-based approach (PDF)

Supriya Sivadanam
Sivadanam_Association of the Early Use of Hydrocortisone with the Prevention of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia in Preterm Neonates (PDF)

Mizuki Suzuki
Suzuki_Pre- versus Post-Kidney Allocation System Does Not Differentially Influence the Effect of HLA Mismatch on 3-Year Graft Survival (PDF)

Ahmed N. Tejan-Sie
Tejan-Sie_Investigating the effects of sex hormone exposure on Ephrin A1 expression in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells (PDF)

Breia M. White
White_African American Preterm Birth Rates during COVID (PDF)

Christopher Mejia
Mejia_6 out of 26 patients screened since June 2021 warranted referral to a nurse navigator and social worker for assistance with their SDOH burden (PDF)

Bethlehem Peters
Peters_No Evidence of Erectile Dysfunction, Nerve Injury or Change in SDF-1 Signaling 2 Weeks Following Prostatic Radiation (PDF)

Ijeoma Okons
Okons_Fractographic Analysis of Different Commercially Available Zirconia Blocks for CAD-CAM Technology (PDF)

Kaisi Peele
Peele_Expression of NaK ATPase Isoforms and NaCa2 Exchanger Activity in Cardiac Myocytes of Ren-2 Transgenic model of Hypertension (PDF)

Jackson Russell
Russell_Tooth Brush Abrasion and Light Curing Effects on the Gloss Rentention and Repolishability of Composite Resins (PDF)

Sara Feggeler
Feggeler_Artificial Carious Dentin for Educational Purposes (PDF)

Arjun Bhatt
Bhatt_First-in-man Cardiac Regeneration Using a Second-Gen Xenograft Bioscaffold – A Novel and Potentially Disruptive Treatment for Advanced Heart Failure (PDF)

Photos from the 2021 Event