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

Erik Brown
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and 15dPMJ2’s Effect on CHOP10 Expression in Syngeneic Murine Melanoma

Natalie Clark
Understanding 4-AP’s Capabilities to Enhance Axonal and Glial Spinal Cord Regeneration After Injury Utlizing a Zebrafish Model

Taylor Creech
Impact of SARS-CoV-2 Virus on MPTP-induced PD in Mice – Behavioral Analysis

Timothy Dixon
Exploring dopamine receptor and beta-2-adrenergic receptor signaling in modulating the expression of MMPs and TIMPs in human cardiac fibroblasts

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

Michael Li
Exploring the Role of HRV and Activity in Thoracic Impedance and Atrial Arrhythmias Amongst Rural Patients

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

Sara Rodriguez
A Comparison of Volumetric Differences of the Velopharyngeal Airways in Patients with Cleft Palate – Implications for Palatoplasty Techniques

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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