Distinction Day 2021

4th Annual Distinction Day

A Celebration for the 2021 Brody School of Medicine Distinction Track Program Graduates

Health System Transformation and Leadership Distinction Track

Julie Brown
Improving Pediatric Asthma Management by Utilizing a Scoring System and Care Pathway (PPTX)

Robert “Chris” Chase
Improving Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in the Outpatient Primary Care Setting (PPTX)

Amber Gautam
Improving Accessibility of Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives in Eastern NC (PPTX)

Juhi Gor
Targeting Hemoglobin A1c Levels, Retinopathy, and Neuropathy to Improve the Health of Adult Patients with Diabetes (PPTX)

Kyle Luke
Improving Monthly Completion Rates for Patients Requiring Diabetic Foot Exams (PPTX)

Arjun Patel
Improving Hepatitis B Vaccination Timeliness for Very Low Birth Weight Infants in the NICU (PPTX)

Meera Patel
Implementing Education, Instruction, and Data Collection Improvements to Reduce Blood Culture Contamination Rates in the Emergency Department (PPTX)

Tyler Powell
Improving Emergency Department Sepsis Identification and Time to Treatment Initiation (PPTX)

Sanjana Prabhu
Improving Communication of Lab Results to Patients at an Outpatient Pediatric Obesity Clinic (PPTX)

Greyson Vann
Standardized Resident Physician Transitions of Care in the Emergency Department (PPTX)

Amber Whitley
Reducing Blood Wastage in a Large Level I Trauma Center (PPTX)

Research Distinction Track

Lindsey Burleson
Female Genitourinary Dysfunction following Pelvic Radiation Therapy (PPTX)

Lauren Forbes
Research Distinction Track ScholarAssociation of Patient Sex and Pregnancy Status on Naloxone Administration in the Emergency Department (PPTX)

Trevor Hunt
Mitochondrial Respiration is Markedly Increased in the Bladder Following 12-Week High Fat Diet in Male and Female Mice (PPTX)

Szu-Aun Lim
Opportunity Costs of Undergoing Surgical Resection and Perioperative Chemotherapy for Locoregional Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma (PPTX)

Zachary Pruitt
IFN-β Induces a Novel Lineage of Murine CD4+ CD8+ “Double-Positive” FOXP3+ Regulatory T Cells (PPTX)

Josh Randolph
Coculture with healthy Scwhann cells promote neurite growth and survival of irradiated major pelvic ganglia neurons (PPTX)

James Stanton
The Potential Economic Impact of National Standardization of Virtual Crossmatch Usage in Kidney Transplantation (PPTX)

Susan Woody
Survival is Worse in Patients Completing Immunotherapy Prior to SBRT/SRS Compared to Those Receiving it Concurrently or After (PPTX)

Breann Zeches
Using Fluoroscopic Techniques to Determine α-Synuclein Macromolecular Assembly and Lewy Body Amyloidosis Endogenously and Post-SARS-CoV-2 (PPTX)

Service-Learning Distinction Track

Ryan Accomazzo
Service-Learning Distinction Track ScholarPilot Curriculum in Student-Initiated International General Surgery Observership (PPTX)

Caroline Bessey
Medical Play (PPTX)

Elizabeth Cochran
Literacy promotion in children via book distribution programs and primary care providers (PPTX)

Hannah Conley
PREP-Promoting Reproductive Health Education in Pitt County (PPTX)

Sydney Hendricks
The Development of an Integrative Medicine Intervention to Support the Health of the Home Insecure (PPTX)

Brittany Lee
Project Alpha (PPTX)

Hannah Smith
Understanding Experiences of Patients with Autism and their Families (PPTX)

Mansi Trivedi
The Development of an Integrative Medicine Intervention to Support the Health of the Home Insecure (PPTX)

Jessie Tucci-Herron
Mobilizing Students as Volunteers During the COVID-19 Pandemic (PPTX)

Hannah Verrilli
Understanding Experiences of Patients with Autism and their Families (PPTX)

Medical Education and Teaching Distinction Track

Andrew Brown
The Use of a Pre-Laboratory Preparation Video in the M1 Neuroscience Course (PPTX)

Caitrin Curtis
Conflict Resolution: A Standardized Professional Case for Fourth-Year Medical Students (PPTX)

Brenham Hughes
Problem-Based Learning: Approach to a Patient with a Generalized Rash (PPTX)

Jacob Jackowski
Recognizing Heart Murmurs: Using Simulation-Based, Self-Directed Learning for USMLE Step One Preparation (PPTX)

Scott McLaughlin
Medical Education and Teaching Distinction Track Scholar (PPTX)

Andrew Piner
Pre-Lecture Videos as an Adjunct to Student Success in Medical School (PPTX)

Shubham Upadhyay
An Ultrasound Simulation Based Approach to Teaching Third Year Medical Students Female Pelvic Anatomy (PPTX)