Symposium

Research

The 24th Annual Medical Student Health Sciences Research Symposium was held on Friday, October 3 in Stanton-Gerber. Seventy-three students gave oral poster presentations about the research they participated in during the Summer Research Program.

Category 1: Clinical & Surgical Outcomes in Medicine

First Place Oral Presentation

Lauren Reed & Mikayla Foster
Analysis of Pediatric Dog Bite Injuries Requiring Surgical Intervention
Mentors: Dr. Jeremy M. Powers & Dr. Brad Feltis
Dept. of Surgey

Second Place Oral Presentation

Gabriella Cote
Farm Animal Injuries at 3 Regional Trauma Centers in Southcentral Appalachia: A Comparative Analysis of Geriatric and Non-Geriatric Patient Outcomes
Mentor: Dr. Bracken Burns
Dept. of Surgery

Third Place Oral Presentation

Shriya Boghani & Junaid Ali Muhammed
Morbidity and Mortality of Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrotomy
Mentors: Dr. Hongsong Yang and Dr. Brad Feltis
Dept. of Surgery

Best Poster

Category 2: Medical Education, Public Health, Integrity & Social Determinants

First Place Oral Presentation

Zoe Harbison & Luke Arntz
Assessing Teaching Consistency of Optimal Technique with Metered-Dose Inhalers at Niswonger Children’s Hospital
Mentor: Dr. Chester Ogborn
Dept. of Pediatrics

Second Place Oral Presentation

Roarke Burton
Touchscreen Health Education: A Patient-Centered Approach in Internal Medicine Clinics
Mentor: Dr. Deidre Pierce
Dept. of Internal Medicine

Third Place Oral Presentation

Hannah Wilson & Cody Wilson
An Exploratory Qualitative Analysis of the Resources and Needs of East Tennessee Food Pantries for Health-Focused Interventions
Mentor: Dr. Laura Hunt Trull
College of Public Health and ETSU Center for Rural Health Research

Best Poster

Mark Kindred
Guidelines for Hepatitis C Screening Have Changed, but Are They Being Put into Practice?
Mentors: Dr. Andrea Hopkins and Dr. Mary Axelrad
Dept. of Family Medicine

Category 3: Mental Health, Substance Use & Behaviorial

First Place Oral Presentation

Laela Evans
Pregnant Patients with Methamphetamine Use Disorder Have Higher White Blood Cell Counts
Mentor: Dr. Martin Olsen
Dept. of OB/GYN

Second Place Oral Presentation

Jordan Godfrey
Self-Compassion and Health in Sexual Minorities: Do Reductions in Internalized Homophobia, Better Sleep, and Less Depression Explain the Link?
Mentors: Dr. Morgan Treaster and Dr. Jameson Hirsch
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Third Place Oral Presentation

Alexis Wiemer & Harper Kirby
Evaluating Buprenorphine Tapering During Pregnancy: A Meta-Analysis of Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes
Mentor: Dr. Darshan Shah
Dept. of Pediatrics

Best Poster

Jannelle Bannor & Annelise Babcock
Perinatal Substance Use Disorders: Assessing Mental Health and Social Needs
Mentor: Dr. Martin Olsen & Lori Moore
Dept. of OB/GYN

Category 4: Basic Science, Experimental & Translational Research

First Place Oral Presentation

Landon Finke
Mentor: Dr. Martin Olsen
Borderline Hypertensive Rats Exhibit Stage 2 Hypertension but Minimal BP Salt-Sensitivity and Renal Injury
Mentor: Dr. Aaron Polichnowski
Dept. of Biomedical Sciences

Second Place Oral Presentation

Clifford Jones
Distinct Patterns of Renal Autoregulatory Impairment in Rat Models Susceptible to Hypertensive-Renal Injury
Mentor: Dr. Aaron Polichnowski
Dept. of Biomedical Sciences

Third Place Oral Presentation

Hamza Kouser
Insomnia Treatment Drug Lemborexant Attenuates Sleep Disruption-Induced Reinstatement of Methamphetamine-Seeking in Rodents
Mentor: Dr. Brooke Schmeichel
Dept. of Biomedical Sciences

Best Poster

Cade Oculam
Effects of Chronic Psychological Stress on Cardiovascular Reflexes in Borderline Hypertensive Rats
Mentors: Dr. Matthew Zahner & Dr. Michelle Chandley
College of Public Health & Dept. of Biomedical Sciences

Category 5: Crowd Favorite Award as Voted on by Attendees

Crowd Favorite Award

Landon Finke
Borderline Hypertensive Rats Exhibit Stage 2 Hypertension but Minimal BP Salt-Sensitivity and Renal Injury
Mentor: Dr. Aaron Polichnowski
Dept. of Biomedical Sciences