VCOM 2021 Annual Report

Carolinas Research Recognition Day Winners

MEDICAL STUDENT Clinical Research First Place Sarah Straka, Class of 2021 A Retrospective Analysis Of Human Parainfluenza Virus In The Pediatric Population Second Place Wade Hopper, Class of 2023 Evaluation Of Glycemic Control At St. Luke’s Free Medical Clinic Third Place Mya Lor, Class of 2021 The Impact Of Covid-19 On The Work-Life Balance And Mental Health Of Resident Physicians In Southeastern U.S. Clinical Case Reports First Place Arianne Kalra, Class of 2021 Warning Signs: Kaposi’s Sarcome In A Late HIV Diagnosis. Second Place Ashlyn McConnell, Class of 2022 Pneumatosis Intestinalis In The Setting Of Enteritis And Microvascular Coagulopathy As The Only Presenting Symptom In A Covid-19 Patient Subsequently Requiring Surgical Intervention Third Place

Education / Simulation Research

First Place Miriam Brown, Class of 2021 Commonly Logged Diagnoses And Treatments In Geriatric Patients During Ambulatory Family Medicine Rotations Second Place Grayson White, Class of 2023 Common Technology Issues Encountered In Telemedicine Standardized Patient Encounters And Their Prevention. Third Place Emily L. Unrue, Class of 2023 Medical Student Confidence And Satisfaction In Using Telemedicine Improve After Conducting Patient Encounter Biomedical Research First Place Eshaan Zaveri, Class of 2023 The Long-Range Effect Of The Anatomical Variation Of The Left Common Carotid Artery: Severe Left Internal Carotid Artery Atherosclerosis. Second Place Joseph Metz, Class of 2022 Effects Of ADIPOR1 Agonists On Insulin- Independent Glucose Transport Pathways In Skeletal Muscle Cells Third Place Hannah Fischer, Class of 2023 A Novel Bipyridone Cisplatin Analog Exhibits Enhanced Anticancer Activity In Preclinical Models Of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers

Erica Rubin, Class of 2021 Introducing Two New Toxidromes: Antipsychotics And Atypical Antidepressants

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