VCOM 2024 Annual Report

Extramural Funding Portfolio Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2024

Auburn Campus

Jeff Cashman, DO • USDA Emergency Rural Health Care Grant Track One: Recovery Grant: VCOM Mobile Medical Outreach to Rural Spartanburg and Cherokee Counties. Dr. Cashman serves as the Program Director for this grant. Lisa Carroll, MD; Doralyn Jones, DO; Alexis Stoner, PhD; and Dolores Muro work on this project, along with partners St. Luke’s Free Medical Clinic of Spartanburg County, the Free Medical Clinic of Cherokee County, and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Alexis Stoner, PhD, MPH • South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control: COVID-19 Community Based Organization Outreach Initiatives. Lisa Carroll, MD and Doralyn Jones, DO are involved in this project. This program is funded via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. • South Carolina Center for Rural and Primary Healthcare. Addressing Health Inequity In South Carolina By Increasing Access To Primary Care. Dr. Stoner is Co-PD along with Tammy Whaley. Others involved in this project are Matt Cannon, DO; Lisa Carroll, MD; Doralyn Jones, DO; Tom Lindsey, DO; Lindsay Tjiattas Saleski, DO; Jeff Cashman,

Scholastic Competition in the Anatomical Sciences for High School Students. Dr. Piscura is the VCOM PI, and the prime recipient is Drexel University. Mayra Rodriguez, PhD • Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI): Engaging and Training Stakeholders to Participate in Patient-Centered Research to Reduce Obesity in Hispanic Women. This grant was awarded to Auburn University and Dr. Rodriguez is the VCOM PI. Johnny Stackhouse, DO is an investigator. Matthew Cannon, DO • South Carolina private foundation: Diabetes Danger: Reducing Diabetic Consequences By Way of Education. Dr. Cannon serves as the Principal Investigator; Alexis Stoner, PhD and Amanda Pruitt, DO are Investigators. • South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: Mobile Medical Unit: Infrastructure Support to Improve Access to Quality Medical Care in Rural and Medically Underserved Areas. Alexis Stoner, PhD co-directs this program with Dr. Cannon. Other faculty and staff involved are Lisa Carroll, MD; Jeff Cashman, DO; Doralyn Jones, DO; and Delores Muro. Carolinas Campus

Kari Dugger, PhD • American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM): Empowering a Relational

Professional Identity Among Medical Students to Increase Under-Represented in Medicine (URiM) Applicants. Mayra Rodriguez, PhD, MPH and Ellen Wilson are investigators. Annie Kirby, PhD, RD • American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM): The Nutrition Kitchen: an interdisciplinary culinary medicine elective to enhance nutrition literacy and personal dietary habits. Investigators on this project are Josh Hollingsworth, PharmD, PhD; Katie Wolter, MD; and Phillip Snider, DO. William Pearson, PhD • Kern National Network for Hollingsworth, PharmD, PhD; Jody Brewer, PhD; Melinda Carter, MD, PhD; Kraig Smith, MD; Nathan Douthit, MD; Mary Piscura, PhD; David Redden, PhD; and Drew Logullo. Mary Piscura, PhD • American Association for Anatomy; Innovations Program: The Anato-Bee: A Flourishing in Medicine: Flourishing Approach to Physician Formation – Expansion. Investigators on this project are Josh

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