2022 Oral abstracts
Educating, informing, and presenting an argument.
STEP 1
Title: “Will I Be Able to Match in this?” How Do Students Self-Assess Competitiveness in a Step 1 P/F World?
Authors: Gautham Pavar, Kinan Sawar, Justin Bennie, Nicole Xu, Bohdan Matsko, Harika Bollineni, Abdullah Sahyouni, Yasmeen Alcodray, Robert de la Torre
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Title: Does the Shoe Fit? Development of a School-Specific Step 1 Study Plan
Authors: Riya Shah, BS, Matthew Brennan, BS, Jason Booza, PhD
Title: Step 1 Pass/Fail: The Impact on WSUSOM and an Opportunity for Change
Authors: Shatha Wahbi, Haneen Ali, Emily Fisher, Alexis Nguyen, Daniel Bota, Gowri Chandrashekar, Maha Ahmed, and Eva Waineo MD
Community Health and Well-being
Title: Food Insecurity Education Through Undergraduate Medical Service-Learning Experiences
Authors: Nicole Xu, Gautham Pavar, Kinan Sawar, Jennifer Mendez
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Title: Evaluating Dermatological Literacy of the Metro Detroit Population
Authors: Amber Jackson and Juliet Thungu
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Title: "On Call": An Innovative Solution to Reduce Language Barriers in Detroit Free Clinics
Authors: Kayvon Sanjasaz, Joseph Cavataio, Jhonny Lopez
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Title: PD-1 Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy for Prostate Cancer
Authors: Sahil Bawa MD, Balakrishna Kolli PhD, Rajesh Dachepalli MS, Oksana V. Gruzdyn BS, Katia Hermes BS, Chase Morrison BS, Mohammad Malik BS, Soham Desai BS, Andrew Mizerowski BS, Ramesh B. Batchu PhD, J. Edson Pontes MD, Donald W. Weaver, MD.
The Learning Environment
Title: Competitive vs. Collaborative Framework: The Impact of Student Learning Environment Perception on Performance
Authors: Abdullah Sahyouni, Gautham Pavar, Nicole Xu, and Kinan Sawar
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Title: Communication issues within the Class of 2024 and 2025: Due to administrative action, COVID causes, or just the Sophomore Slump?
Authors: Joseph Files, Cullen Hudson, Ced Mutebi, Sara Kazyak, Jonah Yousif, Benjamin Sliwinski
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Title: Student Support for At-Risk Students: Impact on Both Student Coaches and Tutored Students​
Authors: Simone Brennan, PhD, Jennifer Crystal, PhD​, Sonal Patel, MA, Eva Waineo, MD
Professional Development/Mentoring
Title: A New Outlook: Rewiring WSUSOM’s Student Email Policies for Professionalism and Productivity
Authors: Jonah Yousif, Mirna Kaafarani, Giulia Santangelo, and Cullen Hudson
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Title: The Formation of an Independent Medical Student Admissions Interviewer Committee
Authors: Iyanna Peppers, Sean McCarthy, Kevin Sprague, M.D., Abhinav Krishnan, M.S., Ph.D.
Curriculum/Medical Training
Title: A longitudinal lab-based microbiology and mycology curriculum for infectious diseases fellows: a hands-on pilot study
Authors: Erin Pollock, D.O.; Vishakh Keri, M.B.B.S., D.M.; Lea Monday, Pharm.D., M.D.
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Title: Not all fun and games: Gamification of Child Abuse Medical Education
Author: Dena Nazer
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Title: Evaluation of the Medical Student Clinical Role in Clerkships Compared to Initial Expectations
Authors: Robert de la Torre, Abdullah Sahyouni, Kinan Sawar, Yasmeen Alcodray, Bohdan Matsko, Harika Bollineni, Gautham Pauvar, Nicole Xu, Justin Bennie
Students' Health and Well-being
Title: Assessing Medical Students' Risk for Heart Disease
Authors: Juliet Thungu and Amber Jackson
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Title: Fertility and Family Planning: The Changing Concerns and Perspectives of Physician Trainees
Authors: Sabrina Montemayor B.S., Michelle C Coughlin M.D., Heather Dolman M.D., Guillermina Nava M.D., Samantha Tarras M.D.
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Title: Which Areas of Life Suffer Most When Student Workload Goes Up: A Components Analysis
Authors: Bohdan Matsko, Kinan Sawar, Gautham Pavar, Nicole Xu, Harika Bollineni, Justin Bennie, Yasmeen Alcodray, Robert de la Torre, Abdullah Sahyouni