On behalf of Dean deJong, we would like to thank you for participating in the 2nd Annual Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine Research Day! Research Day was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the multidisciplinary scholarly work undertaken by MSUCOM affiliated residents, fellows, trainees, and medical students.
Presenters: We want to continue celebrating your hard work by sharing your presentation titles, authors, and institutions on our website and social media sites. A special edition of the Spartan Medical Research Journal will be published soon with abstracts from all consenting authors who presented at Research Day.
Awardees: We extend a special thank you to all our volunteer judges for taking time to evaluate 140 posters and 8 oral presentations. Congratulations to presentation awardees, listed below!
Poster Presentations
Oral Presentations
Judges
Awards totaling more than $12,000 were given in the following categories:
Awarded to the highest quality oral or poster research presentation from all categories. Case reports are not eligible.
| Colin O'Hern, BSc | DO-PhD student; MSUCOM, Institute of Quantitative Health Sciences |
| 1ST PLACE | Kriti Khatri, PhD | Post-doc with MSUCOM faculty; Michigan State University, BMB |
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| 2ND PLACE | Ayman Alhadheri, MD | SCS-affiliated Resident Physician; McLaren Oakland |
| 3RD PLACE | Jordan Sarver, DO | SCS-affiliated Resident Physician; Detroit Medical Center, Urology Residency |
| 1ST PLACE | Kit Zoltin MSc | Medical student; MSUCOM |
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| 2ND PLACE | Samantha Caico | DO-PhD student; MSUCOM |
| 3RD PLACE | Luke Noah | Medical student; MSUCOM |
| 1ST PLACE | Stephanie Coallier, MD | SCS-affiliated Resident Physician; Trinity Health Muskegon |
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| 2ND PLACE | Daniel Gerow, DO | SCS Affiliated Resident Physician; University of Michigan Health West, Orthopedic Surgery |
| 1ST PLACE | Melissa Meschkewitz, BSc | DO-PhD student; MSUCOM, BMB- OMSIII |
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| 2ND PLACE | Aastha Bahl, BSc | Medical student; MSUCOM- OMSII |
Awarded to the best poster case report based on its uniqueness, clinical significance, and novel educational value.
| Victoria Qian, BSc | Medical Student; Wayne State University School of Medicine |