2015 Research Poster Winners
The AAO Louisa Burns Osteopathic Research Committee (LBORC) and the National Undergraduate Fellows Association (NUFA) conducted their annual research poster competition on March 13 during the AAO’s Convocation in Louisville, Kentucky.
Open to osteopathic medical students, interns, residents, postdoctoral fellows, researchers and practicing physicians, the competition drew 35 posters this year on topics ranging from cranial oscillation to nontraditional teaching of osteopathic manipulative medicine.
The LBORC and NUFA bestowed awards on students from seven osteopathic medical colleges and residents from three hospitals for posters in the following categories: clinical research, case study, and education and public health. New York state dominated the competition this year, with students at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine in Old Westbury taking home three of the student awards and with residents at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx collecting all three awards for resident case studies.
The table below lists the winning authors in the 2015 competition and the titles of their 14 posters. All OMS designations in the table are based on the students’ standing in the 2014-15 academic year, during which the competition took place.
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Place |
Authors |
Title |
Institution |
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Student—clinical research |
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First place |
Vanessa Dawn Leonhard, OMS II; Riley Ann Landreth, OMS IV; Gregory Michael Caldwell, OMS IV; Heather Smith, PhD; and Richard Joseph Geshel, DO |
Midwestern University/Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale |
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Second place |
Michael Joseph Bova, OMS I; Kerin M. Claeson, PhD; and Lauren E. Noto Bell, DO |
Measuring Principles of Palpation Using 2D Geometric Morphometrics |
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine |
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Third place |
Jillian Lynn Smith, OMS I; Cyrus Haselby, OMS III; Robert Murphy, MS; Kurt P. Heinking, DO, FAAO; and Kyle K. Henderson, PhD |
Midwestern University/Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in Downers Grove, Illinois |
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Student—case study |
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First place |
Blaze Donnelly Emerson, MS, OMS II; Rebecca L. Drucker, OMS III; Mark Eric Sandhouse, DO, MS; and Melissa Tabor, DO |
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Temporomandibular Disorder in a Patient With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Novel Approach (View abstract) |
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
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Second place |
Mohammad Shujauddin Hussain, OMS III; Sheldon C. Yao, DO; and Reem Abu-Sbaih, DO |
The Use of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) in a High-Risk Obstetric Patient With Upper Extremity Edema and Gestational Hypertension (HTN) (View abstract) |
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) in Old Westbury |
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Third place |
David Taylor Guernsey, OMS III; Muhammad Durrani, OMS IV; Adena Leder, DO; and Sheldon C. Yao, DO |
Use of OMT to Treat Post-concussive Symptoms of a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Report (View abstract) |
NYITCOM |
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Student—education and public health |
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First place |
Molly M. McCormick, OMS IV; Lee Graff Kenyon, OMS III; Nicolette K. Rosendahl, OMS IV; Kraig Kenneth Wasik, OMS IV; and Brian S. Gould, OMS IV |
The “Flipped” Classroom: A Non-traditional Approach to Teaching Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (View abstract) |
Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in Pomona, California |
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Second place |
Tina Musa, OMS III; Mohammed Ali Anwar OMS IV; and John Tumeh, MD |
Conflict of Interest Policies at Osteopathic Medical Institutions |
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pennsylvania |
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Third place |
Lisa Nicole Roloson, OMS III; Danielle Defoe, OMS III; Min-Kyung Jung, PhD; To Shan Li, DO; and Sheldon C. Yao, DO |
See One, Do One, Treat One: The Effects of OMT Clinical Exposure on Confidence Levels of Medical Students (View abstract) |
NYITCOM |
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Resident—clinical research |
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First place |
Jessica B. Smith, DO; Andres Cardenas, MPH, PhD; and Cynthia Sharples, DO |
Lack of Knowledge About Osteopathic Medicine in Hospitals Leading to Dismal Performance of OMM: Research Survey |
Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center in Corvallis, Oregon |
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Second place |
Roselle Estanislao Liganor, DO; Jacob W. Watters, DO; Noah P. Jouett, OMS IV; Michael L. Smith, PhD; and Kendi Lee Hensel, DO, PhD |
The Effects of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on GI Motility |
UNT Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth |
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Resident —case study |
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First place |
Courtenay E. Deane, DO, and Hugh M. Ettlinger, DO, FAAO |
An Osteopathic Approach to the Treatment of Plagiocephaly |
St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, New York |
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Second place |
Stasia Blyskal, DO, and Hugh M. Ettlinger, DO, FAAO |
St. Barnabas Hospital |
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Third place |
Christopher R. Brown, DO, and Hugh M. Ettlinger, DO, FAAO |
Osteopathic Treatment in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury With Intracranial Bleed (View abstract) |
St. Barnabas Hospital |
Additional abstracts submitted for consideration included:
- "The Role of Ultrasound in Assessing the Efficacy of Cervical HVLA," by Theresa Apoznanski, OMS III; Arfa Mirza, OMS II; Frances Rusnack, OMS II; Joseph P. Mazzie, DO; Theodore Flaum, DO; and Sheldon C. Yao, DO
- "The Application of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMT) in Duane’s Retraction Syndrome (DRS) and Idiopathic Toe Walking (ITW): A Case Study," by Kristen de Vries, OMS III, Patricia Kooyman, DO, Andrea Thau, O.D.*, Sheldon C. Yao, DO
- "Work, Worry, and Wonder: Understanding Risk Factors for Neck Pain in Medical Students," by Victoria Kortlandt, OMS III, MPH; Michael Catanzaro, OMS IV; and Michael Terzella, DO
- "Effect of a Single Treatment of PARK-OMM Protocol on Balance in Parkinson's Disease: A Pilot Study," by Jessica Watari OMS III; Theresa Apoznanski OMS III; Joanne DiFrancisco-Donoghue, PhD, RCEP; Jayme Mancini, DO, PhD; George Cheriyan, DO; Sarah Curtis, DO; and Sheldon C. Yao, DO
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