Did you know that ACOM is a Healthy People 2030 champion? 
Healthy People 2030 is national health initiative from the United States Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (part of HHS) to help individuals, communities, and organizations to address public health priorities. Healthy People 2030 provides evidence-based resources to help improve health and well-being through a series of objectives and tools to form policy and inspire action! Learn more HERE
ACOM was selected from over 5,000 competitive applications to be a Healthy People 2030 champion, and is the only Healthy People champion in the state of Alabama and the only osteopathic medical school to be recognized as such. ACOM was selected based on its commitment to disease prevention and an organizational mission that aligns with the Healthy People 2030 mission to promote, strengthen, and evaluate the nation’s efforts to improve the health and well-being of all people. To become a Healthy People 2030 Champion, an organization must:
See the full list of champions HERE .
ACOM/SHM Research Week and SOAR Poster Day were a great success!
ACOM Research Week was held November 29 – December 2, 2022. Nearly 100 posters were presented by ACOM students and faculty as well as Southeast Health (SEH) Internal Medicine residents. Posters were presented virtually all week. Presenters engaged with the public through Twitter with judges from ACOM and SEH Internal Medicine faculty scoring posters throughout the week.
Research Week ended with a grand finale co-hosted by the Student Osteopathic Association for Research (SOAR) and ACOM! This included optional in-person poster presentations, selected student 10-minute talks, and a keynote talk given by Dothan native and University of Alabama-Birmingham faculty member, Ellen Eaton, MD, MSPH. Students voted for their favorite posters, and winners are listed below.
Congratulations to the ACOM/SHM Virtual Poster Week winners!
Assessed by a number of ACOM and SEH IM faculty using set judging rubrics
BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH
First place
In Silico Examination of a Potentially Pathogenic Variant in the Myeloid Differentiation Primary Response Protein (MYD88)
Lucy Page Kelly and Eric Johnson, PhD
Second place
Forkhead Box O3 (FOXO3) Protein Levels are Elevated in a Model of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Jonathan Brown PhD, Ashlyn Conner, Emily Snyder, and Audrey Vasauskas PhD
Third place
The Vascular Endothelial Barrier Antigen is Differentially Expressed in the Developing Forebrain and Cerebellum of Healthy Rats as Quantitated by Immunofluorescence Microscopy
R.Q. Telese, BS, M.O. Ibiwoye, MD, MS, DTM&H, MPH, PhD, A.A. Vasauskas, PhD, M.J. Hernandez, PhD, FNAOME, J. Lyons, MD and J.D. Foster, PhD, RRT
CLINICAL RESEARCH AND QI
First place
Falls Prevention
Donna L. Yost, DNP-ENA, MSN-CNL, RN, OCN, CNE and Devesh Dahale, MS, MBA
Second place
What is the relationship between religiosity and allostatic load in South Texas Hispanic/Latino cancer survivors who have completed their primary cancer treatment within the last 5 years?
Javier Cintron, Stephanie Rowan, Cesar Ramirez, Amelie Ramirez, Joel Michalek
Third place (TIE)
Improving Hepatitis C Screening in Accordance with the USPSTF Guidelines in a Primary Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Project
Fahad Abid. Veronica Hill, DNP, CRNP. Justin Hovey, MD
Preliminary Results of Proactive Patient Portal Recruitment in the Inpatient Setting: The MyChart Genius Project
Edward Wu, M, Jillian Weiss, BS, Alyssa B. Barefield, MS, Vincent S. Alexander, BS, Nora Kassis, BS, Mohammed D. Akbar, MS, Audrey A. Vasauskas, PhD
CLINICAL VIGNETTE
First place
Carbon monoxide poisoning with myonecrosis; A rare presentation
Sahar Baloch, MD ; Paramjit Kaur, MD ; Zara Baloch, MBBS ; Sagar Kulkarni, MD
Second place
Hepatitis C Treatment-Induced Renal Vasculitis
Mina Ghaly, MD, Mousa Sagawed, MD, Hannah M. Gregory, Grant E. Gregory, Nawal Habib, MD, Nowoghomwenma Ibie, MD
Third place (TIE)
Myxedema Coma Confounded by Infections and Dementia in An Elderly Patient
Yousef Awad MD, Riya Patel BS, Mohamad Jajeh MD
“Don’t Make a Rash Decision” Cutaneous Dissemination of Zoster in Immunocompromised Patient
Devam Parghi, Jocelyn Medal
MEDICAL EDUCATION
First place (TIE)
Near-peer introduction to surgical skills pre- and post-workshop comparisons
Nick W. Lanpher*, Pedro Lima*, and James Nolin, FNP-C (*: indicates co-first author, contributed equally to the work)
Student Perception of how Medical Schools have Valued Diversity between 2011 – 2021
Ahaj H Shroff, Mark J Hernandez
Second place
The Impact of a Comprehensive Curricular Approach on Improving Opioid Education in an Osteopathic Medical School
Hannah Gregory, Grant Gregory, Rahul Garg, PhD, MPharm, Wayne Parker, PharmD
Third place
Academic Surgeon Perspectives on Medical Student Preclinical Exposure to Laparoscopic Simulation
Joshua D. Collingwood, Cole S. Arnold, Benjamin L. Crews, Alina F. Faunce, Britton A. Ethridge, RN, BSN, Natalie Barefield, PA-C2, Matthew Ragan, MD, Pankaj P. Dangle, MD, MCh, Sherry L. Roach, MD, FACS
POPULATION HEALTH
First place
Demographics and risk factors of uninsured patients accessing free PrEP and PEP for prevention of HIV in Northwest Florida
Colton Boney, Erin Park, Mariana Arévalo, PhD, Wayne Parker, PharmD
Second place
Incidence of Upper Extremity Neuropathies at a Single Tertiary Care Institution in the United States: Trends in Recent Years Including the COVID-19 Pandemic
Faust, Taylor MS; Donnelly, Megan; Castaneda, Pablo MD; Cooper, Joie MS
Third place
Assessing Differences in Bipolar Disorder Prevalence between Alabama and the Rest of the United States by Exploring the Potential Impact of Provider Accessibility and SES Variables
Naziyya Haque, Ryan Liengswangwong, Ashley James, Sarah Clark
REVIEW OR OUTREACH
First place
Novel Science Service-Learning Module With Naloxone Training Improves Student Awareness Of Opioid Epidemic
Sarah Adkins-Jablonsky, Ryleigh Fleming, Marco Esteban, Cinnamin Cross, Amy Chatham, Samiksha Raut
Second place
Is the medical field equipped to intervene in situations of human trafficking? A call to action
Zara Siddiqui
Third place
Can Kratom Be Effectively Utilized In Opioid-Addicted Individuals?
Cory Pisarra and Dr. Robert Parker
Congratulations to the winners of the SOAR student choice poster awards!
Best Poster
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) in the Alabama Wiregrass Region
Mohkam Sing, MS, OMS-II, Sarah Adkins-Jablonsky, Ph.D., OMS-II, Angie Rubino, OMS-II, Mindy Higley, OMS-II,
Aaron Dramann, MS, OMS-II, Lisa Ennis, MA, MS, MPH, Nicole Mitchell, MLIS, MA
Best Poster Runner Up
Social Vulnerability Related to Rural Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Mortality in Florida
Alejandro Arroyo Rodrigues OMS-I, Cassie Lewis Odahowski, MPH, Ph.D.
Best Poster Presentation
Immunogenicity of Homologous Heart Valves: Mechanisms and Future Consideration
Andrew D. Vogel, MS, OMS-II, Jennie H. Kwon, M.D., Alekhya Mitta, B.S., Curry Sherard, B.S., Kelvin G.M. Brockbank, Ph.D.,
Taufiek K. Rajab, M.D.
Best Poster Presentation Runner Up
Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Center Sites in Relation to Average Income in an Area Affects Accessibility
Gabriela Galan, OMS-II, Ivana Gutman, OMS-II, Megan Richards, OMS-II, Michelle Sindoni, OMS-II
SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO OUR INVITED STUDENT IN-PERSON SHORT TALK PRESENTERS
*Denotes presenter(s)
Basic Science
The role of microRNA 141-3p on the invasion and migration of human breast cancer cells
Kelley Lynn Turner*, Smit Bhimami, Erika DeHaviland, and Lawrence LeClaire
Clinical research/QI
Characteristics of VUMC bariatric surgery patients and their atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk factors
Naziyya Haque*, Lei Wang, Xeimeng Zhang, You Chen, Robb Flynn, Wayne English, Danxia Yu
Clinical Vignette
The Diagnosis, Treatment, and Clinical Sequelae of Sjogren's Syndrome in a Pediatric Patient: Case Report
Dakota C. Davis*, Meghan J. Filson, and Dr. Claire G. Yother
Medical Education
Implementation of lifestyle medicine certification into an osteopathic curriculum and its effects on students' empathy towards patients and approach to patient-centered care
Amin Wang*, Melinda Ledbetter, John-Paul Fattorusso* and Isabella Fernandez*
Outreach
Novel Science Service-Learning Module With Naloxone Training Improves Student Awareness Of Opioid Epidemic
Sarah Adkins-Jablonsky*, Ryleigh Fleming, Marco Esteban, J., Cinnamin Cross, and Samisksha Raut
Population Health
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) In The Alabama Wiregrass Region
Mohkam Singh*, Sarah Adkins-Jablonsky*, Angela Rubino*, Mindy Higley*, Aaron Dramann*, Lisa Ennis, Nicole Mitchell
Recent ACOM Student and Faculty Publications
Chelf, S., Davis, R. E., Bass, M. A., Ford, M. A., Firouzabadi, A. D., Leo, J. T., & Nahar, V. K. (2022). Osteoporosis knowledge and health beliefs among middle-aged men and women in the Southern United States. J Osteopath Med, 122(9), 453-459. doi:10.1515/jom-2022-001. PMID: 35491729
Collingwood, J. D., Wang, L., Aban, I. B., Yarbrough, A. H., Boppana, S. B., & Dangle, P. P. (2023). Risk factors for community acquired pediatric urinary tract infection with extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase Escherichia coli - A case-control study. J Pediatr Urol, 19(1), 129 e121-129 e127. doi:10.1016/j.jpurol.2022.10.020. PMID: 36344365
Collingwood, J. D., Yarbrough, A. H., Boppana, S. B., & Dangle, P. P. (2023). Increasing Prevalence of Pediatric Community-acquired UTI by Extended Spectrum beta-Lactamase-producing E. coli: Cause for Concern. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 42(2), 106-109. doi:10.1097/INF.0000000000003777. PMID: 36638394
Garabedian, P. M., Gannon, M. P., Aaron, S., Wu, E., Burns, Z., & Samal, L. (2022). Human-centered design of clinical decision support for management of hypertension with chronic kidney disease. BMC medical informatics and decision making, 22(1), 217. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-022-01962-y. PMID: 35964083
Heitzer, A. M., Schreiber, J. E., Yuan, X., Wang, F., Pan, H., Graff, J., Murphy, L., Rupff, R., Russell, K., Wang, W., Estepp, J. H., Hankins, J.S., Porter, J.S., Jacola, L. M. (2023). Working memory and school readiness in preschool children with sickle cell disease compared to demographically matched controls. Br J Haematol, 200(3), 358-366. doi:10.1111/bjh.18507. PMID: 36264030
Hernandez, M. Identifying the core concepts of pharmacology education: A global initiative. British Journal of Pharmacology, n/a(n/a). doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.16000
Hunt, C. M., Thomas, V., & Alexander, J. (2022). Glioblastoma Multiforme Survivor With Radiation-Induced Consequences: A Case Report (nih.gov). Cureus, 14(9), e29397. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29397. PMID: 36304371
Inbornone, S. J., Holbrook, T. N., Patel, S. K., Holden, E., & Lamb, J. (2023Anti-contactin associated protein like 2 autoimmune encephalitis: A case report and review of the literature. Neuroimmunology Reports, 3, 100157. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nerep.2022.100157
Lanpher, N. W., Schnittka, E. M., & Haggag, A. (2023). Transdermal scopolamine and urinary retention following urogynecologic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int Urogynecol J. doi:10.1007/s00192-023-05467-8. PMID: 36719449
Leo, J. (2022). Clinical Anatomy and Embryology: A Guide for the Classroom, Boards, and Clinic
Leo, J. (2022). Medical Neuroanatomy for the Boards and the Clinic: Finding the Lesion
Meng, A., Purohith, A., Huang, A., & Litvinchuk, T. (2022). Traumatic Birth Injury in a Term Neonate. Cureus, 14(12), e32737. doi:10.7759/cureus.32737. PMID: 36686149
Mitchell, J. T., & Johnson, E. B. (2023). Comparison of In Vitro and In Silico Assessments of Human Galactose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase Coding Variants. Cureus, 15(1),
e33592. doi:10.7759/cureus.33592
Park, E. G., Silvano, Z., Gregory, G. E., Ghaly, M., & Case, J. (2022). The Interplay of COVID-19 and Hereditary Angioedema: Preventing an Acute Attack (nih.gov). Cureus, 14(9), e29189. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29189. PMID: 36507113
Pearlman, R.L., Wilkerson, A.H., Ferris, T.S., Griffin, D.B., Cobb, E.K., McCowan, H.K., Bhattacharya, K., Leo, J., Melton, S., and Nahar, V. (2021). Skin cancer knowledge, attitudes, and practices among non‐medical skin care professionals: A narrative review of cross‐sectional and interventional studies. J Cosmet Dermatol, 20(8), 2437-2457. doi:10.1111/jocd.14260. PMID: 34047438
Sherard, C., Atteya, M., Vogel, A. D., Bisbee, C., Kang, L., Turek, J. W., & Rajab, T. K. (2022). Partial heart transplantation can ameliorate donor organ utilization. J Card Surg, 37(12), 5307-5312. doi:10.1111/jocs.17050. PMID: 36259737
Andrew D. Vogel, Benjamin Comora M.D., John Hochhold M.D.
Vogel, A. D., Kwon, J. H., Mitta, A., Sherard, C., Brockbank, K. G. M., & Rajab, T. K. (9900). Immunogenicity of Homologous Heart Valves: Mechanisms and Future Considerations.
Cardiology in Review, 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000519. doi:10.1097/crd.0000000000000519
Zhang, S., Collingwood, J., Fujihashi, A., He, K., Oliver, L., & Dangle, P. (2022). MP26-07 PREVALENCE OF SYMPTOMATIC PEDIATRIC NEPHROLITHIASIS AT AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN SOUTH-EASTERN UNITED STATES - EXPERIENCE OVER LAST 15 YEARS. Journal of Urology, 207(Supplement 5), e441. doi:10.1097/ju.0000000000002569.07.
Oral Presentations (external)
Neuroanatomy Case Conference Lecture Series, Harvard South Shore Psychiatry Department
Jonathan Leo, PhD
Harvard Psychiatry Department, South Shore Hospital
March 2022
HME Grand Rounds Presentation
Johnny Dang
Beacon Medical Group Grand Rounds
September 2022
Insulin Pump Management Systems
Malvika Chaudhary
Southeast Health Internal Medicine Residents
September 2022
The Impact of Future Vertical Lift on Operational Medicine
Virginia Thomas OMSII, John Campbell DO
Association of Military Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons Annual Meeting
March 2-5 2023
Academic Surgeon Perspectives on Medical Student Preclinical Exposure to Laparoscopic Simulation
Joshua Collingwood, Cole Arnold, Benjamin Crews, Alina Faunce, Britton Ethridge, Natalie Barefield, Matthew Ragan, Pankaj Dangle, Sherry Roach
2022 Southeastern States Annual Symposium on Medical Research
November 11, 2022
Preliminary evaluation of an osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) to prevent motion sickness symptoms
Virginia Thomas, Amanda Kelley PhD, Albert J. Lee DO, Thomas Fotopoulos DO, Jason Boggs PhD, & John Campbell DO
Aerospace Medical Association Annual Meeting
May 21-25, 2023
GREAT WORK EVERYONE! WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU!
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OTHER RESEARCH NEWS
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Wondering what to expect?
Please email research@acom.edu or LRC@acom.edu for more information!
UPCOMING EVENTS
The ACOM Summer Research Program will start June 7!
Application deadline is February 15th! Please apply through this portal
Selected students will be notified no later than March 31st!
Seminars Highlighting ACOM Research and Experiences is a monthly colloquium to share conference highlights, research projects, ideas, and other projects to the ACOM community
Every third Friday at noon!
Do you have an idea, a research project, or other experience to share?
Consider giving a SHAREs Talk!
Hosted every third Thursday at noon. Please email research@acom.edu to sign up!
ALOMA Winter Meeting
The ALOMA winter meeting will be held virtually on April 15th. There will be several presentations from ACOM faculty and students. More information will be available soon!
RESEARCH REMINDERS
Please remember to let us know about your scholarly work! You can tell us about it here
Check your email for reminders and updates about upcoming meetings and abstract submission dates!
Case studies
Please remember that if you plan to write up a case study for presentation at a meeting or a manuscript, you should have a signed patient consent. If you do not have patient consent, there are specific guidelines for deidentification that must be followed. These guidelines are found here: Guidance Regarding Methods for De-identification of Protected Health Information in Accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule | HHS.gov.
In addition to following these guidelines, ACOM requires that if you do not have patient consent, the case write up must be reviewed and signed off by a HIPAA officer. If there is not a HIPAA officer at your site, you can email the write up to research@acom.edu and the SEHMC privacy officer will review.
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Please remember that any research that includes human subjects must go through our IRB office (even if exempt). Questions about IRB or human subjects research? Email IRB@acom.edu.
Register your research!
Please also remember that per ACOM policy, all research projects (including case studies) must be registered with ACOM at the following link: https://forms.office.com/r/S9DSyyA1ja
RESEARCH QUESTIONS OR IDEAS?
Do you have ideas or questions about research? Email us!
Research: research@acom.edu
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LRC: lrc.ask@acom.edu
IBC: ibc@acom.edu
Stay safe, be well, and happy researching!
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