Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 51ԹϺ

Kavita Batra (Medicine) published a study, "Investigating faculty-initiated verbal, physical, social, sexual, and cyberbullying: A cross-sectional study," in the Journal of Health and Social Sciences. This study involved researchers from Morocco, Italy. Turkey, Colombia, and Iran. 
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an article titled, “Grounded Theory Assessment of Health Needs in Rural Mississippi Delta Region, USA: Implications for Health Policy and Management,” in the Journal of Health and Social Sciences in collaboration with faculty from Jackson State University (Scopus Cite Score 3…
Kavita Batra (Medicine) co-authored a study, "Investigating the effects of knee valgus orthosis on knee joint contact forces among subjects with knee osteoarthritis: A case series study," in the Journal of Health and Social Sciences. 
Kavita Batra (Medicine) as a result of her multi-countries' research collaboration published a study, "Changes in Postural Control due to Electrical Stimulation (ES) Therapy for Ankle Instability: A Systematic Review," in the Journal of Rehabilitation Sciences and Research. Findings of this study suggest that ES interventions are crucial…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented and published a paper titled, “Asynchronous, theory-based, measurement and scale development competency building course for doctoral students in public health: A case study,” in the Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) published an article titled, “Investigating Perceived Core Disaster Competencies of Nurses in Iran:  A Case Study of Northwest Hospitals” in collaboration with coauthors from Iran, Turkey, and Lebanon in the journal, Public Health Nursing (Impact factor 2.1). The article…
Qurrat-ul-ain Aziz, Kavita Batra, Sanna Fatima, Jared Splinter,  Amber Laurel Champion,  Kenneth E. Izuora (all Medicine) along with Ajay M. Kumar from Joslin Diabetes Center Baptist Health Floyd, Louisville, presented a poster of their study "Clinical accuracy of continuous glucose monitoring in post-kidney transplant patients with type…
Samuel Cohler, Henry Krasner, Kavita Batra, and Syed Saquib (all Medicine) published a study "The Individual-Level and Community-Level Social Determinants of Burn Injuries: A Single-Institution Study From the Southwestern United States" in the Journal of Burn Care and Research. This study emphasizes the importance of developing comprehensive…
Vaida Kazlauskaite (Couple and Family Therapy Program) and co-authors from the University of Minnesota: Lisa Kaler, Yiting Li, Tai Mendenhall, Sue Wick, and Soyoul Song published their articled entitled "I Just Feel Overwhelmed" Overall Stress, Course-Related Stress, and Stress Management Among First-Generation and International Students at a…
Dr. Sonal Shah (Dental) received the Community Faculty of the Year award from the 51ԹϺ Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) during their residents graduation dinner. The award is for recognition and appreciation of significant contributions in ENT resident education. During her two years working with the department…
Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; internal Medicine), following his receiving the 51ԹϺ's 2024 Harry Reid Silver State Award and the Outstanding Graduate Faculty Leadership Award, was interviewed this week by New India Abroad, a newspaper for non resident Indians around the world. In his interview, he shares his journey and provides…
Kenny Do, Emily Sagalow, Richard Wang, Oluwafunmilola T. Okuyemi, Jo-Lawrence Bigcas (Otolaryngology) published a report detailing two cases of occult thyroid carcinoma (OTC) in Cureus. This rare phenomenon involves thyroid metastasis to locoregional lymph nodes without an identifiable primary tumor in the thyroid gland. There are many…