Accomplishments: Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 51ԹϺ
Shirley Wong (Medicine) presented a poster, "A Lateral Corticectomy Approach for Resection of an Intramandibular Schwannoma: A Case Report," at the 26th Annual Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum at 51ԹϺ. Schwannomas are benign tumors that develop from Schwann cells, usually appearing as solitary lesions or within neurofibromatosis…
Madelyn Colbert (Medicine) secured first place at the 26th Annual Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum at 51ԹϺ with her poster, "The Effectiveness of Using Motor Imagery Training as an Alternative to Exercise for the Improvement of Mental Health: A Qualitative Investigation." Exercise serves as a common non-pharmacological method to…
Nicolas Staffa (Medicine) won second place at the 26th Annual Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum at 51ԹϺ for a poster, "Determining Effectiveness of Anki Usage in Preparation for Success on USMLE Step 2." Medical school demands effective study strategies beyond routine coursework to ensure success in USMLE Steps 1 and 2,…
Dr. Syed Saquib (Medicine), associate professor of surgery and burn director for UMC Lion's Burn Care Center, was recently named Fellow of the American Burn Association during the organization's national conference in Chicago, Illinois. The American Burn Association is dedicated to supporting burn-related care, research, and education.
Kavita Batra (Medicine) recently co-authored a study, which was published in the Lancet journal. This study was featured in TIME media outlet under the Health-COVID-19 section as " COVID-19 Radically Changed the Leading Causes of Death." As indicated in the news article, this study is thought to be the first that compared deaths…
Kavita Batra (Medicine) along with Dr. Jagdish Khubchandani from New Mexico University and other editorial board members published an article "Health Care Workers’ Risk Behaviors and Health Status: Hidden Realities or New Paradigms?" in the Journal of Medicine, Surgery, and Public Health. This editorial highlights the health issues among…
Kavita Batra (Medicine) along with Dr. Jagdish Khubchandani from The New Mexico University and Dr. Srikanta Banerjee from the Walden University published a study "Mortality risk among adult americans living with cancer and elevated CRP" in the journal Cancer Epidemiology. This study underscores the need of exploring pathways by which the the…
Nabih Ghani (Medicine) was awarded second prize at the 26th Annual Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum at 51ԹϺ for his podium presentation titled, "Science Education for the Youth (SEFTY): A Neuroscience Outreach Program for High School Students in Southern Nevada During the COVID-19 Pandemic." The following faculty and…
Sarah Kazemeini (Medicine) was awarded 1st place at the 26th Annual Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum at 51ԹϺ with her podium presentation, “Alzheimer’s and the APP Gene: Insights from the International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium.”
This study emphasizes the amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene's significant role in…
Stephanie Wang (Medicine) earned 2nd place at the 26th Annual Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum at 51ԹϺ for the poster presentation, “Investigating Artificial Intelligence in Bioethics and Medical Education: Can ChatGPT Answer Ethical Questions Appropriately?” Collaborating with Raul Saucedo, Kaitlin Hock, Timothy Shaw (all…
Lily Liu (Medicine) secured 2nd place at the 26th Annual Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum at 51ԹϺ for her study, "Investigating The Use of Open vs. Endoscopic Drainage for Pancreatic Pseudocyst Among Adults: A 2017-2020 National Inpatient Sample Study," in collaboration with Camryn Schroeder (Medicine), and physicians Renuka…
Jacquelyn Fields (Medicine) secured first place at the 26th Annual Graduate & Professional Student Research Forum at 51ԹϺ with her poster: CEM radiomics for distinguishing lesion from background parenchymal enhancement in patients with invasive breast cancer.
Collaborating with B.A. Varghese, M. Perkins, S. Cen, X. Lei, J. Jamie, B.…