These research papers and poster presentations are produced by graduating medical students in the Scholar's Workshop course at the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.
Capstone Projects from 2023
Research Paper: Correlation between Electroencephalogram and Clinical Assessment of Neonatal Seizures in Full Term Neonates, Nikhil Bhana
Poster: Candida Glabrata Sepsis with Fungal Chorioamnionitis in Association with In Vitro Fertilization, Alana Birnhak
Capstone Projects from 2021
Poster: A Retrospective Chart Review Investigating the Social Determinants of Neglected Breast Tumors Presenting to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, NJ from January 2015 to December 2018, Brenda Arthur and Faith Young MD
Poster: Adverse Effects Associated with Diazoxide Use in Neonates, Zoe Begun, Alla Kushnir, Evan Graber, and Krystal Hunter
Poster: Evaluating the Efficacy of Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Tenotomy Procedure for the Treatment of Elbow Tendinosis (poster), Michael Biezard and Cody Clinton
Poster: Completed HPV vaccination rates in two distinct populations of New Jersey, James Cahill, Stacey Hammer MD, and Nicole Leopardi MD
Research Paper: Determining the relationship between Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality type and preference of USMLE Step 1 study resources (paper), Alyssa Chang, John McGeehan MD, and Jill Ferrara
Poster: Determining the relationship between Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality type and preference of USMLE Step 1 study resources (poster), Alyssa Chang, John McGeehan MD, and Jill Ferrara
Poster: Implementation of a Peri-Procedural Smoking Cessation Program in Patients with Chronic Pain Undergoing Interventional Pain Management Procedures, James DeChiara, Christopher Potestio MD, Jasjit Sehdev MD, Kingsuk Ganguly MD, and Brian McEniry BS
Poster: Chemoresistant MyoD+/Nog+ cells restore tumor heterogeneity in rhabdomyosarcoma following initial chemotherapy, Abraham Hakim, Lucy Dawson, Zeus Antonello, and Igor Kuzin
Poster: Medical Students’ Perceptions Regarding USMLE Step 1 Study Resources, Cecilia Lee and Emily Hansinger
Poster: ORIF of Radius and Ulna Video Demonstration, Deep Patel and David A. Fuller MD
Poster: Management of Device Related Thrombus Post Left Atrial Appendage Closure Using WATCHMAN, Yash Patel; Wendy Schell MSN, APN; and Sajjad Sabir MD
Poster: Do psychosocial conditions contribute to hospital readmission in patients with sepsis?, Kali Staman, Anna Torchiano, Katrina Monta, Krystal Hunter, and Christa Schorr
Poster: Factors Impacting Length of Treatment and Length of Hospital Stay in Neonatal Abstinence, Elsa Stoff, Alla Kushnir, and Krystal Hunter
Capstone Projects from 2020
Poster: The Prevalence of Retinal Detachment and Associated Comorbidities Over a 5-year Period, Ahmed Abdelhady
Poster: Sleep Disorders in Individuals with Fragile X Syndrome: A Literature Review, Andrew Alabd
Poster: Characterization of dysphagia following anterior cervical spine surgery, Rebecca Cooper
Poster: Does Closing the Cultural Distance between Patient and Physician Improve Satisfaction? A Student Physician Satisfaction Survey Analysis of Cultural Advocates Compared to Telephonic Interpretation, Dane R. Dickey
Poster: Post Lactation Giant Breast Hamartoma: Challenges of Diagnosis and Surgical Management, Sharmi Elamin
Poster: Does Vitamin D Deficiency Increase Risk of Microvascular Complications of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus?, Victoria Kim, Shaili Patel, and Adaorah Iboko
Poster: Do Patients Require Emergency Department Interventions After Prehospital Naloxone?, Prarthi Patel
Poster: Analysis of Risk Factors Predictive of Postoperative Complications in Hip Fracture Patients, Christopher Rivera-Pintado
Poster: Second Intention Infections In Dermatologic Surgery, Joshua Schimmel
Poster: ANKH function not fully understood, but a possible target for pharmaceutical treatment in diseases where CPPD is present, Richard Suarez
Poster: Gut Microbiome Trends Observed in Patients With H. pylori Colonization Compared With Healthy Subjects at Cooper University Hospital, Lauren Treene and Zoya Grigoryan
Poster: What Can Preoperative Echo Tell Us? Analysis of New Information Gained Through Transthoracic Echocardiography in Geriatric Orthopaedic Trauma Patients, Syed Muhammad Raza Zaidi
Capstone Projects from 2019
Poster: Reducing Hospital Readmission using Medical Students as Health Coaches (Poster), Haley Brown
Research Paper: Tracking Growth of Brain Metastases, Benjamin Ciccarelli
Poster: Tracking Growth of Brain Metastases (Poster), Benjamin Ciccarelli
Research Paper: Sculpting Course impact on medical students' anatomy examination grades, Jessa Hernandez
Research Paper: Sculpting Course Impact on Medical Students' Anatomy Examination Grades (Poster), Jessa Hernandez
Research Paper: Evaluation of Pharmacists' Knowledge in Role of Naloxone Dispensing, Samantha Kennedy and Rachel Perez
Poster: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Paramedic (PM) Satisfaction with Patient Transfer of Care in the Emergency Department (ED) (Poster), Katelyn Levy
Poster: Concussion at presentation to primary care vs. specialist: Possible implications for management (Poster), A. Michael Luciani
Poster: Harm Reduction Education in Medical School (Poster), Alyssa Mayo and Swar Vimawala
Poster: Current Perspectives of Neurologists Regarding Approach to Thymectomy in Non-Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis (Poster), Jenna McClane
Research Paper: Ultrasonographic Assessment of Inferior Vena Cava Distensibility After Cardiac Arrest, Julia L. Moon
Poster: Ultrasonographic Assessment of Inferior Vena Cava Distensibility After Cardiac Arrest (Poster), Julia L. Moon
Poster: PAWSS: Validation of the Prediction of Alcohol Withdrawal Severity Scale (Poster), Alexander Padron
Poster: Evaluation of Pharmacists' Knowledge in Role of Naloxone Dispensing (Poster), Rachel Perez and Samantha Kennedy
Research Paper: Evaluating CMSRU student clinic diabetic patients’ hemoglobin A1c values, adherence to laboratory services, and potential barriers to care, Emily Rose
Poster: Evaluating CMSRU student clinic diabetic patients' hemoglobin A1c values, adherence to laboratory services, and potential barriers to care (Poster), Emily Rose
Poster: An Evidence-based Approach for Eradication of Helicobacter pylori (Poster), Harpreet Singh
Poster: Sphingosine-1-phosphate Dysregulation And The Development Of Pelvic Organ Prolapse (Poster), Colin Sperling
Poster: Preliminary Behavioral, Biochemical and Neuropathological Characterization of a New Epilepsy Mutant (Poster), Lauren K. Young and Rrita Daci
Capstone Projects from 2018
Research Paper: Behavioral changes following disease progression in the TNFtg mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis, Adeshina Adeyemo
Research Paper: Does disparity in educational material contributing to melanoma mortality?, Alton Appleton and Keita Oumou
Poster: Does disparity in educational material contributing to melanoma mortality? (Poster), Alton Appleton and Keita Oumou
Research Paper: Change in Resilience in At-Risk Youth After Participation in Outreach Program, Samantha Collazo
Research Paper: ¿Cómo se dice...? An analysis of patient-provider communication through bilingual providers, blue phones and live translators, Ammar Dahodwala
Poster: ¿Cómo se dice...? An analysis of patient-provider communication through bilingual providers, blue phones and live translators (Poster), Ammar Dahodwala
Research Paper: The Trials and Triumphs of the American Polio Vaccine, Dayna Hovern
Poster: The Trials and Triumphs of the American Polio Vaccine (Poster), Dayna Hovern
Research Paper: Utility of interictal EEG in determining epilepsy severity, Ryan Miller
Research Paper: Gluteal Compartment Syndrome: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Megan C. O'Connell
Research Paper: Is the Devil in the Second Year? Student Perceptions of Evidence-Based Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Saba Qadir
Poster: Is the Devil in the Second Year? Student Perceptions of Evidence-Based Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (Poster), Saba Qadir
Poster: The Political Rise and Decline of Dr. Benjamin Rush (Poster), Daniel Ricketti
Research Paper: The Political Rise and Decline of Dr. Benjamin Rush, Daniel A. Ricketti
