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STUDENT NOTES
Student Leadership Award and a $300 scholarship at the FOMA Conference in Weston, Fla.
of Sarasota, Fla.; and a $1,000 scholarship from the American Business Women’s Association, Sunrise Chapter, Scholarship Fund in Sarasota.
College of Medicine Erie Campus
Joshua Johnson (OMS1) received a $1,600 scholarship from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Vincent Croglio (OMS2) was featured in an article in the Buffalo Business Journal for his entrepreneurial endeavors.
Mark Johnson (OMS1) received an $1,600 scholarship from the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Stephanie Mazariegos (D3) received a $2,000 Scholarship from the KML Foundation of Tampa, Fla.
Naveen George (OMS3) authored the abstract entitled, Autoimmune Encephalitis: Are Immuno-modulatory Therapies Effective? A Retrospective Review of Functional Ratings Prior to a PostTreatment. The abstract was accepted for presentation at the American Academy of Neurology Conference in Washington, DC, and in the Lancet Autoimmune Disorders Conference in Barcelona, Spain.
Nicole Wells (OMS1) received the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association Student Leadership Award and a $300 scholarship at the FOMA Conference in Weston, Fla.
Desiree McMillan (D2) received a $3,000 Scholarship from the Indian River State College Foundation in Ft. Pierce, Fla.
Conor Grey (OMS1) authored a play, Mainstream, which premiered in February at the Schuster Theatre, Gannon University.
College of Medicine Bradenton Campus Liesel Bergmeyer (OMS2) was elected to the Board of Directors for the Student Osteopathic Medical Association (SOMA). Chase Cavayero (OMS2) co-authored: Adult-Acquired Hidden Penis in Obese Patients: A Critical Survey of the Literature, published in the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association and he presented his abstract entitled, Chicken or the Egg or Cart Before the Horse: Incidental Atrial Myxoma Finding in Hematuria Workup at the Florida Chapter of American College of Physicians Annual Residents and Medical Students Meeting in Orlando, Fla. Natalie Chlus (OMS2) and Chase Cavayero (OMS2) co-authored: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Broken Heart Syndrome: Case Series and Review of the Literature, which was presented at the Florida Chapter of American College of Physicians Annual Residents and Medical Students Meeting in Orlando, Fla. Melissa Faron (OMS1) has been accepted to the American Academy of Pediatrics Federal Affairs Internship Program in Washington, DC. Chelsea Jacobs (OMS1) received the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association
College of Medicine LECOM at Seton Hill Daniel Carlson (OMS2) and Wade Wolowiec (OMS2) graduated as Pittsburgh Albert Schweitzer Fellows on May 3, 2015. Sarthi Dalal (OMS1) and Kiranjit Kaur (OMS1) have been selected as Environmental Fellows for the 2015-16 Pittsburgh Albert Schweitzer Fellowship Program. Samantha Erb (OMS1) co-authored a piece entitled, Developing Effective Worker Health and Safety Training Materials: Hazard Awareness, Identification, Recognition and Control for the Salon Industry, published in the Journal of Occupational Environmental Medicine.
School of Pharmacy Erie Alyssa McKinney (P2) is engaged to Caleb Dodd. The couple plans a September 26, 2015 wedding.
School of Pharmacy Bradenton Ashley Cubillos (P3) will represent the LECOM School of Pharmacy at the American Pharmacists Association Patient Counseling Competition in San Diego, CA.
School of Dental Medicine Bradenton
Sandra Santos (D3) received a $2,000 scholarship from the KML Foundation of Tampa, Fla.
FACULTY NOTES College of Medicine
Mark A.W. Andrews, PhD, (of Physiology) was re-elected to the Steering Committee of the Society of Osteopathic Medical Educators. Dr. Andrews also co-authored: What are the Implications of Implementation Science for Medical Education? published in Medical Education Online. Brett DeGooyer, DO, will present a clinical case abstract entitled, Fatigue and Facial Rash in Collegiate Women’s Hockey at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine in San Diego, Ca. May 26-30. Amber Eade, PhD, performed at the World Premier of Passion According to Saint Matthew by Pittsburgh composer, Nancy Galbraith, in conjunction with the Pittsburgh Festival Orchestra. Dr. Eade is a member of the Maestri Singers.
Jelena Cusanelli (P3) received a $3,000 scholarship from the Robert J. and Anne E. Harmon Scholarship Fund of Sarasota, Fla.
Randy Kulesza, PhD, co-authored: Organization of the Human Superior Olivary Complex in 15q Duplication Syndromes and Autism Spectrum Disorders, published in the journal, Neuroscience. Dr. Kulesza also co-authored: Yes, There is a Medial Nucleus of the Trapezoid Body in Humans, published in Frontiers in Neuroanatomy.
Alena Korbut (P2) received a $2,000 scholarship from the Beverly Beall and R. Kemp Riechmann Foundation in Bradenton, Fla.; a $3,000 scholarship from the Clifford W. and Doris E. Davis Educational Fund
Patrick Leary, DO, Director of the LECOM/ Millcreek Community Hospital Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, sponsored two clinical case abstracts that will be presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of
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