Geisinger Commonwealth students receive awards at Summer Research Symposium

In July, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) held its annual Summer Research Immersion Program symposium, featuring GCSOM student research. Three students were recognized with awards of distinction.

Carly Sheffer, class of 2025, is interested in pediatrics. That’s why she was attracted to a research project that examined “polypharmacy” in young patients. Tyler Bielinski, class of 2025, is particularly interested in vascular neurosurgery and conducted research within Geisinger’s Neurosurgery department. Student McKinley Carey’s project investigated both the clinical and pathologic data of patients who tested positive for one of several variable penetrance genes that increase susceptibility to breast cancer.

From left: Tyler Bielinski, McKinley Carey, and Carly Sheffer received Excellence in Research Awards for their outstanding abstract submissions at the 2022 Summer Research Symposium.