LECOM Scholars Triumph

LECOM congratulates the winners of the Cleveland Academy of Osteopathic Medicine Annual Winter Seminar. This virtual format of the 56th Annual Winter Conference was held on January 29 - 31, 2021. The purpose of the seminar is to provide American Osteopathic Association (AOA) accredited programs that address the clinical practice needs of osteopathic physicians. Sessions are offered to continually assess issues, developments, advances, and trends in current medical practice, and to address identified needs through relevant comprehensive programs designed for general statewide physician audiences of all specialties. A host of events peppered the seminar offerings. LECOM participants performed admirably; and as in past years, LECOM scholars garnered many awards and accolades. The 2021 Student Advocate Award was presented to Austin Sellers, OMS-II, LECOM, University Hospitals and University Hospitals of Cleveland, East. The Cleveland Academy of Osteopathic Medicine (CAOM) established the award in honor of Emil E. Pogorelec, DO The award is designed to honor an exemplary medical student who exhibits the same passion for osteopathic medicine and the osteopathic profession in northeast Ohio as had the deeply revered Dr. Pogorelec. As the award recipient, Sellers is invited to serve as the Student Representative of the Executive Committee of CAOM, and to be formally recognized at the CAOM Annual Winter Conference. He also receives a stipend to attend the Ohio Osteopathic Association (OOA) House of Delegates Annual Meeting. LECOM is equally proud of the Abstract Research and Scholarly Activity Contest winners. LECOM students across all campuses have won abstract awards, and all First Place holders presented posters at the CAOM. The LECOM Medical Student winners in the Abstract Presentations Category are:

First Place

Lauren Henn, OMS-III, Case Report An Unlikely Source of Group B Streptococcal Vertebral Osteomyelitis: A Case Report Austin Sellers, OMS-II, Educational Research Minority Representation in Osteopathic Medical Education: Are We Doing Enough? Cylie Alflen, OMS-III, Literature Review Evaluation of OMT in Pain Reduction in Pregnant Women During Third Trimester and Postpartum Joshua Valerio, OMS-III, Original Research Effects of Hippotherapy on Balance in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: A Meta-Analysis George Matta, OMS-II, Osteopathic Focused Research Meta-analysis of Randomized-Controlled Trials Evaluating the Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment as an Adjunct Treatment Modality for Pain

Second Place

Ami Shah, OMS-IV, Case Report Ileus and Ischemic Ulcers in the Setting of Legionella Pneumophila Syed Ahmed, OMS-III, Literature Review The Impact of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment on Postoperative Hospital Length of Stay Prajin Srivastav, OMS-III, Original Research The Efficacy of Epley Maneuver compared to Brandt-Daroff and Semont Exercise in Reducing Short-Term Recurrence in Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Mercedes Kent, OMS-III, Osteopathic Focused Research (tied) Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy in the Treatment of Respiratory Disorders Shannon Myers, OMS-III, Osteopathic Focused Research (tied) Can OMT Improve Athletic Performance?

Third Place

Faizan Rahim, OMS-III, Literature Review Recurrent Acute Pancreatitis in the Setting of Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome Abigale Cannone, OMS-III, Original Research Structure and Culture of U.S. Healthcare as Barriers to Prenatal Care Adherence for African-American Mothers at High Risk for Infant Mortality in Cleveland, Ohio Marija Rowane, OMS-III, Osteopathic Focused Research Osteopathic Structural Clinical Exam Case Study: Primary Immunodeficiency Associated with Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Regulatory Subunit 1 (PIK3R1) Gene Mutation

Honorable Mention

Peris Kibera, OMS-III, Case Report Severe Eczema with Erythroderma in an African American Male Patient

Marija Rowane, OMS-III, Case Report Chronic Morbidities of COVID-19: A Young Female with an Acute Thrombotic Cerebrovascular Accident

Fellows

Phuong Daniels, OMS II, LECOM Erie is a coauthor on each of the Fellow Abstract/Posters

First Place

Reimus Valencia, DO A Heterozygous Novel Variant of SMARCAL1 Gene Causing Schimke Immuno-osseous Dysplasia

Second Place

Ryan Shilian, DO Development of Osteopathic Rhinitis Module in an Allergy/Immunology Fellowship

Third Place

Craig Sewell, DO Emerging Lethal Electronic Cigarette Drug Trends: ARDS and Death from a Zombie Apocalypse

Residents Second Place

Madiha Huq, DO Posner Schlossman Syndrome in Common Variable Immune Deficiency Phuong Daniels, OMS II, is also a co-author on the Second Place Resident Abstract/Poster.

LECOM lauds the consistently triumphant endeavors of its scholars and progeny as they probe the depths of discovery and engage in valuable medical discourse and collaborative projects.