The symposium begins at 6:00 p.m. in 101 White Hall (Gandhi Auditorium) with welcoming remarks and the 2013 Distinguished Scholar Awards. A poster reception with 58 student research posters follows at 6:30 p.m. in the White Hall Atrium.

The annual Distinguished Scholar award is presented to the fourth year student or students who have demonstrated a continued commitment to medical scholarship. Distinguished Scholars are recognized for generating a significant body of scholarly work, for working collaboratively with students and faculty, for demonstrating leadership in the Research Learning Community, and for advancing student research at the Boonshoft School of Medicine.  The Medical Student Research Club is proud to present the 2013 BSOM Distinguished Scholar Award to Colleen McCormick, Jenn Rammel, Lakshman Swamy, and Nathan Weir.

The symposium is organized by the Wright State Medical Student Research Club with support from the BSOM Office of Research Affairs. For more information, contact Adam Deardorff (deardorff.2@wright.edu).

Symposium Proceedings are archived in the WSU Libraries CORE (Campus Online Repository). See 2010 Proceedings | 2011 Proceedings | 2012 Proceedings.

TEDMED occurs once yearly and brings together innovators, leaders, thinkers, and doers from all areas within health and medicine, and this year the conference is being held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Fortunately for everyone in the Boonshoft community, we will have a simulcast event so you don’t have to shell out $4,950 for a ticket to the conference!

The BSOM event will start with about one hour of various 10- to 20-minute videos from the conference, covering medicine, health, healthcare, and policy. Following the videos, there will be an open discussion forum moderated by local health professionals where participants can discuss ideas in the videos and related topics.

TEDMED Live! at Boonshoft School of Medicine is free and open to anyone who would like to attend. Food will also be provided. Please RSVP at http://med.wright.edu/pldp/tedmed/rsvp.

You can learn more about this year’s talks at www.TEDMED.com. Anyone who comes to the TEDMED Live! event will also get streaming access to all of the talks from this year’s conference.

If you have any questions, please contact Landon Polakof (polakof.2@wright.edu), T.J. Klein (klein.23@wright.edu), or Colleen McCormick (colleen.mccormick3@gmail.com).

The lecture will survey “Medical Education Research at WSU” with a panel of faculty and medical student investigators led by Nicole Borges, Ph.D. (left), professor of community health and assistant dean of medical education research and evaluation. Faculty presentations include (* speaker):

• “Do we Need Traditional Cadaver Dissection in an Integrated Problem-based Learning Medical Course?” by Barbara Kraszpulska, Ph.D.*, Assistant Professor, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, and Shanika Ranasinghe, MSIV; and
• “Use of an Audience Response System (ARS) in an Interactive Histology Laboratory” by Larry Ream, Ph.D.*, Associate  Professor, Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology, and Patrick Feasel*, MSIV.

Student presentations include (* speaker):

• “Is There a Right Way to Study for Medical School Exams? How Medical Students’ Personal and Academic Habits Affect Their Exam Performance” by Cathy Ulman, MSIII;
• “Evaluating Student Perceptions of Clinical Quality and Safety: an Interdisciplinary and International Study” by Lakshman Swamy, MSIV*, Colleen McCormick, MSIV, Arvind Suguness, MSIV, Jake McKeegan, MSIV, Karen Kirkham, M.D., Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Nicole Borges, Ph.D., Professor, Community Health; and
• “Extending Healer’s Art:  Developing a Finding Meaning in Medicine Group for 3rd and 4th Year Medical Students” by Meaghan Ebetino, MSIV, Sonya Hovsepian, MSIV*, Colleen McCormick, MSIV, Evangline Andarsio, M.D., Miami Valley Hospital, Karen Kirkham, M.D., Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, Mike Rabow, University of California- San Francisco.

Dinner will be provided on March 7. Please RSVP to Adam Deardorff (deardorff.2@wright.edu) if you plan to attend.

The Research Learning Community (RLC) is an evolving collaboration  among medical students, faculty, and the Office of Research Affairs at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. The RLC promotes research opportunities and seeks to build a supportive learning environment for medical student research.

See the RLC Lecture schedule for 2012-2013.

Eligibility: To be eligible for a poster presentation, medical students must meet one of the following requirements:

1. Have engaged in medically-related research (basic science, translational, clinical, educational, or public health research, including case presentations) at Wright State University as a medical student.
2. Have engaged in medically-related research at Wright State University as an undergraduate/graduate student during the previous academic year.
3. Have engaged in medically-related research at another university while a BSOM student.
4. Have continued to contribute to a previous medically-related research project done at another university (ex: presenting at national meeting) while a BSOM student.

If you have questions about eligibility, contact Adam Deardorff (deardorff.2@wright.edu).

Poster Submission: Submit your poster abstract using the online form at http://www.med.wright.edu/ra/rlc/msrs_2013_cfp. Be sure to complete ALL fields and verify that you have reviewed the submission with your faculty mentor. If you are submitting an abstract for a case study, contact Adam Deardorff (deardorff.2@wright.edu) for instructions about alternate abstract categories. Incomplete submissions will not be accepted. The poster submission deadline is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 15.

Poster Requirements: We will provide an easel and 4′x6′ foam-core board for mounting your poster. Be sure to bring your own push pins for mounting. Posters can be set up between 5:00-6:00 p.m.on April 4. Posters must be taken down before 8:30 p.m. on the same day.

Proceedings: Abstracts will be published in the Symposium Proceedings and archived online in the WSU Libraries’ CORE repository. See symposium proceedings: 2010 | 2011 | 2012.

During their time at CDC, Epidemiology Elective students have the opportunity to assist in epidemiologic investigations in areas such as infectious diseases, cancer, congenital malformations, environmental and occupational diseases, injuries, chronic diseases, and reproductive health. Students work on diverse projects; some have become co-authors on publications of major health importance, and others have participated in the investigation of public health problems.

Most assignments are based at CDC headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. However, other assignments can be arranged, such as the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Cincinnati, Ohio, Morgantown, West Virginia, or Anchorage, Alaska; the Indian Health Service in Albuquerque, New Mexico; the Division of Vector-borne Infectious Diseases in Fort Collins, Colorado; or the Arctic Investigations Program in Anchorage, Alaska.

 For students who wish to rotate in the fall semester of their 4^th year, the application deadline and date that supporting materials must be postmarked by is March 30 of the applicant’s 3^rd year. These students will be notified by mid-July, or as soon as selections have been made.

 For students who wish to rotate in the spring semester of their 4^th year, the application deadline and date that supporting materials must be postmarked by is May 30 of the applicant’s 3^rd year. These students will be notified by mid-September, or as soon as selections have been made.

For more information and to apply online, visit us at http://www.cdc.gov/EpiElective.

Questions? Ask us at EpiElective@cdc.gov.

“Public Health Research at WSU” will be the topic of the lecture organized by Sabrina Neeley, Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of community health and director, Physician Leadership Development Program. Presentations include:

• “Overview of Population Health Research” by Dr. Neeley;
• Faculty presenter TBA
• “Analysis of Tdap and Influenza Vaccination of Pregnant and Postpartum Women from 2009-2011″ by Colleen McCormick, an M4 M.D./M.P.H. student.

Dinner will be provided on Jan. 31. Please RSVP to Adam Deardorff (deardorff.2@wright.edu) if you plan to attend.

The Research Learning Community (RLC) is an evolving collaboration  among medical students, faculty, and the Office of Research Affairs at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. The RLC promotes research opportunities and seeks to build a supportive learning environment for medical student research.

See the RLC Lecture schedule for 2012-2013.

Emerging Science Seed Grants fund new research projects with a strong potential for extramural support. Submission of an external grant proposal is a required outcome. Funding: up to $15,000. See program guidelines; download the application form (MS Word).

Genomics Seed Grants support new research projects that utilize core facilities at WSU’s Center for Genomics Research (CGR). Submission of an external grant proposal is a required outcome. Funding: support for a maximum of 30 gene array samples. (Funding reimburses CGR for materials and services and is NOT awarded directly to the principal investigator.) The principal investigator must have adequate funding to support all other components of the research project. See program guidelines; download the application form (MS Word).

Proteomics Seed Grants support new research projects that utilize core facilities at WSU’s Proteome Analysis Laboratory (PAL). Submission of an external grant proposal is a required outcome. Funding: support for a maximum of 38 proteome samples. (Funding reimburses PAL for materials and services and is NOT awarded directly to the principal investigator.) The principal investigator must have adequate funding to support all other components of the research project. PI’s may also apply for an Emerging Science Seed Grant to support a study’s non-proteomic research components. See program guidelines; download the application form (MS Word).

Medical Education Research Grants support rigorous scientific research in medical education that may not necessarily lead to future extramural support. Engaging the educational research community is a required outcome. Funding: up to $5,000, departmental matching support expected. See program guidelines; download the application form (MS Word).

Seed grant proposals will be evaluated using criteria based on the NIH Enhanced Review Criteria implemented in 2009. Modifications have been made to fit the scale of the BSOM’s internal seed grant programs. Reviewers will evaluate proposals using a 9-point scoring system similar to that used by NIH.

The BSOM Research Committee will review and score the proposals. Recommendations will be made for the top ranked proposals and submitted to the BSOM Associate Dean for Research Affairs for final decision.

If you have questions about the seed grant programs, contact Virginia Byrd, administrative assistant (virginia.byrd@wright.edu; 775-3018).

The year-long fellowships will begin in the summer of 2013 and are open to students currently enrolled in US medical schools. Students should have previous research experience and a strong interest in infectious disease. MD/PhD students are not eligible to apply. NOTE:the application deadline for the 2013-2014 academic year is January 11, 2013.

TheHHMI Medical Research Fellows Program enables medical students at schools located in the U.S. to spend a year conducting basic, translational, or applied biomedical research. HHMI and its partner organizations will award up to 77 fellowships for 2013-2014. Fellows will receive a stipend of $29,000, and allowances totaling an additional $11,000.

Interested applicants are encouraged visit: www.hhmi.org/medfellowships to learn more about both the domestic and K-RITH fellowships.

Program highlights include:

4:00-5:10 p.m. (Room E156) Transplant Surgery Research at WSU: This keynote session features talks by R. Brian Stevens, M.D., Ph.D. and Lucile Wrenshall, M.D., Ph.D. from the WSU Department of Surgery and the Miami Valley Hospital Transplant Program.

5:10-5:40 p.m. (Room E156) Data Blitz: Thirteen presenters will get 2 minutes each (using just one overhead transparency) to tell the audience why they should take a closer look at the presenter’s research during the poster session.

5:40-7:30 p.m. (Apollo Room) Poster Session and  Reception: We have more than 90 posters showcasing the range of biomedical, clinical, medical education, and public health research at WSU. Join your colleagues in a convivial, stimulating setting to explore new ideas and future collaborations.

If you have questions about the Central Research Forum, please contact Mark Willis (mark.willis@wright.edu).

For program details about the Central Research Forum, see:
http://www.med.wright.edu/ra/crf/crf2012

If you have questions about the Central Research Forum, contact Mark Willis in the Office of Research Affairs (775-3814; mark.willis@wright.edu).