A collection of PNWU student doctors and one PNWU alum were recently recognized for their outstanding academic research at the Foundation for Osteopathic Medicine’s (FOEM’s) 2021 Academic Research Competition.
Four representatives of PNWU’s College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM), including three current student doctors and one COM graduate, were selected to receive a total of six awards for their academic research projects, all of which were based out of Kingman, Arizona’s Kingman Regional Medical Center.
Research Study Poster Competition
1st Place: James Katsilometes, MPH, OMS-II
Kingman Regional Medical Center
A multisite cross-sectional assessment of emergency medicine resident knowledge of evidence-based medicine as measured by the Fresno Test of evidence-based medicine.
2nd Place: Alex Dolan, OMS-IV
Kingman Regional Medical Center
Real world utilization of dalbavancin at a rural community emergency department
Research Paper Competition
2nd Place: Bailey Hasenbalg, DO
Kingman Regional Medical Center
Sex-specific differences in upper and lower extremity deep vein thromboses at a rural community hospital
Oral Abstract
1st Place Carlos Rondon-Clavo, MD – (James Katsilometes worked on this one and was listed on the poster)
Kingman Regional Medical Center
The Comparative Efficacy of High and Low Titer COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma in the Community Setting
2nd Place: James Katsilometes, MPH, OMS-II
Kingman Regional Medical Center
A Multisite Cross-Sectional Study of Emergency Medicine Resident’s Learning Styles using the VARK Questionnaire.
3rd Place: Jordan Memmott, OMS-IV
Kingman Regional Medical Center
A Community Experience with REGEN-COV to Delay COVID-19 Disease Progression in the Outpatient Setting
“I would like to extend my congratulations to the participants and recipients of this honor,” said Thomas Scandalis, DO, dean of PNWU’s COM. “This reflects the quality of our students, faculty, and Office of Scholarly Activity, as we mature as a COM and as a university.”
PNWU student doctors and alumni competed against other students and residents studying and working in the field of osteopathic emergency medicine. Other hospitals represented in the academic research competition included hospitals in Alabama, California, Florida, Illinois, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
“Clinical Education has worked hard to develop a strong partnership with a hospital in Kingman, AZ and Kingman has responded very positively,” explained Lizzie Lamb, PNWU’s Research Development Facilitator. The hospital, which is the largest healthcare provider in northwest Arizona and the only remaining non-profit hospital in Mohave County, has a growing research program and really values our PNWU-COM students, Lamb explained. “We send about 12 students down for core rotations for emergency medicine, another handful go down for elective research rotations, and we also sent one student down for a summer research fellowship this past summer.”
“I’m extremely proud of our students and their work on research projects through the Kingman Regional Medical Center connection!” added Elizabeth McMurtry, DO, FACEP, PNWU’s assistant dean for clinical education and faculty development, who was pivotal in cultivating PNWU’s relationship with the hospital.
“Participating in research as a student is a great way to develop skills like interpreting published papers and figuring out how to apply research findings into your own practice,” shared Lamb. “Our students have benefited tremendously from this partnership with Kingman and we look forward to developing more of these kinds of partnerships.”