2022 Annual Medical and Dental Student Forum

The Medical and Dental Student Forum will feature presentations from the 2022 awardees for The New York Academy of Medicine's Glorney-Raisbeck Student Grant in Cardiovascular Disease Research, Ferdinand C. Valentine Student Research Grant in Urology, and David E. Rogers Medical and Dental Student Research Grant.

Please join us for this event, which will showcase the innovative research conducted by our medical and dental student grant recipients. Faculty mentors, research colleagues, and all who support the work of the recipients are welcome to attend. The 2022 presenters and their research topics are below:

2022 NYAM Annual Medical and Dental Student Forum Award Recipients

The Glorney-Raisbeck Medical Student Grant in Cardiovascular Research

	Eleonore Baughan Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth Belatacept as an approach to improving long-term outcomes in heart transplantation: examining the immune response to COVID-19 vaccination and natural infection Research conducted at Columbia University Irving Medical Center
	Hamza Ahmed NYU Grossman School of Medicine Characterization of S100A9's role in obesity and cardiovascular disease
	Vladislav Izda Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Effect of voluntary exercise and psychosocial stress on cardiovascular and immune system Research conducted at Cardiovascular Research Institute at Mount Sinai
	Omid Cohensedgh Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Understanding Health Literacy and Medication Adherence in Adolescents and Young Adults Requiring Warfarin for Primary Thromboprophylaxis for prosthetic Cardiac Valves Research conducted at Columbia University Irving Medical Center
	Tasmia Promi SUNY Downstate College of Medicine Conventional Brachial Artery and Central Aortic Blood Pressures as a Predictor of Nocturia in Adolescents Research conducted at SUNY Downstate Medical Center

The Ferdinand C. Valentine Student Grant in Urology Research

	Susan Gong SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Phenotyping Nocturia in Hypertensives According to 24-hour Urine Composition, Free Water Clearance, and Volume Status in a Racially Diverse Primary Care Population
	Justine James CUNY School of Medicine Characterizing Long-term Outcomes of Subcapsular and Perinephric Hematomas Research conducted at the Arthur Smith Institute for Urology
	Arslan Mohamed CUNY School of Medicine Creation of a Nomogram to identify high-risk patients with microscopic hematuria Research conducted at the Arthur Smith Institute for Urology at Northwell Health
	Lulu Wei SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University Urological cancer incidence trends among Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander populations in the United States, 1990-2014

The David E. Rogers Fellowship for Medical and Dental Students

	McKenzie Andrews State University of New York at Downstate COVID-19's Impact on Continuity of Care with Use of Telemedicine in the Brooklyn Free Clinic Research conducted at SUNY Downstate - Brooklyn Free Clinic
	Carlo Bosques Casillas University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus Healthcare Access by Undocumented Immigrants in Puerto Rico
	Joyce Cheng The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Is there an association between uterine fibroid location and bacterial vaginosis?
	Samuel Cox Columbia University College of Dental Medicine Health in Translation: A development proposal for an evidence-based Spanish language & cultural sensitivity curriculum for health professional students Research conducted at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
	Alicia Leong Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Role of the local food environment in diet quality among children in East Harlem Research conducted at Children's Environmental Health Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
	George O'Hara Georgetown University School of Medicine Multi-Country Case Study of Policy Barriers to Expanding Access to COVID-19 Vaccines in the Developing World Research conducted at Georgetown Law Center: O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law
	Nicole Perez University of Kentucky College of Medicine Factors influencing Pandemic-Era EHDI Utilization and Access
	Vineet Raman University of Minnesota Medical School-Twin Cities Perceived Discrimination Among Limited English Proficient Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
	Robert Rosenblatt Midwestern University Understanding the transportation preferences of minority patient populations participating in clinical trials and the effects on clinical trial participation: an Uber ride share case study Research conducted at Mayo Clinic, Arizona
	Grace Shahid SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine Measuring the Prevalence of Food Insecurity Among Patients with Autoimmune Diseases in the Arthritis Clinic at SUNY Downstate