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16 COM Outlook . Spring 2013
NSU-COM Dominates at FOMA
Poster Competition
During the 110th Annual Florida Osteopathic Medical As-
sociation Convention, which was held February 21-24 at the
Bonaventure Resort and Spa in Weston, Florida, NSU-COM and
its affiliated postgraduate programs nabbed six of the seven
research prizes up for grabs at the association’s Third Annual
Resident and Student Research Poster Competition. Additional-
ly, 49 of the 56 poster entries were from NSU-COM students or
Consortium for Excellence in Medical Education/OPTI residents.
Janet Hamstra, Ed.D., associate professor of internal medi-
cine and director of preclinical education, served as the compe-
tition’s head judge. Five other NSU-COM faculty members also
judged the event along with two representatives from the Lake
Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine-Bradenton.
The NSU-COM judges were John Pellosie, Jr., D.O., M.P.H.,
FAOCOPM, chair of preventive medicine and director of gradu-
ate programs, Cyril Blavo, D.O., M.P.H. and T.M., FACOP, direc-
tor of the college’s Master of Public Health Program, Susan
Ledbetter, D.O., assistant professor of family medicine, Anjali
Bhasin, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine, and
Dennis Penzell, D.O., assistant professor of internal medicine.
Students, residents, and affiliated OPTI programs from various
osteopathic colleges were judged in two categories:
Osteopathic Intern/Resident/Fellow Case Study
and Experimental Research
Osteopathic Medical Student Case Study
and Experimental Research
Six winners were selected, with first-, second-, and third-place
winners receiving $750, $250, and $100, respectively. In addi-
tion, a Future of Osteopathic Medicine Award was presented
to the research study that best advances the principles and
practices of osteopathic medicine.
Research/Scholarly Activity - Faculty and Student Achievements
Following are the NSU-COM-affiliated poster winners in
their respective categories. First authors/presenters are
listed in bold.
Resident Research
First Place
“Congenital Syphilis: It Still Exists“
Sabine Delinois Elisee, D.O., M.P.H. (PGY-I)
(Lakeside Medical Center family medicine resident)
Charles N. Azan, M.D.
Marie H. Florent-Carre, D.O., M.P.H.
Second Place
“Seizures, Left-Sided Weakness, and Headache
in a 41-Year-Old Female: A Case of Neurocysticercosis”
Elizabeth Hames, D.O. (NSU-COM geriatric medicine fellow)
Alexandra Oleinik, OMS-III
Kenya Rivas, M.D
Third Place
“β-Ketothiolase Deficiency: A Rare Late Presentation”
Lily Wiedrich, D.O. (PGY3-III) (Palms West
Hospital pediatric resident)
Student Research
First Place
“Mesenteroaxial Volvulus: An Imaging Obstacle”
OMS-III David J. Kang
Victor Jaffe, D.O.
Second Place
“Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in
a Previously Healthy 12-Year-Old Male”
OMS-IV Jennie Berkovich
Third Place
“Mycobacterial Infection in Cosmetic Surgery: A Case
Report and Review of the Literature”
OMS-III Shaakir Hasan,
OMS-III Kyle Leneweaver
Lindsay Frye, D.O.
OMS-III John Howard
Paula Dilanchian, D.O.
Natasha Bray, D.O.
Pictured (from left) are OMS-III Shaakir Hasan,
OMS-III David Kang, Sabine Delinois Elisee, D.O.,
Elizabeth Hames, D.O., and Lily Weidrich, D.O.