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Research Symposium

2023 Research Symposium web

2023 Research Symposium

Event Details

  • Friday, December 1, 2023
  • 12:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  • Andrews Academic Tower

For questions, email StuCo at COM-StuCo@ouhsc.ed

Abstract Requirements

Click here to view the 2023 Abstract Guidelines.

Abstract Submission Deadlines/Reminders

Abstracts for 2023 Research Symposium are now closed. Abstracts for the 2024 Research Symposium will be open June 1, 2024-Sept 1, 2024. Please check back next summer! 

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Student Resources

Research Symposium Participant Resources

Poster Printing Services by OUHSC Academic Media

Note: StuCo is covering part of the cost of poster printing for the 2023 Research Symposium. Contact Kelsey Allen for details.

OU COM StuCo Research Linktree

Medical Student Research Committee Members

  • Kelsey Allen, MS III, Chair
  • Colin Mowery, MS IV
  • Jessyca Naegele, MS III
  • Paige McGuire, MS III
  • Danielle Digoy, MS III
  • Chase Calkins, MS II
  • Erin Bassett, MS II
  • Hallum Ewbank, MS II
  • Jordan Zimmerman, MS II
  • Wilson Hoyt, MS II
  • Tyler Collier, MS II
  • Naz Noon, MS I

Research in Medical Education Series (RIMES) Upcoming Seminars

Tips on Delivering an Excellent Platform Talk

Thursday, Nov. 16, 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm, BSEB ELH

How to Give an Effective Poster Presentation

Monday, Nov. 28, 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm, BSEB ELH

Interest Group Research Liaisons

Each residency interest group appoints a research liaison to serve as a resource for students interested in research to connect department research contacts. Click here to review the current IG Research Liaisons.

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Past Awardees and Past Keynote Speakers

2023 Award Recipients

Poster Presentation Awards

First Place

Joseph Stanke, Class of 2026 - Comparing Urinary Tract Infection Rates in Ileal Conduits and Cutaneous Ureterostomies following Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Radical Cystectomy with Intracorporeal Urinary Diversion

Second Place

Alison Boone, Class of 2026 - Elevated Endotoxin in Adolescents With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Third Place

Nicole Mountz, Class of 2025 - The Impact of Sex on the Outcomes of Deceased Donor Liver Transplantation

Platform Talk Awards

First Place

Taylor Niznik, Class of 2026 - Learning Curve in Robotic Stereoelectroencephalography: Single Platform Experience

Srikar Kommareddy, Class of 2025 - Operating Room Instrument Tray Audit & Systematic Review

Carson Taber, Class of 2024 - ChatGPT Performance on the 2021 AUA Self-Assessment Study Program – Can AI Pass a Subspecialty Examination?

2023 Keynote Speaker

Priyabrata Mukherjee, PhD, FRSC, FAIMBE, FAAAS, FNAI


2022 Award Recipients

Poster Presentation Awards

Best Talk: Poster Division

Sarah Power, Class of 2026 - Optogenetic activation of CGRP-containing fibers modulates taste response

Most Impactful

Kristina Gurian, Class of 2023 - Impact of Hospital-Specific Education on Transition from Preclinical Coursework to Clinical Clerkships: a Student-Led Initiative

First Place

Cameron Owens, Class of 2026 - Vascular mechanisms leading to progression of mild cognitive impairment to dementia after COVID-19

Second Place

Elliott Druten, Class of 2025 - Correlation of Cochlea dose with Audiometric Outcomes in Patients receiving Photon vs Proton Radiotherapy

Third Place

Kathrin Thorish, Class of 2026 - Adapting to Health Change: An Aging Sensitivity Training for Health Professions Students

Platform Talk Awards

Distinguished Talk

Emily Tran, Class of 2024 - The Effect of Scroll Reconstruction on the Patency of the Internal Nasal Valve After Closed Septorhinoplasty

First Place

Ben Petersen, Class of 2025Age-mediated changes in circulating factors alter physiology and gene expression of blood vessels

Second Place

Carson Taber, Class of 2024Evaluation in the Differences of Surgical Site Complication Rates in Robotically Assisted vs. Open Radical Cystectomy

Third Place

Anushka Raj, Class of 2024Inter-Device Measurement Reliability of Angle Kappa and Angle Alpha with Four Ocular Imaging Devices

2022 Keynote Speaker

Judith James, MD, PhD

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