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2024 Symposium

 

abena's project symposium project

 

Global Neurology: A Reflection on my Experience at the University Teaching Hospitals (UTH) in Lusaka, Zambia

 

Volatile VUAA Based Excito-Repellents for Malaria Vector Mosquitoes

Presenters: Abena Serwaa Bonsu Annor

Presenters: Ahmed Imami, Enzo de Jong, Luis Martinez, L. J. Zwiebel

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Vanderbilt-Nigeria Biostatistics Training Program: Results from a Skills Workshop

 

Investigating Operational Characteristics Of Student-Run Asylum Clinics and Human Rights Initiatives

Presenters: Alexander Huang, Chelsea Van Wyk, Nafiu N. Hussaini, Meira S. Kowalski, Donna J. Ingles, C. William Wester, Muktar H. Aliyu, Bryan E. Shepherd

Presenters: Alvina Liang, Elizabeth Sun, Mae Wimbiscus, Jeffrey Stovall, Elizabeth Rose

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Sexual & Reproductive Health in Venezuela

 

Training and Experience Outperform Literacy and Formal Education as Predictors of Community Health Worker Knowledge and Performance, Results from Rongo Sub-County, Kenya

Presenters: Apeksha Phulgirkar, Ariana Matos, Tahseen Hussain, Salem Negasi, Joshua Atura, Anna Clark Harrison

Presenters: Ash Rogers, Lou L. Goore, Jane Wamae, Joseph Robert Starnes, Stephen O Okong’, Vincent Okoth, Sandra Muhune

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The Effect of LGBTQ+ Criminalization and Structural Stigma on Public Health Outcomes in Africa

 

Barriers and Strategies to Physical Inactivity in the Filipino American Community

Presenter: Benmun Damul

Presenters: Brian Manalansan Gutierrez, Dean Cuadrado, Carlo Magaway, Niña Carmela R. Tamayo, Melecio M. Peña III

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Risk Perception and Mpox Vaccine Acceptability Among People Living with HIV in Northern Nigeria

 

Flipping the Pyramid: Strengthening Community Health Worker Preventative Care Capacities to Address Maternal Mortality in Rural Tamale, Ghana

Presenters: Brittany Fontana, Zubairu Iliyasu, Aminatu Kwaku, Taiwo Amole, Fatimah Tsiga-Ahmed, Amina Umar, Humayra Bashir, Hamisu Salihu, Muktar Aliyu

Presenters: Caitlin Bieniek, Mimi Coffey, Julia Landivar Donato, Ariana Matos, Sherissa Mohammed-Ali

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Overcoming Barriers in Patient Care for Radiologists in Uganda

 

Global Health Research for Medical Students: 
Lessons Learned

Presenters: Chinonso Ani, Rita Nassanga, Zeridah Muyinda

Presenters: Connie Xiao, Rondi Kauffmann

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A Systematic Review Of Nevus Counting And Reporting Methodologies In Contemporary Studies of the General Population

 

The Impact of Structural Barriers And
Vulnerability: A Dermatologic Case Report

Presenters: Daniel Paul Ashley, Dilki Jayasinghe, Nathasha Naranpanawa, Åsa Ingvar, Brigid Betz-Stablein, H. Peter Soyer, Monika Janda

Presenters: Daniel Paul Ashley, Kathy Jo Carstarphen

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Hydrocephalus Experience at a Major Neurosurgical Referral Center in Ghana

 

Barriers to Breastfeeding for Marginalized Women in the United States: A Review of Political, Workplace, and Societal Impediments

Presenters: Frank Nketiah-Boakye, Joseline Haizel-Cobbina, Christian Coompson, Megan Still, Samuel Addy, Benedict Owusu, Anthony Lamina, Michael C. Dewan

Presenters: Induja Kumar, Layne Foeder, Shreya Ramalingam

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The Role of Medical Students in Advocacy for Rare Diseases – Experience from a Low- and Middle-Income Country (LMIC)

 

Decolonizing Global Health at Vanderbilt

Presenters: Javeria Bilal Qamar, Muhammad Uzair, Shahnoor Ahmed, Hamna Ganny, Lena Jafri, Salman Kirmani

Presenters: John Lee, Christina Kim

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Investigation of Holistic Healthcare

 

Development of a Novel Interleukin-27 (IL-27) Targeted Gene Therapy for Therapeutic Applications

Presenter: John Paul Libanati

Presenters: Julia S. Dominguez, Grace E. Mulia, Janelle W. Salameh, Marxa L. Figueiredo

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Concept: Patterns of Epigenetic Regulation Associated with Exposure in Global Zones of Conflict

 

Retrospective Cohort Analysis of Outcomes Among
Young Onset Breast Cancer Patients in Kijabe, Kenya

Presenter: Konor N. von Kraut

Presenters: Marissa M. Khalil, Beryl Akinyi, Rondi M. Kauffmann

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Uganda Breast Health Card

 

A Linguistic Analysis of Psychosocial Factors in Sexual and Gender Minority Youth’s Positive and Negative Daily Experiences: A Daily Diary Study

Presenter: Monica Nable

Presenters: Nikita Rohila, Emma Walker, Kirsty Clark

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Short Term Efficacy of Biological Treatment for Moderate-to-Severe
Plaque Psoriasis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

 

Substance Use among Medical Students in Jordan: Prevalence, Predictive Factors, and Mental Health Correlates

Presenters: Omar Ismail, Kamel Jaber, Yazan Jaber, Ubadah Froukh, Ahmad Younis, Karam Albdour, Yazan Momani, Noor Almaani

Presenters: Saif AlNassarwin, Farah M. Disi, Amal Ayman Fakhoury, Mahdi H. Mohammed, Suhaib K. Basheer, Almotaky Maizer

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Exploring the Reliability and Validity of the General Health Questionnaire 12 in a Nigerian Context

 

Analysis of Definitive Chemo-Radiation Outcomes in Anal Cancer: Insights From a Tertiary Cancer Center in the MENA Region

Presenters: Taiye Winful, Modupe Sorunke, Jada Benn Torres

Presenters: Tala Alawabdeh, Ramiz Abuhijlih, Issa Mohamed, Saif AlNassarwin, Hazem Ababneh, Reem Turfa, Sanad Alsunna, Yacoub Khzouz, Fawzi Abuhijla  

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Building Local Capacity to Identify Barriers to Paternal Engagement and Increase Awareness of Child Malnutrition in Rural Guatemala

 

Endothelial Dysfunction and Body Mass Index: Is There a Role for Plasma Peroxynitrite?

Presenter: Tevin Mathew

Presenters: Theresa Chikopela, Douglas C Heimburger, Longa Kaluba, Pharaoh Hamambulu, Newton Simfukwe, Wilbroad Mutale, John R Koethe, Fastone Goma

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Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation in Treatment of Post-Orgasmic Illness Syndrome: A Report of Two Cases

 

Perspectives from Student Run Non-profit in an Low and Middle Income Country

Presenters: Ubadah Froukh, Omar Ismail, Baha Aldeen M. Alshraideh, Nabil W. G. Sweis, Ayman A. Zayed3 

Presenter: Wahab Fazal

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