Geisinger College of Health Sciences

Sydney Dana, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's MD Class of 2025, published a paper, "Pronounced State-Level Disparities in Medicaid Prescribing of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder (2019-2020)" in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

Edward Liu, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's MD Class of 2025, published a paper, "Pronounced State-Level Disparities in Prescription of Cannabinoids to Medicaid Patients," in the journal, Medical Cannabis and Cannabinoids.

Edward Liu, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's MD Class of 2025, published a paper, "Variations in adverse drug events of opioids in the United States," in the journal, Frontiers in Pharmacology.

Two Geisinger Commonwealth medical students, Garrett Alexander, II, and Luke Cavanah, both members of the class of 2025, have published a paper, Medical Cannabis Legalization: No Contribution to Rising Stimulant Rates in the USA, in the journal Pharmacopsychiatry.

Rhudjerry Arnet, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine MD Class of 2027, published a paper, "An Examination of the Complex Pharmacological Properties of the Non-Selective Opioid Modulator Buprenorphine to distinguish the variable properties and mechanisms of Buprenorphine" in the journal, Pharmaceuticals.

Edward Liu, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's class of 2025, was a presenter at the Pennsylvania Society of Oncology and Hematology's (PSOH) annual conference last fall in Philadelphia. A state affiliate of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, PSOH is an organization of physicians and healthcare professionals devoted to the improvement of hematologic and oncologic care of patients.

Zhi-Shan Hsu, Justina A. Warnick and Tice R. Harkins, members of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's MD Class of 2024, along with Master of Biomedical Sciences alumni, Neal K. Bharati, MBS '21 and leTausjua B. Eley, MBS '21 have published a manuscript entitled "An analysis of patterns of distribution of buprenorphine in the United States using ARCOS, Medicaid, and Medicare databases" in the peer-reviewed journal Pharmacology Research & Perspectives.

Amy Kennalley, MBS '21, of Lodi, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's MD Class of 2027, has co-authored a paper published in the Nov. 16 edition of the online journal BMJ Open.

Amy Kennalley, Class of 2027 and Jessica Fanelli, Class of 2025 both MD students at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, published a paper, "Dynamic changes in methadone utilization for opioid use disorder treatment: a retrospective observational study during the COVID-19 pandemic" in BMJ Open, a medical journal addressing research questions in clinical medicine, public health and epidemiology.

Tyler Schubert, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's Class of 2025, is working with Laney Jones, PharmD, MPH, co-principal investigator of a new NIH NHLBI-funded study, Collaborative Approach to Reach Everyone with Familial Hypercholesterolemia, or CARE-FH. The purpose of the study is to build awareness and systems that will encourage clinicians to screen patients early for FH, a genetic condition that affects 1 in 250 people and can cause onset of atherosclerotic coronary artery disease at a young age if not sufficiently treated.

Five master of biomedical sciences (MBS) students at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine authored a paper published in volume 10, issue three of Pharmacy, an international, scientific, peer-reviewed journal dealing with pharmacy education and practice.

Four medical students and a faculty member at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine have published a paper in the journal, Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology.

Two Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students co-authored research that will be presented at the Vascular and Endovascular Surgical Society (VESS) Conference in January in Aspen, Colorado. Evan Bair and Beau McCarver, both members of the Class of 2024, worked with co-authors, Gregory G. Salzler, MD, and Evan Ryer, MD, board-certified vascular surgeons at Geisinger on the research.

Eight members of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's MD Class of 2022 recently published "Comparison of Patient Satisfaction Among Shoulder Arthroscopy Patients: Telemedicine vs. Clinic Follow Up Visits," in the journal, Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow, an international, peer-reviewed journal.

Alice Bouchard, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's MD Class of 2025, was first author on a paper published in volume 154 of the journal, BONE.

Four Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students and two faculty members have published an article in the May edition of The Journal of Arthroplasty. The Journal of Arthroplasty is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research and manuscripts from all areas relating to joint replacement or the treatment of its complications. The article the Geisinger team published was entitled, "Lumbar spine fusion and symptoms of leg length discrepancy following hip arthroplasty."

Tara Knox, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (GCSOM) MD Class of 2021, has published an article in the April 8 edition of EMResident, an online publication of the Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (EMRA). Her co-author is GCSOM faculty member, Mark Olaf, DO, FACEP, who is a board-certified emergency physician, in addition to serving as regional associate dean of GCSOM's Central Campus.

The HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) has notified Eshiemomoh Osilama, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's MD Class of 2024, that he has been accepted to its highly competitive Research and Mentorship Program (RAMP), a scholar program for African American/Black and Latinx medical students.

Three Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) students conducted research to evaluate the lived experiences of first-generation medical students. They were invited to present their findings at two conferences. The first invitation was for a poster presentation at the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) Group on Student Affairs, Careers in Medicine and Organization of Student Representatives (GSA-CiM-OSR) Professional Development Conference in Chicago. The second invitation was to present the research as a workshop at the 2020 National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE) in New York City.

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has notified two students at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) that their scholarly work has been accepted for presentation at AAN's annual conference. The conference will take place in Toronto from April 25 through May 1.

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) student, Michael Yi, a member of the MD Class of 2023 will present at the National Residency Matching Program's (NRMP) virtual meeting, "Transition to Residency," being held Oct. 16-17.

Randy Lesh of Scranton, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's MD class of 2022, received an Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Carolyn L. Kuckein Research Fellowship. About 50 awards are made annually "to foster the development of the next generation of medical researchers." AOA is the national medical honor society. Lesh's winning proposal is entitled, "Developing biomarkers of therapeutic response in rectal carcinoma."

Six medical students at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) presented research at the Cleveland Clinic's 15thannual Clinical Research Conference, held April 29-30. The conference featured 20 oral research presentations, 50 poster presentations and a dozen research workshops.

Five students and a faculty member at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) have published an article in the Jan. 17 edition of PeerJ, the Journal of Life and Environmental Sciences. PeerJ is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes primary research and reviews in biology, life sciences, environmental sciences and medicine.

Five members of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (GCSOM) MD Class of 2021 were recognized for their research. The five recognized were among the GCSOM students who participated in the Summer Research Immersion Program (SRIP), an eight-week program for medical students between their first and second years of the MD program at GCSOM.

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) master of biomedical sciences (MBS) student Dane Fishburn and Dr. Michael Prendergast,medical director of the Mobile Intensive Care Unit at Hunterdon Medical Center, recently presented a research poster at the 2018 New Jersey National Conference of EMS in Atlantic City, N.J.

Adit Singhal of Ashburn, a member of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's MD class of 2020, received an Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Carolyn L. Kuckein Research Fellowship. After a highly competitive application process, about 50 awards are made annually "to foster the development of the next generation of medical researchers." AOA is the national medical honor society.

Adit Singhal, of Ashburn, a second-year medical student at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, was the lead author of research published Feb. 7 in the Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine.

Josephine Sinamano, a master of biomedical sciences (MBS) student at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine's (Geisinger Commonwealth) Doylestown campus, is conducting research with Roshan Thapa, M.D., assistant professor at the Baruch S. Blumberg Institute (BSBI). Geisinger Commonwealth's Doylestown campus is co-located with BSBI at the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center of Bucks County.

Brian V. Entler of Commack, a first-year medical student at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, was co-author of a paper published in the August 2017 edition of Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, a primary research journal in neurophysiology. The paper, entitled "The Effects of Fat Body Tyramine Level on Gustatory Responsiveness of Honeybees (Apis mellifera) Differ between Behavioral Castes," examined the effects of the biogenic amine tyramine and its receptors in shaping social behavior. Although humans do not express this biogenic amine, modeling its projection neurons and its role on gustatory response may have implications for human neurology.