2022 Poster Presentations &Award Winners at the 30th Annual West Virginia Rural Health Conference

Congratulations to Nick Dolan for winning the Best Poster Award

Congratulations to James Wyland and Isaac Pringle for winning Abstract of the Year Award

Podium Presentation

Incorporating Exercise Prescription into Medical School Education: WVSOM Exercise is Medicine Elective

Samantha DeMartino, Emily Maccabee, Abigail Brown, Cameron Mitchell, Lauren Ivers, Brian Griffith, Christopher L Pankey

(West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine)

Online Poster Presentation ONLY

Impact of Delivery Route on Neonatal Outcomes with Congenital Heart Defects              

Iqra Sheikh, Hannah Bowles, MS

(West Virginia University School of Medicine)

Salwa Gendi, MD

(West Virginia University Department of Pediatrics, West Virginia University Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

Poster Presentation

Analyzing Prevalence Trends of Depression and Diabetes Mellitus in West Virginia

Anthony Grillo, Syeda Rukh, OMS-II, WVSOM and Christopher Kennedy, DO, WVSOM      

(West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine)

Poster Presentation

Choice, Variety, and Behavior: The Influence of Increased Funding on WIC Participants

Lesli Taylor, Contributor: Nalani Wean

 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Associates Program; WV DHHR Office of Nutrition Services, WIC, WV DHHR Office of Nutrition Services, WIC)

Poster Presentation

A Community-Based Approach to Addressing LGBTQ+ Barriers in Rural Vermont             

Alyssa Turner, Courtney Eleazer, PhD, WVSOM; Andrea Nazar, DO, WVSOM; Lauren Miller, DO, WVSOM; Andy Kelso, PhD, WVSOM   

(West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine)

Poster Presentation

A Reciprocal Pipeline: Exploring ways WVSOM’s Anatomy Lab Educational Program can continue to provide educational outreach, while recruiting prospective students

Alyssa Chafin, Karen Wines M.S.