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Probiotic-Derived Ecto-5'-Nucleotidase Produces Anti-Inflammatory Adenosine Metabolites In Treg-Deficient Scurfy Mice, Yuying Liu, Shabba A Armbrister, Beanna Okeugo, Tingting W Mills, Rhea C Daniel, Jee-Hwan Oh, Jan-Peter Van Pijkeren, Evelyn S Park, Zeina M Saleh, Sharmistha Lahiri, Stefan Roos, Jmarc Rhoads

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Probiotic Limosilactobacillus reuteri DSM 17938 (DSM 17938) prolongs the survival of Treg-deficient scurfy (SF) mice and reduces multiorgan inflammation by a process requiring adenosine receptor 2A (A2A) on T cells. We hypothesized that L. reuteri-derived ecto-5'-nucleotidase (ecto-5'NT) activity acts to generate adenosine, which may be a central mediator for L. reuteri protection in SF mice. We evaluated DSM 17938-5'NT activity and the associated adenosine and inosine levels in plasma, gut, and liver of SF mice. We examined orally fed DSM 17938, DSM 17938Δ5NT (with a deleted 5'NT gene), and DSM 32846 (BG-R46) (a naturally selected strain derived from DSM 17938). …

Dean's Research Newsletter, August 2023, Neil W. Schluger

SOM Dean's Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.

A Review On Anatomical And Surgical Importance Of Mammary Gland, Sneha Jm Sneha Jm Dr, Pushpa Nb Dr, Vidya Cs Dr, Manjappa M Dr

Digital Journal of Clinical Medicine

ABSTRACT

The mammary gland is an exocrine gland present in female mammals responsible for the production and secretion of milk during the process of lactation. It is mainly composed by epithelial cells and adipocytes. The features that make mammary gland unique are 1) its highly plastic properties displayed during pregnancy, lactation and involution (all steps belonging to the lactation cycle) and 2) its requirement to grow in close association with adipocytes which are absolutely necessary to ensure mammary gland development at puberty and remodelling during the lactation cycle. (Georgia colleluori, Jessica perugini, Giorgio barbatelli, and saverio cintr (2021).

Conclusion

The …

Intouch Week Of July 24, 2023, New York Medical College

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• Dr. Pamela Ludmer Appointed Interim Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
• Artist Biagio “Gino” Civale Gifts Mural to NYMC
• NYMC Alumna Dr. Blanco Appointed SLP Director of Clinical Education
• SHSP Renovations for the New Academic Year
• SOM Welcomes Student Senate E-Board Officers
• Mock Interview Day for the D.P.T. Class of 2024
• SOM Office of Admissions Leads Students to Their Future Careers in Medicine

Lessons Learned Creating Microbiology Laboratory Demonstration Videos, Marnie Imhoff, Linsey Donner

Innovations in Health Sciences Education Journal

Microbiology laboratory classes are designed to allow students to apply knowledge gained during lectures and become proficient in laboratory skills. Students are introduced to procedures for working with and identifying microorganisms. Instructors must prepare students to perform and interpret the necessary testing procedures to be successful. Laboratory demonstration videos provide students with a first-person, unobstructed demonstration on how to perform laboratory techniques. The videos can be used as a visual learning tool to supplement courses with an in-person laboratory session or as a component in online learning. This article describes the creation of instructional microbiology laboratory demonstration videos.

Intouch Week Of July 10, 2023, New York Medical College

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• Neil W. Schluger, M.D., Named Dean of the School of Medicine
• Medical Students Mark Transition to Clinical Practice
• CSSC Hosts High School Students for Medical School for a Day
• NYMC Implements Sick Time Policy
• The SHSP Office of Admissions Guides Students to Their Futures in Public Health and Rehabilitation Science

Intouch Week Of July 3, 2023, New York Medical College

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• The 2023 Issue of Chironian is Available
• Golf Outing Supports Student Scholarships
• Sambit Mohapatra, Ph.D., M.S., PT, is Named Chair of the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
  
• Drs. Abraham and Moscatello Return to Ukraine to Train Reconstructive Plastic Surgeons
• CDM Receives Commission on Accreditation of Pre-Hospital Continuing Education Accreditation
• Chancellor Halperin Hosts Town Hall Meeting
• NYMC and TU Hosts Webinar Series: “Ninety Minutes: The Medical Magazine of the Web”
• NYMC Presents, "Breaking the Color Code in the Health Care System"
• Paving Improves Sunshine Cottage Parking Lots

Disparities In The Operative Experience Between Female And Male General Surgery Residents: A Multi-Institutional Study From The Us Rope Consortium, Leah K Winer, Sarah Kader, Jonathan S Abelson, Austin C Hammaker, Chukwuma N Eruchalu, James C Etheridge, Nancy L Cho, Darci C Foote, Felicia A Ivascu, Savannah Smith, Lauren M Postlewait, Kathriena Greenwell, Katherine M Meister, Kelsey B Montgomery, Polina Zmijewski, Samuel E Byrd, Mary K Kimbrough, Stephen J Stopenski, Jeffry T Nahmias, Jalen Harvey, Deborah Farr, Zachary M Callahan, Joshua A Marks, Christopher C Stahl, Motaz Al Yafi, Jeffrey M Sutton, Ali Elsaadi, Samuel J Campbell, Shah-Jahan M Dodwad, Sasha D Adams, Matthew R Woeste, Robert C G Martin, Purvi Patel, Michael J Anstadt, Bilal Waqar Nasim, Ross E Willis, Jitesh A Patel, Melisa R Newcomb, Brian C George, Ralph C Quillin, Alexander R Cortez

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

OBJECTIVE: To examine differences in resident operative experience between male and female general surgery residents.

BACKGROUND: Despite increasing female representation in surgery, sex and gender disparities in residency experience continue to exist. The operative volume of male and female general surgery residents has not been compared on a multi-institutional level.

METHODS: Demographic characteristics and case logs were obtained for categorical general surgery graduates between 2010 and 2020 from the US Resident OPerative Experience Consortium database. Univariable, multivariable, and linear regression analyses were performed to compare differences in operative experience between male and female residents.

RESULTS: There were 1343 graduates from …

Shsp Dean's Newsletter, Summer 2023, Robert W. Amler

SHSP Dean’s Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Prenatal Care: Improved Attendance Through Text Messaging, Samareea Saunders

Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner

No abstract provided.

Intouch Week Of June 19, 2023, New York Medical College

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• SHSP Welcomes Largest Class of D.P.T. Students in NYMC History
• Medical Students Participate in Elective Course with Incarcerated Individuals
• NYMC and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Collaborate on Drug Development Elective
• CDM Hosts CONTOMS EMT-Tactical Course
• President Kadish Shares His Thoughts on the Term "Work-Life Balance"

Intouch Week Of June 5, 2023, New York Medical College

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• NYMC Set to Host Golf Tournament and Reception
• SOM Health and Justice Elective Gets a Hand from 16-year-old CEO

Unilateral Agenesis Of Adnexa, Srinidhi Govindarajan, Poornima M Associate Professor, Rashmi H.S., Aishwarya Bhat

Digital Journal of Clinical Medicine

No abstract provided.

Reviewing Internal Medicine Clerkship Grading Through A Proequity Lens: Results Of A National Survey, Cindy J Lai, Irene Alexandraki, Nadia Ismail, Diane Levine, Chavon Onumah, Amber T Pincavage, Jackcy Jacob, Melissa Osborn Jenkins, Amulya Nagarur, Michael Kisielewski, Nora Y Osman

Faculty and Staff Publications

Purpose: Equity in assessment and grading has become imperative across medical education. Although strategies to promote equity exist, there may be variable penetrance across institutions. The objectives of this study were to identify strategies internal medicine (IM) clerkship directors (CDs) use to reduce inequities in assessment and grading and explore IM CDs' perceptions of factors that impede or facilitate the implementation of these strategies.

Method: From October to December 2021, the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine of the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine conducted its annual survey of IM core CDs at 137 U.S. and U.S. territory-based medical schools. This …

Dean's Update, June 2023, Edward C. Halperin

SOM Dean's Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Learning Through Doing: Comprehensive Programming For A Training Program In Cancer Disparities, Kayce D Solari Williams, Kamisha Hamilton Escoto, Crystal Roberson, Kathy Le, Lorraine R Reitzel, Lorna H Mcneill, Shine Chang

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

In the United States, preparing researchers and practitioners for careers in cancer requires multiple components for success. In this reflection article, we discuss our approach to designing a comprehensive research training program in cancer disparities. We focused on elements that provide students and early career scientists a deep understanding of disparities through first-hand experiences and skills training necessary to build a research career in the area. Our Educational Program sits within the framework of an NCI P20 program, "UHAND (University of Houston/MD Anderson Cancer Center)", jointly established by an NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center and a minority-serving university as a collaborative …

Intouch Week Of May 29, 2023, New York Medical College

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• NYMC Celebrates the Class of 2023 at 164th Commencement Exercises
• Department of Surgery Hosts 20th Annual Louis R.M. DelGuercio Distinguished Visiting Professorship and Research Day
• NYMC Hosted the 12th Annual Paul K. Woolf, M.D., Pediatric Trainee Research Day
• Bench-to-Bedside Seminar Series: Fetal Biophysical Profile, Development of an In-utero Apgar Score
• Study Addresses Disparities in Women and Diverse Racial and Ethnic Groups in Radiation Oncology
• Five Tips to Stay Safe During Tick Season from NYMC's Lyme Disease Expert
• NYMC's Blood Drives Donate More Than 500 Units This Academic Year

Intouch Week Of May 22, 2023, New York Medical College

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• Study Demonstrates Novel Area of Investigation to Treat Hypertension
• Dr. El Ouaamari Traveled the World in the Name of Diabetes Research
• Student Spotlight: SOM Student Awarded Prestigious Research Scholarship to Study Optic Nerve Regeneration
• Student Spotlight: SOM Student Graduates with Extensive Neurosurgical Research Publications

Intouch Week Of May 15, 2023, New York Medical College

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• Yom Hashoah Observance Explores the “Dachau Ashes”
• NYMC and TU Presented “Ninety Minutes: The Medical Magazine of the Web”
• SOM Students Take Respite from Studies
• SOM Student Speaker Aspires for Career in Cardiothoracic Surgery

Clinical Procedure Training For Physician Assistants: An Evaluation Of Reported Exposure And Perception Of Comfort To Perform, Allison Martin

Anatomical Education Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to examine physician assistant (PA) students’ perceptions of clinical procedure training following completion of didactic and clinical phases within a single program based in eastern Tennessee. The cross-sectional study design utilized two survey instruments to record responses from PA students. Responses were gathered from one cohort following the clinical rotation training phase of their program and from a consecutive cohort prior to beginning rotation training.

Evidence among medical student populations suggest that exposure to common clinical procedures is declining and reports from students indicate lower confidence to perform common procedures. The PA profession has …

Magnetic Resonance Image-Based Estimates Of Hepatic Blood Flow In Children With And Without Obesity; Implications For Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Models, Yoon Cho, Sherwin S. Chan, Chance S. Friesen, Valentina Shakhnovich

Research Days

Background: Physiologically based pharmacokinetic models for simulating drug pharmacokinetics are useful to guide drug dosing for pediatric patients. Hepatic blood flow could be a useful variable to use in these models.

Objectives/Goal: In this study, we explored 2-D phase contrast non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure hepatic blood flow in children with and without obesity.

Methods/Design: In this IRB-approved study, we imaged pediatric patients with abdominal MRI with 2D phase contrast imaging of the descending aorta (AO) at the diaphragm, the inferior vena cava (IVC) at the right atrium, and inferior to hepatic drainage above the renal vein confluence …

Investigating Physical Therapy Students’ Perceived Levels Of Self-Confidence To Apply Sensory Neuroscience Concepts, Jeanne Welch, Olawunmi Obisesan

Research Day

Purpose/Hypothesis: Guided by the theory of social constructivism, the purpose of this study was to investigate the overall impact of an experiential summative group assignment, The Great Toe Assignment (TGTA), on Doctor of Physical Therapy students’ perceptions of their level of self-confidence in applying sensory neuroscience concepts learned during an academic term. This study’s research questions were: What is the overall impact of an experiential summative group assignment on students’ perceptions of self-confidence in applying neuroscience concepts learned during an academic term? Are there any statistically significant differences in measurements of perceptions of students’ level of self-confidence measured at Week …

Therapeutic Plasma Exchange To Alleviate Ventricular Tachycardia After Diphenhydramine Ingestion, Kaushal Dosani, Lejla Music Aplenc, Stephen Pfeiffer

Research Days

Background: The Covid-19 pandemic has adversely affected the mental health of children causing an increased incidence of suicide attempts. Diphenhydramine is a common household medication and is frequently ingested by children. Toxic doses of diphenhydramine can affect the cardiovascular and central nervous system. In the heart, diphenhydramine blocks fast sodium channels and potassium channels which can result in conduction abnormalities including sinus tachycardia, widening of QRS duration, ventricular tachycardia and torsades de pointes. Massive ingestion can cause severe cardiovascular collapse which may require ECMO support

Objectives/Goal: To describe a novel method of clearing highly protein-bound diphenhydramine molecules from circulation after …

Mental Health Navigators Bridging The Gap Of Care, Valentina Loreto-Ashley

DNP Qualifying Manuscripts

Individuals with schizophrenia are most vulnerable at time of discharge due to risk factors that lead to relapse, re-admission, suicide and/or danger to others. A successful discharge process can decrease overall care costs, promotes team collaboration, supports the therapeutic relationship between client and care provider, and helps the client to reach autonomy and self-efficacy. This DNP is a quality improvement project that aims at educating Mental Health Navigators about symptoms of schizophrenia, medications management, and community resources. Effectiveness of the educational intervention will be assessed as the differences between the pre- and post-test assessment score on insight or lack of …

Intouch Week Of May 8, 2023, New York Medical College

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• Students Honor First Patients During Convocation of Thanks
• NYMC Shines at TU Research Day
• Medical Students Recognized for Humanism at Induction Ceremony
• Chancellor Hosts Field Trip to The Cushing Center at Yale University
• Internationally Acclaimed Cardiologist Dr. Fuster Set to Address DelGuercio Day
• Join NYMC and TU for “Ninety Minutes: The Medical Magazine of the Web”
• Soon-to-be D.P.T. Grad Seeks to be a Pediatric Physical Therapist

Nutrition Needs Assessment For Women Of Childbearing Age With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Callie Coleman, Whitney Bignell

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is an endocrine disorder that affects women’s menstrual cycles, androgen (male hormones) levels, and cysts on the ovaries. This endocrine disorder has various symptoms, with insulin resistance as a hallmark symptom. Approximately 65-70% of women with PCOS have insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia, whether or not they are overweight, obese, or lean (Marshall & Dunaif, 2012). Many women with PCOS struggle to lose weight because their excess weight is related to nutrition, lifestyle factors, and imbalanced hormones. Understanding PCOS as a metabolic disorder with nutritional implications led to investigating the potential benefit of having registered dietitian nutritionists …

Intouch Week Of May 1, 2023, New York Medical College

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• Academic Excellence Recognized During Alpha Omega Alpha Iota Chapter 2023 Induction Ceremony
• The Department of Environmental Health and Safety Welcomes New Director
• Department of Physical Therapy Hosts 19th Annual Doctoral Project Presentation Day
• NYMC Hosts Ninth Annual Drs. Gabor and Harriette Kaley Endowed Lecture
• GSBMS Grad Aspires to Treat Neurodegenerative Diseases

Dean's Research Newsletter, May 2023, Jerry L. Nadler

SOM Dean's Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Prevention Of Obesity-Related Morbidity & Mortality In Adults, Rachelle Virgin

Masters Theses/Capstone Projects

Poster presentation on the prevention of obesity related morbidity and mortality in adults.

Intouch Week Of April 24, 2023, New York Medical College

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• Leonard Newman, M.D. ’70 and Michael Gewitz, M.D., Honored for Decades of Service to NYMC
• SHSP Announces Reorganization and New Department of Rehabilitation Sciences
• D.P.T. Class of 2025 Honored at White Coat Ceremony, Prepares for Clinical Education
• Sari Koppel, SLP Class of 2023, Combines the Art and Science of Voice
• OISS Oversees Immigration Compliance for International Students and Scholars