The Research Scholar Program provides structured educational research opportunities for undergraduate students. Within each session, students apply for positions offered by health network departments. Each position involves a combination of research, as well as professional and clinical observations. The program offers educational experience for students and additionally provides valuable assistance to health network departments.
Go to Lehigh Valley Health Network's website for more information about the Research Scholar program.
2016
Network Closet Documentation and Interconnected Automation, Thomas A. Miele and Paul W. Deiter (Poster)
Integrated Behavioral Health in Primary Care Practices, Shannon Moran; Lauren Dennelly MSW, LCSW; Gail Stern MSN; and Nyann Biery MS (Poster)
The Value of Library Services, Jessica Mulligan and Kristine A. Petre MLS, CM, AHIP (Poster)
A Pilot Study Investigating the Effects of Music Therapy on Sedation and Analgesic Requirements in Mechanically Vented Patients, Abby Pasquale and John J. Hong MD (Poster)
Incidental Findings on CT Scans in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Patients, Sydney Pickering, Alexandra Maryashina, Erik Sylvin MD, Raymond L. Singer MD, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Symptom Burden Prevalence Among Cancer Patients: Survey Creation and Validation, Ashley Saake, Daniel Ray MD, and Michael Chyu MD (Poster)
Incidence of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Patients Undergoing Right Internal Jugular Vein cannulation for Veno-Venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, Taryn Samet MD, Nicole Stansbury, Timothy S. Misselbeck, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Preliminary Data Entry: Bettering Weight Loss Surgery, Rebekah Samuels (Poster)
Exploring Health Beliefs Among Hispanic Adults with Prediabetes (Poster)., Kyle Shaak BS, Beth Careyva M.D., Susan E. Hansen MA, Melanie B. Johnson MPA, Samantha A. Goodrich, Alicia Rivera, Liselly Diaz, Jessecae K. Marsh PhD, Clare Lenhart PHD, and Brian Stello MD (Poster)
Drug-Related Deaths: A Slow-Motion Mass Disaster in Pennsylvania, Gabriella Smith; Samuel Land MD; Barbara K. Bollinger MD; Rameen Starling-Roney M.D.; and Michael W. Johnson MD., PhD (Poster)
Comparison of In-Line versus Conventional Independent Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Patients, Nicole Stansbury, Taryn Samet MD, Timothy S. Misselbeck, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Emergency Department Admissions Throughput A Systems Issue, Aaron Walker and Richard S. MacKenzie MD (Poster)
10-year outcome of the Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair (TEVAR) Procedure, James K. Wu MD, Timothy S. Misselbeck, Jacob Fink, and Youssef Zaki (Poster)
Prevalence of Ticks Infected with Human Pathogens in the Lehigh Valley: Collection and Assessment of Tick Abundance, Thomas Yanushefski (Poster)
Improving Inpatient Patient Satisfaction Through Innovation and Technology, Keziah Zacharia (Poster)
Stop the Radiation! Decreasing CT Scan Utilization in Pediatric Trauma Patients, Catherine Zimel, Taylor Iobst, Carly Crowder, Heather Geist, Keith A. Thatch MD, and Marybeth Browne MD (Poster)
Bariatric Pathway Development and Implementation, Tucker Zulli (Poster)
2015
Review of In-Hospital and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrests at a Tertiary Community Hospital for Potential ECPR Rescue, Amanda Broderick, Jordan Williams, Alexandra Maryashina, Biren Juthani DO, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Antibiotic Delivery Systems for Oral Infections, Caitlin Bryan (Poster)
Participation in Clinical Research: A Thorough Explanation in Their Own Language Helps Family Medicine Patients Decide., Anita Kurt PhD, RN; Charity Curtis MPH; Melanie B. Johnson MPA; Henry Liu MD; Beth Careyva MD; Jerry Chang BS; Alex Winter BS; Claudia P. Santiago BA; Wendy H. York BS, MA; Kathleen Staubinger RN, BSN; and Brian Stello MD (Presentation)
Gender Differences in Study Enrollment for a Mechanical Fall Prevention Study, Kaley J. Miller BS, PA-S; Bryan G. Kane MD; Jeanne L. Jacoby MD; Robert D. Barraco MD, MPH; Vartika Bhardwaj MS; Michael Goodwin MS; Cameron Paterson MS; Kara Mia V. Villaneuva MSII; Phillip Zegelbone MS; Bernadette Glenn-Porter BS; Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP; and Samantha L. Myles BS (Poster)
Developing a Workflow for the Integration of Patient Education Materials into EPIC, Muhammad-Sharif Moustafa (Poster)
The Eucational Value of the Use of a Simcapture-Feedback Process in the Training of Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents, Joseph E. Patruno MD, Timothy M. Pellini MD, Martin A. Martino MD, and Grace Bova (Poster)
Robotic Sublobar Resection for the Surgical Management of Isolated Pulmonary Nodules, Victor S. Reis MD, Kyle M. Langston PA-C, Alec Talsania, Alexander Werner, Michael F. Szwerc MD, Timothy S. Misselbeck, and Mark E. Perry MD (Presentation)
2014
Evaluation of Flow-Station Implementation within a Primary Care Facility, McKenna Bast and Nyann Biery (Poster)
Efficacy of IVIG for Treatment of De-Novo Donor Specific Antibodies in Renal Transplant Recipients, Lynsey S. Biondi MD, Michael J. Moritz MD, and Matthew DeFulvio (Poster)
Eliminating Unnecessary Practice Variation in Laparoscopic Appendectomy and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Lauren Boulay and Sally Trout (Poster)
Author Rights and Scholarly Works: Navigating the Realm of Copyright for Medical Professionals, Keegan Boyle (Poster)
Potential Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Use for Increased Survival of In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests, Amanda Broderick, James K. Wu MD, and Heather Geist (Poster)
The Impact of New Commercial Tests Evaluating Cell-free Fetal DNA in Maternal Circulation for Aneuploidy Detection in High-risk Patients, Camille Campion and Meredith Rochon MD (Poster)
Review of the Melanoma Cases Treated at Lehigh Valley Health Network in 2013, Kelly Cann and Savitri Skandan MD (Poster)
Population-Level Parenting Programs: A Survey of Parents in the Lehigh Valley Health Network, Rosalie Cawley (Poster)
The Influence of Education and Religion on the Perceived Benefit of Two Resources for Enrollment in Clinical Trials, Jerry Chang and Anita Kurt PhD, RN (Poster)
UHC/AACN Nurse Residency Program: Measuring UHC/AACN Nurse Residency Outcomes, Justin Colletti (Poster)
Helping Understand Sleep Heals-ICU Alarm Counts and Richard-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire, Gabriela DePaulo BSN, RN; Marion Daku; and Denise Davis-Maludy RN, CCRN (Poster)
Improving Orthopedic Surgeries Healthgrades Rating by Reducing Complications, McCrossin Devon; Brian Leader; and Cathyann Feher RN,MSN (Poster)
Evaluating Engagement in the Populytics Chronic Condition Management Health Coaching Program, Kristen Dziedzic and Deborah Cook-Altonji RN, MSN (Poster)
Ensuring and Enhancing Respect for Patients with Disabilities: The Making of an Educational Video, Elizabeth Fasanello (Poster)
Reoperative Cardiac Surgeries: The Inception of an Institutional Database, Brandon Follick and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), Katherine Fradeneck (Poster)
The Influence of Positive Feedback on Provider Views and the Correlation Between Positive Feedback and HCAHPS., Nicholas Fritz (Poster)
Septal Myectomy in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy High Risk Patients, Heather Geist, Matthew W. Martinez MD, and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Surgical Treatment of Multiple Vein Graft Aneurysms in 72 Year Old Man, Heather Geist, James K. Wu MD, and Raymond Singer MD (Poster)
Researching the Impact of Medication Reconciliation Technicians (MRTs) in the ED, Jon Carlos Gonzalez and Leroy Kromis (Poster)
The Geriatric Trauma Triage Project, Kaylee Grapsy (Poster)
Children’s Hospital Awareness Initiative: Improving Employee Communication with Pediatrics, Sarah Hines (Poster)
Creating Effective Patient Education Brochures to Encourage Early Diagnostic Testing for Oral Cancer, Lydia Hunt (Poster)
Communication Whiteboards: Enhancing Patient, Family, and Care Team Communication, Elizabeth Johnston and Jacqueline D. Fenicle RN, MSN (Poster)
Process Improvement Initiatives in Patient Access Services, Sarah Kalavoda and Joseph Hwang (Poster)
The Effect of Denial of Childhood Trauma on the Self-Report of Suicidality on Psychiatric Inpatients, Laurence Karper MD, Dayna Kline, and Akua Afriyie (Poster)
Statistical Analysis of the Workload on the LVHN Observation Unit, Mohamed Kashkoush (Poster)
Lehigh Valley Physician Group Patient Satisfaction Surveying: Quality Control of Primary Care and Specialty Practices, Jacob T. Kemmerer (Poster)
Evaluation of the RESP Score and Demographic Information in order to Predict Survival of ECMO Patients at a Community Hospital, Jenna Kocsis (Poster)
Survey of Postoperative Satisfaction and Pain Following Femoral Nerve Block and On-Q Pain Pump Catheter in Total Knee Replacement, Megan Kozar (Poster)
Palliative Medicine Competency Education in Emergency Medicine Residency Training: A Preliminary Report, Chadd K. Kraus DO, MPH; Matthew Meyers BS; Bryan G. Kane MD; and Marna R. Greenberg DO, MPH, FACEP (Poster)
Length of the Second Stage of Labor and the Risk of Preterm Delivery in a Subsequent Pregnancy, Tara Lockstein; Daniel Gomez MD; Joanne Quiñones MD, MSCE; and William E. Scorza MD (Poster)
Assessing the Prevalence of Human Pathogens in Lehigh Valley’s Deer Ticks, Amulya Makkapati (Poster)
Access to Dental Care in the Lehigh Valley Health Network, Carissa Miller (Poster)
Factors Influencing Participation in Clinical Research: Do Minority and Lower Socioeconomic Status Patients Experience Greater Barriers in Participation?, Nishant Pandya (Poster)
The Diversity Study: Factors Influencing Clinical Research, Adrian Paskey and Anita Kurt PhD, RN (Poster)
The Correlation Between USMLE and COMLEX Testing Scores, Jay Patel and Kathleen Kane MD (Poster)
Utility of Recommendation Letters and Correlation with Specific Residency Applicant Qualities, Joseph E. Patruno MD; Amanda B. Flicker MD; Craig Koller MEd; Amy B. Smith PhD; Hubert K. Huang MS, Med; and Taylor N. Weilnau (Poster)
Mock-Oral Exams: A vital and effective tool in training tomorrow’s physicians, Joseph Patruno MD, Mary Fullington, Hubert K. Huang, Kristin Friel MD, and Amanda B. Flicker MD (Poster)
Improving Care for Postpartum Depression, Gretchen Perhamus (Poster)
Reducing/Preventing Hypoglycemic Risk Through Evidence-Based Practice, Jay Pescatore and Joyce Najarian MSN, RN, CDE (Poster)
Improving Patient Outcomes by Using TeleID Consultation Services, Kimberly Pianucci, Jessica Hartnet, and Sharon Kromer (Poster)
Disseminating Lean Philosophy to the Lehigh Valley Health Network, Lauren Ranzino (Poster)
Factors Influencing Participation in Clinical Research, Gordon Ridgeway (Poster)
An EPIC Space Race, Jonathan Rossi and Matthew Kastner (Poster)
Behavioral Health Sensory Room, Marisa Saeger (Poster)
The Implementation of a PictureRx Pill Card to Improve Medication Comprehension in a Refugee Population, Lauren Skudalski; Timothy M. Daly DO; Nicole Defenbaugh PhD; Katarzyna Jabbour PharmD, BCPS; and Brian Stello MD (Poster)
Robotic Sublobar Resection for the Surgical Management of Isolated Pulmonary Nodules, Michael F. Szwerc MD, Victor Reis MD, Kyle M. Langston PA-C, Alec Talsania MD, and Alex Werner (Poster)
Improved Outcomes Using Robotic-Assisted Pulmonary Segmentectomy for Isolated Lung Tumors, Michael Szwerc MD, Victor Reis MD, and Alec Talsania (Poster)
Utilizing the Master Training Schedule Tool – Benefits and Limitations, Julie Wanamaker, Cheryl Brunovsky, and Dawn Fabian (Poster)
Observed Behavioral Effects of Medical Treatment for Type B Aortic Dissections, Jordan Williams and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Diversity Project: Factors Influencing Participation in Clinical Research, Alex Winter (Poster)
Understanding Ventilation Strategies for ECMO Patients at a Community Hospital, Neophytos Zambas (Poster)
2013
Early Adoption of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) at an Academic Community Hospital, Brittany Blass and Raymond L. Singer MD (Poster)
Amenia In Pregnancy, Taylor Brown (Poster)
Evaluation of Beer Criteria Medication Use in Elderly Patients Hospitalized Secondary to Falls Following Implementation of Geriatric Trauma Team, Damian Brusko, Robert D. Barraco MD, Jason Laskosky BCPS, and Boris Gankin Pharm. D (Poster)
A Qualitative Approach to Understanding Pregnancy Among Adolescent Females in Allentown, Alexis Burgess; Valerie J. Lewis M.D.; Jessica Adams-Skinner Ed.D, MPH; Michelle D. Flores; John Dumnich; and Nancy Taylor (Poster)
The Incidence , Management, and Outcome of Leukopenia in Renal Transplant Recipients, Janelle Cyprich, Lynsey S. Biondi MD, and Michael J. Moritz MD (Poster)
A Review of Dual-Enrollment Programs, The Importance of Career & Academics, Paige DeRemer (Poster)
An S.B.A.R. of the "XYZ" Extended Market Zone, Business Network Development, John Byron Durishin (Poster)
Robot Assisted Radical Prostatectomy Database, Tyler Edmond (Poster)
Periodontitis and Heart Disease, Rama Eskander (Poster)
Trauma Falls Survey: Patient Perception of Traumatic Fall Risk, Lindsay Faust and Anita Kurt PhD, RN (Poster)
Reducing the Over Utilization of the Emergency Department by the Pediatric Patient Population, Olivia Fitzmaurice-Shean and Lindsey Seigle (Poster)
Effectiveness of Protocol Renal Allograft Biopsies: A 30 Month Retrospective Single Center Study, Vicki Fluck, Michael J. Moritz MD, and Lynsey S. Biondi MD (Poster)
Employee Engagement, Kyle Garon (Poster)
Developing a Network Initiative: Grants Team at LVHN, Caitlyn Gary (Poster)
Septal Myectomy in Obstructive HCM High Risk Patients, Heather Geist and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Engagement of Patients in Self-Care, Teressa Hamsher (Poster)
Constructing Hospice & Palliative Medicine Standardized Patient Cases for Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Family Medicine Residents, Gavin Jones; William Bond MD, MS; and Daniel Ray MD (Poster)
Continuing Education Electronic Forms: Before & After, Evan Kriner (Poster)
Effective Use of the PleuX (R) Catheter in Pericardial Space, Steven Kurban and James K. Wu MD (Poster)
Optimizing Web Based Searching Results in Favor of LVHN, Ryan Luke (Poster)
Capturing the Progress of Lehigh Valley Hospital from Past to Present, Sarah Martin (Poster)
Evaluating Palliative Medicine Competency Training in Emergency Medicine Residency Programs, Matthew Meyers and Anita Kurt PhD, RN (Poster)
Evaluating The Effectiveness of Risk Assessments, Nishant Modi (Poster)