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.
2006
Evaluation of the Effect of T System on Unbillable Units in the Emergency Department, Lindsey Moll (Poster)
CMA Content Management Application, David Oblas (Poster)
Developing a Study: Is Frequency of Intrahospital Transport an Independent Risk Factor for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia?, Elizabeth Rabold (Poster)
Understanding the Biology of HPV (Human Papillomavirus), Patricia Rekawek (Poster)
Cervical Spine Clearance in Injured Children Under the Age of 3 Years: Are We Over Doing It?, Hilda Rivera (Poster)
Managing the Care of Patients with Biphosphate-associated Osteonecrosis (BON), Evan Rubin (Poster)
Consultation-Liason Psychiatry at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Laura Sahlender (Poster)
Endodontics, Alexandra Schmidt (Poster)
Organizational Development, Caleb Schwarzbach (Poster)
Comparison of Five Critical Care Mechanical Ventilators During the Delivery of Airway Pressure Release Ventilation, Scott Shelbo (Poster)
Applying the ADA to High Volume Hiring Positions at LVH, Melissa Slivka (Poster)
EPOC: Evidence at the Point of Care, Amy Virojanapa (Poster)
2005
"Everyone Has a Story", Kristin Adams (Poster)
Cirrhosis and Trauma Outcomes - Carotid Endarterectomies and Post-CABG Strokes, Meredith Anderson BS (Poster)
The Great Influenza and the Allentown Hospital: 1918-1919, Donald Austin (Poster)
Department of Trauma Surgery, Yvonne Baker (Poster)
The Utilization of Non-Invasive Cardiac Output Monitoring (NICO) in conjunction with Mechanical Ventilation and Inhaled Nitric Oxide (INO) for the Treatment of Eisenmenger Syndrome with Respiratory Failure, Megan Baumann (Poster)
Turtlecraft & Technology, Christopher Baumert (Poster)
Allentown Hospital School of Nursing, Sarah Bittner (Poster)
Heart Failure Management, Thin Thiri Chit (Poster)
Communicaton in the ICU Family Meeting, Teresa Cridge (Poster)
EPOC: Evidence of the Point of Care - Internal Medicine, Rina Edi (Poster)
CEDS: How Can We Evaluate the Effectiveness of LVH's Graduate Nurse Internship Program?, Arielle Fingerman (Poster)
Pharmacy, Rebecca Frey (Poster)
Outcomes from the Implementation of a Tele-Intensivist Program, Vikas Gupta (Poster)
Guided Imagery: A Pilot Study to Evaluate Guided Imagery as a Nursing Intervention in Patients Undergoing Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Crystal Hartman (Poster)
Summer Research: Track Input of Medication Allergies using T-System, Eric Kostuk (Poster)
The Philadelphia Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793, Zachary Langley (Poster)
Change in Patient Enablement Instrument Scores Within Family Medicine Residency Program, Megan Lavery (Poster)
Neuroanatomy of the Caveman Brain, Adam Lipman (Poster)
…all aspects of a busy heart and lung surgery practice, Matthew Meeker (Poster)
Center for Professional Excellence Awareness Activities, Micah Minich (Poster)
Timeline of Muhlenberg Hospital, Yvonne Nguyen (Poster)
Using Pre-Tests and Post-Tests to Measure Medical Student Teaching Skills, Jason Saliba (Poster)
Hepatotoxic Effects of HIV Treatments on HIV/Hepatitis Co-Infected Patients, Sahil A. Shaikh MD (Poster)
Heart Help for Women, Laura Smicker (Poster)
Oral Hygiene & Its Importance, Khizera Tariq (Poster)
The Importance of Health Care Career Awareness Programs for Today's Youth, Meghan Tavani (Poster)
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Audrey Vanim (Poster)
Assessment of the Management of Risk Factors in Diabetic Patients at Lehigh Valley Hospital, Sonia Walia (Poster)
2001
The Ultrasite Valve Study, Jessica Bair (Poster)
Public Affairs & Marketing, Kristen Borchers (Poster)
A Pilot Study to Evaluate a Psychoeducational Groups for Men Who are Homeless Due to Verbal or Physical Aggression, Christopher Cunningham (Poster)
Unreimbursed Acute Admissions, Augusta Czysz (Poster)
Hypertension in the Impatient and Outpatient Setting, Amy M. Depuy MD (Poster)
Impact of a Blood Transfusion Protocol for Non-bleeding Patients in the Intensive Care Unit, Joshua Englert (Poster)
"In The Tradition of Lehigh Valley Hospital's Teaching Excellence", Beth Fogel (Poster)
Example of Using the Basis 32 and Patient Profile Together, Andrea Foulke (Poster)
The Lowering of Vascular Atherosclerotic Risk, Nicole Hlavaty (Poster)
The DOME Process, Jeffrey M. Hostetter (Poster)
Internal Medicine, Sarah Keafer (Poster)
2001 Summer Internship Program: Dental Department, Jennifer Lee Koch (Poster)
External Validation and Comparison of Two Predictive Models for 30-Day Mortality in Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Bret Kricun (Poster)
Summer Internship 2001, Bryan Krock (Poster)
OR in the ED, Susan Kuchera (Poster)
Lipids in Type II Diabetes, Aneesha Kumar and Kaaya Malhotra (Poster)
Cardiac Markers: Troponin I Levels, Sajjad Malik (Poster)
Developing a Knowledge and Assessment Tool, Jennifer Mann (Poster)
Summer Dental Internship, Jake Milunsky (Poster)
Tobacco Use and Domestic Violence Screening, Karen Nguyen (Poster)
Department of Medicine, Emanuel Nogueira (Poster)
Lehigh Valley Hospital Human Resources Internship, Kristel Orben (Poster)
Cardiac Rehab, Bari Pflueger (Poster)
Care Management, Tanya Rawson (Poster)
The Three-Dimensional Effect of Subtalar Arthroplasty on the Adult Acquired Flexible Flat Foot, Kristy Reinert (Poster)
Center for Women's Medicine, Stephanie L. Sadawski (Poster)
Building a Healthy Community: Health Care Beyond the Hospital Walls, Kevin Shah (Poster)
Cerclage Study, Mark Wells (Poster)
Medical Intensive Care Unit, Heidi Wieand (Poster)
Coronary Artery Bypass: The Increasing Role of Off-Pump Surgery in a Large Community Hospital, Gregory A. Wilsker (Poster)
1996
Alcohol Level at Head Injury and Subsequent Psychotropic Treatment During Trauma Critical Care., Peggy E. Chatham-Showalter MD; Wayne E. Dubov MD; Maria C. Barr Pharm.D.; Michael Rhodes MD, FACS; Jyh M. Sun BS; and Thomas Wasser (Article)