PHOTO: Isaiah Pinkerton, Zoya Rahman, Morgan Novakovich and Ana Rahman.
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Four Wilkes University seniors presented their research as
part of the Guthrie Scholars program. The presentation concludes the Guthrie Clinical
semester. The presentation occurred on May 3 at Wilkes University. The students
will also present their findings at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital.
Morgan Novakovich
The students and their studies are:
Zoya Rahman, “Correlation of BMI and Surgical
Outcomes at a Rural Trauma Center: A Retrospective Chart Analysis.” Her mentor
was Robert Behm, MD, General Surgery, Trauma and Acute Care Surgery.
Ana Rahman, “Creating a National Resource for
Opioid Prescribing Across Surgical Specialties.” Her mentors included Robert Behm,
MD. General Surgery; Trauma & Acute Care Surgery at Guthrie Robert Packer
Hospital and Adeolu Adeboye, MD, General Surgery, PG-II from Guthrie Robert
Packer Hospital.
Morgan Novakovich, “The Impact of an Emergency
General Surgery Service on Appendicitis Outcomes at a Rural Trauma
Center.” Her mentors were Robert Behm,
MD and Paul Granet, MD, General Surgery; Trauma and Acute Care Surgery from
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital.
Isaiah Pinkerton, “Retrospective Chart Analysis
Evaluating the Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid (TXA) for Resolving Chronic Subdural
Hematoma (CSDH).” His mentors were Kim Rickert, MD and Erik Gregorie, MD from
the Department of Neurosurgery at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital.
The Guthrie Scholars program is designed to give qualified seniors at Wilkes University who are interested in pursuing medicine the opportunity to earn 15 credits while gaining first-hand knowledge of the life of a physician.
