COM Outlook - Winter 2016

College of Osteopathic Medicine 25 The posters covered the following topics: “Students Con- ducting Research During International Medical Outreach Programs: Lessons Learned”; “Perception of Personal Health and Social Support in Rural Ecuadorians with Chronic Conditions”; and “Health Care Provision and Access to Medical Care in a Sample of Rural Ecuadorians with Chronic Illness.” Third-year student Kristi Ray was selected as a Paul Ambrose Scholar by the Association for Prevention Teaching and Re- search during the 2015 Student Leadership Symposium held June 26–28 in Washington, D.C. The Paul Ambrose Scholars Program prepares public health and clinical health profes- sions students from across eight health professions to address population health challenges at the national and community level. Ray, who is the first NSU-COM student to be named a Paul Ambrose Scholar, will be working on a community research project called “HEALTHFUL: Helping Establish Academic Learning Through Health Fairs in Underserved Locations.” In addition, she was awarded first place and named the overall grand prize winner at the 17th Annual Bureau on International Osteopathic Medicine International Seminar Innovation in Osteopathic Education and Outreach poster competition for her project titled, “How Does Your Garden Grow: Incorporating Public Health on Medical Mission Trips.” Third-year student Saamia Shaikh , who is also a first-year student in the NSU Shepard Broad College of Law, was recently elected to the Student Bar Association Elections Committee. Shaikh will be representing both law and medical students while also serving as the administrator of public affairs for the NSU-COM Executive Board Student Government Association. She is the second student to pursue NSU’s dual D.O./J.D. degree program. On July 17, 2015, a large contingent of first- and second-year students volunteered at the Museum of Discovery and Science Anatomy Academy in Fort Lauderdale to teach more than 60 children about topics such as nutrition, anatomy, and what to expect when they visit their physicians. To make the learning experience fun, the students brought organ vests, which provided the children with a visual on where exactly the organs in the body are located. At another station, the children were able to play doctor by putting on small white coats and stethoscopes to listen to each other’s heartbeats. Additionally, the fascinated youngsters had an opportunity to view boxes of bones and X-rays so they could learn about the different bones in the body.