2023 Southern San Joaquin Research Forum

SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY RESEARCH FORUM SPONSORED BY KERN MEDICAL FOUNDATION

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Award Winners:

Excellence in Research Award

1^st Place Winner
Tinh Duong, PharmD, Department of Pharmacy
Diabetes Outcomes in a Restrictive Formulary versus a Non-Restrictive Formulary

2^nd Place
Rupam Sharma, MD, Department of Medicine
Isavuconazole in the Treatment of Chronic Forms of Coccidioidomycosis

3^rd Place
Cheyenne McKee, MS III, Ross University School of Medicine
Impact of COVID-19 on Surgical Outcomes in Acute Care Service in a Community Hospital

Best Ranked Quality Assurance Abstract:

Rebecca Minas-Alexander, RA
Improving the Capture of Qualifying Patients for Lung Cancer Screenings in the Ambulatory Setting

Top 3 Case Reports:

1^st Place
Michelle Fang, PharmD
A Case of Coccidioidal Meningitis Treated with SUBA-Itraconazole

2^nd Place
Indudeep Bedi, OMS III
Disseminated coccidioidomycosis presenting as an ovarian mass

3^rd Place
Valerie Espinoza, MD
Subarachnoid Cysticercosis Presenting as Chronic Meningitis with Severe Hypoglycorrhachia: A Diagnostic Challenge

Recognition for Highest Number of Accepted Submissions:

• Physician: Vishal Narang, MD (12 submissions)
• Medical Student: Nicole Nikolov, MS III from Ross University School of Medicine (11 submissions)

Recognition of Research Award for Multiple Subjects Research:

• Elika Salimi, OMS III - Coccidioides Screening During Pregnancy, a Must or a Bust
• Michael Ntim, MD - Acute Mental Health Utilization Trends among the Pediatric Population in Kern County, California. A 5-Year Cross-Sectional Study from 2017 to 2023
• Na Young Sung, MD - Shorter Procedure Time of Intrauterine Device Placement with Ultrasound Guidance