Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Students Dominate at SOSA Spring Convention

On February 29, Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine students claimed first place in four out of five categories at the Student Osteopathic Surgical Association (SOSA) Spring Convention poster competition held at Des Moines University in Des Moines, Iowa.

OMS-II Nicholas Lampasona received the Outstanding Research Award in Clinical Case Studies/Literature Review for his poster “Posterior Tilt Predicts Failure in Garden I and II Femoral Neck Fractures,” while OMS-II Taylor Mazzei earned the Outstanding Research Award in the Anatomy Case Study category for his poster “An Incidence of Duplicated Priceps Pollicis and Radialis Indicis Arteries.”

OMS-II Oleg Tsvyetayev received the Outstanding Research Award in Public Health for his poster “Dietary Views and Habits of Health Professional vs. Non-Health Professional Students,” while OMS-III Evelina Arzanova was honored with the Outstanding Research Award in Original Clinical Research for her poster “Normative Values for Inter-Hand Tissue Dielectric Constant Ratios with Possible Application in Post-Mastectomy Lymphedema.”