2019 BIOM International Seminar

Exploring health care on a global level

The American Osteopathic Association’s Bureau of International Osteopathic Medicine (BIOM) presented its 21st Annual International Seminar during OMED 2019. In conjunction with the seminar, BIOM sponsored a global health competition open to all U.S. osteopathic medical students and resident physicians. The winners, with their submitted posters, are listed below:

Poster winners

Grand Prize

• Sydney Cathleen Achee
  • Changes in Self Reported Competencies in Medical Students After Participating in Global Health Seminar

1st Place Winners

• Sindhu Marampudi
  • Can Health Literacy Improve Access to Health Care?
• Evelyn Ani Abrami
  • Assessing Knowledge, Perceived Susceptibility, Severity, Benefits and Barriers of Colorectal Screening in Armenia

2nd Place Winners

• Andrew R Tsai
  • Perceived Barriers to Decreasing Alcohol Use Among Villagers In Eastern Taiwan
• Phillip Nicholas Hilton
  • The Touch of a DO – The Need for Global Advancement of Osteopathic Medicine

Other participants

• Joseph Barber
  • Healthcare Resource Disparities in Petén, Guatemala
• Jocelyn Canedo
  • Global Seminar for Health and Environment End of Course Competency Self Assessment
• Bryant Chee
  • Effects of Education on Cervical Cancer Screening in Tanzania
• Gina DeMeo
  • Developing a Sustainable Neonatal Resuscitation Program at Shirati KMT Hospital in Tanzania
• Jennifer Dionisio
  • Assessing the Use of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment in Rural Settings
  • Importance of Diabetes – Community Based Screening and Education in Shirati, Tanzania
• JohnPaul Kwak
  • Finding a Gap in Scabies Care Management
• Helen Meng
  • Understanding Health Literacy and Health Behaviors
• Katherine Nguyen
  • Challenges of Maintaining a Healthy Diet in Taiwan

Categories

The competition’s two categories were:

• Global health research abstracts (up to 500 words).
• Narrative medicine essays related to global health work, including opinions and personal impact (up to 1,500 words).

All entries had to be  focused on the entrants’ experiences with global health and/or providing health care internationally. Schools/programs had to review and attest to approval of each submission. Research projects also needed institutional review board (IRB) approval. See the BIOM Competition Overview for more information.

Prizes

In each of the categories, there were:

• One first-place prize of $750 plus a chance to present your project at the BIOM International Seminar.
• One second-place prize of $500.

In addition, there was one grand prize to the top overall entrant. This winner received an opportunity to present at the BIOM International Seminar and a cash prize of $1,500. Thank you to DOCARE International, the Council of Osteopathic Student Government Presidents, and the Student Osteopathic Medical Association for their contributions towards the competition prize money.