1. ASPET 2026. Minneapolis, MN, May 17–20, 2026. Student-as-Teacher Model Improves High School Understanding of Core Pharmacology Concepts in CNS Disorders. POSTER COMPETITION. Jenna Stepanenko OMS-II¹, Casey Gerlach OMS-III¹, Pooja Varanasi OMS-VI¹, Fionna Lunika OMS-II¹, Sophia Ripley OMS-III¹, Tasnim Ahmed OMSII¹, Carrie Nazaroff¹, Raquel Ritchie¹, John Taylor¹, Carolina Restini*, PharmD, PhD, FAAPE¹²³. ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Macomb University Center, MI, USA; ²Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA; ³Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, MI, USA.
2. MSUCOM Research Day 2026. Novi, MI, May 12, 2026. Scalable OMS-Led Education Improves Adolescent Marijuana and Vaping Health Literacy Across Multiple Cohorts. POSTER PRESENTATION.
Andrew Saad, OMS-II³; Anushree Ravi, OMS-II³; Carrie Nazaroff, PhD¹; Carolina Restini*, PharmD, PhD, FAAPE¹²³. ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Macomb University Center, MI, USA; ²Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA; ³Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, MI, USA.
3. AACOM Educating Leaders 2026. Las Vegas, NV, April 22–24, 2026. Near-Age Peer Osteopathic Education for Adolescent Awareness of Vaping and Cannabis Risk. POSTER PRESENTATION. Andrew Saad, OMS-II³; Krishna Gogineni, OMS-VI³; Anushree Ravi, OMS-II³; Carrie Nazaroff, PhD¹; Carolina Restini*, PharmD, PhD, FAAPE¹²³. ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Macomb University Center, MI, USA; ²Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA; ³Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, MI, USA.
4. IAMSE 2026. Augusta, GA, June 6–9, 2026. Academic Background Influences Incoming Medical Students’ Confidence and Anxiety: A Two-Cohort Analysis. POSTER PRESENTATION.
Vijayashree Jambunathan, OMS-III¹; Martha Faner, PhD¹; Raquel Ritchie, PhD²; Sarah E. Tilden, PhD¹; Carolina Restini*, PharmD, PhD, FAAPE¹²³; John Taylor², PhD*. ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA; ²Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Macomb University Center, MI, USA; ³Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, MI, USA.
5. IAMSE 2026. Augusta, GA, June 6–9, 2026. The Impact of Educational Intervention on High-School Students’ Medical-Career Readiness: A Pretest-Posttest Study in Southeast Michigan. POSTER PRESENTATION. Bhavya Thotakura¹OMS-II, Gabrielle Bruno¹OMS-II, Liliana Melgoza¹OMS-II, Vijayashree Jambunathan¹OMS-III, Aubrey Everett³, Carolina Restini*, PharmD, PhD, FAAPE¹²³. ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA; Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of the Dean, East Lansing, MI, USA; ²Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Macomb University Center, MI, USA; ³Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA
6. MSUCOM Research Day 2026. Novi, MI, May 12, 2026. Osteopathic Medical Student-Led Pipeline Intervention: Enhancing High School Students’ Knowledge of Postsecondary Education and Healthcare Careers. POSTER PRESENTATION. Javier A. Tobar¹OMS-II, Joseph Noeske¹OMS-II, Joshua Bertman¹OMS-II, Aubrey Everett¹, Carolina Restini*, PharmD, PhD, FAAPE¹²³. ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA; ²Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, MI, USA; ³Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Macomb University Center, MI, USA.
7. MSUCOM Research Day 2026. Novi, MI, May 12, 2026. Pancreatic Pseudocysts with Progressive Multiorgan Dysfunction and Competing Malignancies: A Longitudinal Case. POSTER PRESENTATION.
Mohammad Munir Zaitoun¹OMS-II; Zeeshan Rizvi¹OMS-II; Kiran Sharma¹OMS-II; Caesar Abbas¹OMS-II; David Neff, DO¹*. ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA.
8. COGS 2026. East Lansing, MI, February 21, 2026. Community Health Needs Assessment in Metro-Detroit Populations. POSTER PRESENTATION. Rania Aqrawi¹OMS-II; Seema Shah¹OMS-II; Katherine Urek¹, DO; Srikala Yedavally-Yellayi¹, DO; Carolina Restini*, PharmD, PhD, FAAPE¹²³. ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Macomb University Center, Clinton Township, MI, USA; ²Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA; ³Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
9. APSA Joint Meeting 2026. Chicago, IL, April 17–19, 2026. Research Motivations and Perceptions Among DO and MD Students: A Cross-Institutional Study at Michigan State University. POSTER PRESENTATION. Shayan Khan¹OMS-II, Alana Sandomierski¹OMS-II, Sahil Hanumolu¹OMS-II, Madhav Barot¹OMS-II, Adarsh Mahendrakumar¹OMS-II, Monish Moyal¹OMS-II, Janice Schwartz¹, Carolina Restini*, PharmD, PhD, FAAPE¹²³. ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA; ²Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA; ³Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Macomb University Center, Clinton Township, MI, USA
10. AMEC 2026. Pittsburgh, PA, April 1–5, 2026. Addressing Food Insecurity in Immigrant and Refugee Communities of Southeast Michigan. POSTER PRESENTATION.
Adediwura Adegbite¹, OMS-III; Dennis Archambault²; Carolina Restini*, PharmD, PhD, FAAPE¹. ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, MI, USA; ²Authority Health, Detroit, MI,
11. Henry Ford Health System Research Forum 2026. Detroit, MI, April 24, 2026.Street Medicine as a Strategy for Applying Core Concepts in Pharmacology in Medical Education Research. POSTER PRESENTATION. Yezen Anabtawi, OMS-II¹; Carolina Restini*, PharmD, PhD, FAAPE¹²³; Bret Bielawski, DO¹; Yamen Al-Jarrah, OMS-II²; Shadman Kazi, OMS-II²; Mohamad Chahrour, PharmD, OMS-II²; Pranali Kulkarni, OMS-II¹. ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Macomb University Center, Clinton Township, MI, USA; ²Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA; ³Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
12. American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting 2026. San Francisco, CA, April 16–18, 2026. Mechanism-Based Characterization of Severe Adverse Events Reported for Large-Bore Aspiration and Mechanical Thrombectomy Systems in Pulmonary Embolism Care: A MAUDE Database Analysis (2020–2025). POSTER PRESENTATION. Yasir Mehmood¹ OMS-II; Areeb Ahmad¹ OMS-II; Fuad Yazdani²; Carson Middlebrook³; Harish Neelam⁴; Bruce Wolf¹ DO; Carolina Restini*, PharmD, PhD, FAAPE¹. ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine; ²Central Michigan University College of Medicine; ³Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Chicago; ⁴Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University.
13. MSUCOM Research Day 2026. Novi, MI, May 12, 2026. Subject-Specific Anxiety and Pre-Matriculation Study Preparation Among Incoming Medical Students: A Two-Cohort Analysis. POSTER PRESENTATION. Vijayashree Jambunathan¹, OMS-III; Martha Faner³, PhD; Raquel Ritchie², PhD; Sarah E. Tilden, PhD³; Carolina Restini*, PharmD, PhD, FAAPE¹²³; John Taylor, PhD²*. ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA; Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of the Dean, East Lansing, MI, USA; ²Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Macomb University Center, MI, USA; ³Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA
14. MedEd Scholarship Showcase 2026. Grand Rapids, MI, May 14, 2026. Using Interactive Game-Based Learning and High School Outreach to Strengthen Medical Student Understanding and Communication of Immunology. POSTER PRESENTATION. May Shen² OMS-II; Adela Bianca Negoita²OMS-II; James Mandalis²OMS-II; Mackenzie Morton²OMS-II; Oghenekome Ukpu²OMS-II; Christeen Mangalathet²OMS-II; Jenna Stepanenko²OMS-II; Raquel Ritchie²; Carrie Nazaroff²; Carolina Restini*, PharmD, PhD, FAAPE¹²³; John M. Taylor²*. ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA. ²Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Macomb University Center, MI, USA; ³Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA
15. MSUCOM Research Day 2026. Novi, MI, May 12, 2026. SDoH Screening in Non-Traditional Medical Student Care. POSTER PRESENTATION. Mia Shokry¹, MS-3; Zachary Kostelec¹, MS-3; Carolina Restini*, PharmD, PhD, FAAPE¹; John M. Popovich Jr., PhD, DPT, ATC¹; Lauren Azevedo, DO, MS*. ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA.
16. MSUCOM Research Day 2026. Novi, MI, May 12, 2026. Positional Common Bile Duct Compression from Periampullary Diverticula. POSTER PRESENTATION. Terrance Duncan, BS, BA¹ OMS-III; David Neff, DO¹; Bruce A. Wolf, DO, FAOCR¹*. ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA; ²Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Macomb University Center, MI, USA
17. MSUCOM Research Day 2026. Novi, MI, May 12, 2026.Regional Head-and-Neck Lymphadenopathy with Dysphagia and Dysphonia: An Airway-Threatening Presentation of HPV-16–Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OPSCC). POSTER PRESENTATION. Mohammad Munir Zaitoun, BS, OMS-II¹; Zeeshan Rizvi, BS, OMS-II¹; Kiran Sharma, MBA, MPH, OMS-II¹; Caesar Abbas, BS¹OMS-II; David Neff, DO¹*. ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA.
18. Osteopathic Medical Education Conference (OMED). Virtual, October 23, 2026. Evidence of Increasing Awareness of Osteopathic Medicine Among High School Students: A Comparison of OMS-Led Outreach Cohorts from 2022 and 2025. VIRTUAL POSTER PRESENTATION. Javier A. Tobar¹, Joseph Noeske¹, Joshua Bertman¹, Kadrianna Cohen¹, Carolina Restini*, PharmD, PhD, FAAPE¹²³. ¹Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA; ²Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, MI, USA; ³Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Macomb University Center, MI, USA.
19. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Los Angeles, California, May 21-23, 2027. Poster Presentation. Difficulty affording menstrual products: A novel cross-sectional study of financial strain and period poverty in graduate and professional degree students at a large US university. Olivia B. Slewa1, Madison McGath1, Lauren E. Jernstadt1, Kristen Upson, PhD2. 1Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA; 2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA.
20. Mehmood Y, Ahmad A, Yazdani F, Middlebrook C, Neelam H, Wolf B, Restini C. Mechanism-Based Characterization of Severe Adverse Events Reported for Large-Bore Aspiration and Mechanical Thrombectomy Systems in Pulmonary Embolism Care: A MAUDE Database Analysis (2020–2025). Poster presented at: ACP Michigan Annual Medical Student and Resident Day; 2026; Michigan.
21. UofM Conference Abstract: Caring for Youth in Times of Change. Detroit, MI, Nov. 6-7. Osteopathic Medical Student–Led Education Improves Adolescent E-Cigarette Health Literacy. Andrew Saad, OMS-II, Anushree Ravi, OMS-II, Carrie Nazaroff, PhD, Carolina Restini, PharmD, PhD, FAAPE, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
22. Lauren E. Jernstadt1, Olivia B. Slewa1, Madison McGath1, Kristen Upson, PhD2.1Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA, 2Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Michigan State University, College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, MI, USA.
23. AACOM Shambhvi Ojha, OMS II; Naiyah Thompson, MPH, DO; Dyelle Frederick, OMS III; Marissa Goudeseune, OMS III; Dana Midani, OMS III; Richard Bryce, DO; Carolina B. Restini, PharmD, PhD
24. NEI Fall 2026 Conference. Empowering Aging Minds: Early Evaluation of a Community Health Education Program to Improve Health Literacy Among Older Adults. Colorado Springs, CO. November 5-8, 2026. Kaitlyn Vickers, OMS-II; Shawn Shrestha, OMS-II; Kadrianna Cohen; Rachel Lawson, PGY-3; Carolina Restini, PharmD, PhD, FAAPE; Dale D’Mello, MD; Monica Pelowski, DO, MPH
25. AMSE.From Mechanistic Reasoning to Community Impact: Integrating Competency-Based Pharmacology Education Through the FIRE Model. Virtual. October 29-30. Carolina Restini, PharmD, PhD, FAAPE. Keenan Noyes, PhD. Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, East Lansing, MI 48823.
26. ACOI. Impact of Patient Narratives on Medical Student Perspective in Cystic Fibrosis Care. Palm Springs, CA. October 7-10. Atef Choudhury123, OMS-II, Naim Mashni123, OMS-II, Aubrey Everett13, Kadrianna Cohen13, Carolina Restini13, Ph.D., Raquel Ritchie13, Ph.D.1Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM), 2American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI) Member, 3Foundry for Innovative Research and Education (FIRE) Program.
Updated 9/28/2026