CAMC summer program concludes Thursday, participants to present research relevant to WV

PRESS RELEASE:

The CAMC Institute for Academic Medicine’s Steven J. Jubelirer Summer Externship Program wraps up Thursday, July 17.

Twelve medical students from three medical schools are participating in the six-week, comprehensive research training experience. Each extern has been working on a research project along with experienced principal investigator mentors and staff mentors from the CAMC Health Services and Outcomes Research Department.

Their topics are devoted to conditions and treatments relevant to West Virginians ranging from trauma, pediatrics, emergency medicine, behavioral medicine, orthopedic surgery, procedural pain management, cancer screening, kidney transplant, family medicine, gynecology and timely care for acute vascular conditions.

Some of the presentations will include topics such as healthy lifestyle assessment in patients with high blood pressure, trauma, youth mental health and psychiatric concerns, predicting ADHD in adults, kidney transplants, lung cancer screening.

Their oral presentations highlighting their research and findings will take place Thursday, July 17 from 8:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. in the Center for Learning and Research Center (3044 Chesterfield Ave.).

Following the presentations, awards will be announced during a luncheon which is open to the public.

The summer externship program is named after Dr. Steven Jubelirer, an oncologist. He worked at the CAMC Cancer Center for more than 40 years before retiring in 2023. During that time, he also taught medical students and published scientific papers/abstracts, as well as books and book chapters of research.

This program and research opportunity is made possible by funding from the CAMC Foundation.