Behavioral Health
Tarana Zaman, DO; Kassianna Politis, DO, MPH; Rachael Lee, DO; Edward Magalhaes, PhD, LPC; Deborah West, EdD; and David Redden, PhD
While the change to a Pass/Fail designation was meant to improve medical students’ mental health during their first-level licensure examination period, it is also critical to consider how this may affect students during their second-level licensure examination period. This study aims to investigate the quality of life of osteopathic medical students during their designated study periods for COMLEX-USA Level 1 and Level 2 after the transition of COMLEX-USA Level 1 to a Pass/Fail designation.
Cardiopulmonary Medicine
Dan Yacubovich, DO; Nicholas R. Eltman, BS; Rebecca J. Raskin-Wish, BA; Rayna A. Patel, DO; and Randel L. Swanson II, DO, PhD
The brain is highly vulnerable to circulatory disruptions, including cerebrovascular accident (CVA or stroke), and stroke survivors can benefit from cardiac rehabilitation (CR). This systematic review evaluated the safety and efficacy of CR in stroke survivors.
NMM/OMT
Levi Stacken, BS; Brynn Stacken, BS; Agatha Beier, BS; Michael Megown, BA; Joshua Vance, BA; Joon Bang, BS; Mary Ying-Fang Wang, PhD; Zane Starks, MS; and Brian Degenhardt, DO
Clinical assessment of vertebral segment motion in the horizontal plane relies on applying anterior force to the tissues overlying transverse processes (TPs). Although current osteopathic principles suggest that this force induces vertebral rotation around a vertical axis, this mechanism has not been verified. The objective of this study was to assess whether anterior force applied to the TP of the seventh thoracic vertebra (T7) induced vertebral rotation about a vertical axis.
