This year’s Patricia C. Gregory, MD Memorial Lecture keynote speaker featured Dr. Trisha Kesar. Dr. Kesar is an Associate Professor at the Department of Rehab Medicine, Division of Physical Therapy at Emory University. She is the Director of the Motion Analysis Laboratory at Emory Rehabilitation Hospital, and a training faculty within the Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, and Applied Physiology PhD programs across Emory and Georgia Tech. Dr. Kesar鈥檚 research capitalizes on multi-modal techniques, including 3-dimensional motion capture, electromyography, non-invasive peripheral nerve stimulation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and functional electrical stimulation.
Research presentations from graduating residents, graduating T-32 fellows, In-training residents, and T-32 fellow presentations included:
Graduating Residents
- Matthew Sharp, DO: 鈥淓valuation of Diagnostic and Interventional Cadaver Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Curriculum鈥�
- Steven Siano, MD: 鈥淎ssessing Resident Understanding of Equianalgesic Dosing of Opiates鈥�
- Andriana Tompary, DO: 鈥淚mproving Adherence to Inpatient Neurogenic Bowel Programs: A Quality Improvement Project鈥�
Graduating T-32 Fellows
- Erum Agha, PhD, MSW, LCSW, B.Eng: 鈥淎daption of a Mindfulness Intervention to Address Moral Injury Among Veterans鈥�
- Aisha Chilcoat, ND, FABNO: 鈥淚mplementing an Integrative Medical Group Visit Model in African American Women Breast Cancer Survivors鈥�
In-Training Resident/Fellow Proposals:
- Kaitlyn DeHority, MD: 鈥淚mproving Care During Acute Hospitalizations for Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries: A Resident-Directed Educational Seminar鈥�
- Marina Kodsi, DO: 鈥淗ow Can We Improve the PM&R Rotation for Medical Students While Improving their Knowledge of our Field?鈥�
- Michael Melson, MD: 鈥淨I Project: Improving Inpatient Rehab Therapy Schedules鈥�
- Daniel Gallego Perez, PhD: 鈥淕overning Traditional & Complementary Medicine Practitioners Across Sub-Saharan Africa: A Pilot Study鈥�
- Jenni Shafer, PhD: 鈥淚nforming a Mindfulness-based Intervention to Promote Information Uptake in Caregivers for People with Aphasia鈥�
Our keynote lecture is given to commemorate Dr. Patricia C. Gregory, who served as a Simmons Scholar and Assistant Professor in the 黑料网-CH Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation from 2005 until her untimely passing in 2010. Throughout those years, she developed a love and passion for research in health disparities, particularly in the areas of stroke prevention and rehabilitation, and geriatric rehabilitation. She was awarded prestigious grants from The Duke Endowment and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
Dr. Gregory published many research articles in national and international journals, was known as an outstanding clinician, consistently acknowledged on the state and national lists of Best Doctors, and shared her expertise both locally and globally.
The Patricia C. Gregory Memorial Fund
The Patricia C. Gregory, MD Memorial Lecture in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation is made possible through donor contributions to the Patricia C. Gregory Memorial Fund via the NC Medical Foundation of NC, Inc.
If you would like to contribute to this fund, you may send a check to:
黑料网 Medical Foundation of NC, Inc.
880 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.
Chapel Hill, NC, 27514
Please note on the check: Patricia Gregory, MD Memorial Fund/PM&R