Eight OUWB students recently took advantage of the opportunity to present their research at a conference held at one of Michigan’s most popular tourist destinations.

The students presented at the historic Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island during a conference hosted by the Michigan Orthopaedic Society (MOS). MOS科学会议于6月7日至9日举行.

The conference allows attendees to absorb the latest developments in orthopaedics, 包括手术方法, 罕见的骨科疾病, and studies on subspecialties such as pediatrics and sports medicine.

为学生, they said it was an opportunity to expand on skills gained at OUWB while highlighting their interest in orthopaedics and other health care areas.

This process begins at the OUWB anatomy lab and the three partnering hospitals of the Corewell健康 system.

“The anatomy lab on campus really sets the foundations for almost developing a roadmap,马修·席德曼说, 一位展示了几个案例研究的M2学生. “Almost like with maps and driving — if you don't know where you're going, 很难正常开车.”

Ethan Dimock, M2, presented a retrospective chart study. The conference allowed Dimock to expand on what he has learned during his time at OUWB.

“It's one thing to learn about things in the classroom, which is definitely something that you need a hundred percent,迪莫克说. “But then getting to apply that to a real-world scenario, 那是你开始迈出下一步的时候, and you get to advance your education to an even further point.”

M3的阿维安娜·阿拉波维奇就是这样. When Arapovic isn’t in the classroom or hospital, she’s in the gym – as a personal trainer. Araopovic incorporated her love for fitness and nutrition into her research on total joint arthroplasty.

“My passion for nutrition stems from my background as a personal trainer, where I saw firsthand the significant impact that proper nutrition can have on physical health and recovery,”阿拉波维奇说. “This passion naturally extended into my medical research, driving my interest in how nutritional strategies can improve outcomes in orthopedic procedures such as total joint arthroplasty.”

在杰德曼的案例中, attending the MOS meeting for a second time is what he hopes is the beginning of a career in orthopaedics.

“Anybody who knows me knows that orthopaedics is at the forefront of my vision,杰德曼说. “It’s been my driving passion for many, many years now; prior to coming into medical school.”

这种热情不仅促使塞德曼进入麻省理工学院, but it also led him to become the president of OUWB’s orthopaedics interest group.

Dimock shares a similar experience but is keeping his options open.

“我还处于这个过程的早期阶段. I'm trying to keep an open mind to everything out there,” said Dimock. “It's an option that I think is outstanding because the people in the field are extremely knowledgeable and extremely well-versed in what they do, and I think it's the crowd of people that will kind of push you to be the best version of yourself.”

The crowd that Dimock speaks of generously shared their knowledge, making the conference an excellent networking opportunity.

“[Networking] was an invaluable experience,迪莫克说. “在我们展示了, 他们对我们的工作提出了一些反馈意见, 对我来说, 作为一名医学生, they've obviously been in their fields for a long time, so they're able to give a lot of valuable insight into things that I probably didn't even think of.”

Cederman, acquainted with some attendees after attending for a second time, mirrored these thoughts.

“I networked at some of the attendings at (Corewell健康 William Beaumont University Hospital), and MOS and so from that there's one resident in particular that I work with pretty closely on projects,杰德曼说. “He was the one that helped lean me into both projects. Mentorship and networking definitely play a huge role in opening up opportunities.”

而八名就读于麻省理工学院的学生中只有三名, Arapovic, Cederman and Dimock represent what the 开始 program and OUWB’s research coordinator Tracy Wunderlich-Barillas, Ph.D.我想要的是学生. Wunderlich-Barillas was instrumental in Cederman’s journey to MOS.

“She’s incredible when it comes to all things research,杰德曼说. “她是一个非常重要的角色, 不仅仅是这两个项目, but projects in the past and projects that I have going on currently as well.”

在进行研究之后, being encouraged by mentors such as Wunderlich-Barillas, 最后是展示, 迪莫克得到了一个重要的结论.

“这是一个探索的机会. Explore different people's research and different people's backgrounds,” he said. “People came from different backgrounds and different areas of expertise, 但他们都对同一个领域充满热情.”

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