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Sarah St. Cyr, third-year medical student at the Boonshoft School of Medicine.<\/p><\/div>\n

Several Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine<\/a> students presented research at the North American Primary Care Research Group 45th annual meeting in Montreal, Quebec, in November. Primary care researchers from around the world attended the annual conference.<\/p>\n

Sarah St. Cyr, a third-year medical student, presented a poster, \u201cHealth Care Provider Religion and Beliefs on Advance Care Planning,\u201d with Marjorie Bowman, M.D., professor, family medicine, and professor, population and public health. Ahmed Hawash, an M.D.\/Ph.D. student, also contributed to the research.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs health care providers in training, we are taught to practice patient autonomy and not let our personal beliefs or biases influence our patient care,\u201d she said. \u201cI wanted to see if this held true in practice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their research showed that health care providers\u2019 religious beliefs or biases did not influence patient care.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur research showed that it is very unlikely that health care providers\u2019 personal religious beliefs are biasing their patient interactions when it comes to advance care planning,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She was one of 10 of more than 100 applicants to be selected for a scholarship to attend the conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe meeting opened my eyes to all of the fascinating research being done in primary care,\u201d said St. Cyr, who plans to practice in family medicine after residency. \u201cThe meeting encouraged me to think more about my own research ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n

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David Yoder, third-year medical student at the Boonshoft School of Medicine.<\/p><\/div>\n

Medical students David Yoder and Andrew La\u2019Pelusa and family medicine resident Melissa Quick, M.D., presented a poster, \u201cHousehold Wellness in an Urban Safety-Net Clinic: Relationships, Finances and Medical Wellness,\u201d with Peter Reynolds, M.D., associate professor, family medicine, and program director, family medicine residency.<\/p>\n

They worked with Wright-Patt Credit Union, the Department of Family Medicine at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and Reach Out of Montgomery County, a free clinic that provides health care access to the uninsured and underinsured population of Dayton.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe provided patients at Reach Out with the opportunity to attend one-on-one financial counseling sessions with a certified financial counselor, relationship counseling sessions with a clinical psychologist and medical wellness sessions with medical students and physicians,\u201d said Yoder, a third-year medical student. \u201cOur research team wanted to know whether patients at the clinic would be interested in these offerings and if there would be participation in these sessions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Twenty-nine people participated in the sessions, and 95 percent of the participants would highly recommend the sessions to their friends and family members.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs clinicians and medical students, we understand that there are many factors that affect our patients\u2019 health. Often, financial and relationship issues can hinder our patients from achieving medical wellness,\u201d Yoder said. \u201cWe think people would greatly benefit from financial and relationship counseling when taking steps to live healthier lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Andrew La\u2019Pelusa, second-year medical student at the Boonshoft School of Medicine.<\/p><\/div>\n

La\u2019Pelusa said he and the others learned a lot from participating in Reynolds\u2019 research.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a medical student, I learned how relationship wellness, financial wellness and overall household medical wellness affects an individual\u2019s medical health,\u201d said La\u2019Pelusa, a second-year medical student. \u201cThese areas connect together. Wellness isn\u2019t only about the medicines a patient takes. It\u2019s more than that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both La\u2019Pelusa and Yoder agreed that the conference was an educational experience that introduced them to other researchers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a great experience to be able to share what we had learned in our study with people from all over the world,\u201d Yoder said. \u201cI also thoroughly enjoyed learning from other researchers at the conference. Primary care research is an exciting field, and it was eye-opening to see how much work is being done.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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