This page serves as the official archive of the 2025 IJMS World Conference of Medical Student Research (WCMSR). It includes the conference program with timestamps for the official YouTube recordings, the list of award recipients, and the members of the Organizing Committee.
The complete conference program is presented below. Each timestamp links directly to the corresponding presentation or session in the official YouTube recording.
Official YouTube Recording: Watch the Day 1 recording on YouTube
| Timestamp | Presenter or Session | Presentation Title or Description |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00:22 | Elaine Leong | Welcome & Opening |
| 00:03:12 | Dr. Francisco Bonilla-Escobar | Opening Remarks, Editor in Chief IJMS |
| 00:07:09 | Chloe Carrington | Conference Director Remarks |
| 00:09:51 | Dommaraju et al. | Ease of Nasogastric Intubation Using a Frozen Nasogastric Tube |
| 00:25:26 | Khan et al. | Assessing the Precision of AI-Generated Medical Answers (Evaluation of LLaMA-3 Powered Meta AI) |
| 00:39:49 | Qasim et al. | Emotional & Psychological Dependence of Medical Students on AI Chatbots – A Cross-Sectional Study |
| 00:55:04 | Özdemir et al. | Occupational Exposure to Blood/Body Fluids & Anxiety Among Final-Year Medical Students |
| 01:02:32 | Jaromirska et al. | Evaluation of HMGB1 Serum Levels & Depressive Symptoms in OSA |
| 01:08:34 | Kolesnykova et al. | Handgrip Strength Asymmetry in Middle-Aged & Older Adults |
| 01:14:45 | Babaa et al. | Aggressive Gallbladder Carcinoma in a Down Syndrome Patient |
| 01:28:21 | Mohan et al. | Silent Splenic Crisis in an Immunocompetent Adolescent |
| 01:42:02 | Salah et al. | Antimicrobial Resistance Awareness & Antibiotic Prescribing |
| 01:53:16 | Mgbedo et al. | From Observation to Participation: Gender Differences in Surgical Exposure Among Medical Students |
| 01:59:43 | Mićić et al. | Vagus Nerve Neuropathy in SARS-CoV-2 Infection: An Ultrasound Study |
| 02:15:04 | Fallon et al. | Characterisation of Morphological Changes and Retinal Decay in a Retinal Degeneration Murine Model of Retinitis Pigmentosa |
| 02:31:07 | Palfi et al. | Subcutaneous Panniculitis-like T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Associated with Cushing Syndrome: A Case Report |
| 02:43:41 | Babaa et al. | Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia Presenting as Chylous Ascites in a Young Female: A Rare Case |
| 02:56:03 | Rivero et al. | Sleep Quality in First- to Third-Year Medical Students at Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala: Prevalence and Associations with Daytime Sleepiness and Perceived Stress |
| 03:09:40 | Rusu et al. | Amyloidosis: A Rare Complication of Long-Evolving Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| 03:23:02 | Velez Posada et al. | Left Colo-Renal Fistula in an Elderly Female: Case Report |
| 03:35:18 | Thabasni et al. | Cognitive Impairment & Influencing Factors Among Elderly in Tamil Nadu |
| 03:45:50 | James et al. | Mobile Phone Use and Hand Grip & Pinch Strength (SCAMP Study) |
| 03:51:36 | Perleberg et al. | Effectiveness of Haptic Feedback Devices During Steroid Injections |
| 04:03:04 | Rus et al. | Avoiding Pacemaker: Resolution of Sinus Node Dysfunction Through CPAP Therapy |
| 04:13:00 | Sherpa et al. | Rosai–Dorfman Disease: A Case Report |
| 04:22:53 | Bermúdez Rodríguez et al. | Effectiveness of Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole in Cyclosporiasis: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials |
| 04:35:09 | Ahmed et al. | One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Functional Decline Following Lisfranc Fracture-Dislocation |
| 04:44:07 | Gaytán et al. | Publication Rate of Students and Graduates of the Program of Combined Studies in Medicine (PECEM) |
| 04:55:59 | Thurmann et al. | National Trends Reveal Hypertension as the Dominant Driver of Cardiovascular Readmissions |
| 05:03:20 | Closing Remarks | End of Day 1 |
Official YouTube Recording: Watch the Day 2 recording on YouTube
| Timestamp | Presenter or Session | Presentation Title or Description |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00:00 | Elaine Leong | Welcome Back to Day 2 — Master of Ceremonies |
| 00:01:40 | Chloe Carrington | Day 2 Opening Remarks — Conference Director |
| 00:03:40 | Dr. Dimash Davletov & Dr. Avi Singh Ganda | Introduction of Judges — Oral Presentations |
| 00:04:15 | Davydov et al. | Exploring Careers in Healthcare & Onward (ECHO): A Community Outreach Program to Promote Healthcare Career Interest in K-8 Students Surrounding the CU Anschutz Medical Campus |
| 00:17:00 | Bauer et al. | Sleep Solutions or Sleepless Nights? Adverse Events in Mandibular Adjustment Devices and Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulator Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
| 00:34:07 | Nguyen et al. | Association Between Diabetes Mellitus and Intraoperative Awareness During General Anesthesia: A Retrospective Cohort Study |
| 00:48:59 | Hroub et al. | The Intersection of Rheumatology and Cardiology: Cardiac Disease in Rheumatic Disorders Within Palestinian Patients (2022–2024) |
| 00:58:52 | Kooliyattayil et al. | Evaluation of the Anxiolytic Effect of Pantoprazole on Swiss Albino Mice: An Experimental Study |
| Poster Presentations | ||
| 01:09:29 | Dolouei et al. | The Effects of Community-Based Mental Health Interventions on Resettled Adult Refugees From Muslim-Majority Countries |
| 01:18:33 | Khan et al. | Diabetic Striatopathy: A Forgotten Diagnosis in Clinical Neurology |
| 01:33:32 | Kular et al. | Association Between the Presence of Palmaris Longus Muscle and Handwriting Performance in Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| 01:41:07 | Khaustova et al. | Efficacy of Narrowband UVB Phototherapy in Mild to Moderate Psoriasis: A Case Series From Ukraine |
| 01:51:06 | Ahmed et al. | What Medical Students Can Learn From the 2024 Dengue Outbreak in Pakistan: Clinical Spectrum, Biochemical Abnormalities, and Predictors of Severity |
| 02:07:42 | Dharmaraj et al. | Cross-Sectional Study on Air Pollution and Its Influence on Health-Related Quality of Life in Coimbatore |
| 02:18:26 | Gupta et al. | MALAT1 and MIAT as Emerging Biomarkers for Diabetic Retinopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis |
| 02:25:31 | Kumtepe et al. | Aging Patients, Changing Substances: Unexpected Demographic Shifts in Turkey’s Drug Treatment Admissions Over a Decade |
| 02:38:31 | León Parra et al. | Risk of Recurrence of Congenital Ocular Toxoplasmosis in Children: A Meta-Analysis of Studies With Long-Term Follow-Up |
| 02:56:58 | Ho et al. | Near-Peer Teaching of Surgical Skills Among Medical Students: A Feasibility Study |
| 03:14:22 | Mühürcü et al. | Health Anxiety Among Clinical Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study at Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine |
| 03:31:18 | Penafiel-Pallares et al. | Reconstruction of a Large Lumbar Carcinoma Defect Using a Subtype III Keystone Flap: Case Report |
| 03:43:23 | Schreiber et al. | Opportunities for Climate-Sensitive Work in the Health Sector: Kenya and Germany in Focus |
| 03:55:50 | Boughambouz et al. | Leishmaniasis in a Patient With Congenital Neutropenia: A Rare Case Report |
| 04:12:02 | Ahmad et al. | Survival Factors in Lung Cancer Patients With Mutations in PROS1, SERPINC1, F2, and F5 Genes |
| 04:20:11 | Mulluri et al. | Managing Hyperphagia, Obesity, and Hyperglycemia in Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of GLP-1 Agonists and SGLT2 Inhibitors |
| 04:34:18 | Master of Ceremonies | Conclusion of Oral and Poster Presentations |
| 04:35:34 | Dr. Francisco J. Bonilla-Escobar | Closing Remarks: 4th IJMS World Conference of Medical Student Research |
| 04:40:23 | Master of Ceremonies | Awards Ceremony — Abstract, Poster, Oral, and Audience Vote Awards |
The awards given out were top-scored abstracts for original research and case reports, top-scored presentations of original research and case reports, and the highest-voted presentation by the audience.
Title:
Cognitive Impairment and Its Influencing Factors Among Elderly at Residential Homes in Western Tamil Nadu – A Cross-sectional Study
Author: Sri Thabasni S K.
Country: India
Recording: Watch the presentation
Title:
Ease of Nasogastric Intubation Using a Frozen Nasogastric Tube – A Randomized Controlled Parallel Assignment Study
Authors: Madhuri Dommaruju, Shameem S., and Aloka Samantaray.
Country: India
Recording: Watch the presentation
Title:
Evaluation of Anxiolytic Effect of Pantoprazole on Swiss Albino Mice – An Experimental Study
Authors: Farheen Kooliyattayil, Shwetha Oommen, and Jacob Abraham.
Country: India
Recording: Watch the presentation
Title:
National Trends Reveal Hypertension as the Dominant Driver of Cardiovascular Readmissions
Authors: Kyle E. Thurmann, Trisha G. Mukherjee, Joseph G. Dantin, Paul T. Kang, and Michael D. White.
Country: USA
Recording: Watch the presentation
Title:
Exploring Careers in Healthcare & Onward (ECHO) – A Community Outreach Program to Promote Healthcare Career Interest in K-8 Students
Authors: Ariel Davydov, Rebecca Altshuler, Zoe Van De Voorde, and Aimee Bernard.
Country: USA
Recording: Watch the presentation
Title:
Assessing the Precision of AI-Generated Medical Answers – An Evaluation of LLaMA-3 Powered Meta AI
Authors: Areeba Khan and Muhammad Talha Khan.
Country: Pakistan
Recording: Watch the presentation
Title:
Aggressive Gallbladder Carcinoma in Down Syndrome Patient – A Rare Presentation
Authors: Basheer Babaa, Malak R. Hroub, Lana M. A. Jamal, Salahaldeen Deeb, and Khaled Alhashlamon.
Country: Palestine
Recording: Watch the presentation
Title:
Avoiding Pacemaker – Resolution of Sinus Node Dysfunction Through CPAP Therapy
Authors: Rebeca-Ioana Rus, Irina-Maria Rusu, Maria Cristina Simian, Bogdan Valentin Roznovan, and Paula Cornelia Gocan.
Country: Romania
Recording: Watch the presentation
Title:
Cross-sectional Study on Air Pollution and Its Influence on Health-Related Quality of Life in Coimbatore
Author: Dhaarani Dharmaraj.
Country: India
Recording: Watch the presentation
Title:
Aging Patients, Changing Substances – Demographic Shifts in Turkey’s Drug Treatment Admissions
Authors: Ayca Sila Kumtepe and Levent Özdemir.
Country: Türkiye
Recording: Watch the presentation
Title:
Association Between Diabetes Mellitus and Intraoperative Awareness During General Anesthesia – A Retrospective Cohort Study
Authors: Ngoc Bich Nguyen, Zhenghao Wang, and Eduardo Espiridion.
Country: USA
Recording: Watch the presentation
Title:
Evaluation of Anxiolytic Effect of Pantoprazole on Swiss Albino Mice – An Experimental Study
Authors: Farheen Kooliyattayil, Shwetha Oommen, and Jacob Abraham.
Country: India
Recording: Watch the presentation
Title:
Effectiveness of Haptic Feedback Devices in Reducing Pain During Intra-Articular Corticosteroid Injections
Authors: Tyler Perleberg, Alfeil Felipe, Carmen Tong, Jordan Konstanty, and Gautum Desai.
Country: USA
Recording: Watch the presentation
Title:
Vagus Nerve Neuropathy in SARS-CoV-2 Infection – An Ultrasound Study
Author: Jelena Mićić.
Country: Serbia
Recording: Watch the presentation
Chloe Carrington
University of Queensland-Ochsner, Second-Year Medical Student
Hana Kabil
University of Queensland-Ochsner, First-Year Medical Student
Camilo Agamez
Universidad de Cartagena, Colombia
Elaine Liang
Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine, Second-Year Medical Student
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