Annual Meeting
Poster Submissions
During the 2026 Annual Membership Meeting, held April 11, 2026, attendees learned from poster presentations showcasing ongoing research being conducted by AMS members. Categories included medical students, residents, and faculty. Submissions covered research/quality improvement projects conducted during the past two years in broad areas of inquiry and were submitted in medical student, resident and fellow, and faculty categories.
Of the more than 180 poster abstract submissions, approximately 70 were presented at this year’s event. Upon reviewed by a panel of judges, the following were selected as award winners:
Best Posters (Faculty):
Savanna Ledford: Evaluation of the Vaccines for Children Program from the Provider’s Perspective in Arkansas, 2025
Ahad Nadeem: Stress Response of People who Use Methamphetamine in an ED-Relevant or
Standard Social Stressor Task Compared with Matched Controls
Brittany Carmack: Optimizing Family Medicine Clinic Schedules for Better Provider Utilization
Best Posters (Resident): Abstract Title
Shiva Singh: What Does Radiology Education on X (Twitter) Look Like?
A Descriptive Analysis of Content Types, Formats, and Engagement
Nadia Makkoudji: Distribution and Prevalence of Alpha-Gal Syndrome in Arkansas:
Insights from the First Statewide Mandatory Reporting Program
Varenya Nallur: Conditional Release Outcomes in Arkansas:
Evaluating Reintegration and Recidivism Under ACT 911
Best Posters (Student): Abstract Title
Reagan Dodd: Geography as a Proxy for Socioeconomic Status in Total Joint Arthroplasty: Associations with BMI and Complications
Clayton Frazier: Geographic Access Disparities to Dermatologists in Rural America: A National Drive-Time Analysis
Sarah Khot: Prenatal Stress as a Predictor of Autoimmune and Other Diseases: A Multi-National Study
Samuel Lane: Autonomous Deep Learning for Pediatric Bone Age Estimation Using Historical Atlases
Matthew Mangan: The Weight Loss Caused by GLP-1 and Dual GLP-1/GIP Receptor Agonists is Accompanied by Bone Loss at the Hip and Radius in Obese Diabetic Patients
Nathania Nischal: Synergistic Comparison of Ceftobiprole and Ceftaroline with Daptomycin for Biofilm Prevention
Bianca Rochelle: Hidden Weights: Prevalence of Social Determinants of Health in Adolescents with Eating Disorders
Shadan Roumany: Integrating AI-Simulated C3DO/OSCE-Style Virtual Consultations Into Medical Education:
A Pilot Study of Performance Change
Grace Turbyfill: Risk Beyond Relationships: Intimate Partner Violence and Sexually Transmitted Infections in Adolescents
Larissa Whale: Do Negative Chronotropic Medications Affect the Outcomes of Tilt Table Testing in Non-Hypermobile Patients?
View (by category) ALL abstract submissions using the links below:
Enjoy these photos from the event (not all inclusive).
