Stacey Pierce-Talsma and Steven Edwards awarded First Place for Faculty Original Contribution at May 2011 NEOMEN Research Forum

Stacey Pierce-Talsma, DO (UNECOM, MMEL 2011) and Steven Edwards, DO (UNECOM) were awarded “First Place for Faculty Original Contribution” at the May 2011 NEOMEN Research Forum for the research and poster titled "Pre-matriculation attitudes and awareness in the choice of Osteopathic versus allopathic training models."  This project was her independent study for the Master of Science in Medical Education Leadership.  

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