A group of NEOMED students are hard at work preparing for the Student Research Symposium, set for 1-5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20, in the NEW Center Ballroom and Cook Alumni Hall. The annual event will feature more than 200 students from all four colleges presenting their original scholarly work. All are invited to attend.
Today, meet Samuel Riad, a second-year medical student from Chesterland, Ohio.
Samuel Riad
Role with the Student Research Symposium Planning Committee: Treasurer – I am responsible for collaborating with the other symposium committee members to organize the event, recruit judges and volunteers, review and grade submitted abstracts and ensure that we operate within our budget.
Samuel’s research:
“Impact of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on Arrhythmia Burden in Non-Diabetic Patients: A Systematic Review”
This study looked at the current literature on GLP-1 receptor agonists to determine how they influence heart rhythms in non-diabetic patients. We reviewed up-to-date published articles on