Dear ISPOR Student Members,
We have some great news to share with you:
the ISPOR Student Network now has an
official Facebook page! You can check for
important updates, news, and announcements
related to ISPOR.
You can visit and subscribe our Facebook
page at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ISPORStudents/
We thank the Webmaster Committee and the
Student Network Chair, Emily S. Reese, for
their diligent efforts in making this possible!
CONGRATULATIONS !!
ISPOR STUDENT NEWSLETTER MARCH 2013 I S S U E 1 2 , V O L . 1 I
Winners- December Crossword
INSIDE THE ISSUE:
STUDENT INTERNSHIP SURVEY RESULTS
IN FOCUS:
1. WEBMASTER COMMITTEE
2. SURVEY COMMITTEE
3. CHAPTER ACTIVITIES
4. JUST FOR LAUGHS
5. QUIZ
P A G E 2
2012-2013 Student Internship Experience Survey was hosted on the ISPOR Student Network
website and a link to it was sent to all registered ISPOR student members in December 2012.
Participant characteristics:
7 students who had gained internship experience last year participated in the survey
2 participants were either in the first (one) or fifth (one) year of their PhD program
3 participants were either in the first (two) or second (one) year of the Master’s program
2 participants were in other programs, but didn’t specify which ones
3 participants interned at pharmaceutical companies, 3 at consulting firms, and 1 at a government
agency
Characteristics of the Internships:
Participants interned at the following firms: Merck & Co., Inc., Roche Diagnostics, IHS Global Insight,
and Eagle System USA, Inc.
Most internships lasted for more than 11 weeks
85% of survey participants obtained paid internships
Most respondents found their internships via internet searches and networking websites like
2 respondents were aided by faculty
Most commonly stated scope of the internship was economic evaluation, health services research,
and outcomes research
5 of 7 respondents worked with other interns during the course of their internship
Perceptions and Benefits of the Internship:
Overall, participants reported a positive experience with their respective internships. Students
discussed the goals and learning objectives of the internship with their mentor and most had the
opportunity to contribute to research presentations or internal reports. One participant created an
analytical tool to be used by the company. Most respondents worked on several projects throughout
their internship. Most participants classified their internship experience as beneficial while 50% of
respondents would recommend their internship experience to their peers. Some commonly cited
internship benefits included: handling multiple projects, learning new methodologies (specifically
conducting meta-analyses and Markov modeling), professional networking, and compensation.
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Wei-Han (Wendy) Cheng, Survey Committee 2012-2013, ISPOR Student Network
ISPOR STUDENTS’ 2012
SUMMER INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES
Challenges Faced:
Respondents also reported challenges faced during their internships. These challenges included:
commuting from housing to work place, long working hours, and having to work at a faster-paced environ-
ment as compared to their academic setting.
Advice for Peers:
The participants outlined thoughts for their peers looking for internships in the words mentioned
below:
“Apply early. Try your best; if you don't get [the internship] keep in mind [that] the company
tries to match its needs from a pool of perspective interns. That's what I heard from my in-
tern mentor.”
“Always ask your professors first!! From every position there is something to be ‘taken’
from.”
“To keep in mind it's a learning curve and sometimes we don't realize that we're actually
learning a lot, but we actually are”
ISPOR maintains an Internship Professional Recruitment Assistance Program (I-PRAP), an online service
available for free to ISPOR members. Students have the opportunity to search for internship positions
available and post a CV for employers to view. Employers also have the opportunity to post internship po-
sitions offered and access CVs of interested students. If you are interested in an internship position, please
visit the website at http://www.ispor.org/iprap/index.asp
P A G E 3
Meet The Student Network’s Survey Committee
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Meet The Student Network’s Webmaster
Committee
Name: Manasi Datar Chapter: The University of Mississippi Major: Pharmacy Administration Biggest role model: Stephen Hawking Favorite activity to kill time: Reading Quality you admire most in others: Humility If you won a lottery (any amount), you would: Buy a sports car
Name: Wei-Han (Wendy) Cheng
Chapter: University of Illinois at Chicago
Major: Pharmacoeconomics
Favorite activity to kill time: Watching movies
Quality you admire most in others: having passion in research
If you won a lottery (any amount), you would: Spend it out,
Enjoy the amount!
Favorite holiday: Christmas
Name: Amanda Harrington Chapter: University of Arizona Major: Pharmaceutical Economics, Policy, and Outcomes Biggest role model: My parents Favorite activity to kill time: Reading, Listen to music and talk with friends Quality you admire most in others: Sense of humor, hard working & modesty If you won a lottery (any amount), you would: Travel all over the world Favorite holiday: July 4th, U.S. Independence Day
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Just For Laughs...
Which do you think is more difficult?
P A G E 6
Pulse Polio Campaign: A pulse polio campaign was conducted on 20 January 2013 in collaboration with the
Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Hospital, Manipal where students were instructed how to
administer polio vaccines to newborns and infants.
Guest Lecture : Varsha Meheta (Pharm.D., MS, FCCP) Clinical Professor, University of Michigan, USA deliv-
ered a guest lecture on 28 and 29 January, 2013 on Community and Clinical Pharmacy Practice in the US —
An Overview.
Upcoming Activities: Orphanage Visit
Home Medication Review
The Manipal University (MU) ISPOR Student Chapter, in
collaboration with Association of Community Pharmacy
of India initiated a noble program called Home Medica-
tion Review. Pharm.D. and B.Pharm. students along with
registered pharmacists visited a local community and
identified the patients who are on medications. Program
participants were interviewed about medication use, dis-
ease, and life style. The review of health condition will
be monitored every two weeks by measuring capillary
blood glucose levels, blood pressure, and body mass in-
dex for three months. It is expected that this program
will help participants to learn about the correct ap-
proaches in their disease management.
Blood Donation Camp
The MU ISPOR Student Chapter, in collabora-
tion with the Department of Immunohematol-
ogy and Blood Transfusion, conducted a two
day blood donation drive on 29 and 30
November 2012. Dr. Sudha S Bhat, HOD of
Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion,
shared some facts and the necessity for blood
donation. It was inaugurated by Dr. Sudha
Bhat, Dr. Anantha N. Naik, Dr. D Sreedhar rep-
resenting the IPA, Dr. Anup Naha faculty advi-
sor to the VSO, Dr. J Venkat Rao HOD of Phar-
maceutical biotechnology & the Student
Council.
By Sandeep Adhikari, Vinayak Sudhapalli, Bodhistawa Das
MANIPAL UNIVERSITY ISPOR Student Chapter
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mission to serving as a bridge in bringing
together students interested in
pharmacoeconomics and members of the
pharmaceutical industry, health-related
organizations, and academia.
Yeditepe masters students in
pharmacoeconomics and
pharmacoepidemiology then shared
information on the planning and research for
their master’s thesis. At the end of each
student’s presentation, attendees gave
comments and new ideas for thesis. This
seminar also gave different perspective to
students who have not yet decided on their
thesis subjects.
At the conclusion of the master’s thesis
presentations, attendees enjoyed lunch
together. After the short lunch break, the
seminar resumed to determine new
organisation committee of Yeditepe-ISPOR.
Finally, the new organization committee
members were assigned following the election
by the student chapter members.
Yeditepe University ISPOR Student Chapter
(Yeditepe-ISPOR) was established in Instanbul in
2011. The chapter organized a “Research
Recognition Seminar” on 22 December 2012. There
were 18 attendees in this event which brought
together people from different health care arenas.
The event started with the opening speech of
Acamedic Advisor, Nazli Sencan. She informed
attendees of the aim and agenda of the seminar.
Next, Mehtap Kurt president of Yeditepe-ISPOR for
the past two years, presented on ISPOR and Yeditepe
-ISPOR. She emphasized the importance of their
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The recently established Yeditepe University
Student Chapter is located in Istanbul.
By Egemen Bilgin
YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY ISPOR Student Chapter
“Money does not buy you happiness, but lack of money
certainly buys you misery.”
― Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Laureate in Economics; Well-Being: Foundations
of Hedonic Psychology
P A G E 8
The University of Cincinnati (UC) ISPOR Student
Chapter emphasizes educational activities by pro-
moting education and excellence among the chapter
members in the field of health economics and out-
comes research. To increase participation of the chap-
ter members in the activities of ISPOR, UC-ISPOR
started a journal club to bring the chapter members
together and to foster the exchange of information
pertaining to academia and career.
On September 7, 2012 - UC department chair,
Dr. Pamela Heaton delivered a presentation entitled,
Use of Propensity Score in Pharmacoepidemiologic
Research. Additionally, UC-ISPOR Chapter president,
Amarsinh Desai, delivered a presentation on October
5, 2012 on the FDA’s Adverse Event Reporting System
database. On November 10, 2012 the chapter
arranged a day trip to West Chester, Ohio to
play paintball.
Every year the Chapter participates in a
fund raising activity. This March, the chapter
organized an international food festival. Money
raised during this fund raiser will be donated to
the local charity, “Faces without Places.” The
chapter is also looking forward to participating
in the American Pharmacists Association (APhA)
and the Ohio Pharmacists Association (OPhA)
annual meetings. We look forward for another
successful semester full of activities and excite-
ment.
By Amarsinh Desai
University of Cincinnati ISPOR Student Chapter
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UC ISPOR Student Chapter, 2012-2013 UC ISPOR Chapter members- A day out at
paintball country, Westchester, OH.
While I am interested both in economics and in philosophy, the union
of my interests in the two fields far exceeds their intersection.”
-Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate in Economics (1998).
On October 22, 2012, the chapter was invited to be
part of The Annual Pharmacy Organization Day along
with the other student organizations of the university.
The university students were provided an opportunity
to interact and learn about their activities, membership
benefits and the subject area upon which it focuses.
Following this the chapter had an another journal club
meeting in November. Graduate student Mr. Abhishek
Sahu led a discussion on an article titled, The use of
qualitative methods in developing the descriptive sys-
tems of preference based measures of health related
quality of life for use in economic evaluation.
The STJ-ISPOR chapter concluded the semester
with a semester end lunch party in the first week of De-
cember. The entire Pharmacy Administration depart-
ment , including faculty members, office staff, and stu-
dents, gathered and had an enjoyable time together.
In the first week of October, the St.
John University (SJU) ISPOR Student Chapter
had a journal club session. Graduate student
Mr. Taren Bhagnani led a discussion on the
article Health Policy Analysis: FDA Actions
Against Health Economic Promotions, 2002–
2011. Later in the 3rd week of October, SJU-
ISPOR had an impressive seminar session led
by three guests from Merck & Co., Inc. Mr.
Christopher Black, MPH, St. John’s University-
Merck fellow, Dr. Tao Fan, Director, Global
Health Outcomes, and Dr. Shuvayu Sen, Exec-
utive Director, Global Health Outcomes. They
presented on the topics The relationship be-
tween disease severity, Quality of Life and
Healthcare resource utilization among Austral-
ian patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Health
Outcomes Research. The chapter had an op-
portunity to meet and discuss outcomes stud-
ies with the guests from Merck.
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Students of Pharmacy
Administration with the
chair of Pharmacy
Administration, Dr.
Wenchen Wu, B.S., M.B.A.,
Ph.D.; and faculty members
Dr. Martha Mackey B.A.,
M.A., J.D., Dr. Rajesh
Nayak B.S. Pharm., M.S.
Pharm., Ph.D. Jagannath M.
Muzumdar B.S., M.S., M.S.,
Ph.D, and Dr. Monica
Hwang B.S., M.S., Ph.D
By Ankit Shah and Naleen Raj Bhandari
St. John University ISPOR Student Chapter
search to improve population health. The UT-
ISPOR chapter is passionate to continue these
series of multidisciplinary meetings and are
planning outreach endeavors to public health,
nursing, and professional pharmacy students
with the goal of initiating collaborative, health
outcomes and pharmacoeconomic projects.
Also, the UT-ISPOR chapter supported
people with AIDS in Central Texas by raising
funds for AIDS Service of Austin. It was reward-
ing to lace up our walking shoes and join thou-
sands of other Austinites in the 5K walk.
The University of Texas (UT) Austin ISPOR
Student Chapter is pleased to share information
about several activities that took place in the Fall
2012 semester. Inspired by the current message by
ISPOR President, Deborah Marshall, on the im-
portance of the systems thinking, UT-ISPOR invited
health promotion investigator Dr. Kentya Ford, to
open the discussion on how to apply public health/
health promotion research in pharmacy settings.
UT Austin professional pharmacy students
were also invited to Dr. Ford’s presentation and
enjoyed the ISPOR research and education spirit.
During the discussion the UT-ISPOR chapter real-
ized how many topics pharmacy has in common
with health outcomes and public health research,
and brainstormed a number of potential research
questions. The key point of the meeting was the
realization of opportunities in interdisciplinary re-
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UT Austin ISPOR members at 5K Walk supporting
people with AIDS in Central Texas
By Tatiana Makhinova
University of Texas at Austin ISPOR Student Chapter
“A reliable way to make
people believe in false-
hoods is frequent repeti-
tion, because familiarity
is not easily
distinguished from truth.
Authoritarian
institutions and
marketers have always
known this fact.”
― Daniel Kahneman, Nobel
Laureate in Economics;
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Association). Dr. Wagner spoke about pharmacy policy
issues, importance of medication synchronization, and
its impact on patient well-being. The Chapter also par-
ticipated in the University of Mississippi School of
Pharmacy/National Center for Natural Products Re-
search Annual Poster Session held on November 8,
2012. This was a great opportunity for the chapter
members and the department as a whole to present
individual research projects, and organizational re-
search capabilities and aspirations.
During Thanksgiving, the Chapter supported
the Oxford Food Pantry via non-perishable food dona-
tions. The semester ended on a very enjoyable note
wherein a Christmas get-together was organized in
December. During this event, everyone enjoyed a
game of Dirty Santa and oodles of Christmas goodies.
The Ole Miss ISPOR Student Chapter is very
excited about the current spring semester. We hope
that the upcoming activities of the Chapter help stu-
dents achieve curricular and co-curricular excellence.
Fall 2012 was an active semester for
the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) ISPOR
Student Chapter. It started with the Back to
School Party which was a great avenue for
new students to interact with other chapter
members and faculty alike. Dr. James Hoffman
(Medication Outcomes and Safety Officer at
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Mem-
phis, TN) was the Chapter’s first invited guest
speaker. St. Jude’s Hospital is a pediatric can-
cer treatment and research facility specializing
in fundamental basic sciences, translational
research, clinical trials and long-term follow-
up for patients. Dr. Hoffman described his role
at St. Jude’s Hospital, familiarized the stu-
dents with some of his ongoing projects, as
well as discussed some of his collaborative
experiences with other universities in the
past.
In October 2012, Todd Barrett, own-
er of Covenant Pharmacy (Flowood, MS) visit-
ed with the Chapter. His visit was supported
by the ISPOR Chapter Activity Grant which is
available to student chapters for organizing
events for their members. In his presentation
titled Pharmacy Quality and Good Patient
Outcomes, Mr. Barrett highlighted the im-
portance of pharmacy quality in improving
patient-reported outcomes. The month of
October ended on a fun note with the Hallow-
een Hat Party where students and faculty
members wore innovative hats and enjoyed
cupcakes and other Halloween goodies!
An interactive session was held in
November 2012 by the Chapter with Dr. Afton
Wagner (Director of Management and Stu-
dent Affairs, National Community Pharmacists
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By Zainab Shahpurwala and Manasi Datar
University of Mississippi Student ISPOR Chapter
The Ole Miss ISPOR Student Chapter at the School
of Pharmacy/National Center for Natural Products
Research Annual Poster Session.
ural rhythms. She answered questions that stu-
dents did not even know they had, including
“which way must the salt be passed?” and
“how to effectively guide conversation as a ta-
ble host.” The evening was a great deal of fun,
the food was splendid, it is a near certainty
that this local chapter will again take up the
mantel next year and delight the next genera-
tion of pharmacy students with an introduction
to the intricacies of fine dining.
In the last month, the chapter has host-
ed two engaging speakers: Dr. Bruce Chaffee, a
clinical pharmacist involved in Informatics and
Outcomes within the University of Michigan
Health System, and Dr. Mary Pat Petrillo, a
Pharmacy Program Administrator at HealthPlus
of Michigan. Dr. Chaffee discussed his varied
career path, which has included serving as di-
rector of pharmacy and a clinical pharmacist
where he specialized in drug utilization review.
He spoke about the challenges facing pharma-
cy and pharmacists in the coming years and
made suggestions for new pharmacists enter-
ing practice to meet these challenges. Dr. Pe-
trillo delved deep into the roles that pharma-
cists can play in managed care. Both speakers
addressed the need for pharmacists' involve-
ment in outcomes research and applications.
The University of Michigan ISPOR/AMCP Chap-
ter had a busy winter. The chapter completed one ma-
jor event, the annual Etiquette Dinner, which hosted
several engaging speakers who discussed non-
traditional career paths for pharmacists and is in the
final stages of planning their 2013 Faculty Networking
Auction, where students bid on networking experienc-
es offered by faculty members (ranging from dinner
parties to golf-outings to airplane rides), with 100% of
the proceeds going to benefit Relay for Life.
The annual Etiquette Dinner is held every year
around the beginning of December and provides a
complete dining experience with classmates and facul-
ty, as well as a comprehensive course in proper eti-
quette at professional evening events. Approximately
fifty students participated, half being members of
ISPOR/AMCP. Each table was hosted by a faculty mem-
ber or pharmacy resident and conversation flowed as
freely as the sparkling grape juice in the evening’s pre-
dinner “mock-tail” party. The evening’s presenter,
Laura Kokkales, manager of University Catering, deliv-
ered her talk timed to coincide with the evening’s nat-
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University of Michigan ISPOR student members
and faculty advisor, Dr. Rajesh Balkrishnan, at the
annual "Etiquette Dinner"
By Patrick Spoutz
University of Michigan ISPOR/AMCP Chapter
Anderson Cancer Center, was our speaker for the
month of January. Her presentation was entitled,
Instrumental Variable Estimation: Why, What and
How.
Voluntary and Fundraising activities: The chapter
conducted a Present for Patients activity for Sun-
dale Nursing Home, Morgantown, WV. WVU-
ISPOR raised $135 and collected clothes, mini
Christmas trees with ornaments, and lap blankets
for the patients. Additionally, the chapter raised
$243 for WVU-ISPOR by conducting an “American
-Indian” potluck.
Participation in ISPOR: Ami Vyas from the WVU-
ISPOR chapter had a great presentation at the
15th ISPOR Annual European Congress, Berlin,
Germany, November, 2012.
Next in line: WVU-ISPOR has two eminent guest
speakers for the month of February and March.
Furthermore, the chapter is planning to conduct
another fundraising potluck in March, 2013.
The West Virginia University (WVU) ISPOR
Student Chapter arranged two guest lectures in the
months of November and January. WVU-ISPOR’s
first on-site seminar was by Dr. Nethra Sam-
bamoorthi, M.A., M.Sc., Ph.D. who presented Pre-
dictive Analytics and Data Mining. Dr. Sam-
bamoorthi has worked on a diverse spectrum of
predictive analytics and data mining applications
for consumer-centric and return-on-investment so-
lutions, and worked in regulatory support for the
auto insurance, credit card, investment services,
pharmaceutical marketing, and health care indus-
tries. Dr. Sambamoorthi has worked with compa-
nies such as the Acxiom Corporation, Schering
Plough Corporation, American Express and Pruden-
tial Insurance companies, and VA Medical Systems.
He gave a riveting presentation on how analytics
are important for health care.
Dr. Chan Shen, M.S., Ph.D. an assistant pro-
fessor of biostatistics at the University of Texas, MD
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5 Statements (NOT) to Say At Your Thesis Defense 1) "Ladies and Gentlemen, please rise for the singing of our National Anthem..."
2) "Can you please phrase your question in the form of an answer?"
3) "There will be a short quiz after my presentation..."
4) "Ladies and Gentlemen, as I dim the lights, please hold hands and concentrate so that
we may channel the spirit of Adam Smith..."
5) "You call THAT a question? How in the world did they make you a professor?"
Source: http://www.gettingintogradschool.com
Contributed by UTHSC Houston Chapter
By Rini Vohra
University of West Virginia ISPOR Student Chapter
party for the first graduating batch of PhD students.
This was a proud and emotional moment for the
faculty members, as well as the students. It was a
fun-filled evening which also marked the presence
of the alumni. UH-ISPOR and GPA also took this op-
portunity to welcome the first year graduate stu-
dents.
A team of University of Houston ISPOR chap-
ter students and GPA members laced up their
sneakers and rallied together to raise $250 for the
American Diabetes Association Step Out: Walk to
Stop Diabetes walk on November 17, 2012. Both
students and faculty within the department showed
their support for the cause either through donating
or participating in the 3k walk. The diabetes walk
was a wonderful opportunity for the department to
be active and to help contribute to diabetes aware-
ness.
The month of October was quite exciting
for the students of the University of Houston
(UH) ISPOR Student Chapter as it was packed
with educational as well as social activities. On
October 11 2012 the first ISPOR educational
teleconference seminar of the 2012-2013 aca-
demic year was presented by Dr. Wenyaw
Chan, Ph.D. of the University of Texas (UT)
School of Public Health and hosted by UH, Col-
lege of Pharmacy. He presented an interesting
lecture on Markov Chains to describe the pro-
cess and natural history of chronic diseases and
its application in health and outcomes re-
search. Almost 50 students from the UH and
UT-Houston attended the seminar; also it was
webcasted to more than 25 ISPOR student
chapters worldwide.
On October 12, UH-ISPOR and the Grad-
uate Students and Alumni in Pharmacy Admin-
istration (GPA) jointly organized a farewell
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Recent Ph.D student graduates, from left to
right: Debajyoti Bhowmik, Abhishek Chitnis,
Sandhya Mehta, Nilanjana Dwibedi and Prav-
in Kamble (above).
ADA Walk, from left to right: Hemal Mehta, Sha-
lak Gunjal, Smruti Jadav, Satabdi Chatterjee,
Pratik Rane, Ayush Patel and Rohan Medhekar
(below).
By Smruti Jadav and Erin Ferries
University of Houston ISPOR Student Chapter
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Fall 2012 commenced with some interesting activities: On August 1, 2012 University of Houston
(UH) ISPOR Student Chapter and Graduate Students and Alumni in Pharmacy Administration (GPA)
jointly organized a farewell party for the graduating students which was accompanied by games and
dinner, where graduating students shared their experiences and memorable encounters with other
students. Official beginning of the Fall semester was marked by graduate student orientation held on
August 20, 2012. Faculty members gave short welcoming speeches and wished good luck to the new
students. Students were introduced to the goal, mission, and activities of ISPOR and the contribution
of UH-ISPOR Student Chapter in the past academic years.
On September 14, 2012 UH-ISPOR committee elections were held and new committee leaders
decided goals and agenda for academic year 2012-2013. On September 27, 2012 UH-ISPOR invited Dr.
Dean Sitting from University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston to present for the chapter. He
presented a very interesting lecture entitled, Comparative Effectiveness Research Using Multi-
Institutional Clinical Data. UH-ISPOR would like to congratulate Hemal Mehta, a PhD student, for re-
ceiving travel grants from DIA and ISPE for presenting his research work in the form of poster and podi-
um, respectively.
UH-ISPOR committee is planning to continue academic activities like a guest lecture, web-
conferences, journal club/brown bag session, in addition to social events. These activities will provide
opportunity to UH-ISPOR members to interact with professionals from diverse backgrounds and con-
tribute to the mission and vision of ISPOR.
By Smruti Jadav and Erin Ferries
University of Houston ISPOR Chapter
Omitted from the December Issue
Newsletter Quiz
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Find the most appropriate answers for the questions found on page 17 in the grid
below. Please send the completed scanned quizzes at [email protected].
After collecting responses from the student chapters, the correct entry will be iden-
tified. In case of multiple correct entries, winner will be chosen by random draw-
ing. The winning chapter will be rewarded a prize of $100 and will also be recog-
nized in the next issue of the Student Newsletter.
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QUIZ QUESTIONS
1. University of Michigan student chapter held this annual major event
called what?
2. Along with the Webmaster Committee, this Student Network com-
mittee is also featured in current issue.
3. This chapter had a seminar called Research Recognition Seminar in
December 2012.
4. This chapter supported the Oxford Food Pantry via non-perishable
food donations during Thanksgiving.
5. This chapter had an invited speaker for a discussion on applications
of health promotion research in pharmacy settings(2+6)
6. This term refers to consistency and accuracy with which a patient
follows recommended medical regimen.
7. ________ bias is a type of bias which occurs when study subjects do
not participate in part or all of the study data collection.
8. is a technique to approximate the accuracy of a statistical
estimate.
9. refers to the extent to which an instrument/scale/a meas-
urement yields consistent and reproducible results.
10. is a method used to adjust future costs and benefits to
their present value.
11. This diagram is set of one-way sensitivity analyses in a single graph
with the most critical variable in terms of impact at the top of the
graph.
12. is a measure of the excess of disease in exposed indi-
viduals versus those who are unexposed. (12+4)
13. is the branch of public health that works to understand
the distribution, causes and effects of disease in communities.
14. Time to event analysis uses to account for incomplete in-
formation.
15. is a quantitative expression of an individual’s preference
for, or desirability of, a particular state of health under conditions
of uncertainty.
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Ankit Shah, Newsletter Committee Co-chair (St. John’s University)
Shweta Pathak, Newsletter Committee Co-chair (University of Texas
Health Science Center at Houston)
Jacquelyn McRae (Mercer University)
Amarsinh Desai (University of Cincinnati)
Palak Patel (University of Georgia)
Emily S. Reese, Student Network Chair ( University of Maryland)
Abhishek S. Chitnis, PhD; Past Student Network Chair
Zeba Khan, PhD; Student Network Faculty Adviser
Newsletter Editors
Dear Readers,
We are pleased to publish the second issue of this year’s news-
letter. We sincerely hope you enjoy reading this issue as much
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