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 !!

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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

LinkedIn

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 ispor.newsletter@gmail.com.

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

as we have enjoyed putting it together.

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Note: The Newsletter Committee apologizes for mistakenly

omitting The University of Houston’s ISPOR Chapter Activity re-

port from the October/November/December issue of the news-

letter. We have therefore included it in the February issue.