Three Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM) students and two faculty members had a paper accepted for publication in the September edition of the journal, Forensic Science International. Forensic Science International is an international journal dedicated to the applications of medicine and science in the administration of justice. The co-authors are Kevin Simpson, Matthew Moran and Dipam Shah, all members of GCSOM's MD Class of 2021 and faculty members Brian Piper, Ph.D., assistant professor of neuroscience and Olapeju M. Simoyan, M.D., M.P.H., associate professor of family medicine and epidemiology.

The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) notified four medical students at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine that their research, "Identifying and Increasing Palliative Care Consults in the Medical ICU," has been accepted for poster presentation CAPC's national seminar, scheduled for Nov.14-16 in Atlanta.

The Pennsylvania Medical Society Alliance has bestowed an Alliance Medical Education Scholarship (AMES) upon Amelia Mackarey of Clarks Summit, a fourth-year medical student at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine (GCSOM). The scholarships will be awarded at the Pennsylvania Medical Society House of Delegates Meeting in Hershey on Saturday Oct. 26.