CORE Celebrates First Anniversary

On August 28, 2024, 53 students, faculty, and staff gathered to celebrate the first anniversary of the Clinical Outcomes Research and Education (CORE) research center. The event featured two push-up competitions, three karaoke performances, and four renditions of “Happy Birthday.”

The celebration began with a Research Advisory Committee (RAC) meeting, offering attendees the chance to ask research-related questions, learn about local, national, and international events, join research projects, and show appreciation to others. Following the meeting, Dr. Man Hung, Senior Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education, and Director of CORE, led the group in singing three rounds of “Happy Birthday to You.”

The festivities continued with a push-up competition between students Adita Deshpande (Class of 2026) and Tyler Peterson (Class of 2025) to see who could complete the most push-ups in one minute. After their showdown, Dr. David McMillan, an associate professor, and Dr. Charles Miller, Director of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, also competed in a push-up challenge.

Following the physical challenges, the group moved on to karaoke. Daniel Yevseyevich (Class of 2026) performed an original rap that he wrote, titled “CORE City,” a parody of Tyga’s “Rack City“. Next, Connor Schwartz, research and learning librarian, delivered an energetic rendition of “Like a Surgeon” by “Weird Al” Yankovic. Dr. Miller then returned to the stage with Sydney Enloe, administrative coordinator, to perform “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” by Elton John and Kiki Dee. The karaoke session concluded with a final verse of “Happy Birthday to You.”

The CORE center is located in room 515 on the fifth floor of the College of Dental Medicine. The center aims to enhance the overall effectiveness of Roseman University’s programs. As Dr. Hung explained, “Research is what drives innovation, clinical practice, and education.”

Reflecting on the center’s origin, Dr. Hung shared, “CORE started in my office in 2018.” Despite her immediate effort and mentoring over 100 students, residents, faculty, and staff at a time, it took five years for CORE to secure its own dedicated space, resources, equipment, and staff.

CORE‘s newest member, Dr. Jaime Cabrera-Pardo, spoke highly of the team, stating, “It’s a very close team. We have great communication with each other [and] with Dr. Hung. She’s a great leader and has really strong vision. I think Roseman is really lucky to have her.”

Dr. Cabrera-Pardo also highlighted the center’s cross-functional approach. “We come from completely different backgrounds: Dr. Hung has statistics experience, [Dr. Amir Mohajeri] has engineering experience, I have biochemistry experience.” He explained, “People of different backgrounds provide innovative solutions.”

In addition to her leadership role, Dr. Hung is dedicated to fostering a positive environment for students. “We want [the students] to have fun while doing research.” she emphasized. “Research is not supposed to be stressful.”

Dr. John Wisniewski, an associate professor and regular at CORE, praised Dr. Hung‘s efforts, noting that of all the research programs he’s ever worked in “Dr. Hung has made [CORE] the most enjoyable for the students and faculty.”

If you are interested in learning more or doing research, visit CORE or send Sydney Enloe a message at senloe@roseman.edu.

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