Thanks to all our presenters and judges for making the 2020 Internal Medicine Research Symposium a great success. Congratulations to all the winners!
Clinical Vignette
Medical Students
- 1st place: Meagan Rosenberg: Abstract #50
“Stuck between the Aorta and a Hard Place. Managing SMA syndrome in a long term Critical Critical Care Patient.” - 2nd place: Sharlene Dong: Abstract #22
“Non-Cardiac Surgery in a Patient Uncorrected Truncus Arteriosus”
Residents
- 1st place: Jeffrey W. Lantz Jr: Abstract #67
"An Atypical Presentation of Amyloidosis in the Diabetic Patient: The Importance of Recognizing Anchoring Bias." - 2nd place: Jiaqian Xu: Abstract #21
"Anticoagulation for a Newly Implanted Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve: A Double Edged Sword for the Patient."
Fellows
- 1st Place: Deanna Jones: Abstract #90
“Crystal Clear - A Case of Oxalate Nephropathy” - 2nd Place: Adam R. Schertz: Abstract #99
“It Follows: Donor-Derived Disseminated Coccidioides Following Renal Transplant”
Clinical Research
Medical Students
- 1st Place: Andrew Barnes: Abstract # 83
“Diabetic Foot Infections and Select Comorbidities Drive Readmissions in Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy” - 2nd place: Lauren C. Ehrhardt-Humbert: Abstract. #13
“P-wave axis is associated with all-cause mortality in diabetes: The ACCORD Trial”
Residents
- 1st Place: Steven J. Mould; Abstract #15
“Association of T-Wave Abnormalities with Major Cardiovascular Events in Diabetes: The ACCORD Trial.” - 2nd Place: Jonathan J. Mayl: Abstract #4
“Analysis of the Association of Alcohol Intake with Hypertension in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes”
Fellows
- 1st place: Matthew Singleton; Abstract #11
“Multi-biomarker prediction of stroke among those with atrial fibrillation: the reasons for geographic and racial differences in stroke study” - 2nd place: Braghadheeswar Thyagarajan: Abstract #95
“Renal outcomes in adult critically ill patients treated with veno-venous versus veno-arterial ECMO”
Jr. Faculty
- 1st Place: Megan Arnett: Abstract #94
“The association of food insecurity with impairment of pulmonary function.” - 2nd place: AlyssaBuckenheimer: Abstract #42
“End-of-life care in the immune checkpoint inhibitor era.”
Quality Improvement
Medical Students
- 1st Place: Paula A. Grisales: Abstract #58
“Improving the Efficacy of Patient Laboratory Result Delivery in a Free Community Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project” - 2nd Place: Jennifer Newman: Abstract #56
“From ED to Community: A Naloxone Delivery Process Improvement Initiative”
Residents
- 1st Place: Kevin M. Smith: Abstract #27
“Plavix: To Load or Not To Load” - 2nd Place: S. Allan Petty: Abstract #54
“Reducing “No Cards” and Improving Transition in Care at Hospital Discharge”
Fellows
- 1st Place: Mahesh Chandraskehar: Abstract #28
“Evaluation of Fluoroscopic and Echocardiographic-Guided Endomyocardial Biopsy: A Quality Improvement Initiative” - 2nd Place: Jennifer Thompson: Abstract #2
“Improving Pediatric Resident Knowledge of Early Peanut Introduction Guidelines and Its Impact on an Academic Allergy Clinic”
Jr. Faculty
- 1st Place: Lauren Eyadiel: Abstract #26
“Acute Heart Failure Advanced Life Support: An International Effort” - 2nd Place: Padageshwar Sunkara, MD: Abstract #79
“Establishing a Type II Observation Unit at a Large Academic Health Center”
Basic Science
- 1st Place: Lanazha Belfield: Abstract #93
“Exercise during acute inflammation inhibits muscle wasting through regulation of the muscle glucocorticoid recptor.” - 2nd Place: Dion Banoian: Abstract #30
“p300 and CBP in skeletal muscle are required for normal whole-body glucose tolerance.”