DAGMEC 20th Annual Virginia C. Wood Resident Research Forum

We would like to thank everyone for their participation in the 20th Annual Virginia C. Wood Resident Research Forum that took place on April 25th at Top of the Market Banquet Center in Dayton.  This event provides trainees with an opportunity to present their work and receive feedback on their research.  75 residents/fellows presented their scholarly work to 42 voluntary judges from around the graduate medical education community.  8 staff volunteers were on hand to help the residents with their posters and assist the judges with navigating the mobile scoring process.  We extend our sincere thanks to all who give their time and efforts to support graduate medical education.

Patient Safety/Quality Improvement

TIE for First Place – No Second Place Award

Amanda Bilko, MD – Wright State Internal Medicine Residency – On Coding Hospital Follow-Up Visits in the Resident Clinic: The Necessity of Accurate Diagnosis Coding
Peri Loftis, MD – Wright State Pediatric Residency – A Resident-Led Quality Improvement Project to Improve Obesity Recognition and Treatment within a Pediatric Continuity Clinic

Research

First Place Award

Jonathan Rogozinski, MD – Wright State Orthopaedic Surgery Residency – The Association Between Opioid Misuse or Abuse and Hospital Based Acute Care Following Spine Surgery

Second Place Award

Prakash Arumugam, MD – Kettering Internal Medicine Residency – Expression of a Functional IL-2 Receptor in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

Case Reports/Series

First Place Award

Steven Murphy, DO – Grandview Orthopedic Surgery Residency – “Floating” Metacarpal of the Small Finger

Second Place Award

Nneoma Onuorah, MBBS – Wright State Internal Medicine Residency – Increased Risk of Serious Infections in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Case Reviews and Discussion

Fellow

First Place Award

Joseph McCollom, DO – Wright State Hematology/Oncology Fellowship – Evaluating Veterans’ Expectations of Palliative Anti-Cancer Treatment for Incurable Malignancy

Second Place Award

Sachin Manthuruthil, MBBS – Wright State Geriatrics Fellowship – Primary Hyperaldosteronism Masked by Well Controlled Hypertension