USA Health residents, fellows compete in 2022 scholarship exposition
This year’s expo was held in person at the Strada Patient Care Center after having been held virtually in 2021.
Residents and fellows at USA Health presented scholarly works at the USA Resident and Fellow Scholarship Exposition on Thursday, June 16, at the Strada Patient Care Center. The expo was held in person after being held virtually in 2021.
The expo provides an opportunity for residents and fellows to display their scholarly activities from research projects, quality improvement projects, and patient safety, education and advocacy projects, as well as case reports. This year featured an oral presentation competition in addition to the poster competition.
“It’s important for us to share our knowledge to add to the overall body of medical knowledge that helps advance care for all patients,” said Judy Blair-Elortegui, M.D., associate dean for graduate medical education, associate professor of internal medicine and pediatrics, and program director of the internal medicine residency program. “In particular, our projects in quality improvement and patient safety have a specific, measurable impact on the care we provide to our patients at USA Health.”
Elizabeth Ekpo, M.D., a third-year resident in emergency medicine, presented a poster outlining a case in which Double Sequential External Defibrillation (DSED) successfully terminated refractory ventricular fibrillation. She highlights a case of a 36-year-old male who presented to the ED in a lethal arrhythmia secondary to thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, a rare complication of hyperthyroidism. Ekpo concluded that DSED could have value in an in-hospital setting.
“This event allows us to showcase all of our hard work,” Ekpo said. “When I see a rare case, I want to know how the physicians solved the case, and how I can do better. Hopefully, people can learn from this and save someone’s life.”
Winners were announced in the categories below. See photos from the expo.
Poster sessions
Quality Improvement and Performance Improvement, Patient Safety, Patient Education, and Patient Advocacy: Jonathan Jones, M.D., a third-year resident in OB-GYN, who presented “Financial toxicity of gynecologic oncology patients undergoing treatment in the Deep South.”
Clinical and Translational Research: Chaitra Manjunath, M.D., a third-year resident in pediatrics, who presented “Multivariate analysis of the use of Quetiapine in delirium among hospitalized children.”
Clinical Vignettes: Katie Vines, M.D., a second-year resident in surgery, who presented “Traumatic Aortic Injury: Is the seatbelt to be blamed?”
Oral presentation session
1st place (tie): Benjamin Eisenman, M.D., a second-year resident in family medicine, who presented “One step at a time: Addressing COVID hesitancy in patients who received one out of two recommended doses.”
1st place (tie): Jorge Sucar-Marquez, M.D., a second-year resident in pediatrics, who presented “Retrospective review of accidental toddler drug ingestion; the clinical manifestations and length of stay.”
3rd place: Joseph Anderson, M.D., a third-year resident in orthopaedic surgery, who presented “Clavicle mass in a competitive CrossFit athlete.”
