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Medical School Coordinates Second Annual Research Poster Competition
from left to right: Janet Hamstra, Ed.D. (judge), NSU-COM assistant professor of internal medicine and medical education specialist; Anthony J. Silvagni, D.O., Pharm.D., M.Sc., FACOFP dist., COM dean; Juliana Rodrigues, D.O., internal medicine resident at Columbia Hospital in West Palm Beach; Anna Pevzner-Kalika, D.O., family medicine resident at Palmetto General Hospital in Hialeah; Rupa Reddy, D.O., dermatology resident at Broward General Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale; Tye Barber, D.O., Ph.D. (judge), COM assistant professor of family medicine; Raymond Ownby, M.D., Ph.D., M.Ed., M.B.A. (judge), COM professor of psychiatry/public health and chair of the Department of Psychology; and Joseph De Gaetano, D.O., M.S.Ed, FAAFP, FACOFP, COM associate professor of family medicine and assistant dean of clinical curriculum and Graduate Medical Education.
Simultaneous to NSU College of Osteopathic Medicine’s (NSU-COM) Residency Fair, which was held on Oct. 8, NSU-COM’s Consortium for Excellence in Medical Education (CEME) held its Second Annual Intern/Resident Scientific Research Poster Competition. Numerous individuals from the various CEME affiliates located throughout Florida and the southeastern United States submitted posters, which were judged on their originality, content, and design in the case presentation category. Cash prizes of $500, $250, and $100 were awarded to the first, second, and third-place finishers. Following are the poster competition winners:
First Place
“Dissecting Thoracic Aneurysm: A Case Report”
Anna Pevzner-Kalika, D.O., medical resident; and Victor Jaffe, D.O., former medical resident and current COM instructor.
Family Medicine Residency, Palmetto General Hospital
Second Place
“Autonomic and Neurologic Manifestations of Hereditary Hemochromatosis”
Juliana Rodrigues, D.O., medical resident, and Steven Kanner, D.O., COM clinical associate professor of internal medicine.
Internal Medicine Residency, Columbia Hospital
Third Place
“Pyoderma Gangrenosum Following Breast Reconstructive Surgery”
Rupa Reddy, D.O., medical resident, Tracy Favreau D.O., COM assistant professor of internal medicine, and Tracey Stokes, M.D., Broward General Medical Center physician
Dermatology Residency, Broward General Medical Center.