The 16th Annual IM Resident Research Day celebrates resident accomplishments and Emory’s collaborative research environment

For more than a decade, the J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program has successfully hosted the annual IM Resident Research Day to showcase residents’ research achievements and celebrate the collaboration between residents and dedicated faculty. This year’s event took place Tuesday, April 30 and featured resident oral abstract awardees at Grand Rounds, an afternoon poster session, and a celebratory resident happy hour.

The Resident Research Day Grand Rounds started with a keynote speech, “I’m Not Going to Be the Next Peter Libby: Finding Your Own Way in Academic Medicine,” from Alanna Morris, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology. Morris shared her personal journey of becoming an Emory faculty member, discovering her career path in academic medicine, finding mentors, and achieving success in research. The theme of Morris’ speech centered around “keep working hard, and hard work will pay off.”

Following her speech, this year’s oral abstract winners presented their research projects. Hima Veeramachaneni, MD, second-year resident, presented “Differences in Inpatient and Outpatient HCV Prevalence and Linkage to Care Rates in a Safety Net Hospital Hepatitis C Screening Program.” Tiffany Dong, MD, second-year resident, shared her research findings on project “Excessive Daytime Sleepiness is Associated with a Higher Mortality Rate in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease.” Lastly, second-year resident Shannon Murray, MD, delivered her presentation “MicroRNA-144 Mediates Alveolar Macrophage Dysfunction in HIV-1 Transgenic Rats.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seventy resident research and clinical posters were featured in the afternoon poster session hosted in the Emory University School of Medicine lobby.

Please join us in congratulating the below awardees:

Original Research Poster
First Place: Cicily Vachaparambil, MD
Second Place: Gregory Damhorst, MD
Third Place: Karthic Chandan, MD
Honorable Mentions: Dhruv Amratia, MD, Neil Kapil, MD, and Richa Panara, MD

Clinical Vignette Poster
First Place: Nirja Mehta, MD
Second Place: Abigail Watts, MD
Third Place: Talha Ijaz, MD
Honorable Mentions: Melroy D’souza, MD, Jane Fazio, MD, Frances Lee, MD, and Michael Andrew Yu, MD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“We couldn’t be more proud of our residents’ continuous effort in achieving their research and career goals,” said Karen Law, MD, J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program director. “This year’s event serves as another testament to their capabilities, as well as the richness of the Emory environment and the dedicated support of our faculty members.”

The day-long celebration concluded with a resident happy hour in downtown Decatur.

Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s IM Resident Research Day and helped us recognize our residents’ accomplishments! Click here to view and download this year’s event photos.