2018 IM Resident Research Day

Please join the J. Willis Hurst Internal Medicine Residency Program for the 2018 IM Resident Research Day Tuesday, April 3 from noon – 1 p.m. The annual event is a celebration of the collaborative efforts between our residents and dedicated faculty. This year, 53 residents presented scholarly work at scientific events, including presentations at three international, 27 national, and 23 regional meetings. Twenty-eight of these projects were case reports and 25 were original research.

Details
Date: Tuesday, April 3
Time: noon – 1 p.m.
Location: Emory University Hospital Auditorium (2E)
Speaker: Field F. Willingham, MD, MPH, Director of Endoscopy, Division of Digestive Disease; Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Oral presentations from the top three resident-led research projects of the year will follow Dr. Willingham’s speech. Additionally, a poster session with light refreshments will be hosted in the lobby and classrooms outside of the Emory University Hospital Auditorium (2E) from 1 – 2 p.m. to showcase resident research.

We look forward to seeing everyone there and celebrating our residents’ accomplishments!

About Field F. Willingham, MD, MPH

Dr. Willingham is a member of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and serves as Director of Endoscopy in Emory University’s Division of Digestive Disease. He began practicing with Emory Healthcare in 2009 and is board certified in gastroenterology and internal medicine. His practice often involves endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), radio frequency ablation (RFA), cryoablation, and minimally-invasive, hybrid endoscopic surgery. His group manages, diagnoses, stages and, in specialized cases, treats a wide variety of gastrointestinal malignancies.

Dr. Willingham is a member of the American College of Physicians, the American Gastrointestinal Association, the American College of Gastroenterology, and the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. In 2016, he was named president of the Georgia Gastroenterology and Endoscopic Society.