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2008 Resident Abstract Competition

2008 Resident Abstract Competition

Resident Abstract Competition Winners, August 24, 2008 at the Georgia Chapter's Annual Meeting in Atlanta.

























(Pictured from L to R)

1st Place - Jeremiah L. Deneve, M.D.
Emory University School of Medicine
"Liver Cell Adenoma: A Multicenter Analysis of Risk Factors for Rupture in 24 Cases"

2nd Place (tie) - Chad G. Ball, M.D.
Emory University School of Medicine
"Trauma Referrals From Rural Level III Hospitals: Should Our Community Colleagues Be Doing More, or Less?"

D. Scott Lind, M.D. - Chair, Educational Program Committee

2nd Place (tie) - James G. Bittner, IV, M.D.
Medical College of Georgia
"Face and Construct Validity of a Computer Based Virtual Reality Simulator for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography"

3rd Place - Amy B. Moore, M.D.
Medical Center of Central Georgia
"Bacterial Endotoxin Activates Matrix Metalloproteinases 2 and 9 in Pulmonary Artery Endothelial Cells"

4th Place - Angela L. Gucwa, M.D.
Medical College of Georgia
"A Pilot study to Integrate an Immersive Virtual Patient With a Breast Complaint and Breast Exam Simulator Into a Surgery Clerkship"