2024 Department of Medicine Scholarship Day was held on May 14th in the School of Medicine. The day began with a poster session featuring clinical vignettes, clinical research, and basic science research authored by both trainees and faculty. The event concluded with Medicine Ground Rounds by the keynote speaker, Dr. Victor Thannickal, Chair of Medicine and Tulane University.

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Congratulations to the winners!

Basic Science Research

Robert Wasson, M3 – Bone marrow monocytes and macrophages from mice lacking bENaC and ASIC2 have a reduced chemotactic migration response and polarization

Clinical Research

Spencer Hagwood, M3 – Comparing Prevalence of Food Allergy in Exercise-induced Bronchoconstriction and Asthma

Quality Improvement

Adam Bicak, Medicine-Pediatrics PGY-3 – Addressing inconvenience to improve compliance; a unique approach to reducing central line-days

Clinical Vignette

Jonathan Dismukes, Internal Medicine PGY-1 – Where is the Clone? CyBorD for Proliferative Glomerulonephritis with Monoclonal Immunoglobulin Deposits: Using a Myeloma Therapy for a Non-Myeloma Disease

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