What began in August with over 100 Medical Student and Resident abstract submissions, concluded at the 2023 Annual Scientific Assembly in Greensboro, North Carolina at the Top 20 Live Competition. Congratulations to the winners of this year's 2023 Abstract Competition!

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Orals

1st Place:

Parks Remcho

3rd Year MD-PhD candidate at Tulane School of Medicine
“Effective Vaccination for Klebsiella pneumoniae Elicits Epigenetic Changes in T-cells and Requires IL17rc on Lung Fibroblasts”

2nd Place:

Aditya Vinjamuri 

3rd Year Medical Student at Tulane School of Medicine

“Can Inhibiting Ferroptosis and Subsequent Endothelial Glycocalyx Shedding Reduce the Morbidity and Mortality of Hemorrhagic Shock”

3rd Place: 

Sunpil Hwang

2nd Year Internal Medicine Resident at North Alabama Medical Center

“A Rare Presentation of Metastatic Sclerosing Epithelioid Fibrosarcoma with Spinal Cord Compression” 

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Posters

1st Place:

Tina Phan

4th Year Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Resident at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center

“Chorea-Is Diabetes Mellitus to Blame”

2nd Place:

Laura Harrison

3rd Year Internal Medicine Resident at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center

“Refractory Hypertension and Hypokalemia in the Setting of Licorice Consumption”

3rd Place:

Annabelle Lunt

3rd Year Medical Student at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine

“Student-led Guidance for Diabetic Management in an Underserved Population”

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Thank you to all of the physicians-in-training who presented abstracts this year and thank you to all of the medical schools and residency programs that supported their participation.

More than $12,000 is being distributed to this year's abstract winners and these awards are made possible through contributions to SMA's Research and Education Endowment Fund. 

“Just as with our recent Virtual Abstract Competition, it was exciting to hear what these exceptional medical students and residents are researching about developing across various fields in medicine,” noted SMA Executive Director Randy Glick. “All of the presenters did a wonderful job. Their preparation, professionalism, and knowledge of their material were apparent and helped make our Assembly a huge success.”