The work of talented medical students and residents was on display Saturday, November 2, during SMA’s Southern Regional Assembly in Birmingham, Alabama. With more than 40 poster and oral abstract presentations, meeting attendees had the opportunity to interact with the presenters while hearing interesting case studies and learning about various fields of research. Prizes were awarded for the best posters and oral abstracts and SMA would like to recognize the winners:

1st Place: An Analysis of Proton Pump Inhibitor Therapy and Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Mark Daniel Cromer, BS

2nd Place: Impella Device Success: Walking Home after Cardiogenic Shock from Ventricular Fibrillation
Christopher Taylor Smith, DO

3rd Place: When Negative Imaging And Cultures Fool The clinical Picture Of A Brain Abscess And What to Trust
Jared B. Mullins, DO

1st Place: P02: An Unusual Case of Disseminated Nocardial Infection Resulting in Brain  Abscess in an Immunocompetent Patient
Talha Perwez, MD

2nd Place: P17: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs Regarding HIV Post-Exposure  Prophylaxis
Katie O'Connell, MS

3rd Place: P04 Paradoxic septic emboli in a setting of tricuspid valve infective endocarditis  and atrial septal defect: A case report
Catherine Ann Adams, BS, MD

Given in Recognition of the Highest Submission Score Received for the Abstract
Marshall University Surgery Resident Radiation Safety
Ruth Pula Gerola, BSN, MD

Congratulations to all of our presenters! Each of you helped make SMA’s Southern Regional Assembly a success! For a complete listing of all posters and oral abstracts presented at the Assembly, please visit https://sma.org/presentations.