Awards & Publications
Winter 2007 Student & Faculty Awards and Publications
Adam Devore
At the Illinois Regional ACP Associates Meeting in Chicago on October 31st, medical students and internal medicine residents from the University of Chicago competed in academic events against a field of over 200 posters and scores of oral vignette presenters from almost every institution in the region. The University of Chicago made a strong showing:
In the Student Vignette Competition: fourth year student Adam Devore took first place for his presentation on An Unusual Case of Flank Pain. In addition to his cash prize, Adam was invited to present this case at the ACP national meeting in San Diego next April. Adam's faculty mentor for this case is Dr. Andrew Davis of the Section of General Internal Medicine.
Wayne Tsuang
Fourth year student Wayne Tsuang achieved third place honors for his case on Acute Pancreatitis in the MICU. Wayne worked with Dr. Jesse Hall of the Section of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine on this case.
Pritkzer Alumni, Dr. Ben Freed '04 achieved third place in the Resident Vignette Competition for his presentation titled The Neighborhood Health Exchange Project: Improvement of Patient Health Literacy and Assessment of Resident Comfort Level with Lifestyle Counseling and Disease Co-Management. Other authors included Timothy Baker, MD; Kim Taraglia, MD; Joyce Tang, MD; Julie Kleczek, MD; Mindy Schwartz, MD; and Vineet Arora, MD.
Daniel Turner-Lloveras
Daniel Turner-Lloveras, third year medical student, authored one of the chapters in the 2006 edition of the Textbook of Complementary and Alternative Medicine published through the University of Chicago's Tang Center for Herbal Medicine Research. Daniel's chapter focused on Medicinal Plants of Latin America.
Will Harper, MD
Dr. Will Harper, MD was invited to represent the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine at the Roundtable on Health Literacy at the Institute of Medicine in Washington D.C. earlier this fall. Building upon the 2004 report entitled Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion, the Institute of Medicine is committed to bringing together leaders from academia, industry, government, foundations and associations, and representatives of patient and consumer interests who have an interest and role in improving health literacy. The mission of the Roundtable is to move forward the field of health literacy by translating research findings to practical strategies that can be implemented. Dr. Harper was invited to join this august group to present the work he has been doing to integrate health literacy content into the medical student curriculum for which he received the Innovation in Medical Education Award at the 2005 Society of General Internal Medicine Regional Meeting.
The Chicago Chapter of ARCS (AchievementRewards for College Scientists Foundation) presented a record $190,000 in scholarships to 19 of the best and brightest student scientists in the Chicago area at its 28th Annual Scholarship Luncheon. Three Pritzker students (Erica Aronson, MS2, Ann Laake MS2, and Shahnaz Kazi, MS2) were represented in that number. All of the students exhibited their research and received their scholarship awards at the event. ARCS, plays a critical role in promoting U.S. scientific leadership by providing scholarship funds to outstanding students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in science-related fields at leading colleges and universities.
Elizabeth Kieff, MD '03 was one of 10 recipients of the 2007 Laughlin Fellowships awarded by the American College of Psychiatry. Named after College founder, Henry P. Laughlin, MD, the Fellowship program was launched in 1976 to recognize outstanding accomplishments by psychiatry residents in the United States and Canada. Each year, the College selected 10 residents deemed most likely to make a significant future contribution to the field of psychiatry. Dr. Kieff will receive her award at the Annual Meeting in February, 2007. Elizabeth Kieff graduated from the Pritzker School of Medicine in 2003. She is currently Chief Resident of the Consultation Liaison Service, Chief Resident of the Emergency Psychiatry Service, and Chief Resident for Medical Student Education at the University of Chicago.
Spanish and the Medical Interview book
Pilar Ortega, MD '06 published her book entitled Spanish and the Medical Interview this fall from Saunders. This is the only medical Spanish textbook written for physicians, medical students, and other advanced medical practitioners. The book guides the reader, through a comprehensive patient interview and examination. The idea of the book was initiated by Pilar's experience teaching the Medical Spanish introductory course at the end of her first and second years at Pritzker (Spring 2003 and 2004). At that time, no medical Spanish text available was adequate for medical students and physicians learning to apply Spanish to the clinical interview. The accompanying DVD was created with our own Mark Saathoff and Will Harper, MD and features special appearances by 4th year student John Schneider, Remedy member Arnaldo Vera, and two of the University of Chicago Hospitals' interpreters, Guadalupe García and Margarita Lara. Congratulations Dr. Ortega!
Vineet Arora, MD, MA; David Meltzer, MD, PhD and Holly J. Humphrey, MD co-authored a paper titled Effect of Student Duty Office Hours on Teaching and Satisfaction of Third Year Medical Students. The paper was published in The American Journal of Medicine in December 2006.
LGBTI Students and Friends at Chicago's Gay Pride Parade
Second year medical student Ramsey Tate and third year medical student Martha Johnson attended the national American Association of Medical Colleges meeting in Seattle to present the poster they co-authored with Luke Miller, MS 2, Jeffrey Eisen, MS 2, and Jennifer Karlin, MS 3. The poster entitled Supporting LGBTI (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Intersex) Students and Patients: A Model for Student-Initiated Action was extremely well-received by conference attendees of medical students, faculty, and administrators drawn from all medical schools of the United States and Canada. The students' poster addressed the impact of a strong, dedicated student group both in terms of supporting LGBTI classmates, but also raising awareness about LGBTI-related health issues among the entire student body. Topics covered in the poster include community building activities, layered mentoring approaches, educational interventions, and facilitating support for LGBTI patients.
