Research Symposium 2018
On June 12, 2018 we held our first annual Residency Research Symposium. Nearly 50 residents presented posters of their scholarly works and research to the Department of Medicine Chair, Vice Chair, Program Directors, faculty, fellows, residents, medical students, visitors and staff.
We believe that the key to succesful scholarship during residency is mentorship from the department's faculty, and making sure resident-researcher connections are made early. As such, we work to link trainees with mentors starting in their intern year. Residents can also apply for one month of elective time dedicated solely to research during each of their PGY-2 and PGY-3 years.
Photo Gallery
Dr. Shri Nallamshetty (Associate Program Director); Dr. Angela Rogers (Associate Program Director); Dr. Timothy Yen (R3); Dr. Tor Termglinchan (R2); Dr. Bo Wang (R2); Dr. Ronald Witteles (Program Director); Dr. Sonia Shah (R2); Dr. Robert Harrington (DOM Chair); Dr. Amrita Krishnamurthy (R2)
Dr. Timothy Yen (R3) and Dr. Ronald Witteles (Program Director)
Dr. Sonia Shah (R2) and Dr. Ronald Witteles (Program Director)
Dr. Amrita Krishnamurthy
Dr. Tor Termglinchan
Dr. Mike Wei
The judges
Faculty Mentors
Dr. Gilad Jaffe and his poster presentation
Dr. Maggie Ning (R2) discusses her research with Dr. Shri Nallamshetty (APD)
Dr. Chad Weldy (R1) and Dr. Robert Harrington (DOM Chair) review a presentation
Visiting Meharry students discuss presntations
Dr. Tor Termglinchan (R2) presents his research
Dr. Gilad Jaffe (R2) presents his research
Dr. Joy Wu speakes with a colleague
Faculty, residents, staff and medical students view resident poster presentations
Dr. Amrita Krishnamurthy presenting her poster to Dr. Witteles (PD) and Dr. Wendy Caceres (APD)
Poster presentation by Dr. Connie Chen (R3), Dr. David Svec, and Dr. Johnathan Chen (both are DOM Faculty and former residents)
Dr. Gilad Jaffe (R2), Dr. Ashish Sarraju (Chief Resident) and Dr. Abraham Verghese (DOM Vice-Chair)
Dr. Harrington (DOM Chair) and Dr. Witteles (PD) discuss presentations with faculty and fellows
Symposium Winners
Amrita Krishnamurthy
Presented during her PGY-2 year
Poster Title: Effects of electronic medical record-based advisories on Benzodiazephine and sedative-hypnotic prescriptions in elderly outpatients
Mentor: Dr. Jason Hom
Amrita is currently in her third year of residency training and is applying to fellowships in Cardiovascular Medicine.
Sonia Shah
Presented during her PGY-2 year
Poster Title: Sex differences in adenosine-free coronary pressure indexes (A CONTRAST substudy)
Mentor: Dr. William Fearon
Sonia is currently in her third year of residency training and is applying to fellowships in Cardiovascular Medicine.
Tor Termglinchan
Presented during his PGY-2 year
Poster Title: Dysregulation of PDGFRB contributes to the pathogenesis of LMNA-related dilated cardiomyopathy
Mentor: Dr. Joseph C Wu
Tor is currently in his third year of residency training and is applying to fellowships in Geriatric Medicine.
Bo Wang
Presented during his PGY-2 year
Poster Title: Individualized selection of anticoagulation for non-valvular atrial fibrilation using a risk prediciton model: Dabigatran versus Warfarin
Mentor: Dr. Mintu Turakhia
Bo is currently in his third year of residency training and is applying to fellowships in Clinical Informatics.
Mike Wei
Presented during his PGY-2 year
Poster Title: Validation of a clinical scoring system to predict risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in an ethinically diverse cohort of patients with chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infection
Mentor: Dr. Mindie Nguyen
Mike is currently in his third year of residency training and is applying to fellowships in Gastroenterology.
Timothy Yen
Presented during his PGY-3 year
Poster Title: Does knowing one's estimated colorectal cancer risk influence screening behavior?
Mentor: Dr. Uri Ladabaum
Timothy is currently a Nocturnist at Stanford Health Care and plans to apply for fellowships in Gastroenterology in the future.