Congratulations to the ACOI 2024 Student and Resident/Fellow Poster Contest Finalists

The American College of Osteopathic Internists (ACOI) is proud to recognize the outstanding 2024 poster contest finalists. The finalists were awarded at ACOI 2024, held October 30 to November 2 in Scottsdale, Arizona. 151 posters were presented by 131 students, residents, and fellows. The ACOI poster contest is one of the largest in the osteopathic profession.

Annually, ACOI honors research by students, residents, and fellows with the Awards for Original Research Abstract and Case Presentation Posters. The entries are prepared and submitted by students interested in Internal Medicine, and residents or fellows practicing Internal Medicine and its subspecialties. All subject matter is highly encouraged to be relevant to osteopathic principles and practice.  

Led by committee chair, Keith A. Reich, DO, MACOI, the ACOI Research Committee, along with other members of the ACOI who are engaged in research, reviewed and judged each poster. The top three finalists in the different categories, which included both original research and case presentations, presented their work at a plenary session during the Annual Convention. At the end of that session, the winners were recognized, and those who placed first, second, and third each received cash awards.

Listed below are the finalists and winners in all contest categories.  
 

Resident/Fellow Original Research Finalists

First Place: Hoang Nhat Pham, MD, PGY 2, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson Internal Medicine Residency Program
Meta-Analysis of the SVEAT Score Predictive Value for Major Adverse Cardiac Events During Acute Chest Pain Evaluation

Second Place: Seraphim Himes, DO, PGY 2, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Internal Medicine Residency Program
The Impact of Multidisciplinary Interventions on Transfusion Practices

Third Place: Corbin Walters, DO, PGY 3, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Internal Medicine Residency Program
Use of Non-Invasive Assessments for the Evaluation of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease

Student Original Research Finalists

First Place: Alexandria Ahlm, OMS III, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Medicine
Sensitivity and Specificity of Waist-to-height Ratio in Screening for Type 2 Diabetes Among Asian Americans

Second Place: Sumedha Kappagantula, OMS II, Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine; Center for Stem Cell and Organoid Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center
3D Bioprinting of a Microphysiological Model of Breast Cancer

Third Place: Daniel Frascella, OMS II, Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Virginia
Maternal Immune Stimulation with IFN-ɣ Limits Valproic Acid Induced Apoptotic Gene Expression Changes in Murine Neural Tubes

Resident/Fellow Case Presentation Winners

First Place: Emilee Welton, DO, PGY 2, Kettering Health Dayton Internal Medicine Residency Program
Complement Mediated Thrombotic Microangiopathy: A Rare Syndrome with Dire Consequences

Second Place: Foster West, DO, PGY 2, Baptist Memorial Hospital North Mississippi Internal Medicine Residency Program
A Rare Case of VEXAS Syndrome

Third Place: Jesse Woodall, IV, DO, PGY 2, University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency Program
Preventing the Inevitable: Evidence for Post-TIPS Prophylaxis

Student Case Presentation Winners

First Place: Desiree Justus, OMS III, A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona  
Cardiac Conduction Issue Secondary to Acute COVID-19 Infection

Second Place: Anvita Suneja, OMS III, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine – Detroit Medical Center Campus
Histoplasma Havoc: When Fungus Throws a Pericardial Party in the Heart

Third Place: Noah T. Abdelmalek, OMS II, Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine
Idiopathic Small Fiber Neuropathy: Diagnostic and Integrative Approach to Treatment
 

View all posters presented at ACOI 2024 on the conference website.