Inaugural Research Symposium
Hosts Future Physicians

St. Francis-Emory Healthcare hosted its First Annual Research Symposium, with area physician residents submitting more than 25 poster and oral presentations. The event provided an important opportunity for the next generation of physicians in the greater Columbus area to showcase topical and collaborative findings to better health outcomes for residents in the Chattahoochee Valley. 

Thank you to the participating programs:

• Piedmont Midtown Family Medicine Residency Program
• Martin Army Community Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program
• Mercer School of Medicine
• Morehouse School of Medicine
• St. Francis-Emory Internal Medicine Residency Program
• St. Francis-Emory Psychiatry Residency Program

Congratulations to the winning presenters:

Best Overall Oral Presentation
St. Francis-Emory Healthcare Internal Medicine Residency Program
Goal Directed Medical Therapy for Heart Failure – MAC SFH

Medical Student Award
Mercer University School of Medicine
Unusual Presentation of Transverse Myelitis 

Most Innovative Award
Morehouse School of Medicine
Community Health Assessment of the John H. Harland Boys and Girls 

Poster Presentation Winners:

First Place
St. Francis-Emory Healthcare Internal Medicine Residency Program
D-All of the Above: A Case of Catastrophic Guillain-Barre Miller Fisher Overlap Syndrome

Second Place
St. Francis-Emory Healthcare Psychiatry Residency Program
Suicide Risk Screening in Patients with Chronic Conditions (Hypertension and Diabetes)

Third Place
Mercer School of Medicine / St. Francis Orthopaedic Institute
Development of a Same Day Discharge Total Joint Program in Response to the Covid-19 Healthcare Crisis: A Retrospective Review of the First 100 Consecutive Patients

Honorable Mentions:
Piedmont Family Medicine Residency Program
Immune Thrombocytopenia in Pediatrics: A Case Presentation 

Piedmont Family Medicine Residency Program
A Rare Case of Extensive Calciphylaxis In A Young Female Without ESRD: A Case Report