IME 2023 Award Winners

2023 IME Online Conference Award Winners

About the Conference Awards

The Innovations in Medical Education Stephen Abrahamson Award for Innovation

Outstanding Innovations (abstracts with results)

IN-1a: Impact of Healthier Nevada Addiction Educational Module on Washoe County High School Students
Alexander Sigmon; Sahar Forootan Sedigh; Kylee Myers; Lauren Kennedy; Lourdes Valdez; Shreeya Joshee; Shalini Jayaweera; Lauren Lim; Leah Heydman; Mitch Pisane; Amy McFarland
University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine

IN-2d: In Policy and In Practice: An Innovative Model for High Value Care Education
Alexandra E. Makhoul (1); Miklos D. Kertai (2); James Powers (2); Kimberly Dahlman (2); Krista Suojanen (2)
(1) Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania; (2) Vanderbilt University Medical Center

IN-3a: Family Medicine’s Medications for Addiction Treatment Consult Team Facilitates Transitions of Care
Shona Lowe; Theresa Nevarez; Scott James George; Yvette Cerna; Gloria Sanchez
Harbor-UCLA Family Medicine

IN-3c: The Geriatric Assessment Unit: Responding to the Biopsychosocial Needs of the Older Adult Population
Geny B. Zapata; Andrew Chan; Mayra Aroche; Aimee Cendejas
Adventist Health White Memorial

IN-3d: Preparing Health Professions Students for Culturally Sensitive Practice
Nivethitha Manohar (1); Kelli Fleming (2); William Roberts (2); Priya Harindranathan (1)
(1) Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine; (2) University of Texas at El Paso, Occupational Therapy Program

IN-4d: Implementation of a Study Skills Workshop for Rising First Year Medical Students
Madeline Erwich (1); Katsiaryna Khatskevich (2); Ashley Mason (1); Danielle Gulick (3)
(1) University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine; (2) Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; (3) University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Department of Molecular Medicine

IN-5b: Use of Video Otoscopes to Train Medical Students and Improve Confidence in Otoscopy Performance
Marie Cavuoto Petrizzo (1); Doreen M. Olvet (1); Roya Samuel (1,2); Aleena Paul (3); Janice T. John (4); Melissa Pawelczak (1); Shara D. Steiner (5)
(1) Zucker School of Medicine; (2) Northwell Health; (3) New York Medical College; (4) Albert Einstein College of Medicine; (5) Hofstra University


Best of Cool Ideas (abstracts without results)

CI-1a. Advantages of a Pre-Med Mentoring Program
McKenzie Warshel (1); Alexander Pozun (2)
(1) Johns Hopkins Hospital; (2) Duke LifePoint-Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center

CI-1b. From OB to Neurology: Specialty-Specific Clinical Reasoning Workshops for Rising Clerkship Students
Christopher Schenck; Thilan Wijesekera
Yale School of Medicine

CI-1c. Coaching the Struggling Student Through Clerkships
Katherine Anderson (1); Kelsey Barrell (1,2)
(1) University of Utah School of Medicine; (2) George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center

CI-1d. CoRES: Collaborative Research Education and Skills
Ignacio Calles (1); Kathleen Hill-Besinque (2)
(1) Keck School of Medicine of USC; (2) Chapman University School of Pharmacy

CI-1e. Curriculum Development: How Emergency Medicine Residents Can Best Care for Incarcerated Patients
McKenzie Warshel; Logan Weygandt
Johns Hopkins Hospital

CI-2a. Lifestyle Medicine Course for Medical Students to Enhance Care for Patients with Chronic Diseases
Ma. Shiril Armero (1); Julie G. Nyquist (2); Mechelle Palma (3)
(1) School of Medicine, Southwestern University, PHINMA; (2) Keck School of Medicine USC; (3) Philippine College of Lifestyle Medicine

CI-2b. Welcome to America, Doctor: A Training Curriculum for International Medical Graduate Residents
Camille Jones; Bruketawit Girma; Alejandra Chavez Carrera; Davida Flattery
Alameda Health System – Highland Hospital, Department of Medicine

CI-2c. Adding Telehealth to Essential Skills for Providers of Care for Patients with Neurologic Diseases
Soma Sahai-Srivastava; Julie G. Nyquist; Jennifer Hui
Keck School of Medicine of USC

CI-2d. Fire in the OR: A Simulation Pilot Using Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice to Improve Communication
Mojca Remskar (1,2); Lisa Morris (1)
(1) Minneapolis VA Medical Center; (2) University of Minnesota

CI-2e. Novel Dermatology Curriculum to Emphasize Cutaneous Presentations in Higher Fitzpatrick Skin Types
Drew Hicks (1); Rewan Abdelwahab (1); Rachel Ziebart (1); Catherine Newman (2)
(1) Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine; (2) Mayo Clinic Department of Dermatology


The Innovations in Medical Education Maurice Hitchcock Outstanding Poster Awards

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Poster 042

Poster #042: Assessing the Effectiveness of an Asynchronous Pediatric Cardiology Curriculum
Timothy Chong; April Zaat
UC San Francisco School of Medicine

Poster #045: Interprofessional Curriculum for Emergency Undocking within General Surgery Residency Training
Mary H. Oh; Benjamin A. Benavides; Ray Chihara; Min Kim; Edward Y.H. Chan
Houston Methodist Hospital

Poster #063: Outcomes of a Biotechnology Curriculum for Medical Students in Pediatric Medical Device Development
Mayilone Sathialingam (1); Nhi Ha (1); Eric Yang (1,2); William Karakash (1,2); Soroush Shabani (1,2); Jonathan Lee (1,2); Juan Espinoza (1,2)
(1) Keck School of Medicine of USC; (2) Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Department of Pediatrics

Poster #085: Let’s Talk Climate Change: An Integrated Approach to Medical School Curriculum
Janine Corley; Karen Mulloy
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Poster #103: HOPP! Forward Momentum in Pre-Medical Education (with Early Introduction to how Doctors Think)
Mia Mattioli (1); Kat Wang (2); Jiaqian Wu (2)
(1) Huntington Health; (2) Occidental College

Poster #104: Assessment of Efficacy of “Near-to-Peer” Teaching of the Musculoskeletal (MSK) Examination
Daryoush Javidi; Thomas Kyle; Stuart Ferrell, Jr.; Izu Ethan; Liao William; Leo Issagholian; Vedhika Reddy; Gordon Green
California University of Science and Medicine