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EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH
First Place
“Effect of Gender Differences in Numeracy Skills on Health Literacy”
Jamie Mazzurco, M.P.H. (NSU-COM research fellow), and Raymond
L. Ownby, M.D., Ph.D. (NSU-COM professor of psychiatry)
Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Second Place
“Determination of Local Uropathogen Resistance Trends in Acute
Uncomplicated Cystitis and Development of Treatment Protocol”
Maria Farrell, D.O. (resident), Stella Elberg, D.O. (resident), Gaelle
Laurore, D.O. (resident), and Tye Barber, D.O. (NSU-COM
assistant professor of family medicine)
Family Medicine Residency, Broward Health Medical Center
Third Place
“Trends in Kaposi’s Sarcoma in Miami Beach from 1987-2007”
Simon B. Zeichner, D.O. (resident), Ana L. Ruiz, CTR (Mount Sinai
Medical Center), Gabriel P. Suciu, Ph.D. (NSU-COM associate
professor of public health and biostatistics), Rachel Lerner Zeichner,
M.S. (NSU Department of Clinical Psychology), Richard L. Theriault,
D.O. (MD Anderson Cancer Center physician), and Estelamari
Rodriguez, M.D. (Mount Sinai Medical Center physician)
Internal Medicine Residency, Mount Sinai Medical Center
CASE STUDIES
First Place
“Cocaine: What Not to Do Before Scuba Diving”
Erin Speck, D.O. (resident), Sonia Daryanani, D.O. (resident),
Carlos Gutierrez-Hevia, M.D. (Broward Health Medical Center
physician), and Natasha Bray, D.O. (NSU-COM
assistant professor of internal medicine)
Internal Medicine Residency, Broward Health Medical Center
Second Place
“Intentional Ingestion of Foreign Objects by a 33-Year-Old Male”
Matthew Geromi, D.O. (resident), Idelxy Perez, M.D. (resident), and
Marjorie Caro, M.D. (Larkin Community Hospital physician)
Psychiatry Residency, Larkin Community Hospital in South Miami
Third Place
“Wellens Syndrome”
Delali O. Blavo, D.O. (resident), Emad Mohamed M.D. (Magnolia
Regional Health Center physician), James C. Gilmore M.D. (Magnolia
Regional Health Center physician), and David Pizzimenti, D.O.
(Magnolia Regional Health Center physician)
Internal Medicine Residency, Magnolia Regional Health Center
Pictured (front row from left) are: Dennis Penzell, D.O. (judge and NSU-COM
associate professor of internal medicine); Janet Hamstra, Ed.D. (head judge
andNSU-COMdirector of preclinical education; SoniaDaryanani, D.O. (internal
medicine resident at BrowardHealthMedical Center); Erin Speck, D.O. (internal
medicine resident at Broward Health Medical Center); Delali Blavo, D.O.
(internal medicine resident at Magnolia Regional Health Center). Pictured
(back row from left) are: Susan Ledbetter, D.O. (judge andNSU-COMassociate
professor of family medicine); Joseph De Gaetano, D.O., M.S.Ed (NSU-COM
associate dean for clinical curriculum/GME); Simon Zeichner, D.O. (internal
medicine resident at Mount Sinai Medical Center); Maria Farrell, D.O. (family
medicine resident at BrowardHealthMedical Center); OMS-III JamieMazzurco
(NSU-COM research fellow); Matthew Geromi, D.O. (psychiatry resident at
Larkin Community Hospital); Idelxy Perez, M.D. (psychiatry resident at Larkin
CommunityHospital); andAnthony J. Silvagni, D.O., Pharm.D. (NSU-COMdean).
Research Highlights - CEME Fourth Annual Poster Competition
Simultaneous to the NSU-COM Resi-
dency Fair, which was held on November
2, the Consortium for Excellence in Medi-
cal Education (CEME) held its Fourth An-
nual Scientific Research Poster Competi-
tion. This year, for the first time, NSU-COM
students were allowed to submit research
in the competition. A record number of in-
dividuals from the various CEME affiliates
located throughout Florida and the south-
eastern United States, along with NSU-
COM students, submitted posters.
All posters were judged based on the
format and completeness of abstract,
the overall poster appearance, and the
entrant’s oral presentation. Addition-
ally, case presentations were judged on
the originality, clinical relevance, and
uniqueness of the case; the background,
differential diagnosis, and clinical discus-
sion of the case; whether the conclusions
were supported by clinical rationale; and
the value and clinical relevance of the
case as stated by the entrant. Experimen-
tal research presentations were judged
on the originality, clinical relevance, and
uniqueness of the research topic; wheth-
er the objectives, hypothesis, data analy-
sis, and results were clear; whether the
methods were clear and reproducible,
and whether the conclusions were in ac-
cordance with the results.
Cash prizes of $500, $250, and $100
were awarded to the first-, second-, and
third-place finishers in each category. Fol-
lowing are the poster competition winners: