Medicine Grand Rounds

Medicine Education Office - Resident Vignettes

Come hear presentations from winners of the Department of Medicine's Scholarly Research Day research poster competition April 20:

Titles & Presenters:
Original Research: "Impact of Social Vulnerability and Demographics on Ischemic Heart Disease Mortality in the U.S."
Presenter: Ramzi Ibrahim, MD
Co-authors: Mohammed Salih, MD (Baylor); Coco Victoria Gomez Tirambulo, MPH (UofA); Chelsea Takamatsu, MD (UofA), Justin Z. Lee, MD (Cleveland Clinic); David Fortuin, MD (Mayo Clinic AZ); and Kwan S. Lee, MD (Mayo Clinic AZ)

Case Report: "CNS-isolated Richter’s transformation: indications for brain biopsy in a challenging diagnosis"
Presenter: Sean Lee, MD
Co-authors: Sean J. Lee, MD; Audriana N. Hurbon, MD; Ahmed G. Aboul-Nasr, MD; Dory E. Arevalo Salazar, MC; Ritika Halder, MD; Chelby J. Wakefield, MD; and Ravitharan Krishnadasan, MD

Quality Improvement: "Improving Clinic Health Quality Metrics Through Resident and Staff Driven Interventions"
Presenter: Jonathan Ferng, MD, MBA, MS
Co-authors: Jonathan Ferng, MD, MBA, MS; Natalie Davis, MD; Elise Le Cam, MD; Ramzi Ibrahim, MD; Serena Scott, MD; and Indu Partha, MD

Case Report: "Naltrexone: An Unexpected Infectant"
Presenter: Brandon Call, MD
Co-authors: Brandon Call, MD; Rebecca Wig, MGGS; Ashley Scott, MD; John Bloom, MD; and Tammer El-Aini, MD

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Department of Medicine Grand Rounds
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement: All Faculty, CME Planning Committee Members, and the CME Office Reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with ineligible companies that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.

Learning Objectives:

• Diagnose a variety of internal medicine illnesses
• Understand more clearly advances in therapy
• Become truly professional physicians