DCMA 4th Annual Residents and Medical Students Research Competition winners and the Competition Evaluation Committee
The Dade County Medical Association (DCMA) recently held the 4th Annual Residents and Medical Students Research Competition with 19 finalists at Pullman Miami Airport Hotel in Miami, FL.
“I would like to thank and congratulate all of the Resident and Medical Student Research Competition participants. I would also like to encourage all of the medical students and residents training in Miami-Dade County to participate in the coming years. Activities like this not only advance science and disseminates information for the benefit of the patient, but it also fosters camaraderie among the physicians in the community,” commented Rafael Fernandez, M.D., President of the DCMA.
The Competition Evaluating Committee was composed of Andrea Bonansea-Frances, M.D.; Eneida Roldan, M.D.; Enrique Fernandez, M.D.; Julie Kantor, M.D.; Jefry Biehler, M.D.; Antonio Mesa, D.O., and Chief Editor of Miami Medicine Journal; Rafael J. Fernandez, M.D., President of the DCMA, Jose D. Suarez, MD, Immediate Past-President of the DCMA and Research Competition Chair.
The winners of the competition were:
- First Place – Chemoresistance of Retinoblastoma – Michelle Zhang from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
- Second Place – Progressive Keratoconus in Older Patients with Delayed Corneal Cross-linking Treatment – Nicole Kantor from Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
- Third Place – Prevalence of Amyloidosis in Patients Undergoing Carpal Tunnel Release – Caitlyn Chong-Yen from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
The judges gave a Special Honorary Mention to Rachel Westone from Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine for her presentation entitled Accuracy of Wound Classification: Lessons Learned After Education.
