2024 New England Regional Meeting Awards Winners

Celebrating Excellence: 2024 New England Regional Meeting
Awards Winners

The 2024 New England Regional Meeting, held November 2 in Providence RI, brought together the GIM community to share research, clinical innovations, and educational advancements. SGIM is pleased to announce this year’s award winners, who were recognized for their contributions to the field and their communities.

Teaching Competition Winner

How Providers Can Advocate for Elderly Patients with Age-Related Hearing Loss
Setse A. Bush, Tufts University School of Medicine

Top Scientific Abstract Oral Presentation

Assessing the Effectiveness of a Diabetes Patient Navigator as a Means to Improve Comprehensive Diabetes Care
Yeseo Kwon; Tufts University School of Medicine

Top Innovation Oral Presentation

The DEI Productivity Calculator: Generating a DEI Activity Impact Score to enhance academic promotion by integrating DEI-related metrics
Benjamin Mba MD, MBBS, MRCP, CHCQM, FACP; Yale School of Medicine

Top Clinical Vignette Oral Presentations

Trismus and Jaw Pain in a Case of Anaplasmosis: The Role of Physician Bias in Diagnosis
Nadera Rahman MD; Yale New Haven Hospital

Breaking the Norm(ocytic): An Elusive Case of Anemia
Rachel Eddy MD; Boston Medical Center

Leader in General Internal Medicine Award

Naseema Merchant, MD,FACP, FHM
Associate Professor; Yale School of Medicine

Excellence in Clinical Education Award

Alexandra E. Bachorik, MD, EdM
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Boston University School of Medicine

Excellence in Clinician Investigation Award

Danielle R. Fine, MD, MSC
Assistant Professor of Medicine; Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital