Southern Regional Meeting Award Winners

Jeopardy Winners:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

1^st Place Clinical Vignette Poster:

“Liraglutide Induced Acute Hepatic Injury” Shereen Farooq, MD; Augusta University

2^nd Place Clinical Vignette Poster:

“A Case of Acquired Copper Deficiency Secondary to Zinc Toxicity” David Pottinger, MD; UAB

Teaching Competition Winner:

“Buprenorphine for the Internist” Abigail Clark, MD; Emory University

SSCI Young Investigator Award (Best Trainee Abstract Submitted to SSGIM):

“Naloxone Distribution Associated with Increased Bystander Naloxone Administration before EMS Overdose Calls” Grace Yang; Tulane University School of Medicine

Leadership Development Award:

Caroline Sloan, MD, MPH; Duke University

Advocacy and Community Service Award:

Khaalisha Ajala, MD, MBA; Emory University

Award for Excellence in Clinical Education:

Shivani Desai, MD; University of Texas Southwestern

Leader in General Internal Medicine (LGIM) Award:

Blake Barker, MD; University of Texas Southwestern