Med Ed Day Poster Winners

Over 80 posters, reflecting medical education research and innovation in education, were on display at Medical Education Day at Yale (Med Ed Day) on June 6, 2024. Members of the Yale Schools of Medicine, Nursing, and Public Health community submitted posters.

The winning submissions, listed below, were announced immediately prior to the Med Ed Day poster session.

Poster Winner: Medical education research category

Gender and Race Disparity in Fellowship Directors: A Critical Assessment of Leadership Diversity Across the Five Major Plastic Surgery Fellowships

Authors: Sam Boroumand, MD Class of 2025; Sasha Stogniy, MD Class of 2027; Beatrice Katsnelson, MD Class of 2027; Omar Allam, MD; Aliyar Zahedi Vafa, re; Janessa Sullivan, MD; Bohdan Pomahac, MD; Siba Haykal, MD, PhD; Paris D. Butler, MD, MPH

Poster Winner: Innovation in education category

Development of a perinatal counseling curriculum for Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellows using standardized patients

Authors: Sarah Cross, MD; Barbara Hildebrand, BFA; Janice Crabtree, MS

Honorable mentions: Medical education research category

Exploring Resident Perceptions in Caring for Patients with Physical and Intellectual Disabilities

Authors: Lucille Kohlenberg, MD; Maisie Orsillo, DO

Development and Validation of a Simulation-Based Assessment Tool for Anesthesiology Residents in Basic Transesophageal Echocardiography

Authors: Bhoumesh Patel, MD, MHS; Thilan Wijesekera, MD, MHS; Hung-Mo Lin, PhD; Roberta Hines, MD; Robert Gaiser, MD

Honorable mentions: Innovation in education category

Addressing a Gap in Addiction Education: Design and Implementation of a Clinical Rotation on Harm Reduction

Authors: Kelly Park, MD; Yevgeniy Mayr, DO; Jessica Van Denend, MDiv, PhD; Maria Garcia Vassallo, MD

Dissemination of a Pediatric Disaster Medicine Online Module for Pediatric Residents Using Formal Disaster Networks

Authors: Rong Sang, MD; Roxanna Lefort, MD, MPH; Marc Auerbach, MD, MSc