There were 163 posters this year, a record number.

The recipients of the scholarship celebration scholarship recipients are:

Lauren M. Harte
Medical education program
Fundamental Science Research Prize Winner
“Clinical Implications of Distinct Anatomy and Innervation of the Biceps Tendon of the Long Head”
Mentor: John M. Marzo, MD, Clinical Professor of Orthopedics

Alexander Pomakov, MD
Internal medicine residency
Laureate of the educational research award
“Simulation-based experiential interprofessional education enhances the knowledge, perceived competence and value of collaborative intensive care”
Mentor: Archana Mishra, MD, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Respiratory, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Sung Jun Ma, MD
Residency in Radiation Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
Winner of the clinical research prize
“Racial differences and trends in the complete pathological response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer”
Mentor: Anurag K. Singh, MD, Professor of Radiation Oncology

Miles DiMillo
Medical education program
Winner of the clinical research prize
“Comparison of Patient-Reported Outcomes After Robot-Assisted Bicompartmental, Unicompartmental and Total Knee Arthroplasty”
Mentor: Jeffrey M. Jancuska, MD

Michael P. Johnson, MD
Pediatric residency
Winner of the Quality Improvement Award
“Improving adherence to the COVID-19 mask among caregivers in a pediatric emergency department: a quality improvement project”
Mentor: Jill C. Fennell, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Zubair Rahaman, MD
Internal medicine residency
Winner of the case study award
“A case of palliative care and palliative care in the context of Islam”
Mentor: Mehak Swami, DO, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Andrea Alfonsi
Medical education program
Other research award winner
“Psychological torture among clients of the Human Rights Initiative”
Mentor: Kim Strong Griswold, MD, Professor of Family Medicine and Psychiatry

Carleara Weiss, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow in Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Incubation award winner
“Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) Supplementation to Improve Sleep and Healthy Aging in Older Veterans”
Mentor: Kenneth L. Seldeen, PhD, Assistant Research Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

The Fellowship Celebration is an annual research poster session for medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty education researchers.

Due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s event took place online on June 4.

Chukwumere E. Nwogu, MD, professor of surgery at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and professor of oncology at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, delivered the keynote address on “Forging an Academic Career – Mentorship, Collaboration and Creativity “.