<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=229KYL_0wHCPqlX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=229KYL_0wHCPqlX00" width="1920" height="1574" ><figcaption>A first place winning research poster was by Lily Zhong of UConn School of Medicine's Class of 2025.</figcaption></figure>UConn School of Medicine students won research poster competition awards at the annual American College of Physicians (ACP) Connecticut Chapter Scientific Meeting 2024 on October 18.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1irqdD_0wHCPqlX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1irqdD_0wHCPqlX00" width="960" height="1280" ><figcaption>Lily Zhong (right) accepting the first place award on Oct. 18.</figcaption></figure>The meeting, held at nearby Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville, gathered together the state’s general internists, subspecialty internists, hospitalists, allied health practitioners, residents, and medical students.Fourth-year UConn medical student Lily Zhong won first place for her research poster presentation on Frailty, Social Deprivation, and Mortality Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries.While Adam Lamothe of the Class of 2027 won third place for his research presentation about AIRE Hartford: A three-pronged approach to indoor air quality.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4TnDGp_0wHCPqlX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4TnDGp_0wHCPqlX00" width="1024" height="768" ><figcaption>Adam Lamothe (left) won third place in the research poster competition. Here he is with fellow UConn medical student presenters on Oct. 18.</figcaption></figure>Dr. Jaclyn Cox proudly serves as the faculty advisor for Internal Medicine.Other UConn medical students also presented their research posters at the meeting about their research study findings or clinical case studies. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=15IxAA_0wHCPqlX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=15IxAA_0wHCPqlX00" width="1024" height="768" ></figure><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3K9zuh_0wHCPqlX00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3K9zuh_0wHCPqlX00" width="960" height="1280" ></figure></div></body>

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Award-Winning UConn Medical Students

UConn School of Medicine students won research poster competition awards at the annual American College of Physicians (ACP) Connecticut Chapter Scientific Meeting 2024 on October 18. The meeting, held at nearby Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville, gathered together the state’s general internists, subspecialty internists, hospitalists, allied health practitioners, residents, and...