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Scholarship, intellectual curiosity and academic achievement were focal points during this year鈥檚 Celebration of Resident and Fellow Education and Research Day at the .

The June 9 event, held inside the Learning Resource Center on the 萝莉社 Jacksonville campus and for remote viewing, combined what has traditionally been known as graduation, research day and Advances in Medical Education, respectively. Recognitions, speeches and award presentations highlighted the festivities.

There were 123 resident physicians and fellows recognized for completing training programs. Several of the graduates will soon pursue further training while others will begin practice, including some who are joining the 萝莉社 College of Medicine 鈥� Jacksonville as faculty members.

, dean of the college and CEO of 萝莉社 Jacksonville, delivered the keynote address during the graduation ceremony. He spoke of the unprecedented challenges of a pandemic and how the past year served as the ultimate test of readiness and dedication to excellent patient care.

鈥淚 want to thank each of you for your commitment to our patients, our staff and our community,鈥� said Haley, who also infused humor. 鈥淭hank you for your commitment to Zoom as a verb and a way of life.鈥�

Haley lauded the quality of the college鈥檚 teaching faculty; emphasized the focus on access to services, quality care and optimal outcomes; and homed in on the enterprise鈥檚 four-pillar mission to heal, to comfort, to educate and to discover.

鈥淎s you go forward, remember our mission and remember our pillars,鈥� he said. 鈥淭ake them with you and make a difference.鈥�

Research posters and abstracts

Earlier during the event, researchers were recognized for their various discoveries on campus.

• Maria Schonenberg Llach, MD, a fellow, won among clinical research posters for her poster titled 鈥淎 novel combined cervical spine and blunt cerebrovascular injury pathway for pediatric trauma patients.鈥�
• Mohannad Abushora, MD, an fellow, won among quality improvement posters for his poster titled 鈥淚mplementation of cesarean section kit improves time from decision on urgent cesarean delivery to skin incision.鈥�

• Sebastian Mikulic, DO, an resident, won among clinical vignette posters for his poster titled 鈥淓xopthalmos and ovarian masses, an unusual presentation of acute myeloid leukemia.鈥�
• Kasondra Hartman, MD, an resident, won the photo contest for her project titled 鈥淒o not mistake the symptoms for the disease: an unexpected cause of rapid ventricular response in atrial fibrillation.鈥�
• Michaela Denison, MD, a fellow, won among medical education posters for her poster titled 鈥淭hrough the lens: pediatrician depression video training.鈥�

Award winners

Following are key awards announced during Celebration of Resident and Fellow Education and Research Day:

• Excellence in Student Education Award (resident) 鈥� Brett Murray, MD,
• Excellence in Student Education Award (faculty) 鈥� ,
• Robert J. Wears Outstanding Resident in Quality and Patient Safety Award 鈥� Issa Hanna, MD, pediatrics; and Andrew Sellinger, MD, emergency medicine
• Edward Jelks Outstanding Resident Clinician Award 鈥� Anthony Stack II, DO, internal medicine
• Rosilie O. Saffos Outstanding Resident Teacher Award 鈥� Michaela Denison, MD, child and adolescent psychiatry
• Ann Harwood-Nuss Resident Advocate Award 鈥� Barrett Attarha, MO, internal medicine
• Louis S. Russo Jr. Award for Outstanding Professionalism in Medicine (resident) 鈥� Rebecca Creel, MD, ; and Aaron Richardson, DO, MS,
• Louis S. Russo Jr. Award for Outstanding Professionalism in Medicine (faculty) 鈥� , internal medicine
• Distinguished Alumni Award 鈥� Cheryl Iglesia, MD; and Robert Luten, MD

Visit to view a slideshow featuring all of the 2021 graduates and nominees for each award.