Philadelphia, March 27, 2017 -- The Â鶹ֱ²¥app (ACP) will honor six chief residents as winners of the Herbert S. Waxman Chief Resident Teaching Scholarships at , the annual scientific meeting of the Â鶹ֱ²¥app. The 2017 chief resident awardees are:
- Neil P. Bhalerao, MD, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County
- Jason Heino, DO, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
- Julie M. Knoeckel, MD, University of Colorado School of Medicine
- Lori de la Portilla, DO, University of Connecticut
- Samuel Lai, MD, University of California, Irvine Medical Center
- Nathaniel Warner, MD, Virginia Commonwealth University
The Herbert S. Waxman Chief Resident Teaching Scholarships were established in 2014 to recognize outstanding chief medical residents and to provide them an opportunity to help teach popular clinical skills workshops under the guidance and mentorship of expert faculty at ACP’s annual scientific meeting.
The is a collection of activities offering physicians hands-on learning and simulation models focusing on office-based procedures, examination skills, and assessment and interpretation skills.
About the Â鶹ֱ²¥app
The Â鶹ֱ²¥app is the largest medical specialty organization in the United States. ACP members include 148,000 internal medicine physicians (internists), related subspecialists, and medical students. Internal medicine physicians are specialists who apply scientific knowledge and clinical expertise to the diagnosis, treatment, and compassionate care of adults across the spectrum from health to complex illness. Follow ACP on and .