Philadelphia, April 18, 2018 – Annals of Internal Medicine and the 鶹ֱapp (ACP) will honor Jenifer M. Brown, MD and Kumar Dharmarajan, MD, MBA with Junior Investigator Recognition Awards at , ACP’s annual scientific meeting in New Orleans from April 19 - 21.
ԲԲ’ Junior Investigator Recognition Awards are presented annually to early career physicians. Annals and ACP award the most outstanding article by a first author who is in an internal medicine residency program or a general medicine or internal medicine subspecialty fellowship program. An award is also given for the most outstanding article with a first author who is within three years of completing his or her training in internal medicine or one of its subspecialties.
Kumar Dharmarajan, MD, MBA is a geriatrician, cardiologist, and Chief Scientific Officer at Clover Health, a Medicare Advantage company. Dr. Dharmarajan was previously a full time faculty member at Yale, and is currently a member of the Cardiovascular Standing Committee of the National Quality Forum. He is being recognized for an article he authored, “” which was published in the October 17, 2017 issue.
Jenifer M. Brown, MD is in her first year of clinical fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. A native of the Boston area, Dr. Brown attended Harvard Medical School for her medical degree. She is being recognized for an article she authored while at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. “” was published in the November 7, 2017 issue.
Winners are selected based on the article’s novelty, methodological rigor, clarity of presentation, and potential to influence practice, policy or future research. Judges include ԲԲ’ editors and representatives from ԲԲ’ Editorial Board and the 鶹ֱapp’ Education and Publication Committee.
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