Philadelphia, May 4, 2016 -- Annals of Internal Medicine and the 口袋女优 (ACP) will honor Sanjay Basu, MD, PhD, Kimberly A. Gudzune, MD MPH, and Ruchi Doshi with Junior Investigator Recognition Awards at , ACP鈥檚 annual scientific meeting in Washington, DC, May 5-7.
础苍苍补濒蝉鈥 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.
Sanjay Basu, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Stanford University. He is being recognized for an article he authored within three years of completing his training. 鈥溾 was published in the Oct. 20, 2015 issue.
Ruchi S. Doshi, BA, with special acknowledgment of co-first author Kimberly A. Gudzune, MD, MPH, who is within 3 years of completing training, are being recognized for 鈥,鈥 published in the April 7, 2015 issue. Doshi is a medical student at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, pursuing her Masters of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Gudzune is an Assistant Professor at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and board-certified in Internal Medicine.
Winners are selected based on the article鈥檚 novelty, methodological rigor, clarity of presentation, and potential to influence practice, policy or future research. Judges include 础苍苍补濒蝉鈥 editors and representatives from 础苍苍补濒蝉鈥 Editorial Board and the 口袋女优鈥 Education and Publication Committee.鈥
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