{"id":220245,"date":"2024-10-22T10:12:18","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T14:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=220245"},"modified":"2024-10-22T10:12:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T14:12:19","slug":"award-winning-uconn-medical-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2024\/10\/award-winning-uconn-medical-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Award-Winning UConn Medical Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_220250\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-220250\" style=\"width: 427px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-220250 img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Lily-Zhong-IMG_0086-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"569\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Lily-Zhong-IMG_0086-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Lily-Zhong-IMG_0086-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Lily-Zhong-IMG_0086-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Lily-Zhong-IMG_0086-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Lily-Zhong-IMG_0086-315x420.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Lily-Zhong-IMG_0086-499x665.jpeg 499w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Lily-Zhong-IMG_0086-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 427px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 427\/569;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-220250\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lily Zhong (right) accepting the first place award on Oct. 18.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The meeting, held at nearby Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville, gathered together the state\u2019s general internists, subspecialty internists, hospitalists, allied health practitioners, residents, and medical students.<\/p>\n<p>Fourth-year UConn medical student\u00a0Lily Zhong won first place for her research poster presentation on Frailty, Social Deprivation, and Mortality Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_220249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-220249\" style=\"width: 587px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-220249  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Adam-Lamothe-left-IMG_2167-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"587\" height=\"440\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Adam-Lamothe-left-IMG_2167-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Adam-Lamothe-left-IMG_2167-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Adam-Lamothe-left-IMG_2167-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Adam-Lamothe-left-IMG_2167-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Adam-Lamothe-left-IMG_2167-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Adam-Lamothe-left-IMG_2167-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Adam-Lamothe-left-IMG_2167-887x665.jpeg 887w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 587px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 587\/440;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-220249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">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>\n<p>Dr. Jaclyn Cox proudly serves as the faculty advisor for Internal Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>Other UConn medical students also presented their research posters at the meeting about their research study findings or clinical case studies. <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-220252  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Students-2024-IMG_2166-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"613\" height=\"460\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Students-2024-IMG_2166-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Students-2024-IMG_2166-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Students-2024-IMG_2166-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Students-2024-IMG_2166-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Students-2024-IMG_2166-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Students-2024-IMG_2166-560x420.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-Students-2024-IMG_2166-887x665.jpeg 887w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 613px) 100vw, 613px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 613px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 613\/460;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-220247  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-2024-IMG_2162-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"517\" height=\"690\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-2024-IMG_2162-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-2024-IMG_2162-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-2024-IMG_2162-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-2024-IMG_2162-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-2024-IMG_2162-315x420.jpeg 315w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-2024-IMG_2162-499x665.jpeg 499w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ACP-2024-IMG_2162-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 517px; 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