Area 5 Announces Winners of Resident Poster Competition
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Four residents from Area 5 were among the winners of APA’s 2017 Resident Poster Competition. They are (from left) Samantha Saltz, M.D., Zelde Espinel, M.D., Capt. Joseph Mansfield, and Joan Deng, M.D., Ph.D. The competition seeks to recognize exemplary research work by psychiatry residents and fellows. The winning posters were selected from more than 70 submissions. The award included a plaque and $300.
“These RFMs have put a lot of work into their research that appropriately is recognized at the national APA level,” said Scott Benson, M.D., then Area 5 trustee. “But Area 5 realized that it is important for these future leaders to connect with their Area Council, and through the Area Council they connect back with the district branch. Such connections are important for their future work, whether they decide to work in Area 5 or move to another part of the country. APA is all about making valuable connections.”
Huiqiong “Joan” Deng, M.D., Ph.D., PGY-3 psychiatry resident at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston: “Moderation of Buprenorphine Therapy Efficacy for Cocaine Dependence by Variation of the Preprodynorphin Gene”
Zelde Espinel, M.D., PGY-4 psychiatry resident at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami: “Global Mental Health Outreach, Screening, and Intervention for Highly-Traumatized Colombian Women: “Victims of the Armed Conflict”
Capt. Joseph Mansfield, PGY-1 psychiatry resident at University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio: “Inpatient Psychiatric Admission Rates in a U.S. Air Force Basic Military Training Population”
Samantha Saltz, M.D., a child and adolescent fellow at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami: Cyberbullying and Its Effect on Adolescent Mental Health” ■
