2026 Abstract Winners

INNOVATION

UME
1st Place:
A Humanities-Based Innovation: Narrative Medicine for Trauma-Informed Learning in the Emergency Medicine Clerkship - Frances Rusnack, Suchismita Datta, Katie Grogan, Sunil George, Judith Brenner, Sandra Yingling, Kamna Balhara

2nd Place:
The Benefits of Simwars in Second Year Medical EducationDaniel Patton, Peter Anthony, Lee Reagan, Todd Peterson

3rd Place:
Enhancing Pediatric Emergency Medicine Training through EPA-Based Simulation: A Dual Benefit for Medical Students and Emergency Medicine Trainees- Kei Wong, Irene Lieu, Kyrillos Attaalla, Marc Berenson, Christin Traba
GME

1st Place:
Night of Reflection: A Creative Model for Psychological Safety and Social Connection in EMKirlos Haroun, McKenzie Warshel, Kamna Balhara, Rodney Omron

2nd Place:
Innovating Emergency Medicine Simulation Training through Generative AI: A Pilot in Resident Education- Robert Tennill, Richard Selinfreund, Sharon Kim, James Waymack

3rd Place:
Dispo Dash - A Novel Game for Optimizing Triage and Disposition SkillsJessica Pelletier, Olumide Ojeifo, M. Kaitlin Parks, Melody Kashef, Amy Claussen

RESEARCH

UME

1st Place:
Prevalence of Mentorship Among Pre-medical & Medical Students: A Comparison Across GendersAdriana Facchiano, Patrick Cheatle, Chloe Jeanmonod

2nd Place:
A Free Smartphone Application Teaches the Motor Skills of the Head Impulse Test Jacob Lenning, Ryan Luedtke, Samuel Westendorf, Anne Messman, Jeffrey Kline

3rd Place:
Implementing a Structured Feedback Model to Enhance Medical Student Development during the EM Clerkship
Xiao Chi Zhang, Samuel Lovine, Chaiya Laoteppitaks, Jason Gonzalez, Nina Mingioni, Joria Le, Michael Pasirstein, Dimitrios Papanagnou

GME

1st Place:
Do More Qbank Questions Earn You a Higher ITE Score?
Ashley London, Timothy Friedmann, Szymon Kutyla, Kestrel Reopelle, Delaney Bates

2nd Place:
Evaluating Operational Impacts of On-Shift Morning Report in the Emergency Department -Steffen Simerlink, Andrew Golden

3rd Place:
Cost-Of-Living Adjustments and Emergency Medicine Resident Salaries: A National Analysis of PGY-1 Stipends from 2021- 2025
Erin Dehon, Katie Weeks, Paul Kukulski, Risa Moriarity, Sarah Sterling