2017 Resarch Forum

Introduction

Welcome to the 17th Annual Kern Medical Research Forum.

The purpose of the Kern Medical Research Forum is to foster in-depth comprehension of research and to promote scholarly pursuits among residents, faculty, physicians, medical students, nurses, pharmacists, physical therapists, and mental health clinicians for the advancement of medical science. The Forum serves to highlight research activities of Kern Medical and associated staff, and recognize special contributions and innovations. Research and scholarly activity are inclusive requirements of all approved residency-training medical programs at Kern Medical and for Rio Bravo Family Medicine. The importance and value of medical and scientific research is linked to improvement and advancement of patient care. Prior to this evening, we received excellent abstracts representative of the majority of the specialties. The abstracts were blind-scored; the top four scoring abstracts were chosen for the oral presentation competition. A research-experienced jury panel will score the presentations. We would like to acknowledge the hard work of all the participants, faculty and staff. The achievements reflected in the posters displayed represent resident commitment to scholarly activities.

Russell Judd, MS Chief Executive Officer Ruby A. Skinner, MD, FACS, FCCP, FCCM Chair, Institutional Review Board Royce H. Johnson, MD, FACP Director of Research