The competition, attended by approximately 50 faculty members, students and staff, provided a forum for residents to present their clinical vignettes as part of the annual competition sponsored by the American College of Physicians.
Residents present a teaching point from a case that they have seen.
The presentations are evaluated on selection, organization, scientific value, and on entertainment. Presentations may not exceed five minutes. Each residency program in the state of Illinois is invited to present its best vignette in the statewide competition. The clinical vignette and abstract competition is a component of the residency program's research curriculum. Ralph A. Nelson, M.D., Ph.D., serves as section head for the program's research curriculum.