Every week during the ambulatory block, residents have dedicated time to work on quality improvement projects. These guided sessions provide an opportunity to learn how to choose a topic, develop a question, obtain data, create an intervention, study the outcome, and prepare the work for submission to a conference.
We have been successful in having numerous abstracts accepted for presentation at local and national conferences.
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2026 Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)
Continuous Glucose, Continuous Growth: A Hands-On Approach to Resident Training
Omole E, Jose J, Thakkar R, Tahir H. Continuous Glucose, Continuous Growth: A Hands-On Approach to Resident Training. Oral presentation delivered at Individual Voices, Collective Impact: Advocating for Excellence in Academic Medicine, Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine; 2026; May 6–9; Washington, DC.
Staying FIT: Engaging Patients in Colorectal Cancer Screening
Rajan S, Huang J, Jean Francois S, Bukhari Z, Rabah R, Nnadi E, Lee M. Staying FIT: Engaging Patients in Colorectal Cancer Screening. Poster session accepted for presentation at Individual Voices, Collective Impact: Advocating for Excellence in Academic Medicine, Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine; 2026; May 6–9; Washington, DC.
Closing the Hep B Gap: Boosting Vaccination through Resident Education
Patel R, Odongo E, Han K, Chowdhury S, Nnadi E, Rabah R, Lee M. Closing the Hep B Gap: Boosting Vaccination through Resident Education. Poster session accepted for presentation at Individual Voices, Collective Impact: Advocating for Excellence in Academic Medicine, Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine; 2026; May 6–9; Washington, DC.
2025 Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)
BP Basics: Enhancing Hypertension Control Through Population Health Outreach in a Resident Primary Care Practice
Rabah R, Pan Q, Sultana A, Bowen G, Williams N, Lee MS. BP Basics: Enhancing Hypertension Control Through Population Health Outreach in a Resident Primary Care Practice. Poster session accepted for presentation at From Ideas to Action: Catalyzing Change in Academic General Internal Medicine, Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine; 2025; May 14–17; Hollywood, FL.
ExRx: Seated Resistance Band Exercise Program for Older Adults
Nnadi E, Chaudhuri A, Gheevarghese R, Prince HA, Williams N, Lee MS. ExRx: Seated Resistance Band Exercise Program for Older Adults. Poster session accepted for presentation at From Ideas to Action: Catalyzing Change in Academic General Internal Medicine, Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine; 2025; May 14–17; Hollywood, FL.
2024 Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)
Clinical Reasoning for Abnormal Findings and Tests (CRAFT): Best Practices for Patient Safety and Physician Well Being
Lee MS, Dreamer L, McGarvey S, Williams N, Bankole O, Chillumuntala S, Kolla M, Valembrun L, Friedman H, Bergman R, Little D, Gibbons J, Stevens D. Clinical Reasoning for Abnormal Findings and Tests (CRAFT): Best Practices for Patient Safety and Physician Well-Being. Oral presentation delivered at Strengthening Relationships and Valuing Our Diversity, Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine; 2024; May 15–18; Boston, MA.
2023 Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)
ExRx: Seated Resistance Band Exercise Program for Older Adults
Lee MS, Solanki V, Shafi A, McGarvey SA, Williams NA, Akinwumi DO, Aligwo E, Kadir MA, Chang AA, Akkari N. ExRx: Seated Resistance Band Exercise Program for Older Adults. Poster session accepted for presentation at General Internal Medicine: Meeting the Promise of Tomorrow, Annual Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine; 2023; May 10–13; Denver, CO.
2022 Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting
If you build it, will they come? Storytelling and a standardized educational tool increase primary care connections to community health workers.
Syracuse B, Goldhill S, Xiong P, Srinivasan V, Williams N, Chang A, McGarvey S, Stevens D, Lee MS. If You Build It, Will They Come? Storytelling and a Standardized Educational Tool Increase Primary Care Connections to Community Health Workers. Poster session accepted for oral presentation at Cultivating Connections: Moving Forward Together, Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine; 2022; October 20–21; Virtual Conference.
Tackling Diabetes Together: Can Multidisciplinary Team Based Care Get Patients to the Endzone?
Seong G, Gandhi J, Patel KD, Antenor V, Xiong P, Syracuse B, Srinivasan V, Goldhill S, Williams N, Chang AA, Stevens D, Lee MS. Tackling Diabetes Together: Can Multidisciplinary Team-Based Care Get Patients to the Endzone? Poster session accepted for oral presentation at Cultivating Connections: Moving Forward Together, Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine; 2022; October 20–21; Virtual Conference.
When MI Saves Lives: Motivational Interviewing Unclogs Barriers to COVID Vaccine
Lee MS, Kolawole O, Bistoury MJ, Compere R, Delva C, Sadaqat M, McGarvey S, Williams N, Chang A, Stevens D. When MI Saves Lives: Motivational Interviewing Unclogs Barriers to COVID Vaccine. Poster session accepted for oral presentation at Cultivating Connections: Moving Forward Together, Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of the Society of General Internal Medicine; 2022; October 20–21; Virtual Conference.