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2023 Research Poster Competition Winners

TAFP’s Annual Session and Primary Care Summit promotes scholarly activity by family medicine students, residents, and physicians, providing a unique opportunity to share research with the TAFP membership.

The competition is sponsored by the TAFP Foundation. The posters are designed to demonstrate a specific practice-based research activity, an evidenced-based review, or a case report (students only), with an emphasis on practice-based research. There are required elements for the abstract. 

If you’re interested in applying in 2024, visit the TAFP Research Poster Competition webpage for more information.

First place
In adult patients with osteoarthritis (OA) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA), is celecoxib noninferior to non-selective NSAIDs (nsNSAIDs) in regard to major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE)?

Bryan Mathews, DO, and Ashley Ngo, DO
Houston Methodist Family Medicine Residency Program


Second place
Does Intrapartum Exercise Improve Postpartum Depression Compared to Routine Prenatal Care?

Ryan Surujdin, MD, and Gabriela Z. Hill, MD

Third place
Does Melatonin Improve Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women?

Anh To, DO, and Michael Dybdal-Hargreaves, MD
Houston Methodist Family Medicine Residency

First place
The “Mobility Scale Assessment Tool” to decrease the length of stay: A prospective cohort study

Roy Sebastian, MD, and Vani Selvan, MD
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Permian Basin


Second place
Trust Your Gut: The role of a risk score in improving colon cancer screening

Shivani Palakodaty, DO; Kavya Mathur, DO; and Thomas Wright, DO
Memorial Family Medicine Residency Program


Third place
Assessment of patients’ factors associated with underutilization of bariatric surgery

Othman Farahneh, MD; Gerardo Munoz Monaco, MD; and Vincent Diego, PhD
University of Texas RGV/ Knapp Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program

First place
Late-onset neonatal sepsis presents as worsening reflux

Shreya Uppala, MS3; Roy Sebastian, MD; and Vani Selvan, MD
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center – Permian Basin Dept. of Family and Community Medicine


Second place
Iliac vein stent migration to the right atrium in May-Thurner syndrome complicated with pulmonary embolism

Kyle McDaniel, MS4; Roy Sebastian, MD; Abasiodu Umoh, MD; and Vani Selvan, MD
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center – Permian Basin Dept. of Family and Community Medicine

First place
Is it Safe for Diabetic Muslim Patients to Fast during Ramadan?

Leema Hamoudah, BS, and Nusrath Habiba, MD
University of North Texas Health Science Center/Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

First place
Location, Location, Location! Mapping unhealthy mental health days in patients with diabetes

Amani Halawa, Annabella Awazi, Jessica Medrano, Priyanka Saribala, Jiangtao Luo, PhD, and Omolola Adepoju, PhD
Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine


Second place
Connecting patients identified as food insecure with programs at a food bank: Were food insecure patients linked with food?

Sanjna Bhatia, BS, BA; Jane Doe, RD, LD; Rebecca Eary, DO; and Kelseanna Hollis-Hansen, PhD
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

First place
Chronic Hepatitis C: Identifying Barriers to Treatment in Quality Improvement at a Community Health Center

Basilia Oseguera, MD; Justin Chin, DO; Chela Zitani; and Jan Diamond, MD
Family Health and Wellness Center of North Texas

First place
The USPSTF diabetes screening guideline is not accurate in the Hispanic population

Raul G. Lopez Valle, MD, MPH, FAAFP
Granberry Medical Care