The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Section on Pediatric Trainees (SOPT) sponsors a clinical case competition annually for medical students, residents, and fellows. The case competition is open to all students and trainees in the USA or internationally. A poster symposium is held each year at the AAP National Conference and Exhibition (NCE) and is chaired by Anisha Bhatia Attawala (PGY-5) and Joshua Prudent (MS-4). Pediatrics in Review editorial board members and SOPT collaborate in conducting a formal review process of all submissions to select the top medical student, resident, and fellow abstracts.
This was the most competitive year to date, with over 300 submissions to the competition. The top 30 submissions were displayed at NCE in Orlando, Florida, this year, consisting of impressive case presentations from medical students and pediatric trainees.
The winners of the 2018 AAP SOPT clinical case competition were as follows:
- Medical Student:Christina M. Kratlian, Albany Medical Center – An unexpected rash and headache in a 12-year-old female: a case of varicella zoster virus vaccine-associated meningitis
- Resident: Kyle A. Schmucker, Baylor College of Medicine – Paraganglioma-related hypertrophic cardiomyopathy resolves with tumor resection
- Fellow: Jacinta E. Cooper, University of Alabama at Birmingham – Paroxysmal complete heart block in a child with a structurally normal heart
The winning authors will likely have their respective case reports published in either the Index of Suspicion or Visual Diagnosis sections of Pediatrics in Review. Congratulations to our winners!
