This event gives IAFP members, family medicine residents, and FM faculty members from across Indiana the chance to present case presentations, performance improvement, article reviews or original research lectures. Our audience is comprised of IAFP members and residents, faculty members from residency programs, and a panel of judges. Poster presentations are also included, and prizes are awarded at the end of the day. At lunch our Resident Region business meeting takes place and new resident officers are elected. The program is complimentary for all IAFP member residents. In 2012, Research Day will be held on Thursday, May 17 at the IUPUI Campus Center.

2011's event took place at the IUPUI Campus Center on Friday, May 13 with over 100 residents, faculty members, and other IAFP members in attendance. A huge thank you to our three judges: Debbie Allen, MD, Indianapolis; Ray Nicholson, MD, Evansville; and Komal Kochhar, Indianapolis.

Thanks also to the members of our Research Day Committee: Carrie Anderson, MD; John Fleming, MD; Sharron Grannis, MD; Amy LaHood, MD; Curt Ward, MD. Dr. LaHood also served as our moderator on the day.

Our winners were:

Best Original Research presentation: Resident Award
Attitudes Towards Physician-Assisted Suicide Among Central Indiana Physicians - Adam M. Paarlberg, MD
FM Resident, St. Francis Family Medicine Residency Program, Beech Grove

Best Original Research presentation: Faculty Award
Unraveling Black/White Preterm Birth Disparity - Amy LaHood, MD, MPH, FAAFP
FM Faculty, St. Vincent Family Medicine Residency Program, Indianapolis

Best Poster (sponsored by Suburban Health Organization)
Drastic Drop in Hemoglobin A1C With Minimal Metformin Dosing – Brett Hesse, MD (Case presentation)
FM Resident, St. Vincent Family Medicine Residency Program, Indianapolis

Best Case Presentation/Article Review
A Case of Rare Obstetric Emergency – Meghan Miller, MD
FM Resident, St. Vincent Family Medicine Residency Program, Indianapolis

Best Performance Improvement/Quality Improvement project
Well Child Visit Quality Improvement Project – Marta Wesolowski, MD
FM Resident, Indiana University Methodist Family Medicine Residency Program, Indianapolis
Co-Authors: Michael Busha, MD; Shoshana Levy, MD; Alicia Munoz, MD

Congratulations to the following members who were appointed during our Resident Region meeting at lunch:

Thanks to our exhibitor: Suburban Health Organization
Thanks to Biomet: our strategic partner and sponsor of best overall original resident research prize