Iffath Abbasi Hoskins, MD Junior Fellow Virtual Research Day Contests, Program, & Opportunities

The 2020 Iffath Abbasi Hoskins, MD Junior Fellow Research Contests are an opportunity for the Junior Fellows of District II to showcase their research projects during this year's 2020 District II Virtual Annual Meeting.

All contests and the program will be completely virtual and held on Saturday, October 17th.

Special thanks to Dr. Iffath Abbasi Hoskins and the District Executive Committee for offering the entire District II Virtual Annual Meeting at no charge to ACOG Junior Fellows and medical students.

Questions? Contact Elizabeth Morris at the ACOG District II office, emorris@ny.acog.org.

NEW! Junior Fellow Social Media Contest

Enter today to join in the meeting's Junior Fellow social media contest!

• Register/Modify your Registration for the Annual Meeting (registration is free for Junior Fellows this year).
• Share your handle for Twitter and Instagram during registration, then follow District II during the Annual Meeting on Twitter @ACOGD2; or, Instagram @acogd2.
• When you see questions posted about the scientific sessions, engage/answer the questions and include hashtags #JFD2ADM and #ACOGD2STRONG.
• The Junior Fellow with the most engagements (likes, retweets, posts, interactions w/us) using hashtags #JFD2ADM and #ACOGD2STRONG will win a $100 Amazon gift card!
• Contest begins Friday, October 16th, 2:00 pm and ends Saturday, October 17th, 12:00 pm.
• Contest winner will be announced at the conclusion of the Junior Fellow Program, 1:15 pm on Saturday, October 17th.

Junior Fellow iPoster Session Now Open!
Winners' Circle - Saturday, October 17th, 8:00 am - 9:15 am

Beginning Saturday, October 10th, the Martin L. Stone, MD Junior Fellow Research & the Saad Khalil Memorial Junior Fellow Quality Improvement iPoster Sessions will open to all meeting attendees.

Be sure to visit the iPosters this week, which leads up to the Annual Meeting, and engage Junior Fellow researchers over email or the ADM app.

The iPosters are being reviewed by judges. However, additional discussions with physicians will provide a wonderful mentoring and networking experience for these young physicians.

Then, plan to join us on Saturday, October 17th, at 8:00 am for the Iffath Abbasi Hoskins, MD Research Day Winners' Circle where research and Quality Improvement projects will be presented by Junior Fellows to meeting attendees.

Junior Fellow/Medical Student Program
Saturday, October 17, 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

How to Combat Racial Disparities in Women's Health Care
Camille A. Clare, MD, MPH, CPE, FACOG,
ACOG District II Chair Elect
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm

Junior Fellow/Medical Student Mentorship Roundtables
12:45 pm - 1:15 pm

Resident/Junior Fellow Twitter Contest Winner Announced!
1:15 pm

Back by popular demand is the highly acclaimed Iffath Abbasi Hoskins, MD Adopt a Junior Fellow Mentoring Initiative!

• All Junior Fellows and medical students are invited to attend "How to Combat Racial Disparities in Women's Health Care," presented by Camille Clare, MD, MPH, CPE, FACOG.
• Mentoring Roundtables - one-on-one virtual conversations with District II Fellows
  • Medical Students - Speak virtually with residency program directors on how to apply to residency.
  • Sub-Specialties - Speak with the Fellows and receive tips on applying
  • Life after Residency - Discuss job search venues, preparing for interviews, considerations during job negotiations, and much more.
  • Work/Life Balance - If you have questions about how to balance your busy life, brings your questions and ask the experts!

To attend, register for the Annual Meeting (free to residents/Junior Fellows and medical students), or modify your current registration. Space is limited!

Opportunities

COVID-19 JF Ob/Gyn Oral History Video

Inspired by the successful Resident Testimonials from the Front Line Webinar, ACOG District II is currently looking for an oral history of Junior Fellow experiences and lessons learned in New York State during the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has made an impact on you professionally and even personally. If you would like to submit an oral history, please review the submission criteria at the link below. All submissions will be compiled into one video and archived for the future. Select videos will be condensed and shared virtually. Deadline has been extended to Monday, October 26.

Click here for complete details and submission.

Education for All - A National Remote OB/GYN Resident Didactic Website

The national remote obstetrics and gynecology resident didactics website is now live. The website, Education for All, which started as a cooperative teaching effort in District II and CREOG Region 1, includes information about a number of virtual didactic teaching series from around the country, including the national curriculum originating from University of California San Francisco. This website is meant to be a national effort where you can access the online didactics schedule, which will be updated daily.

Special thanks to Nagaraj Gabbur, MD, program director at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and North Shore University Hospitals, for curating the curriculum submissions and Kyan Lynch, MD, MA, obstetrics and gynecology department education specialist from the University of Rochester Medical Center, for developing the website.

Click here to access Education for All. 

Resident Testimonials from the Front Line: Learning from Our Young Physicians
A Wellness Exercise Webinar
Originally aired Jun 22, 2020 - Available On Demand

This highly acclaimed webinar recognizes District II Junior Fellows and their tremendous contributions during the initial outbreak of COVID-19. Five Junior Fellows from across NYS share their stories of redeployment and of taking on increased numbers of patients at great sacrifice. The discussion serves as a wellness & learning exercise for Junior Fellows and offers tips to residents and incoming PGY-1s.

Click here to watch this webinar.