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Neurosurgery Residents receive annual awards for outstanding performance in the profession. Awards are presented for the best annual paper, highest score on the Annual In-service Examination as well as others. Neurosurgery Resident's Annual Paper Competition The Neurosurgical Resident’s Annual Paper Awards are presented by the Neurosurgical Discipline for the best end of year paper submission. Each year the Neurosurgery Residents may participate in an annual competition to demonstrate their prowess in research activities. Research papers, written in "Word" format must be submitted by August 31 of that academic year. The papers can be submitted by the individual neurosurgery resident or by the Program Director. The awards will be presented at the Neurosurgical Discipline Reception and are in addition to any ACOS awards. The 10 minute talk about the winning papers must be presented by the resident during the first day of the Neurosurgical Discipline lectures. The award for the first place paper will be $1500 and up to an additional $500 for travel to ACA. The award for the second place paper is $1000 and the third place winner will receive $500. Please send original copies and original photos if applicable. The papers should be single column, double-spaced. The title should be in title case and bold, followed by Authors, degree, organization and city, state. The papers should contain an abstract and be separated into sections with bold typing of the section title. The page set-up should be 0-6.5 inches. Paragraphs should be indented 0.5 inches. All tables should be submitted separate from the body of the paper, on separate pages at the end. Tables should be 3 inches or 6 inches wide so that they could fit into a column. References should be numbered, tab, name of authors. Title of paper. Journal. Year volume:pages. The papers judged the best will be original prospective studies in neurosurgery. Case studies and review of the literature are significant contributions and should be combined with retrospective or prospective procedures to qualify as best papers. Papers will receive up to 100 points in each category for a total of 500 points. The categories judged are: 1. Type of Research Paper (basic science, original clinical research, prospective study, chart review, review of literature, case study), 2. Grammar, 3. Addition to Science, 4. Research Conducted, and 5. Change to Neuroscience Practice. All papers will be reviewed by the committee. With corrections papers may be printed in the JAONS if the author so chooses. 2009 Annual Resident Paper Awards ACOS Neurosurgery Discipline/AONS
First Prize: Scott Glickman, DO Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Multimodal Neurocritical Care Monitoring: Conceptual Approach And Indications Award: $1500 plus re-imbursement for trip to and from ACA ACOS NSD AONS meeting
Second Prize: Ripul Panchal, DO Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, CA Intraventricular Administration Of Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator To Treat Basal Ganglia Hemorrhage With Intraventricular Extension Award: $1000
Third Prize: Frank Hux, DO Providence Hospital of Michigan Purely Endoscopic Versus Traditional Open Microvascular Decompression in the Treatment of Vascular Compression Syndromes Award: $500
2008 Annual Resident Paper Awards ACOS Neurosurgery Discipline/AONS First Prize: Jon Taveau, DO Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, CA Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Varies in Traumatic Brain Injury and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Patients Award: $1500 plus re-imbursement for trip to and from ACA ACOS NSD AONS meeting
Second Prize: Omar Qahwash, DO Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine The Staged, Unassisted Embolization Of Unruptured, Intracranial, Wide-Necked Aneurysms Award: $1000
Third Prize: Frank Hux, DO Providence Hospital of Michigan Purely Endoscopic Single Surgeon Access to Cerebellopontine Angle Pathology Award: $500
2007 Annual Resident Paper Awards ACOS Neurosurgery Discipline/AONS
First Prize: Boyd Richards, DO, Providence Hospital of Michigan Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Pedicle Screw Fixation: An Excellent Technique for Treatment of Chronic Lower Back Pain Secondary to Spondylolisthesis or Degenerative Disc Disease With or Without Associated Stenosis Award: $1500 plus re-imbursement for trip to and from ACA ACOS NSD AONS meeting
Second Prize: Will Beringer, DO BroMenn Regional Medical Center Postoperative CyberKnife Radiosurgery for Single Brain Metastases Award: $1000
Annual Resident In-Service Exam Awards The Neurosurgical Resident’s Annual In-service exam award is presented by the Neurosurgical Discipline for the highest score on the Neurosurgical Annual In-service Exam. Award: $100 The award will be presented at the Neurosurgical Discipline Reception.
2009 Annual Resident In-Service Exam Award ACOS Neurosurgery Discipline/AONS 1st Prize: Nicholas Qandah, DO Carilion Clinic, Virginia
2008 Annual Resident In-Service Exam Award ACOS Neurosurgery Discipline/AONS 1st Prize: Nicholas Qandah, DO Carilion Clinic, Virginia
2007 Annual Resident In-Service Exam Award ACOS Neurosurgery Discipline/AONS 1st Prize: Dennis Cramer, DO Arrowhead Regional Medical Center |