Internal Medicine Resident (PGY-2), Nicole Dussault, MD, was recognized with the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (SSCI) Young Investigator of the Year Award at the Southern Society for General Internal Medicine (SSGIM) annual meeting. Dussault's abstract, "Barriers to Advanced Care Planning in the Primary Care Continuity Clinic", was chosen as the best trainee abstract submitted at SSGIM.
She presented her research during the SSGIM plenary session on Saturday, February 4. After the presentation, she was awarded by SSCI President, Dr. Kenneth Nugent.
Mentors on the project include GIM faculty members Drs. Patrick Hemming, and Jessica Ma.