Georgetown University - Department of Medicine

Charles E. Rackley Achievement Award Categories:
    Patsy Pulitzer Preston Research Achievement Award
    Lewis T. Preston Research Achievement Award
    Jerry I. Cherner Research Achievement Award
    Clifford C. Kaslow Research Achievement Award
    C. Bertram Hoffberger Research Achievement Award

Charles E. Rackley, MD
Division of Cardiology

When it comes to the three part mission of research, education and patient care, Dr. Rackley believes research is just as important as education, which is why the Charles E. Rackley Research Achievement Award was established through Georgetown’s Grateful Patient Program.

“The NIH is the world’s leading biomedical facility and it is right at our doorstep, so I thought, why not establish our own young investigator awards. There is an intellectual process to medicine. The students and house staff need to learn how information is generated. You have to be able to analyze data, and be critical about looking at patient data. That kind of discipline carries over to the way in which medicine is practiced. The way to deal with patients’ problems isn’t about accumulation of information but knowing how it is acquired.”

Dr. Rackley says these awards are to motivate the faculty as well. “To research, to look again at a situation, means looking at a patient more carefully. We need to focus on the professional pride and the high level in the practice of medicine and to have a commitment to the highest quality of patient care.”

The third annual Department of Medicine Research Day took place on Wednesday, May 10th from 4 - 7pm in the Pre-Clinical Science Building. The Department of Medicine welcomed faculty, fellows, post-doctoral scientists, graduate students, house staff and trainees from the Department of Medicine and Lombardi Cancer Center, and Georgetown medical students, to exhibit poster presentations which highlight their research projects in the clinical and basic sciences.

This year, because of generous patient donations and through the establishment of the Charles E. Rackley Achievement Awards, five first place prizes of $1000 each, were awarded for the best ranked abstracts in addition to second, third, fourth and fifth place winners.

Your participation ensures that this important education and research program is a continued success. If you would like to participate or need any information concerning posters, contact Erin Petersen (Program Coordinator, F5005 PHC, 444-8492, EXPE@gunet.georgetown.edu or Amy Egan (Clerkship Coordinator, F5005 PHC, 444-2919, AXEF@gunet.georgetown.edu).

Department of Medicine Recipients of the
2006 Charles E. Rackley Research Achievement Awards

Patsy Pulitzer Preston Research Achievement Award
Amy White, School of Medicine, Clinical Research Student
“The utility of aortography in detecting ovarian artery collateral supply in uterine artery embolization”

Lewis T. Preston Research Achievement Award
Adam M. Pearlman, MD, Basic Science Research Fellow/Post Doctoral
“Reduction of Oxidative Stress-induced Vasoconstriction by Tempol is Mediated by Hydrogen Peroxide”

Jerry I. Cherner Research Achievement Award
Thomas Scott, MD, Clinical Research Resident
“Physician utilization of CT, V/Q, and D-Dimer testing in the diagnosis of suspected pulmonary embolism”

Clifford C. Kaslow Research Achievement Award
Krit Kitisin, MD, Basic Science Research Student/Resident
“-β Signaling Is Required for Ductal Progenitor Cell Differentiation in Normal Liver and May Protect Liver from Insulin Induced Steatosis”

C. Bertram Hoffberger Research Achievement Award
Victoria Shanmugam, MD, Clinical Research Fellow/Post Doctoral
“Validation of Six Minute Walk Testing in Patients with Scleroderma”

Runner-Up Basic Science Research
Puneet Jolly, School of Medicine, Student/Resident
“Transactivation of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate Receptors by FceRI Triggering is Required for Normal Mast Cell Degranulation and Chemotaxis”

Clinical Vignette
Brent Lampert, DO
“Tracheobronchitis due to Herpes Simplex Virus”