D
espite snow and chilly
temperatures across much
of the country, more than 120
alumni, housestaff, students and
faculty came together for a winter
weekend getaway at the UVa
Medical alumni association's 49th
annual Meeting in Williamsburg
on February 20-21.
the weekend kicked off with a
MedConnect networking session,
giving students and physician
attendees the opportunity to get
to know each other. the session
was followed by a welcome
reception and research poster
exhibit, featuring the work of
some outstanding UVa medical,
biomedical, medical scientist
training program students and
housestaff. the evening concluded
with a fife and drum escort to
dinner at the King's arm tavern.
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saturday's activities began
with an informative and interac-
tive CME session that included a
medical student panel and a team-
based learning exercise on the
gastrointestinal system. the session
concluded with a skype presenta-
tion titled "thinking inside the
Box" by Karen s. Rheuban, MD,
of the UVa Center for telehealth.
a concurrent friends and family
book discussion featured UVa
anthropology professor Richard
Handler, PhD, author of "the
New History in an Old Museum:
Creating the Past at Colonial
Williamsburg." in the afternoon,
guests had the opportunity to
participate in a walking tour and
learn about the training and role
of apothecaries in colonial times.
the Mac Roy Gasque, MD
Memorial Reception and Black
tie Gala on saturday night was
a highlight for many attendees.
Guests enjoyed a three-course
dinner with wine pairing while
listening to updates on the UVa
Medical alumni association and
Medical school Foundation from
President Wallace F. andrew,
Jr., MD '75. an update on the
school of Medicine was given by
interim Dean Randolph J. Can-
terbury, MD, DFaPa. in addition,
Elizabeth Carr, MD '88, pre-
sented the Outstanding Research
Poster awards to Christopher Hill,
sMD15, for his poster entitled,
"Chemoprophylaxis for venous
thromboembolism increases bleed-
ing risk in patients undergoing
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