ACFAS Florida Division Sponsors Poster Competition at Barry

The Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine is pleased to announce that podiatric medical student, Brant McCartan, class of 2011 won first prize for his poster on “Efficacy of Grading Pedal Pulses” in the 2009 American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) Florida Division Student Poster Competition held during the AGNES Scientific Seminar at Barry University.  Second place was awarded to Kim Wilkins, Michael Wilkins and Tim McCoy. Jackie Schwartz, Kristen Blanchet, Stephanie Bock and Kristen Diehl placed third for their poster. The scientific poster competition was designed to augment the scientific program at AGNES and encourage student research.  Prize money was generously donated by the Florida Division of ACFAS.

The requirements were for the students to work in groups of three or four and to present an original research project, review and discussion of related case studies from the literature, or original case study presentation from their clinical rotations in poster format.  Sixteen posters were created by the Class of 2010.

Posters were judged by three senior students from the Pi Delta Podiatric Honor Society, three judges from the podiatric community, including, Dr. John Steinberg, Dr. Nick Lutfi and Dr. Larry Aronberg and BUSPM faculty member, Dr. James Losito. The posters were praised by faculty participating in the AGNES Seminar who felt several were worthy of publication.

According to Brant McCartan, “It is an honor to receive this award.  My classmates and I spent a lot of time and effort on these posters, and it was well worth it.  This is a great opportunity for students to participate in research.  I would like to especially thank Dr. Jacqueline Buchman, vice president of the Florida Division of the ACFAS and BUSPM faculty member who served as faculty advisor for all posters and unselfishly gave her time and resources to ensure the event’s success.  I also want to thank the Florida Division of ACFAS for their generous donation.  I am excited to see what the class of 2011 has to offer next year."