Three faculty members were recognized at Research Grand Rounds on December 15 for receiving the Publication of the Quarter honor in 2017. Internal Medicine has been selecting a "Publication of the Quarter" since 2012 and the final selection is based on criteria including impact factor of the journal.
Mark Rupp, MD, division chief of infectious diseases, was recognized for “Reduction in Blood Culture Contamination Through Use of Initial Specimen Diversion Device.” Clinical Infectious Disease, Vol. 65, pp. 201-205.
Bryant England, MD, assistant professor division of rheumatology and immunology, received the honor for “Associations of Circulating Cytokines and Chemokines with Cancer Mortality in Men with Rheumatoid Arthritis.” Arthritis Rheumatol, Vol. 68, pp. 2394-402.
Sarah Holstein, MD, PhD, division of hematology and oncology, was selected for “Updated Analysis of CALGB (Alliance) 100104 Assessing Lenalidomide vs Placebo Maintenance after Single Autologous Stem-cell Transplantation for Multiple Myeloma.” Lancet Hematology, Vol. 4, pp. 431-42.