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presentation for "Pulmonary Hypertension-Induced
Right Ventricular Failure is Associated with Endothelial
to Mesenchymal Transition Mediated via Transcription
Factor 'Snail'". Dr. Yin was mentored by Soban Umar,
MD, PhD, our Assistant Program Director for Resident
Scholarly Activity.
David Valdez, CA-3, won first place for his poster
presentation in the system and practice category, titled
"Simulation with iSimulate-ALSi for Liver Transplant
Anesthesiology" under the guidance of Christine
Myo Bui, MD, our Assistant Program Director for
Accreditation and Compliance. At the ASA 2019 Annual
Meeting, Cecilia Canales, CA-1, working with her
faculty mentor Summit Singh, MD, was selected for oral
presentation on fragility. In addition to their research
excellence, we are proud that four residents in our CA-1
class scored in the top 10 percent nationwide on the Basic
Exam for the second consecutive year!
This year our strong commitment to global healthcare
continued. Through partnership with the Hospital of
Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Dr. Yin, and Thu
Nguyen, CA-3, participated in the ACGME-approved
international elective in Hangzhou, China. Lydiesther
Martinez, CA-1, also joined Healing Heart Across
Borders for a medical mission trip in Tijuana, Mexico.

WARC 2019: Ari Huverserian, CA-3, wins 1st Place Orals, Fellow
Nicole Yin, MD, 2nd Place Orals, and David Valdez, CA-3, 1st
Place in Poster Presentation

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Workshops in difficult airway, basic TEE curriculum, battlefield
acupuncture, and point of care ultrasound

In response to residents' feedback, we expanded our
core didactic curriculum with additional interactive
workshops. We hosted a fall difficult airway workshop
and developed a Basic TEE curriculum for CA-1
residents. Interns start fresh with a Clinical Base Year
Seminar where they practice presenting a medically
challenging case or answering a clinical question in front
of their peers. TTE and advanced airway workshops
continue strong and we eagerly await the Battlefield
Acupuncture course in January!
In partnership with the CSA, we completed another
successful year for Project Lead the Way with three
local high schools. This partnership allows us to
provide education on careers in medicine and handson experiences in airway management techniques
and perioperative ultrasound at our state-of-the-art
simulation center. As pioneers in wellness, we've
enhanced our innovative peer support program to
include volunteer resident peer supporters. Through
role-playing, dialogue scripts, and ongoing check-ins,
residents practice active listening to help colleagues
through emotionally challenging situations.
We are excited about the opportunities coming in 2020.
Please follow us on our new Instagram page at ucla_
anesthesiology_reslife!

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