Kristy Cho wins 2014 MacDermot prize

Issue: BCMJ, vol. 57, No. 2, March 2015, Page 72 News
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The utilization and impact of core needle biopsy diagnosis on breast cancer outcomes in British Columbia

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 Dr Kristy Cho

The BC Medical Journal is pleased to announce Dr Kristy Cho as the winner of the J.H. MacDermot Prize for 2014 for her article, “The utilization and impact of core needle biopsy diagnosis on breast cancer outcomes in British Columbia” (BCMJ 2014;56:183-190).

Coauthored by Ms Caroline Speers, Ms Barbara Poole Lane, Dr Karen A. Gelmon, and Dr Christine Wilson, the article discussed study results that indicate open surgical procedures are being overused for the diagnosis of breast cancer in BC’s more sparsely populated regions.

Dr Cho is currently completing her first year of residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of British Columbia.

The BCMJ thanks Dr Cho for her informative and well-written submission, and we hope to see more of her work—and the work of other BC medical students—in the future.

The BCMJ welcomes article submissions from student authors, and each year awards a prize of $1000 for the best article written by a medical student in the province of British Columbia. The BCMD2B article category encompasses a wide range of submissions, from scientific articles to essays about the medical school experience. See www.bcmj.org/jh-macdermot-writing-awards for details.

. Kristy Cho wins 2014 MacDermot prize. BCMJ, Vol. 57, No. 2, March, 2015, Page(s) 72 - News.


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