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EMRA Case-con
Case-con: EMRA's Research Presentation Competition
When: Sunday, September 7, 2025
Time: 1 - 5 pm Mountain Time
Where: Salt Palace Convention Center- Salt Lake City, Utah
No longer accepting applications.
Herd of Zebras! Case-con at ACEP
We’ve all had the experience of seeing a notable patient case in the ED; whether it’s that diagnostic mystery that has puzzled you since your first EM medical school rotation, or that unusual presentation of what turned out to be a staple EM diagnosis that you saw as a resident last week. Seeing new things (or familiar things presenting in novel ways) is one of the rewarding aspects of practicing EM at any career stage.
Turn your interesting experience into a chance to present original research on a national stage! Case Reports are among the most accessible forms of research, whether you’re a seasoned researcher or hoping for your first publication.
What is a Case Report?
Case reports are based upon an interesting patient encounter. They are brief descriptions of uncommonly documented disease processes, rarely reported presentations (or treatments) of known diseases, or previously unreported complications of established treatments.
For examples, check out the Case Report section of the Annals of Emergency Medicine site, or browse winning cases from past CaseCon events via links below! If you are not sure whether your case qualifies as interesting, feel free to email the Case-con team.
How do I submit a case to Case-con?
The first step is to submit a page-long abstract of your Case Report.
2024 Student Category Winners
Winner: David Gordon(Thomas Jefferson University) presenting A Silent Threat: Basilar Artery Occlusion Presenting as Prodromal Hemisensory Deficit
Runner Up: Payton Wolbert(Central Michigan University College of Medicine) presenting An Electrifying Connection: A Case of Atrio-Esophageal Fistula
2024 Resident Category Winners
Winner: Mumin Mushtaq Ahmed Hakim, MD (Jacobi Montefiore combined Emergency Medicine program) presenting Sore throat after a generalized tonic clonic seizure: Level 5 to a level 1 scenario!
Runner Up: Thomas Rauser, MD (Southwest Medical Education Consortium) presenting Blue Baby Blues: Post-Circumcision Acquired Methemoglobinemia
2024 Medical Student Competitors:
- Jon Giolitti(Michigan State University College of Human Medicine) presenting Penetrating Oropharyngeal Trauma resulting in Acute Quadriplegia of a Toddler
- Camryn Martinez (University of Kansas School of Medicine) presenting Deep in the Trenches of Forgotten Diagnoses
- Sriram Venkatesan(Sri Ramachandra Medical College, India/ University of Colorado Denver) presenting Young Man with Progressive Dyspnea and Dry Cough
- David Gordon(Thomas Jefferson University) presenting A Silent Threat: Basilar Artery Occlusion Presenting as Prodromal Hemisensory Deficit
- Kyle Avery(University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix) presenting Venomous Visitors: A Case Report on Scorpion Envenomation in Rural Arizona
- Jorden Dick(Rocky Vista University-UT, Air Methods) presenting Unilateral Mydriasis in HEMS
- Angela Penney(California Northstate University) presenting Into the Unknown: Exploring a Case of Massive Atraumatic Hemothorax with Enigmatic Origins
- Payton Wolbert(Central Michigan University College of Medicine) presenting An Electrifying Connection: A Case of Atrio-Esophageal Fistula
- Alessandra Rivera(Noorda College of Osteopathic Medicine) presenting From the Brain to the Liver, Spine, and Thigh Oh My! A Non-Traditional Presenting Grade II Brain Meningioma
- Shereen Mohammed(Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - Suwanee, Georgia) presenting 43-year-old female with misdiagnosed symptomatic Tarlov Cysts presents to the ED concerning for Cauda Equina Syndrome due to intractable lower back pain
- Aymane Rouchdy(Ross University School of Medicine / Vassar Brothers Medical Center) presenting When Sugar Takes a Dive: The Curious Case of Idiopathic Ketotic Hypoglycemia
- Isabela Caulkins(Midwestern University - Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine) presenting Lost in Time: Navigating Transient Global Amnesia – A Clinical Case Exploration
2024 Resident Competitors:
- Rachael Kantor, MD (Kent Hospital Emergency Medicine Program) presenting Hubbly Bubbly Hookah and Carbon Monoxide Toxicity
- Samantha Beauchamp, DO (Northeast Georgia Medical Center) presenting Inguinal Hernia: Regular Old Hernia or Something Sinister?
- Donald Gaines, MD (Naval Medical Center Portsmouth) presenting Potassium Forgives and Heals a Paralyzed Man: A Case of Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis
- Matthew Sandridge, DO (Virginia Commonwealth University Health System) presenting Atypical Aortic Dissection in Healthy Pregnant Female in the Emergency Department
- Sean Grogan, DO (Kent Hospital Emergency Medicine Program) presenting Ultrasound Spot Sign for Central Retinal Arterial Occlusion
- Agnieszka Chramiec, DO (St Barnabas Hospital Bronx) presenting What the Bleb? A Case of Hemopneumothorax Secondary to Marijuana Use Disorder
- Sancia Bredy, MD (Louisiana State University of New Orleans) presenting Anxious? Altered? Agitated? All the above: A Rare Cause of Acute Encephalopathy in the Emergency Department
- Sarah Spelsberg, MD, FAWM, FEWM (UNC Southeastern Emergency Medicine Residency) presenting From Strep Throat to Cerebral Storm: The Hidden Danger of a Sinus-Brain Connection in a Pediatric Patient
- Rutmi Goradia, MD (St. Barnabas Hospital) presenting Heads Up: A Case of Post-Traumatic Pituitary Hemorrhage
- Jilan Shimberg, MD (Northwestern Memorial Hospital) presenting Sugar, We’re Going Down: Refractory Hypoglycemia after Counterfeit Ozempic Use
- Abigail Limov, DO (UNLV Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine) presenting Fever of Unknown Origin: Case of a 5-year-old with Disseminated Coccidiomycosis
- Mary Velagapudi, DO (University of Kansas) presenting Stuck at the Ileocecal Valve: A Gallstone Ileus Story
- Kelsey Bacidore, MD (Loyola University) presenting A Tale of Three Diagnoses - Diagnosing Hip Pain in a Pediatric Patient
- Thomas Rauser, MD (Southwest Medical Education Consortium) presenting Blue Baby Blues: Post-Circumcision Acquired Methemoglobinemia
- Mumin Mushtaq Ahmed Hakim, MD (Jacobi Montefiore combined Emergency Medicine program) presenting Sore throat after a generalized tonic clonic seizure: Level 5 to a level 1 scenario!
- Brittany Garza, DO (Central Michigan University) presenting A Case of Disseminated BCG after Bladder Cancer Treatment
- Maulik Lathiya, MBBS (Mayo Clinic) presenting Stealthy Encounter: COVID-19-Associated AKI Unveiled in the Emergency Room
What is Case-con?
Case-con is a poster presentation contest of interesting/notable emergency medicine cases. Presentations will include a 5-minute presentation followed by 2 minutes of group discussion. Presentations will be judged by a panel of EM residents and faculty. Three winners will be selected from each group of students and residents.
What Do I Do?
Step by step guide to participating in Case-Con.
Submit Your Abstract Today
Guide for Presenters
- Authors are asked to submit a word document (3000 character limit) with a description of their proposed case presentation.
- Subtitles to include:
- Introduction
- Case Description
- Discussion (with notable learning points)
- Conclusion
- Authors selected for case presentation will then submit a .pdf version of their case presentation poster.
- Presentations will be judged based on the Case-con Rubric.
Judging Abstracts
Abstract submissions and presentation rubrics will be used to select abstracts for the competition and during the competition by the judges.
Topics of Interest
- Uncommon presentations of common illnesses
- Interesting (de-identified) clinical pictures
- Any case that you think has an interesting teaching point
- Novel treatments / techniques
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EMRA Case-con
Case-con is poster presentation contest of interesting/notable emergency medicine cases. Presentations will include a 5-minute presentation followed by 2 minutes of group discussion. Presentations will be judged by a panel of EM residents and faculty. Three winners will be selected and awarded cash prizes!
