Research & Scholarly Activities
Faculty and physician residents in Baton Rouge General’s Medical Education programs actively participate in research and scholarly activities that work to advance the practice of medicine. We collaborate with researchers from LSU Health Sciences Center-Baton Rouge in a variety of research studies. In addition, our residents and faculty present research activities at national and regional conferences.
In 2025-2026, we had 61 poster presentations, 1 oral presentation, 3 publications, and 5 Q1 projects.
Notable Awards and Honors
Baton Rouge General's Internal Medicine Residency Program was represented at these national conferences:
- 2026 Jeopardy Champions, American College of Physicians (ACP), Louisiana Chapter- Dr. Maitri Acharekar, Dr. Utkarsh Arora, and Dr. Vishnu Karrothu
- Louisiana Chapter of ACP Poster runner-up winner- Dr. Joenne Al Khoury
- 2026 Herbert S. Waxman Chief Resident Teaching Scholarship Award Winner- Dr. Maitri Acharekar
- 2025 Society of Hematologic Oncology Young Investigator Award- Dr. Ramalingam and Dr. Renu Bhargavi Boyapati
- 2024 Herbert S. Waxman Chief Resident Teaching Scholarship Award Winner- Dr. Andikan Udoh
- 2023 Jeopardy Champions, American College of Physicians (ACP), Louisiana Chapter
- 2018 Jeopardy Champions, American College of Physicians (ACP), Louisiana Chapter
- Louisiana State University Research Day Best-Case Report Presentation Winner- Dr. Utkarsh Arora
2026 Louisiana Jeopardy Champions