2013 Recipient

ACG Auxiliary AwardsThese two awards are presented by the Auxiliary to the best scientific papers submitted bya physician-in-training and by a Fellow/Member of the College. The award recipients areselected by the Educational Affairs Committee.2013 RecipientsThe Epidemiology of Hepatitis E Virus in the United States: Update on Prevalence andRisk Factors from NHANES 2009-2010 SurveyIvo Ditah, MD, MPhil, Pardha Devaki, MD, MPH, Fausta Ditah, MD, Ofor Ewelukwa,MD, MS, Basile Njei, MD, MPH, Mayo Clinic, Gastroenterology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester,MN, University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, Wayne State University/DetroitMedical Center, Detroit, MI, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, Vanderbilt UniversitySchool of Medicine, Nashville, TNDo CRNAs Need Onsite MD Anesthesia Supervision for Safe Propofol Sedation in anAmbulatory Endoscopy Center (AEC)? A Comparison of 2 Sedation Models: CRNA Aloneand CRNA with MD Anesthesia Supervision in 99,818 Consecutive ProceduresMurtaza Parekh, MD, MPH, Elizabeth Anderson, RN, Susan Miller, RN, BSH, CharlesBarish, MD, Rig Patel, MD, Digestive Healthcare, Raleigh Endoscopy Center, WakeGastroenterology, Raleigh, NC53