PCD Recognizes Outstanding Student Research: Patel et al on Emergency Medical Services Capacity for Prehospital Stroke Care in North Carolina

This week, Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) publishes the winning submission in the journal’s third annual Student Research Paper Contest, “Emergency Medical Services Capacity for Prehospital Stroke Care in North Carolina,” by Mehul D. Patel and colleagues (1). The contest is part of PCD’s effort to support and encourage the development of the next generation of public health professionals. Mr Patel is an epidemiology student in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Dr Wayne Rosamond is his academic and dissertation advisor. As in previous years, submissions in the 2013 contest examined a range of topics and used a variety of analytic methods. Since the first contest in 2011, the quality of the submissions has improved, making the final decision that much more difficult for the panel of judges.