Naj's accomplishments

Lots of good things have been happening for The Cheat lately. She's becoming quite the expert on all things poop related. Actually, as most of you know, she's been a poop expert for some time, it's just that now she's finally getting the educational expertise to go along with her "real world" knowledge.

You can imagine our excitement upon reciept of the following e-mail confirming the acceptance of her FIRST ACADEMIC PUBLICATION!!!!!

"Dear Dr. Elnachef:

We are pleased to inform you that the Educational Affairs Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology has selected your abstract for a poster presentation at the College's 71st Annual Scientific Meeting to be held on October 20-25, 2006 at The Venetian in Las Vegas, Nevada. Your abstract will be listed in ACG meeting publications exactly as shown below so please review this information carefully:

Treatment of Diarrhea in Common Variable Immunodeficiency: A Novel Use for Budesonide
Najwa Elnachef, MD, Marc McMorris, MD, and William D. Chey, MD. Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Allergy and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI and Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI."

Now the Gangster is no poop expert, but I do know a thing or two about pop culture. And I can tell you that with a title like that, I'm pretty sure this one will be flying off the shelves. "Treatment of Diarrhea in Common Variable Immunodeficiency: A Novel Use for Budesonide." It doesn't get any more exciting than that, folks. I mean it's enough that we're treating diarrhea (I always wondered how to spell that), and I don't have to tell you how much of a pain in the butt (wink) Common Variable Immunodeficiency can be. But using Budesonide?! Novelly?! Wow. Wow.

Those folks at the U of M G.I. department are something. They'll sell you the whole seat, but you'll only use the edge.