School of Medicine

Department of Medicine

Medicine Research Day 2025

 

Poster Session

4/11/ 25 from 3:30 – 5 PM at the Lions building 1st floor

Wine and Cheese will be served 



Call For Papers: 

All Projects are Encouraged to submit – this includes Translational Research, Quality Improvement and Clinical Vignettes 

We want all to participate – Medical Students, Graduate Students, Residents, Fellows, Staff and Faculty 


Abstract Submission Guidelines: 

Abstract Deadline: 3-15-25 

Submit to: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/MRD2025/Submission/Index

Follow the submission guidelines after logging in or creating an account 

Abstract is limited to 1 page, Ariel font 11, can be PDF or Word document – PDF is preferred 
Please use the format firstname_lastname_abstract.pdf.

Need to select between Translational Research, Quality Improvement or Clinical Vignettes
Need to submit the participating authors names
The presenting author needs to supply a cell phone number and email address
Also need to check which field of medicine the abstract aligns with  

Also need to determine if you want poster only or poster or oral presentation - those who choose both will be judged and available for prizes 

Abstracts will be reviewed within 2-3 days and determined if they are acceptable or not. 
For those who wanted to be judged, poster preparation instructions with a video presentation will need to be submitted. 

Judging by zoom will start as soon as the abstract, poster and video presentation are submitted

Information on Poster printing will be provided by 1-1-25 and these will be displayed at 3:30- 5 PM in the CALS 

In addition, a number of poster presentations will be selected for oral presentation at a subsequent Grand Rounds 

 

The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.


Welcome to the MRD2025 Virtual Posters!

This is the 36th year for the Medicine Research Day. There are three categories, Translational Research, Clinical Vignettes, and Quality Improvement, which come from our Students, Residents, Fellows, and Faculty.

Each abstract has a poster that can be viewed and for many a 5-8 minute video presentation that can be accessed by all.


Medical students are listed alphabetically by last name in each category (Translational Research, Clinical Vignettes, and Quality Improvement. To view their Abstracts, Posters, and Video presentations describing their posters, please click on the corresponding links under their individual project title.


Translational Research

 

Jonathan Aphaiyarath

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"Impact of Preferred Alcoholic Beverages on Dietary Consumption & Nutritional Quality"

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Sara Be

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"External Auditory Canal Stenosis in a Pediatric Trauma Patient Population"

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Grace Brandhurst, Erik Piedy

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"Characterizing Biomarkers of Muscle Damage in Collegiate Football Players: Implications for Recovery and Athlete Health"

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Grace Brandhurst, Rafael Guzman-Arevalo

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"Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Knee Pain: A Systematic Review of Emerging Evidence"

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Clifton Daigle, Christian Kerut

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"Early Weightbearing After Operative Ankle Fracture: A Retrospective Review"

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Drake Darden

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"Ethanol and Nutrient Stressors Synergistically Increase Lipid Content in Hepatocyte
Spheroids While Differentially Dysregulating Hepatocyte Lipid Metabolism"

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Aimee Galatas

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"Medicaid Expansion PDAC"

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Tyler Hernandez

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"JAK Inhibitors in Hidradenitis Suppurativa: A Systematic Review"

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Grace Kim

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"Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) Associated COVID-19 Outcomes in the All of Us Dataset"

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John Lammons

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"Machine Learning Modeling of Gut Microbiome-Metabolome Profile Links Alcohol & HIV-Associated Dysbiosis to Immune Senescence"

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Laura LeBlanc

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"Does Alcohol Use at the Time of a Traumatic Injury Increase the Incidence of Ventilator
Associated Pneumonia?"

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Cade Nelson

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"Hyaluronic-Acid Enhanced Calcium Phosphate Subchondroplasty on Bone Marrow Lesion Outcomes"

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"Prescribing Patterns of Glaucoma Medications: A Regional and Provider Type Analysis"

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Michael "Peyton" Simons 

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"Lessons Learned: Implementation of a Social Drivers of Health (SDOH) Screener at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)"

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Maansi Solanky

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"Assessing the Tumor Suppressive Impact and Regulatory Mechanisms of SPDEF Expression in Breast Cancer"

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Michael Stams

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"Complication Rates of Phacoemulsification with Intraocular Lens Implantation Surgery in an Office-Based Setting versus Ambulatory Surgery Center"

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Ngan Tran

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"The Cost of Hand Injuries to Illegal Immigrant Manual Laborers"

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Audrey Ulfers

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"Is there a Relationship between Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS), Opioid Use, and Overall Healthcare Resource Utilization (HRU) post-Total Knee Arthroplasty?"

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"Sex and Age-Specific Medication Interaction in Osteoporosis Risk: A Comprehensive Analysis"

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Clinical Vignettes

 

Isabel Baird, Mallory Brignac, Alex Hebert

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"Characterization of Rare Ovarian Neoplasm Serous Cystadenofibroma"

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Alexandra Bartholomew, Jessica Pickens

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"Diabetes and Destruction: A Case of Severe Foot Wounds"

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"From Pill to Patch: A Case of Hypertriglyceridemia-Induced Pancreatitis with Complications"

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Alexandra Bartholomew, Madelaine Pickens

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"Understanding Cerebellar Hippocampal and Basal Nuclei Transient Edema with Restricted Diffusion Syndrome: An Opiate-Related Neurological Emergency"

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"When Vision Blurs and Pressure Falls: The Adrenal Crisis Conundrum"

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Samhita Basavanhalli

"Myocarditis as a Presentation of MINOCA"

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Jordan Book

"A Case of Nevus Sebaceous of Jadassohn with Secondary Cystic Papillary Hidradenoma"

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Anne Caffery

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"Acute onset ataxia and dysmetria in patient with ring enhancing left cerebellar lesion"

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"Oh Boy! Why Is He Bleeding?"

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Kaitlyn Calabresi

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"Ceftaroline Induced Leukopenia in a Patient with Dermatopathic Lymphadenopathy Treated for Suspected Osteomyelitis"

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"Enterococcal Meningitis in the setting of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Metastasis to Brain"

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Sarah Campbell

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"Eosinophilia, Biomarkers, and Atopic Dermatitis: A Retrospective Review"

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Mitchel Capella

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"Left Main Coronary Artery Thrombus: A Wrap-Around Wreck"

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"Shoulder Pain from the Splenic Vein"

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Jacob Chaisson

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"Delayed Vertebrobasilar Stroke Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Case Report and Review of Vascular Complications"

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Montana Cole

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"Decompression Sickness: A Lesser-Known Cause of Portal Venous Gas"

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Michael Connick, Alexandra Bartholomew

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"Case Report: Diagnosis and Acute Treatment of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis"

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Brandon Dang

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"Pacemaker Syndrome - A Dyssynchronous Future"

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Matthew Dear

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"An Atypical Presentation of Lower Extremity Weakness"

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Thomas Deiss

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"A Perfect Storm: Thyroid Storm, Atrial Fibrillation, and Pulmonary Embolism"

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William Delahoussaye

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"Cost Analysis of Devascularized Digit Injury Management"

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Danielle Despanie

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"Cemiplimab Treatment of cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma In An Older Adult Can Be Safe and Effective"

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Jacob Duplantis

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"A Case of ST-segment Elevation on ECG and Gastric Volvulus"

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Jacob Elnaggar

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"Littoral Cell Angioma: A Rare Diagnosis"

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Danielle Gilbert

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"Progressive Headaches in a Woman from Central America: A Rare Case of Subarachnoid
Neurocysticercosis"

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Laiba Iqbal

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"ADAM17 mediated activation of microglia leads toneuronal excitation and neuroinflammation in Ang-IIinduced hypertension"

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Jonathan Joseph

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"Refractory Dermatitis Evolving Into Lupus Spectrum Disease in the Setting of Dupilumab Use"

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Claire Karcher

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"Kenalog Injection for the Treatment of Postoperative Seromas: A Case Series"

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Landon Krone

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"Drug-Induced Lupus with Ethosuximide Use in a Pediatric Patient"

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John Macaulay

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"Utilizing a Drug-Eluting Stent for an Iatrogenic Coronary Artery Dissection: Case Report"

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Christie Maidoh

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"Leaving against medical advice: A patient with AIDS complicated by disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex, cryptococcal meningitis, HIV-associated nephropathy, and more"

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Hassan Malik

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"Nonspecific Symptoms? Expect the Unexpected. Central Adrenal Insufficiency in a Type 1 Diabetic with Presyncope and Labile Glucose Levels"

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"ImPRESsive Admission for Polysubstance Withdrawal: A Case Report"

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Lauren Meyer

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"Clozapine Toxicity Unveiled: Cerebral Edema as a Rare and Alarming Complication"

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Zunair Mohiuddin, Ross Dies

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"A Pain in the Neck: Lemierre Syndrome with an Atypical Pathogen"

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Cade Nelson

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"Ocular Syphilis in an HIV-Positive Patient With Penicillin Anaphylaxis Requiring ICU-Level Desensitization"

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Cassidy Nguyen, Ross Dies

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"JAK2 Basics: Advanced Budd-Chiari Syndrome from a Primary Myeloproliferative Disorder"

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Stephany Nguyen

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"Ketorolac-induced Meningitis"

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Humza Pirzadah

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"Co-occurrence of Cryptococcal Meningitis and Rotavirus Enteritis in a Patient with HIV/AIDS: A Case Report"

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"Cardiac Tamponade Unveiling Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Case Report of an Uncommon Presentation"

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Hannah Porter, Kristen Williams

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"Hepatic Sequestration"

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Pavana Sakhamuri

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"Case Report and Literature Review: A 36-Year-Old Woman with Recurrent Syncope and Neuromuscular Symptoms"

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Avni Shridhar

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"Unmasking Melanoma at Autopsy: A Case of Misdiagnosed Nasal Malignancy with Widespread Metastases"

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Domonique Smith

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"Resistant Pancreatitis and Sarcoidosis"

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William Smith

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"Nasopalatine Herpes Zoster Presenting as Isolated Headache Without Vesicular Eruption"

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"A Ring of Deception: A case of granuloma annulare in the groin"

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Jamie Tran

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"Delayed Allergic Reaction in a Patient with Myelodysplastic Syndrome"

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"Not All That Swells is Cancer: Lymphadenopathy as a Marker for CVID"

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Angelica Ukaigwe

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"Thoracic disc disease places patient at risk for DCS"

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Audrey Ulfers

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"Reconstruction of Stage IV Pressure Ulcers Using Delayed Flaps in a Pediatric Patient with Spinal Cord Injury: A Case Report"

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Irza Wajid

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"Pelvic and Gluteal Abscess incidentally found in a Young Woman with Diarrhea mimicking an
IBD flare"

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Alex Wandler 

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"Metastatic Crohn’s disease: a cutaneous manifestation"

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Jack Wang

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"Nesidioblastosis or Insulinoma? A case series on post gastric bypass hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia"

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Jevin Yabut

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"A Case of Inferior MI and Right Heart Failure Requiring Impella RP"

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Kati Young

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"Zieve’s Syndrome: A Zebra or an Underrecognized Hemolytic Anemia"

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Quality Improvement

 

Christopher Branstetter

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"Predictors of Digit Replantation and Revascularization Outcomes"

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William Delahoussaye

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"Limb Salvage is Possible in Select Patients with Arterial Injuries and Elevated Mangled Extremity Severity Scores"

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Danielle Gilbert, Shafay Shams, John Phillips

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"Expansion of a Rapid Reentry Program to Improve Viral Suppression and Retention in HIV Care"

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Addys Bode Hernandez

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"Screening for Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus"

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Sydney McManus

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"Rapidly Progressive Rash Involving the Mucosa: A Case Report"

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Jaclyn Murphy

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"The Military Health History: An Ongoing Educational Initiative to Improve Veteran Healthcare"

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Rakin Nasar, Eric Schorr

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"From the Controller to the Screen and Everything in Between: A Narrative Review on Video Games in Medicine"

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John Nguyen

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"Does Tenecteplase (TNK) Improve Door to Needle (DTN) Time compared to Alteplase (tPA) in Acute Ischemic Strokes at UMC?"

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Dorian O’Sullivan

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"Assessing student interest for a Primary Care Track program within the LSUHSC School
of Medicine curriculum"

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Maggie Palopoli, Marisol Mosqueda Arreola

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"Medical Students as Patient Navigators Bridging the Gaps to Care among New Orleans Communities with Housing Insecurity"

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Steven Saweikis

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"Radiation Safety Checklist on Fluoroscopy Exposure in Pediatric Urology Patients: A Pre- and Post-Intervention Analysis"

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William Wisen

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"Effects of a QI Intervention to Improve Time From Door to Antibiotics in Open Orthopedic Fractures in the Emergency Department"

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Britt Young

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"Figure-of-eight Suture with Stopcock for Venous Access Hemostasis: A Safe and Effective Method"

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