Volume 2, Issue 1 (2017) Annual Postgraduate Convention: Special Issue #1
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Articles
Ischemic Time and Risk Factors Associated With The Incidence Of Cardiogenic Shock In Patients Presenting With ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Daniel K. Amponsah, Jonathan Evans, David Hamilton, Tigran Khachatryan, Andrew Stewart, Islam Abudayyeh, Kenneth Jutzy, and Anthony Hilliard
Impact of MACRA Legislation and MIPS Scores on Cost Effective Analysis for Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Devices
Jeremy W. Kubiak and Subhas Gupta
Assessing Dietary Advancement for Dysphagia Patients at Risk for Aspiration
Cedric Thiel, Thomas Murry, Brianna Crawley, and Priya Krishna
Comparing the Vaginal Wall Sling with Autologous Rectus Fascia and Polypropylene Sling on Outcome and Patient Satisfaction
Mohamed Keheila, Salim Cheriyan, Jim Shen, Catalino J. Bautista, Josianne Bailey, Kevin Kim, Marina Germanos, Isaac Kelly, Matthew Pierce, and Andrea Staack
The Feasibility of Percutaneous Externally Assembled Laparoscopic Nephrectomy: a New Surgical System
Benjamin West, Jerry Thomas, Mohamed Keheila, Nazih Khater, Samuel Abourbih, Salim Cheriyan, Matthew Pierce, Duane D. Baldwin, and Jim Shen
Identification of Unreported Sources of Objects Containing High Release Nickel
David J. Eng, Mary A. Rasmussen, Chandler Rundle, James K. Parker, Daniel Bergman, and Sharon E. Jacob
Multimodality Minimally Invasive Treatment of Large Joint Osteoarthritis: A Pilot Trial of Stromal Vascular Fraction from Autologous Fat Combined with Platelet-Rich Plasma
Phil Giddings, Insiyah Campwala, and Subhas Gupta
Diffusion Tensor Imaging Findings in Pediatric Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Tshea Dowers, B L. Bartnik, Barbara Holshouser, Stephen Ashwal, and Samuel Barnes
Magnetically Focused Proton Irradiation of Small Volume Radiosurgery Targets Using a Triplet of Quadrupole Magnets
Patrick McGee, Grant McAuley, Andrew Wroe, James M. Slater, and Jerry D. Slater
Glycemic control in insulin and non-insulin dependent diabetic patients with ST elevation predicts time to presentation
Jonathan Evans, David Hamilton, Tigran Khachatryan, Daniel K. Amponsah, Andrew Stewart, Islam Abudayyeh, Kenneth Jutzy, Eric Suh, and Anthony Hilliard
Percutaneous Externally Assembled Laparoscopic (PEAL) Donor Nephrectomy: A Cohort Pain Comparison
Tyler Miskin, Isaac Kelly, Matthew Pierce, Samuel Abourbih, and Duane D. Baldwin
Does ECG and Arrhythmia Simulation Training in Adjunct to Didactics Improve Medical Students’ Clinical Skills Compared to Didactics Alone?
Reed Krause and Amy C. Hayton MD
Is Engagement Alone Sufficient to Ensure “Active Learning”?
Reed Krause, Amy C. Hayton MD, Jeff Wonoprabowo, and Lawrence Loo
Quality and Access to Care for Cardiovascular Disease Prevalence in Women Veterans: Population Estimate Using Electronic Health Records
Meena Marie Kim-Dopp, Vanessa Gow-Lee, Linda Ferry, Sharon Jamie, Ralph Clark, and Suma Singh
Faculty Director
Jared Inman, MD, SOM 2004
Resident Director
Benjamin J. Damazo, SOM 2017
Editor-in-Chief
Ethan D. Frank, SOM 2018
Associate Editors
Anastasia Haddad, SOM 2018
Brandon Peplinski, SOM 2018
Alison Wong, SOM 2018
Kevin Kim, SOM 2018
Cedric Thiel, SOM 2019
Jin Yang, SOM 2019
Daniela AleSalvo, SOM 2019
Student Panel
Neera Shah, SOM 2021
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Dedication
This issue is dedicated to all the faculty, staff, and alumni who make possible the Annual Postgraduate Convention and encourage the student body to engage in advancing not just the medical field, but also our own minds.
-EDF