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Building A Mini Medical School: An Evidence-Based Framework For Health Science Education Outreach, Alexandra S. Hausmann, Shirley F. Delair, Liliana P. Bronner

Medical Student Summer Research Program

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If It Quacks Like A Duck, Brendan Hurley

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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A Purulent Surprise, Brendan Hurley

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Cardio-Bariatrics In Advanced Heart Failure, Chukwuebuka Ubochi

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Culture Negative Endocarditis Secondary To Neisseria Gonorrhoeae, Miranda Jangula

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Practice Patterns Among Providers Regarding Amiodarone Use For Atrial Fibrillation In The Inpatient Setting, Kevan English

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Lead I Sign In Ecg: An Underrecognized Truth Or A Myth?, Anis Abobaker

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Tracheitis: A Rare Respiratory Manifestation Of Ulcerative Colitis, Carter Schulz

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Infectious Diseases (Id) Power Hour: Leveraging A State Id Society Abstract Competition To Increase Faculty-Medical Student Scholarly Mentoring Opportunities, Jacob Owens

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Enhancing Sexual History-Taking Education For Health Professions Learners: A Needs Assessment And E-Learning Intervention, Nicole Kusnik

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Is Respiratory Gram Stain Useful In The Era Of Rapid, Highly Sensitive Molecular Pneumonia Panels?, Calvin Albrecht

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Improving Body Protocoling To Reduce Patient Dose And Optimize Patient Care, Rafael Herrera

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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From Visual Field To Visual Field: 10-2 Visual Field Map Prediction From 24-2 Visual Field Using Machine Learning And Detection Of Central Visual Field Progression, Golnoush Mahmoudinezhad

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Primary Tracheal Small Cell Carcinoma: A Systematized Review, Tony Satroplus

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Associations Of Insurance Status, Frailty, And American Society Of Anesthesiologists On Endoscopic Transnasal Transsphenoidal Surgery, Steven Goicoechea

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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A Rare Case Of Haemophilus Influenzae Shoulder Septic Arthritis In An Elderly Patient, Annemarie Leonard

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Heredity And Autoimmunity Collide: Anti-Gbm In Alport Syndrome, Elizabeth Sauvage

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Acute Kidney Injury Predicts Poor Outcomes In Acute Pancreatitis Regardless Of Baseline Renal Function, Zachary Vinton

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Targeted Eus-Guided Coil And Cyanoacrylate Therapy For Duodenal Varices Secondary To Chronic Portal Vein Thrombosis, Yangyuna Yang

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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A Stool-First Initiative To Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates And Reduce Time To Colonoscopy, Carter Schulz

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Representation Of Lgbtqia+ Populations Within A Usmle Step 2 Prep Question Bank, Jacob, Owens

Graduate Medical Education Research Journal

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Exploring Healthcare Career Pathways: Survey Findings From The Unmc High School Alliance Program, Jana L. Wardian Phd, Rachael Jaixen, Jaynie Bird, Heidi Kaschke

Innovations in Health Sciences Education Journal

The ongoing demand for a well-prepared and adequately staffed healthcare workforce in the United States highlights the value of effective educational pipeline programs. The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) High School Alliance (HSA) was created as an immersive, academic enrichment initiative to expose motivated high school students from a range of educational and socioeconomic backgrounds to health professions, with the long-term aim of strengthening the healthcare workforce in Nebraska. This article evaluates the design, curriculum, and measurable impact of the UNMC HSA over its 16-year history. Students participate daily throughout the school year, engaging in courses such as patient …

Unlocking Knowledge: Designing An Infectious Diseases-Themed Escape Room For Medical Student And Resident Education, Mackenzie R. Keintz, Catherine Cichon, Evangeline Green, Jasmine R. Marcelin, Benjamin K. Arbeiter

Interprofessional Academy of Educators Spotlight on Scholarship

Background Serious games like escape rooms (ER) offer immersive, interactive, and effective teaching through cooperative problem-solving and goal-oriented challenges. ER have primarily been described in context of medical conferences, their integration into routine medical education serves as a novel strategy to foster early interest in infectious diseases (ID) and enhance long-term retention of medical knowledge. Methods We designed an ID–themed ER for trainees on the ID service, guided by Kern’s six-step approach to curriculum development. General needs assessment was obtained via discussion with key stakeholders and literature review. A targeted needs assessment identified high yield board review exam topics and …

Outcomes Of A Learning Needs Assessment Survey In The Development Of The Extension For Community Health Outcomes Model For Hiv Training In Midwestern Non-Metropolitan Areas, Duncan Works, Daniel Cramer, Elizabeth Lyden, Yue Zhan, Emmanuel Nazaire Essam Nkodo, Renae Furl, Jennifer O'Neill, Maureen Kubat, Heather Saarela, Nada A. Fadul, Jennifer Davis

Interprofessional Academy of Educators Spotlight on Scholarship

Background: In 2020, Nebraska’s HIV prevalence was 146 per 100,000 individuals, with 107 new diagnoses in 2021. Of the 2,497 people living with HIV (PWH) statewide, 23% resided in rural areas. Rural diagnoses nearly doubled in 2021, accounting for 35% of new cases. At presentation, rural PWH had significantly lower mean CD4 counts compared to their urban counterparts (378 vs. 953 cells/mm³), suggesting delays in diagnosis and care. In response, the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) Specialty Care Clinic implemented the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) model to enhance rural provider support through virtual lectures and case-based learning. …

Anti-Sars-Cov-2 Nucleoprotein Iga Is Associated With Worse Disease Severity In Critically Ill Covid-19 Pneumonia Patients, David Brett-Major, Dylan S. George, Eric D. Morrell, Carmen Mikacenic, Julie Carstens, Laura E. Evans, Mark M. Wurfel, Pavan K. Bhatraju, M. Jana Broadhurst

Journal Articles: Epidemiology

While humoral responses to vaccination and infection have largely focused on IgG, there is an evolving literature on ways in which IgA may drive neutrophil activity in lung injury secondary to viral infections, including COVID-19. We evaluated 238 immune-naïve, critically ill patients in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Employing a laboratory-developed, multiplexed antibody testing, clinical history, medical record, and machine learning, we pursued relationships between systemic IgA and disease severity. Individuals with elevated anti-N IgA had 4-fold odds of more severe disease. This work emphasizes the importance of continued work to understand how different elements of the immune …

West Nile Virus Transmission Suitability Modeling For Culex Pipiens Via Temperature And Humidity, Hunter Jones, David Brett-Major, Joseph R. Fauver, Yeongjin Gwon, Jesse E. Bell

Journal Articles: Epidemiology

West Nile Virus (WNV) is the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the United States, yet predicting its transmission remains a significant challenge for public health officials. Many studies use correlative statistical models to predict disease cases using temperature and humidity, but accessible mechanistic approaches that simulate mosquito behavior traits can capture more of the transmission process. This study adapts an existing R-language package, the Mosquito-borne Viral Suitability Estimator (MVSE), which was created to model Aedes aegypti mosquito transmission of dengue, and tunes it to Culex pipiens transmission of WNV. Equations for mortality, biting rate, and incubation period were updated, …

Creative Works By Alexander Klementiev, Phd, Alexander Klementiev

The Art of Medicine

• An Afternoon with Willis

Art Of Medicine - 2026

The Art of Medicine

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Mitochondrial Transfer To Granulocytic Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Augments Immunosuppressive Activity, Prabhakar Arumugam, Cortney E. Heim, Rachel W. Fallet, Dhananjay Shinde, Vinai Chittezham Thomas, Rafael J. Argüello, Tammy Kielian

Journal Articles: Pathology and Microbiology

The anti-inflammatory properties of granulocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells (G-MDSCs) promote Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) biofilm persistence. Evidence suggests that G-MDSC activity is shaped not only by S. aureus products but also by intrinsic metabolic programs. This study explores whether G-MDSC activity can be modulated by increasing mitochondrial abundance using a co-culture paradigm with macrophages as a mitochondrial donor. Macrophages transfer mitochondria directly to G-MDSCs via tunneling nanotubes, enhancing G-MDSC respiration, as reflected by increased basal, maximal, and spare respiratory capacity. Augmenting mitochondrial abundance in G-MDSCs enhances T cell-suppressive activity and reduces tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) production. …

Ebola In The Drc: A Different Problem Compounded By Violence, David Brett-Major

Journal Articles: Epidemiology

A Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) has been declared in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) due to Ebola disease from Bundibugyo virus. Non-health-focused factors should be fundamental to how DRC and its partners respond to and recover from the current emergency. Filovirus emergencies are violent in every sense-the disease experience of patients and their caregivers, the tumult in impacted communities, sometimes the physical manifestations of frustration against healthcare services, the fits and starts of concerted response, and the milieu of conflict in which this emergency occurred. Yet, interpersonal and organized violence may contribute to frequency of health …