The Graduate Medical Education Research Journal (GMERJ) is a journal available in print and online. It provides a platform for residents and fellows to publish peer-reviewed, high quality scholarly work. GMERJ is affiliated with the Office of Graduate Medical Education at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and supports its mission to, “lead the world in transforming lives to create a healthy future for all individuals and communities through premier educational programs, innovative research, and extraordinary patient care.”
Current Issue: Volume 6, Issue 1 (2024)
Original Reports
Barriers to Education: Limited Accessibility of Study Material Used During Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Training
Kieran Boochoon, Andrew Yousef, and Deborah Watson
Trends, Predictors, and Outcomes of Hepatic Encephalopathy Treatment at a Quaternary Transplant Center From 2012-2022
Patrick Twohig, Thoetchai Peeraphatdit, Kaeli Samson, Makayla Schissel, Lynette M. Smith, Kyaw Min Tun, Ellen Tan, Kyle Scholten, Jason Barbaretta, Kevin Brittan, and Timothy McCashland
Impact of Frailty on Patient Morbidity and Outcomes Following Surgery for Urolithiasis: A NSQIP Analysis
David Fu, Kaeli Samson, Bryant Van Leeuwen, Andrew J. Blazek, and Andrew Christiansen
Case Reports
Management of Variceal Hemorrhage From Extensive Portal Vein Tumor Thrombus in Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Untreated Pheochromocytoma: A Case Report
Patrick Twohig, Kishan Patel, Tomoki Sempokuya, Chijoke Enweluzo, Lyudmila Muinov, and Ishfaq Bhat
Development of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in 46-Year-Old With Refractory Crohn's Disease
Margarita Pipinos, Andrea Klooz, Maria E. Tecos, and Andrew Kamien
Breathless Laughter: Tackling Tussive Syncope in the Shadows of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Milan Terzic and Yash B. Patel
Cerebellopontine Angle Meningioma Mimicking Acute Stroke
Milan Terzic and Yash B. Patel
Perspective/Commentary
Residency – A Box of Crayons
Vicki Hamm
Creative Works
A Sunday Drive
Grayson Huben
Zion Reflections
Arthur S. Lanoux-Nguyen
Conference Proceedings
NextSTAT: A Low-Cost Lot Based Paging Solution to Request Urgent Help in the or Using Amazon AWS Cloud
Nathan Goergen
A Novel, In-House, Rapid Response Solution to a Critical Supply Crisis Affecting Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Centers Nationwide
Nathan Goergen
High-Dose Reirradiation for Recurrent High-Grade Glioma
Kurtis Johnson
Jenkins: An Anesthesia Intra-Op Voice Assistant to Improve Patient Outcomes and Situational Awareness in the OR
Nathan Goergen
Community Hospital Psychiatric Length of Stay Compared to Academic Center Psychiatric Length of Stay
John Derr
Assessing the Accuracy of Weights With Stretcher Scales: A Novel Approach to Patient Safety
Elizabeth Reiche
Iron Deficiency Anemia in Children With Short Bowel Syndrome
Rasheedat Yetunde Fawole
A Case of Radiation Recall Dermatitis From Zanubrutinib
Taylor Thieman
JEDI With Jasmine: Developing and Assessing a GME Curriculum on Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Sandra Frimpong
A Race Against Time: The Importance of Early Surgical Intervention in Patients With Mycotic Aortic Aneurysms
Chydubem Nwaiwu
Comparison of Injuries Sustained on Grass and Artificial Turf by USL1 Men’s Soccer Team. Part 1: Match Related Injuries
Michael Osterholt
Comparison of Injuries Sustained on Grass and Artificial Turf by USL1 Men’s Soccer Team. Part 2: Total Athlete Exposure
Michael Osterholt
Diabetes and Claudication: Reduced Pain Perception; Worse Walking Impairment and Quality of Life
Ali Hakim
Student, Resident, and Faculty Perceptions on Providing Excellent Surgical Education: A Qualitative Analysis
Kelsey Tieken
Impact of Speed of Seizure Spread on IQ and Post-operative Seizure Freedom in Refractory Epilepsy
Isha Snehal
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Time to Definitive Surgery for Melanoma: A Retrospective Study From the National Cancer Database
Jennifer Fernandez
Impact of a Pediatric Dermatologist on Resident Education: An Evaluation of Dermatology Resident Case Logs Before and After Hiring a Pediatric Dermatologist
Allison Lloyd-McLennan
Lead Me to Lead Screening: Improving Lead Screening Rates at Urban, High-Risk Family Medicine Clinic
Taylor Defreece
AI for A Eye: Implementing Point-Of-Care Artificial Intelligence Retinal Screening in a Resident Clinic
Cody Masters
A Paralyzing Consequence: Succinylcholine-Induced Hyperkalemia, a Rare but Dangerous Side Effect
Hannah Kruger
Clinicopathologic and Molecular Characterization of Conjunctival Melanoma in a Multi-Institutional Study
Rebecca Manzo
Effect of Biallelic TP53 Mutations in Changing the Subclassification of Myelodysplastic Neoplasm
Ketav Desai
Looking at ANCA Vasculitis
Saher Aslam
Follicular Mucinosis and Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Association: A Clinicopathologic and Molecular Analysis of 19 Cases
Ahmad Alshomrani
Extranodal Follicular Dendritic Cell Sarcoma: Clinicopathologic and Immunohistochemical Profile of a Rare Sarcoma
Ahmad Alshomrani
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in the Setting of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Jonathan Nilles
MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry Used in Diagnosis of Nocardiosis in a Patient With a Renal Transplant
Nathaniel Leonardi
Suprachoroidal Triamcinolone for the Treatment of Refractory Macular Edema Secondary to Noninfectious Uveitis
Marc Ohlhausen
Ballistic Periprosthetic Fracture: An Unusual Indication for Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
Timothy Lackner
Not All Anemias in Training Room Need Iron Replacement
Spencer Cooper
Hypotension and Arrhythmia Due to Cariprazine, Olanzapine and Metoprolol
Madeline Trout-Smith
Risk Factors to Consider When Working Up Shortness of Breath in the Outpatient Setting
Daniel Alekyan
Cholestatic Drug Induced Liver Injury From Rad-140 Successfully Treated With Corticosteroids
Bilal Niazi
The Optimized Parameters of Red Blood Cell Exchange by Apheresis in Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia, a Small Case Series
Kristina Sevcik
Quality Improvement: Reduce Trending of Serum Lipase in Pediatric Acute Pancreatitis Patients
Sandeep Puri
Right-Sided Horner's Syndrome as a Complication of Vascular Ring Repair
Jaikaran Man Singh
Neonatal Pasteurella Multocida Meningitis
Lauren Glasner
Use of Patient Specific (Custom) Plating in Complex Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Revision Surgery
Chad Sloan
