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 7, Issue 1 (2025)
Original Report
An educational interventional study to compare the effectiveness of Small Group Discussion versus Role Play as a teaching learning method in the subject of Pharmacology
Akanksha B. Prajapati, Alay Patel, Rupal Shah, and Vipul Chaudhari
Case Reports
A Rare Delayed Neuropsychiatric Encephalopathy After Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: A Couple’s Case Report
Sabrina Kasha, William J. Naber II, and Michael Reimer
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura Association with Epstein-Barr Virus
Amer Aldamouk, Bachr Masri, Ali Khan, and Pulkita Uppal
Brief Report
Characteristics and Educational Background of Current Deans of Medicine
Joseph T. McGrath, Calla M. Sullivan, Divya Sharma, Evelyn Fagan, and Erin X. Wei
Conference Proceedings
Red Blood Cell Transfusion Causes Brain Inflammation in Murine Pups With Phlebotomy Induced Anemia
Pramod Shrestha
Characterizing Prostate Cancer Stage Migration and Subsequent Treatment Implications in the PSMA PET Era
Joseph Carmicheal
Improving Diagnostic Precision in Thyroid Pathology by Synergistic Use of AI and Molecular Markers
Sarah Azad
Health Disparities Among Patients Referred to Multidisciplinary Heart Failure Clinic: A Retrospective Analysis
Garima Bhandari
Chronic Immunosuppression May Increase the Risk of Coronary Artery Perforation in Patients Undergoing CTO-PCI
Mina Bhatnagar
Endovascular Management for Refractory Hepatic Encephalopathy After Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) Creation
Jacob Schneider
Analysis of Female Medical Student Matriculation Into Orthopaedic Surgery Nationally by Medical School
Annemarie Leonard
Exploring Barriers to Pre-Clinical Female Medical Student Involvement in Orthopaedics at a Single Institution
Mazie Atteberry
A Novel Multi-Disciplinary Opioid Tapering Program for Standardized Post-Operative Opioid Use
Tyler Sharp
A Quality Improvement Initiative: Retrospective Analysis of Impact of Cytogenetics in Orthopedic Oncologic Diagnosis and Subsequent Management
Annemarie Leonard
The Effect of Travel Load on Minor League Baseball (MiLB) Injuries Part 1: Total Injury Frequency
Spencer Cooper
The Effect of Travel Load on Minor League Baseball (MiLB) Injuries Part 2: Injury Frequency by Position
Spencer Cooper
Prolonged Dengue With Warning Signs, Bacteriemia, and Acute Renal Failure in a Renal Transplant Patient
Jennifer Gamache
Artificial Intelligence Characterization of Spatial Patterns of Macula and Their Association With Central Visual Field Progression in Glaucoma
Golnoush Mahmoudinezhad
Surgical Denervation of the First Carpometacarpal Joint for Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review
Arthur Lanoux-Nguyen
Targeted Muscle Reinnervation of the Superficial Branch of the Radial Nerve Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Good Save and Little Victory
Arthur Lanoux-Nguyen
Outcomes of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With vs. Without Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Ali Bin Abdul Jabbar
MicroRNA as Biomarker for Neuroprognostication following Cardiac Arrest: A Systematic Review
Mathias Maisenbacher
When Milk is Not Taken Out to Pasteur: A Case Study on Brucella in an Otherwise Healthy Child
Hunter Meyers
Challenges in Post-Operative Peritoneal Dialysis Management for Neonates: A Case Report of an Infant With Cardiac Surgery and AKI
Carlos Izarra Boscan
Laxative-Induced Contact Burns From Accidental Ingestion of Senna in a 2-Year-Old Female
Tolulope Olorunsogo
A Case of Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis Syndrome
Meera Kattapuram
Intralymphatic Histiocytosis of the Left Eyelid: A Rare Condition
Delice Kayishunge
Hidradenocarcinoma: A Rare but Challenging Sweat Gland Neoplasm
Madison Grinnell
Pediatric Intracranial Non-germinomatous Germ Cell Tumor With Extracranial Extension: A Case Report
Bailey Ballock
Impact of Insurance Status on Progression to Sinus Surgery Following CT Imaging in Patients With Sinusitis
Steven Goicoechea
Impact of Associations With Travel Distance on Staging at Initial Presentation and Survival in Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer
Steven Goicoechea
Virtual Versus Dye Chromoendoscopy in Dysplasia Detection in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Natapat Chaisidhivej
Encephalitis as the Initial Manifestation of Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis in Gastric Cancer: A Diagnostic Challenge
Mary Kate Anderson
Abdominal Fullness, Constipation, and Panniculitis in Acinar Cell Carcinoma of the Pancreas
Sandra Frimpong
Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangioscopy: New Horizons for Challenging Biliary Interventions
Jeremy Stone
Perspectives From a Family Medicine Residency Program on Future Intent for Providing Obstetrical Care
Schae Hanson
Diabetic Ketoacidosis in a Patient With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Ketosis Prone Diabetes
Jacqueline Hanson
A Single Institutional Experience of FLT3-ITD in Genetically Rearranged Acute Myeloid Leukemias
Kayla Hoerschgen
The Truth Lies in Her Eyes
Jake Herber
A Sweet Kick of Relief
Chandler James
An Atypical Cause of Headache in an Athlete
Brittany Weaver
Temporal Trends of Obesity Among Nebraska Adults: EMR Data Shows a More Rapid Increase Than Projected
Elizabeth Gibson
The Hamate: An Unexpected Fracture
Jackson Bagby
Assessing the Impact of a Resident Wellness Curriculum: A Retrospective Study in an Internal Medicine Residency Program
Ram Prakash Thirugnanasambandam
Inpatient Genetics Service and Testing Trends: A Retrospective Multi-Institution Analysis (2021-2024)
Travis Schreier
A Rare Case: Dental Panoramic Radiograph Leads to the Diagnosis of a Large Internal Carotid Artery Aneurysm
Vivek Sharma
Loss to Follow-Up in Patients Undergoing Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair for Trauma
Kristin Schafer
A Case of Stage IIB Squamous Cell Carcinoma Arising in a Mature Cystic Teratoma of the Ovary
Emma Bassette
Partial Response to Cervical Radiofrequency Ablation in Veteran With Severe Cervical Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
Trevor Champagne
Exercise Interventions and Physical Activity in Adult Blood Cancer Survivors: A Scoping Review
Ojbindra KC
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Adults (MIS-A) Leading to Shock in a Previously Healthy Male
Zachary Brodie
Facilitating Living Kidney Donation: Retrospective Evaluation of Weight Loss Interventions to Support Kidney Donation
Julia Dumitrescu
4 Weeks of Dyspnea in Immunocompromised Woman: Presenting Symptom of Disseminated Histoplasma Capsulatum
Cristina Torres
Giant Cell Myocarditis in the Setting of Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Chukwuebuka Ubochi
