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 2, Issue 1 (2020)
Original Reports
Evaluation of Resident Satisfaction in the Current Era: A Local Perspective on a National Issue
Paul Aylward, Kari L. Nelson, and Chandrakanth Are
Screen Media Use in Pediatrics: A QI Project to Promote Behavioral Change
Taylor Kratochvil, Michelle Wineinger MD, Danielle Saner DO, and Cristina Fernandez MD
PONV Prophylaxis Failure Disproportionately Affects Female Patients, Despite Intraoperative Computerized Decision Support Guidance
Karl A. Krieser, John B. Riley III, Jospeh E. Baus, Julie T. Hoffman, James N. Sullivan MD, and Robert L. Lobato
Establishing an Institution-Wide Graduate Medical Education Research Collaborative to Promote Scholarly Activities among House Officers
Kaeli K. Samson, Lynette M. Smith, Valerie Shostrom, Jeffrey P. Gold, and Chandrakanth Are
The Clinical Relevance of Cement Volume in Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation
Ravi G. Mirpuri, Madhuri Are, Virginia Hardie, Michael J. Warden, and Robin High
Case Reports
Irrigation for cerumen removal causing meningitis – case report
Steven Tenny, Pashayar Lookian, Andre Wakim, and Daniel Surdell
Laryngeal Histoplasmosis in patients with Crohn’s Disease undergoing treatment with HUMIRA (adalimumab): A Case Series
Jenna Berg, Jonathan Blecha, Chris Bingcang, Justin Oltman, Jayme Dowdall, and Subodh M. Lele
New Onset Murmur or Hamman’s Sign: Mid-systolic click in a Suspected case of Connective Tissue Disorder
Amanda Dave and Jodi Cantrell
Endoscopic removal of Fractured 3D-Printed Nasopharyngeal Swabs from the Olfactory Cleft During COVID-19
Matthew Miller, Kristy Carlson, Jayme Dowdall, Christie Barnes, and Sam Pate
Perspectives/Commentaries
Authorship - Perspective of an ENT Resident
Matthew T. Solverson
Creative Works
Life's Adventures
Emily Zurbuchen
Ham in Nose
Elizabeth Null
Conference Proceedings
Nodal Harvest for Right-Sided Colon Cancer: A Case-Matched Assessment of Laparoscopic vs. Robotic Approaches
Rishi Batra et al
Trends in Intraoperative Opioid Analgesic Use Among Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Allison Bell et al
Accelerated Fractionated Compared to Conventional Fractionated Salvage Radiation Therapy Improves Outcomes in Salvage Chemotherapy Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Brendan Coutu et al
The Impact of "Meds to Beds" on Postpartum Opioid Use
Kelsie Cabrera and Anna Gorman et al.
Methotrexate Is Associated With Reduced Cardiovascular Risk in U.S. Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis Independent of Disease Activity Modification
Tate Johnson et al
Factors Affecting Emergency Medicine Residency Applicant Perceptions of Competitiveness and Number of Applications Submitted
Erin Karl et al
Total Motile Sperm Count Effect on Pregnancy Outcomes in Intrauterine Insemination
Melissa Mathes et al.
The Association of Severity of COPD and Severity of OSA: A Retrospective Analysis
Mollie K. Brittan et al
The Advantages of a Rural Residency Rotation in Otolaryngology Training
Mark Miller et al.
Laboratory Quality Improvement: Utilizing Microsoft Office 365 Collaborative Tools to Improve Communication and Efficiency in Molecular Diagnostic Laboratories
Jeff Plambeck and Tareq Qdaisat et al.
Neurolytic Celiac Plexus Blockade in Patients With Upper Intra-Abdominal Malignancies: An Evidence-Based Narrative Review
Apollo Stack et al.
Sleep Improvement Program and Academic Performance
Matthew Tingle et al.
The Clinical Relevance of Cement Volume in Percutaneous Vertebral Augmentation
Michael Warden et al.
Carboplatin Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC) is Safe and Efficacious in Recurrent and Advanced Ovarian Cancer
Chunmeng Zhang et al.
Exploring Head and Neck (H & N) Melanoma Sentinel Lymph Node (SLN) Outcome Compliance With Multicenter Selective Lymphadenectomy Trials (MSLT) Predicted Outcome
Chunmeng Zhang et al.
Thiamine Supplementation Does Not Improve Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients with Encephalopathy
Daniel Zhou et al
Acute Colonic Perforation in Renal Transplant Recipients: A Case Series
Emily Zurbuchen et al
Does Prophylactic Administration of Tranexamic Acid Reduce Mean Operative Time and Perioperative Blood Loss in Posterior Cervical Spinal Fusion
Emmett J. Gannon et al
Does Immediate Postoperative Opioid Consumption Correlate with Long-term Outcomes in Patients Undergoing One and Two Level Instrumented Posterior Lumbar Fusions?
Emmett J. Gannon et al
Rare Case of Traumatic Tricuspid Valve Injury in Patient With Sinus Venosus Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
Rishi Batra et al
You Can't Just Rub Some Dirt on It
Alison Bauer et al.
Dobhoff Tube Placement by ENT: Annoyance vs. Life Saving
Jenna Berg et al.
Giant Hemorrhagic Adrenal Pseudocyst in a Postpartum Mother
Lucas Bohannan et al.
Risk of Prostate Cancer in U.S. Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Kaitlyn Brittan et al.
New Finding of Multiple Inflamed Follicular Cysts in Two Patients With CANDLE Syndrome: A Case Report
Tyler Holley et al.
The Impact of a Dermatology Department on Basal Cell Carcinoma Diagnoses
Dillon Clarey et al.
Urology Medical Education: A Decade Later
Jinfeng Jiang et al.
Epidural Steroid Injection for Cervical Radiculopathy Preceding a New Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
Clayton D. Damme et al.
Advance Care Planning: A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Patient Access and Provider Reimbursement
Michael Dobson et al.
Association of Agricultural, Occupational, and Military Inhalants With Autoantibodies and Disease Sevrity in U.S. Veterans with Rheumatioid Arthritis
Ariadne Ebel et al.
Adding Up to a Real Crisis
Steven Embry et al.
Catamenial Psychosis: A Forgotten Cause of Psychosis
Andrew Engle et al.
Risk of Subsequent Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease After the First Unprovoked Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Rheumatiod Arthritis
Gulsen Ozen et al.
In-Hospital Medication Delivery in Status Epilepticus: Targeting the Delays in Drug Dispensing and Administration
Navnika Gupta et al.
Functional MRI Changes in Ischemic Stroke Patients Following Mechanical Thrombectomy
Praveen Hariharan et al.
The Incidence, Prevalence, and Burden of Gout in the Veterans Health Administration
Lindsay Helget et al.
A Beer League Degloving
Hannah Hornsby et al.
The Effect of Weather on Orthopedic Injury Presentation to the Emergency Department
Ryan Houghton et al.
The Diagnostic Utility of a Myeloid Mutational Panel for Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Myelodysplastic/Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Warda Ibrar et al.
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Versus Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Left Main Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Aravdeep Jhand et al.
Transradial vs. Transfemoral Access for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in STEMI: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Aravdeep Jhand et al.
Virchow's Triad in Action
Adam Karevoll et al.
Vanishing Bile Duct Syndrome: A Paraneoplastic Phenomenon Secondary to Occult Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Lauren Keim et al.
Acute Colonic Ischemia Secondary to Oral Contraceptive Use
Lauren Keim et al.
Rural Otolaryngology - A Review of Resident Education and the Impact on Future Practice Selection
Lauren Klute et al.
Patterns of Opiate Use and Prescription Practices in Isolated Orthopedic Trauma Part One: Defining the Problem and Creating Guidelines
David J. Kusin et al
CD24 Expression in Follicular Lymphoma: An Alternative B-Cell Marker in Therapy Selected, Recurrent Lymphoma
Katrina Lancaster-Shorts et al.
Performance of the Lymph2Cx Cell of Origin Classifier of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma in Comparison to Two Immunohistochemical Algorithms
Katrina Lancaster-Shorts et al.
Nontuberculosis Mycobacterium (NTM) Infection in Aquatic Workers with Purified Protein Derivative (PPD) and Gold QuantiFERON Tests
Lavanya Ravipati et al.
Chemoembolization of Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Parasitic Blood Supply from the Inferior Phrenic Artery
Lei Yu et al.
Performance of the Meso Scale Multiplex Platform in the Assessment of Serum Cytokines/Chemokines in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Peter Maloley et al.
Running Miles without the Smiles; an Exploration of Alternative Treatment
Peter M. Martin et al.
Anesthetic Considerations for Sjogren-Larsson Syndrome
Maireen Miravite et al.
Double Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation in a Pediatric Patient: A First for Nebraska
Grace Murray et al.
Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome: First Successful Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Nebraska
Grace Murray et al.
Acute Onset Parkinson's Disease Secondary to West Nile Virus Encephalitis
Matthew V. Purbaugh et al.
Neuroinvasive West Nile Virus: A Case Series in Nebraska
Matthew V. Purbaugh et al.
Lingual Nerve Anesthesia: A Rare Atypical Presentation of a Vestibular Schwannoma
Blair Racker et al.
Effect of an External Urinary Collection Device on Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospitalized Women
Lindsey Rearigh et al.
The Weights Felt Heavier Today...
Jordan Rennicke et al.
Improving Clinical Performance and Quality Measures Following Acute Myocardial Infarction
Sajid Kadir et al.
Right Ventricular Lead Dysfunction Post LVAD Implantation
Ahmed Mohamed Abdelhalim-Selim et al.
Are We Missing Vitamin Deficiencies in Parkinson's Disease?
Praveen Hariharan et al.
Vitamin Deficiencies Are Extremely Common in Parkinson's Disease: A Case for Routine Screening
Erin Smith et al.
Models of Pediatric Asthma Care
Alamelu Udayappan et al.
High-Persensitivity Pneumonitis
Daniel VanKalsbeek et al.
Improving the Efficiency of Same-Day III Calls
Tracy Farrell et al.
Comparing Outcomes in Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest After Implementing Mechanical Compression Devices
Jonathan Weseman et al.
Screen Media Use in Pediatrics: A QI Project to Promote Behavioral Change
Michelle Wineinger et al.
