Submissions from 2026
Hyperosmolar Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury Patients in the Pre-Hospital Setting, Patrick Renner, Laura Krech, Eric Janson, Matthew Phad, Ashley Franklyn, Elizabeth Steensma, and Aaron Ziegler
Chronic Pain After Burn Injuries: A Retrospective Review of Rate of Development of Chronic Pain After Thermal Injury and Investigation of Risk Factors, Patrick Renner, Matt Morris, Jay Cen, Sydney Ladas, Patricia Pentiak, and Tim Burton
The Experience Using NexoBrid® Enzymatic Debridement at a Regional Burn Center, Patrick Renner, Sarah Plachinski, Emily Krebsbach, and Tim Burton
The Incidence of Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury Identified on CT Cervical Spine with Contrast, Patrick Renner, Elizabeth Steensma, Laura Krech, Chen Shen, Katie McCarthy, Delilah Coconubo, and Ashley Franklyn
Improving Direct Breastfeeding at the time of Hospital Discharge for Infants with Birthweight <1500 >grams, Emily Rupe, Tracy James, Kelly Geraghty, Julie Schimmel, and Jeannette Prentice
Glycemic Status and Fetal Growth in Twin Gestations, Tasneem Sannah, Lorraine Dugoff, Markolline Forkpa, Katherine Grantz, Jessica Gleason, and Stefanie Hinkle
Risky Business on TikTok: Qualitative Analysis of Hazardous Substance and Alcohol Challenges Among Youth, Alex Schafer, Aleezay Khan, Abby Shah, Abriel Reister, Emma Lindemann, Brian Lewis, Andrea Reeder, Maddie Poll, and Jeffrey Jones
A Case of Horner Syndrome Following Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair, Alexander Schreck, Olivia Galas, Nicholas Watson, and Christina Supino
Influenza-Associated Myocarditis in Pregnancy Complicated by Perioperative Cardiac Arrest: A Case Report, Emily Schwab, Jamie Oh, and Austin Greer
VAD-Associated Redo Sternotomy and Post-Transplant Survival in Pediatric Heart Transplantation, Asmita Sharma, Raisa Razalan-Clarey, Rohit Ganduboina, Osama Eltayeb, Marcus Haw, Jean Ballweg, and Sandeep Sainathan
Preparing Early: A Longitudinal Evaluation of Premedical Students' Exposure to the Medical School Application Process, Elizabeth-Victoria Shokoya, Cristen Enge, Nebiyat Girma, Michaila Paulateer, Mark Trottier, and Gurbaksh Esch
Return to Sport Level Following Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Peroneus Longus Tendon Autograft Compared to Hamstring Tendon Graft: A Systematic Review, Keith Sims, Aghdas Movassaghi, Humza Bhatti, Rayyan Khan, and Travis Menge
Severe HOCM in an Unexpected Pregnancy: A Case Report of Multidisciplinary Surgical Management, Reed Stevens, Joshua Brand, Shanna Ten Clay, and Laurie Chalifoux
What Barriers do Primary Care Physicians Face Discussing Advanced Care Planning?, Sarah Subhi
From Paralysis to Recovery: Hyperacute Type B Aortic Dissection Causing Complete Aortic Occlusion with Limb and Spinal Cord Ischemia, Benjamin Talbot and Andrew Kimball
Eliminating "Partial Resuscitation": A System-Wide Approach to CPR Status Standardization, Gabriella Taylor and Matthew H. Armstrong
Medical Specialty Societies: How Much is Too Much?, Maxwell Tulimieri, Matthew Eagleton, Eanas Yassa, Enrico Ascher, and Vikram Kashyap
Changing Times, Changing Minds: A QI Project to Increase Family Medicine Physician Knowledge and Comfort Levels with Prescribing Analgesia and Anxiolytics for IUD Insertions, Monica Vandenbil and Carina Curtis
Complications of Arterial Catheterization, Nicholas Watson, Shewar Ibadat, and Grace Best
Complex Ventral Incisional Hernia Repair Requiring Resection of Severe Posterior Rectus Sheath Heterotopic Ossification: A Case Report, Rachel Weber, Elizabeth Steensma, and Luke Durling
A Community-Based Study of Transient Cannabis-Induced Psychosis in the Emergency Department, CJ Whitford, Casey O'Brien, Reed Stevens, Andi Nations, Cassidy Bachman, Nawal Bennet, Brian Lewis, Jason Seamon, and Jeffrey Jones
The Effect of Tranexamic Acid Administration Timing on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes During Cesarean Delivery, Kate Wiewiora, Hannah Garavaglia, and Lisa Thiel
Influence of Social Media on Decision-Making in Labor, Kate Wiewiora, Lindsey Maynard, Jamie Sperati, and Breana Bouchard
Delivery Outcomes in Growth Restricted Babies Undergoing Induction of Labor with Misoprostol vs Foley Balloon, Haley Wild and Michael Tsimis
Utilization of Ultrasound for Rapid Detection of Alcohol-Induced Dilated Cardiomyopathy in the Emergency Department, Natalie Woodland and Jordan Johnson
Anatomic and Temporal Trends in Injured Reserve Placements in the National Football League: A 2025-2026 Season Analysis, Lena Wuensch, Victoria Aquilino, Humza Salim, Natalie Dunn, Terry Griggs, Adam Haddad, Brian Tani, and Allison Tenfelde
Respiratory Disease Induced Recurrent Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Zachary Yono, Michael Abiragi, and Richard McNamara
Pre-Hospital Pharmacologic Management of Acute Agitation in an Urban Setting, Gabby Young, Gabbi Taylor, Alyssa Gill, Katie McCarthy, Larissa Dean, Michelle Padley, Lindsey Ouellette, Henry Higby, and Todd Chassee
Submissions from 2025
Delivering Care: Anesthetic Preparation for Labor Induction in a Patient with Severe Cardiac Disease, Melonie Abravanel, Elena Lafata, and Andrew Plaska
The Role of Insurance Type in Perinatal Healthcare Adequacy, Vivienne Acuna, Taylor Lombard, and Jean Kerver
A Case Report of Bannwarth Syndrome, a Presentation of Lyme Disease that's Becoming More Prevalent in the US., Kassem Al Asaad, Naser Haj Aissa, Amjad Abdallah, and Michelle DeJesus Brazitis
Prevention Strategies for Laryngospasm-Induced Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema: A Case Report, Amir Alexander Young, Louise McWhirter, and Nicholas Watson
Pleural Effusion in Sarcoidosis: Unveiling a Rare Complication in a Clinical Case, Hawraa Alsaedi, Sara Akbar, and John Egan
Optimizing Anesthesia Care in Post-Polio Syndrome, Jakob Amcheslavsky, Sahiba Singh, and Nicholas Watson
Inferior Repositioning of the High-Riding Nipple Using a Parenchymal-Based Flap, Daniella Anderson, Dennis Hammond, James Goggin, Kuylhee Kim, Frederico Flaherty, and Augusto Belavita
Comparative Epidemiological Study of Orthopedic Conditions in Michigan, Angel A. Prempeh, Olorunferanmi Oni, and Allison Tenfelde
Non-Trauma Application of the Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) Exam: Large Volume Hemoperitoneum due to Hemorrhagic Ascites from Ischemic Bowel, Rachel Armstrong and Mariah Barnes
Development of an AI-Assisted Mobile Application for Improving Polypharmacy Management, Medication Adherence, and Patient Education in Outpatient Settings, Pavitra Attanayake, Jory Nagel, Nathaniel Hagen, Nicholas Warriner, Joseph Mariscal, and Mark Trottier
Endovascular Tricuspid Vegetectomy in Patients with Endocarditis using Transesophageal or Intracardiac Echocardiography Guided Large Bore Mechanical Aspiration: An Institutional Experience, Samy Behairy and Zach Vandeveer
Epidural Anesthetic Management of a Parturient with Von Willebrand Disease Type 1C: A Case Report, Travis Bell, Asher Bury, and Kim Nguyen
Utilizing Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Rapid Diagnosis and Management of Peritonsillar Abscess, Chloe Binando Scott and Alex Latosinsky
Purulent Pericarditis Post Nissen Fundoplication, Benjamin Boss, Tyler Kemnic, and Faeq Kukhon
Anesthesiologists' Perspectives on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Elective Surgeries: A Qualitative Survey Analysis, Benjamin Boudreau, Allison Cropsey, and Nicholas Watson
Double Trouble: Unwrapping the Cause of Recurrent Respiratory Distress in an Infant, Megan Brackmann, Meghan Lemmen, and Andrea Hadley
A Retrospective Observational Evaluation on Duration of Therapy to Guideline Recommendations in the Treatment of Pediatric Community Acquired Pneumonia, Kyle Andrew Brillantes, Sara Ogrin, Freddie Hildreth, Sandeep Vemulapalli, Nicholas Andersen, and Allison Van Rossum
Improving Picky Eating Counseling by Residents in a Continuity Clinic Using Interactive Educational Tools, Caroline Buckley, Emmy Grinstead, Mai Nguyen Dang, CJ Crow, Jessica Park, and Miranda Hillard
The Use of Handheld Ultrasound in Pre and Post Assessment of Patients Undergoing Heart Surgery in a Developing Country, Dale Chilton
Distinguishing Between Pseudohyperkalemia and Hyperkalemia in a Patient with Elevated Leukocytosis, Delilah Coconubo, Thomas Kelbel, and Nicholas Watson
Quality Analysis of Specialty Radiology Read Compliance for Protocol Required Imaging in Research Patients, Aaron Cole and Esther Peariso
Public Perceptions of Positional Plagiocephaly, Brittney Collins, Hanna Pfershy, Kyle Knapp, John Girotto, Anna Carlson, and Aditi Kanth
Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Opioid Substance Abuse: A Case Report, Christopher Dabish, Jeremy Reynoso, and Meredith Sprince
Navigating Ethical and Legal Complexities in End-of-Life Decision Making: The Role of Guardianship in Patient Care, Ken Dada, John Pardington, Matthew Armstrong, and Nicholas Watson
Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty in Pseudoachondroplasia: Surgical Challenges & Outcomes, Darby Dean and Karl Roberts
Treatment of Sinistral Portal Hypertension via Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Splenectomy: The First Reported Case, Joel DeJonge, Alexia Lucas, Daniel Kronner, and Akram Alashari
Empowering Parents: Emergency Pediatric Tracheostomy Simulations, Sammy Dia, Kelley Brechting, Amy Neumann, Sara Hollingsworth, Ashlyn Koeller, Scott Hawkins, and Bradd Hemker
Epithelial Ovarian Cancer in Very Young Women (<40 >Years): A Comparison to the General Population, Jacob Dodd, Luke Leffler, and Mae Zakhour
Unusual Presentation of Painless Hematuria Uncovers Diagnosis of Primary Pediatric Stage III Renal B-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma, Lauren Eberhardt and Eric Groh
Variation in Treatment and Clinical Outcome of Primary Rhabdomyolysis in Children's Hospitals, Darya Falamarzi, Matt Hall, Grace Tsaloff, Katherine Peterson, Meghan Lemmen, and David Synhorst
Maternal Hypertension Pathway, Tishanna Ferguson, Kania McGhee, Katherine Hoopes, and Kenya Daniels
Decreased Fracture Rates with Increased Utilization of Cement for THA, a MARCQI Study, Clayton Foster, James Gannon, Victoria Aquilino, and Karl Roberts
Inpatient Isolated Hip Fracture Management: Pre and Post Guideline Implementation, Ashley Franklyn, Jeremy Gentile, Alex Albrecht, Elizabeth Carrier, Steffen Pounders, Lauren Sellers, Laura Krech, Matthew Phad, and Elizabeth Steensma
Bartonella Endocarditis Complicated by Anterior Cerebral Artery Mycotic Aneurysm, Marlene Garcia, Jorgelina de Sanctis, and Gordana Simeunovic
The Impact of Family History and Genetic Risk Score on Prostate Cancer Screening in 700 Patients Twelve Years After Randomization, Valerie Garcia, Faheed Shafau, Sabrina Noyes, Cory Taylor, and Brian R. Lane
Impact of Yoga Therapy-Breathing Meditation on Complicated Pregnancies: A Retrospective Study, Jaleesa Garner, Katherine Zangaro, Veronica Zador, Marcos Cordoba, and Vivian Romero
Analyzing Incidence and Risk Factors for Delirium in Non-intensive Care Pediatric Patients, Simi George, Brett Leingang, Larissa Dean, Meghan Lemmen, Samuel Adams, Katherine Peterson, Mariah Roldan, Nishika Patel, Sravya Emmadi, and Nicholas Beam
Pseudomeningocele in the Setting of Spring-Assisted Strip Craniectomy for Sagittal Craniosynostosis: A Case Report, Samuel Girian, Rachel Lee, Humza Mirza, Swetha Sundar, Joseph Petronio, and Anna Carlson
I Can't Believe it's Not Cancer! Torcular Pseudomass: A Not-So-MASSive Problem After All?, Bridget Gongol and Joe Junewick
Recent Biventricular ICD Replacement as Suspected Infectious Source of MRSA Septic Arthritis of the Shoulder: A Case Study, Antonio Gonzales and Alex Latosinsky
Clinical Impact of Omitting Fluoroquinolones for Primary Neutropenic Prophylaxis in Adult Patients with Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Erik Gotberg, Brett Van Rossum, Monica Polkowski, and Devon Stonerock
Evaluation of Nirsevimab and hRSV Severity Risk Factors on hRSV Admissions, John Grofvert, Sara Ogrin, and Luke Leffler
Psychological Distress in Melanoma: Patients Perceptions at Initial Consultation, Kaylee Gwyn, Ediana Restivo, David Han, and Gerald Wright
Growth Kinetics and Long-Term Outcomes of cT1b-cT3 Renal Masses Under Active Surveillance, Andrew Harris, Michael Lesgart, Sabrina Noyes, Francesca Montanaro, Shivaram Cumarasamy, Brian Lane, Alex Kutikov, and Andres Correa
Mobile Pediatric Trauma Simulation, Jeff Haus, Elliot Pennington, Lindsey Jelsma, Beth Carrier, Amy Neumann, Alicia Wawoe, and Jackson Lanphear
Cirrhosis Associated Intracranial Shunting Lesions, Jake Haver, Michael Morrison, Sarosh Irfan Madhani, Paul Mazaris, and Mohamed Somji
Novel Assessment of the Brain Injury Guidelines Using Artificial Intelligence: The BIG 3A and 3B Study, Hasaan Hayat, Jeremy Mormol, Jacob Knowlton, Laura Krech, Steffan Pounders, Alistair Chapman, Elizabeth Steensma, and Nicholas Watson
A Prospective, Randomized, Single-Blinded Trial of Ketamine Versus Lidocaine Infusions for Multimodal Pain Management in Traumatic Rib Fracture Patients, Brittany Hoyte, Charles Gibson, Calvin Ice, Nicholas Watson, Jessica Parker, Steffen Pounders, Laura Krech, Ashley Franklyn, and Alistair Chapman
Wait to Operate: Factors Impacting Orthopedic Trauma Operative Turnover Time (TOT), Caleb Inman, Gable Moffitt, Laura Krech, Steffen Pounders, Ashley Franklyn, Elizabeth Steensma, Bethany Renkema, and Jason Slaikeu
Girls Don't Want to Have Fun-ctional Neurologic Disorder: A Case in Pregnancy and the Implications for Clinical Care, Inara Ismailova, Alexa Marquez, Eryn Hart, and Vivian Romero
Case Report: An Adult with NCKAP1-Related Neurodevelopmental Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder, Aruna Jain, Elizabeth VanSickle, Lia Zitano, Timothy Moss, and Erica Schrader
Genetic Myopathy Masquerading as Motor Neuron Disease, Beenish Javaid and Matthew Ebright
The Use of High Flow Nasal Cannula During Interhospital Transfers in Pediatric Patients, Tonia Jerrick, Todd Chassee, Lindsey Rauch, and Alexander Ky
Describing Fracture Characteristics to Inform Fracture Prevention Efforts for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders, Sahil Jha, Shannen Bolde, Edward Hurvitz, Michelle Caird, and Daniel Whitney
A Comparative Study of the Rates of Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infection Among Adolescents Following the Adoption of a Comprehensive "Sex Ed" Model in the Grand Rapids Public High School System, Tabor Kathryn, Jaimie Van De Burg, and Michael Tsimis
Repair of Perforated Ulcers within Paraesophageal Hernias, Danielle Katz, Kristen Hawes, and Giuseppe Zambito
Heartburn Takes on a Whole New Meaning: A Case of Gastropericardial Fistula, Jesse Kelley, Dane Fritz, Jake Sypniewski, Geoffrey Lam, and Eugene Zolotarevsky
More Than Just a Seizure: A Case of Focal Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and Ictal Atrioventricular Block, Ross Kendall, Ajith Thomas, and Nicholas Hountras
Threading the Needle- Coumadin Ridge Papillary Fibroelastomas Complicating Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion, Ibrahim Khaleel, Wassim Jawad, Andrea Burgess, Andrew Gauri, and David McNamara
Mycobacterium Bovis Vascular Graft Infection Following BCG Immunotherapy with Prolonged Latency, Aleezay Khan and Rebecca Emery
An Unexpected Cause of Asymmetric Weakness and Atrophy in an Adult., Sweta Komanduru and Matthew Ebright
A Unique Presentation and Management of Traumatic Diaphragmatic Hernia: A Case Report, Payton Kooiker
Paradoxical Embolism Causing Acute Limb Ischemia Initially Diagnosed on Point of Care Ultrasound, Allison Kowatch and Matthew Flannigan
Blistering Blunders, Meghan Lemmen, Lisa Younk, and Kristi Vito
Examining the Productivity of Corewell Health West Plastic Surgery Residency Clinic, Nina Livermore and Ronald Ford
Socioeconomic Factors on the Development of Capsular Contracture in Reconstructive Breast Surgery, Alexia Lucas, Magdalena Iannello, George Malliaras, Ronald Barry, and Anthony Zacharek
Assessment of Craniofacial Trauma at a Level 1 Trauma Center: Early Depression Risk Screening, Beatrice Lucchesi, Darin Patmon, Elizabeth Bushong, Hanna Pfershy, Jessica Lee, and Ronald Ford
Retrospective Analysis and Predictive Modeling of Complicated Hospitalization and Emergency Department Recidivism for Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, Nina Lund, J Adam Oostema, and Joshua Reynolds
A Case of Choriocarcinoma Disguised by a Cornual Fibroid, Danielle MacMillan and Mae Zakhour
Clinicopathologic Features and Management Patterns of Synchronous Bilateral Breast Cancer: A Single-Institution Review, Victor Magana Castro, Jessica Thompson, Gerald Wright, Daniel Bishay, Kelsey Lawrence, and Luke Terrian
Impact of Prior Abdominal Surgery on Outcomes of Pancreaticoduodenectomy, Joseph Mariscal, Pavitra Attanayake, Jason M. Aubrey, and Gerald P. Wright
A Minimally Invasive Alternative: Percutaneous Mechanical Aspiration for Cardiac Vegetations in Pregnant Patients with Infective Endocarditis - A Case Report, Alexa Marquez, Megan McNitt-Johnson, Jose Morillas, Lisa Thiel, Marcos Cordoba, and Vivian Romero