GME prepares for annual research symposium
The GME Department is proud to support all scholarly activities and provide the best academic experience for our learners.
The Annual Graduate Medical Education Research Symposium at Riverside Medical Center showcases the scholarly endeavors of our fellows, trainees, and medical students. Participants presented quality improvement projects, case reports, investigator-initiated research, and evidence-based practice studies. The venue allows for the dissemination of knowledge, information exchange and valuable academic discussion.
For further information on the symposium, or if you are interested in conducting research, please contact Malgorzata Witkowska, Clinical Research Coordinator, at [email protected] or Cynthia Koehn, Clinical Research Nurse, at [email protected].
Case Reports
- When Clean Turns Contaminated: A Case of Endocarditis Due To Exposed AICD Leads Nishita Vattem, DO, Internal Medicine Resident
- Out of the woods and into the jungle; A case of an uncommon problem presenting commonly by Nancy Mayer, DO, Internal Medicine Resident and Charles Swanson, DO, Gastroenterology Fellow
- A Rare Case of Glycopyrrolate Induced Biventricular Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy by Nishita Vattem, DO, Internal Medicine Resident
- Tricvalve gets tricky: iatrogenic atrial septal defect due to migration of bicaval prosthesis device by Arjun Bagai, DO, Internal Medicine Resident and Dureshahwar Ali, DO, Cardiology Fellow
- A Unique case of Unileaflet Mitral Valve by Iga Fudyma, DO, Internal Medicine Resident and Dureshahwar Ali, DO, Cardiology Fellow
- IgA Vasculitis in an Adult by Arjun Bagai, DO, Internal Medicine Resident
- Psychiatric Implications of Recurrent Insulin Overdose in a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Prior COVID-19 Infection: A Case Study by Ashley Clark, MD and Rehan Saini, MD, Psychiatry Residents
- Psychosis and Sphingomyelinase: A Case Report on the Psychiatric Manifestations of Neimann-Pick Disease by Breanna Wennberg, MD, Psychiatry Resident
- Struck Through the Heart: A Case of Lightning Strike-Induced Cardiomyopathy by Rahul Patel, DO, Cardiology Fellow
- When two paths cross: a case of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis in a patient with multiple myeloma by Dhruv Patel, DO, Internal Medicine Resident
- Neuropsychiatric symptoms leading to an inpatient psychiatric admission reveals diagnosis of Glioblastoma Multiforme by Fatima Hooda, DO, Psychiatry Resident
- Diffuse Ductal Dilation in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma by Kyle Hamann, DO, Internal Medicine Resident
- Rare Occurrence of pleural effusion as primary presentation of Rheumatoid Arthiritis by Sasha Singh, DO, Internal Medicine Resident
- Peculiar problem in PSCC by Kyle Hamann, DO, Internal Medicine Resident
Investigator-Initiated Research
- Effect of Statin Therapy on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Female Patients Receiving Anthracyclines: A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Analysis by Iga Fudyma, DO, Internal Medicine Resident and Andrew Mariano, DO, Cardiology Fellow
Healthcare Professionals
Does Monthly Newsletter Communication Predict Employee Engagement? by Elizabeth Deck, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES
Reducing Readmissions Through Transitional Care Management by Liberty Erfe, DNP, RN
Changes in Tobacco Usage in Patients Taking GLP-1 Receptor Agonists or GIP/GLP-1 Receptor Agonists by Hailey Mueller, PharmD
Reducing Community-Acquired-Pneumonia Treatment Duration Rates by Aubree Mann, PharmD
DAISY Award Winner: Dominique Yonke
Congratulations to the February 2025 DAISY Award winner, Dominique Yonke, Oncology RN/Cancer Treatment Center.
Dominique’s nomination read: “We had a patient call after hours with an issue with her chemotherapy pump that she wears home. The provider on call reached out to see what he should tell the patient to do. I reached out to several of the nurses that had worked that day to see if anyone was willing to call the patient and troubleshoot the pump issue. Dominique volunteered and called the patient.
She walked thru different troubleshooting ideas with the patient, but the pump was still beeping and not infusing. She offered to the patient to come back to the office and she would meet her at the office to look at it in person. Dominique came to the office at 7pm at night (long after her shift had ended) and met the patient and her husband and was able to fix the problem so the patient’s chemo would continue to infuse and would not delay finishing her treatment. Dominique is truly an amazing Oncology Nurse and a true asset to the Riverside Cancer Institute and to Riverside. She goes above and beyond for her patients and co-workers every day. This is just one example of the wonderful nurse that she is.”
The 2024 Trauma MVP Award winners
This is the 6th year awarding Trauma MVP. We award 5 categories for outstanding care to our trauma patients. Recipients are nominated with a story that states why they excel in the Trauma field. Once submitted, the identification is blinded and voted on. Congratulations to 2024’s winners!
The 2024 winners are:
- Aidan Demarah -ICU RN
- Austin Plumley- Limestone EMS
- Billy Slager- ED RN
- Dr. Gomes- ED Provider
- Kylie Clement- ED Tech
Celebrating Dr. Ansari’s Birthday
On April 1 Internal Medicine Bourbonnais celebrated Dr. Ansari’s 66th Birthday. We had patients fill out cards with their birthday wishes to him. We decorated the hall with pictures of him through the years with his family.
Celebrating April birthdays!
Victoria Acosta
Alexandria Adams
Cassie Adams
Rylee Alcorn
Arricka Andrew
Lizy Andrews
Scott Andrews
Nadeem Ansari
Renee Applegate
Ladawn Armstrong
Taylor Arseneau
Hailey Baker
Grace Baldyga
Dawn Bales
Sara Barr
Jamie Bedell
Matthew Beguiristain
Brook Belluso
Angela Benoit
Cortney Bessant
Melody Blanchette
Luke Block
Bryan Bohorquez
Bailey Boswell
Nicole Boudreau
Jessica Boyce
Laura Brown
Morgan Brzeszkiewicz
Allison Burger
Taryn Cadore
Marcy Cahill
Celia Campbell
Brittany Cantrell
Kerry Carter
Anthony Casagrande
Emily Case
Kristine Charbonneau
Laketa Clayton
Kyndyll Contreras
Danielle Cordes
Lori Cornelius
Kati Crouse
Rikki Damaschke
Timothy Damrow
Graciela Dassori
Kaylee Davis
Sachin Deepankar
Cynthia Degroot
Melissa Delioglou
Jade Deluca
Zoe Demarah
Anthony Denault
Gabriela Diaz
Kris Duchene
Samantha Dufour
Crystal Earls
Rachel Edwards
Jacob Felton Jr
Laura Fitzpatrick
Katrice Fizer
Susan Flood
Makenzie Flores
Paula Franklin
Brantly Fred
Morgan Freitag
Leslie Gaytan
Ruth Golec
Andrea Gomez
Joni Goudreau
Kim Gromala
Rachel Gschwendtner
Nicholas Guastalli
Manuel Guerrero
Naga Guntupalli
Kevin Hack
Diane Haltom
Amy Hansen
Wanda Hargate
Travis Heil
Kirt Hendrick
Aylin Hernandez Aparicio
Federico Herrera
Chase Hiller
L Vernon Hoaglund
Lindsay Hoekstra
Zoey Ingram
Brittany Irvin
Madison Jackman
Jenna Jackson
Jenna Jackson
Erin Jemar
Danielle Jeter
Brian Joiner
Lawanda Jones
Sandra Kambic
Gina Karlin
Kelsy Kerrigan
Mary Kleinert
April Klenzak
Mary Kohl
Emma Kroesch
Jody Krones
Katie Kunz
Genevieve Lamie
Christi Landeck
Bruce Lane
Amanda Laurencell
Ethan Lebeau
Tina Ledesma
Amber Lee
Camden Lindell
Heather Liscomb
Kristine Lites
Susan Little
Laura Lopez
Lennin Lopez
Patrick Lorenc
Sarah Lovelady
Stephanie Lucas
Michelle Mahlum
Steven Makepeace
Elizabeth Manjarrez
Angela Martin
Natasha Massey
Daniella Mather
Ted Matichak
Christina Mauldin
Shelia Mcclain
Donna Mead
David Mechnic
Mayra Medina
Susan Meier
Julie Melchor
Alexandra Memenga
Bindu Menon
Kyle Meyer
Nichole Meyer
Rachel Minnich
Shaylee Montgomery
Andrew Morales
Meghan Morr
Stephanie Morris-Gregurich
Leann Mossman
Ashley Neal
Thao Nguyen
Adam Nicholson
Wende Norris
Madelynn Norton
Kenneth Ogle
Erika Ohlendorf
Yadira Ortega
Alexandra Overacker
Laura Padilla
Deanna Palmer
Lisa Paschall
Jay Patel
Rahul Patel
Vikas Patel
Kendra Pauley
Sarah Penkas
Melinda Perkins
Candice Peterson
Loretta Phillips
Azucena Pina Gutierrez
Jaylen Poindexter
Brenda Pomer
Annalise Potocki
Gabriel Powers
Nicole Pratl
Michelle Pryor
Laura Quiroz
Jovarez Radford
Christian Ramirez-Gonzalez
Dennis Noel Ramos
Kristina Rattin
Karen Reaume
Gwendolyn Reid
Felicia Riley
Claire Rink
Laura Riojas
Charlotte Roach
Linda Robbins
Patricia Robledo
Rosa Rodriguez
Yosari Rodriguez
Lana Roemer
Abigail Rose
Denise Rosenboom
Paula Ross
Phantasha Russ
Audrey Sanor
Sherry Scardina
Allison Scheiwiller
Stephanie Schwartz
Tasha Setia
Ismet Sharich
Amy Shronts
Delaney Shuster
Cheyenne Sifrit
Sasha Singh
Bernadine Skaggs
Kylie Smith
Nicole Smith
Denise Smyly
Rori Sorensen
Angela Sparacio
Alexis Spriesch
Tricia St Pierre
Terrence Streetman
April Supinski
Nancy Surber
Deborah Sutton
Tiesha Tate
Chekisa Thomas-Brown
Dayanara Totomoch
Evangelos Tounas
Tamala Ullman
Stephanie Vega Mendez
Patricia Vilt
Marsha Wagner
Robin Warren
Ashley Webber
Matthew Wellings
Deandria Wells
Miranda Wells
Nicole Wells
Candyce White
Carolyne Wilkey
Goldie Willbarger
Steven Williams
Tracy Williams
Travis Williams
Misty Wine
Joshua Winter
Kristi Yamaoka
Donna Zagajowski
Angela Zambrano
