Rocky Mountain Healthcare Symposium
The Rocky Mountain Healthcare Symposium is hosted in the Denver Metro Area annually at the end of March/early April. In 2024, it was held on March 29th at The Medical Center of Aurora. It combines GME programs from five states: Idaho, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri. The symposium is specialty agnostic, providing an opportunity for residents and fellows to network with others in healthcare outside of their area of expertise. In 2024, the symposium included research presentations from residents and fellows, two poster sessions, and a competitive journal club. The results of the 2024 symposium are below.
Oral Presentation Competition Winners:
- 1st Place: Pharmacoepidemiology of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists presented by Nicholas Woessner, DO - Family Medicine at Research Medical Center, MidAmerica Division
- 2nd Place: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Associations and Risk Factors presented by Erik Aranda-Michel, DO - Internal Medicine at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, Mountain Division
- 3rd Place: Examination of Possible Risk Factors Associated with Incidence of Cecal Volvulus Within the United States presented by Maxwell Otto, MD - Colorectal Surgery Fellowship at St. Mark’s Hospital, Mountain Division
Poster Competition Winners:
- 1st Place: Controversies in Care: A Complex Case of Infective Endocarditis in Bicuspid Aortic Valve presented by Cassandra Knott, MD - Internal Medicine at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, Mountain Division
- 2nd Place: Perforated Marginal Ulcer Resulting in a Gastropericardial Fistula: Endoscopic Management of a Rare Complication After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass presented by Maximillian Starr, DO - General Surgery at Overland Park Regional Medical Center MidAmerica Division
- 3rd Place: Fire on the Mountain: A Case of Breakbone Fever in Colorado presented by Jacob Keeling, MD - Internal Medicine at Sky Ridge Medical Center, Continental Division
Winner - Competitive Journal Club:
- Trevi Mancilla, MD, PhD - Internal Medicine at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center, Mountain Division
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A case of Major Depressive Disorder in an adolescent Patient Exacerbatied by Montelkast
Samuel Polhemus, Samantha Fleck, and Christopher Rogers
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Acute Calcific Tendinitis of the Longus Colli: A Rare Cause of Acute Neck Pain
Walker Pride, Kevin Tragesser, Patrick Oshakuade, and Elizabeth Hicks
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Unveiling the Complexities: A Case Report on Anti-MDA5 Amyopathic Dermatomyositis and Its Clinical Implications and Therapeutic Challenges
Ines Ramirez-Cibes, Dylan Little, Anna Buck, and Lisa Gieseke
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Small Cell Carcinoma of the Ovary, Hypercalcemic Type: A Rare Case
Clare Rudman, Erin Onat, Sierra Sandler, and Jennifer Griffith
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Ascending Paralysis: A Case of West Nile Virus
Samantha Rudy, Claire Levinson, Lauren Gilbert, Michaela Snow, and Robyn Kramer
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QI on Addressing BMI in the Outpatient Setting
A Shuravloff, Ryan Bradbury, Matthew Widdison, and Teresa Johnson
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A Case Report of Marburg Multiple Sclerosis responding to Mitoxantrone
Aruna Souri, Athena Dao, and Russell Bartt
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Risks and benefits of continuing metformin during hospitalization
Joel Speir, Sean Shearan, Kevin Trappett, Elizabeth Uba, and Kenneth Krell
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Perforated Marginal Ulcer Resulting in a Gastropericardial Fistula: Endoscopic Management of a Rare Complication After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Maximillian Starr, Andrew Nicholson, and Kenneth Copperwheat
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A Rare Case of Lisinopril-Induced Small Bowel Angioedema: An Important Differential Diagnosis
Tanya Starr, Maximillian Starr, Philip Petrosky, and Christopher Cummings
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Hormone Replacement Therapy in Adult Women As a Treatment Adjunct for Psychosis: A Literature Review
Parker Stocking, Lucille Schiffman, Lindsay Wallace, Caitlin Aquino, and Cody Teleki
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Saftey of DOAC Treatment in Splanchnic Vein Thrombosis
Allen Swanson, Trevi Mancilla, Hemantha Walaliyadda, Joshua White, and Jonathan Sidlow
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A Rare Case of Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis During Chronic Immunosuppression with Mycophenolate
Elizabeth O. Uba, Ryan Knight, Trevi Mancilla, and Tarek Barbar
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Serotonin Syndrome following Drug Overdose : An Overview
Shruti Verma, Michael L. Ahrens, Shivangi A. Gohil, Scott Rawson, and Heather Kort
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Unraveling Abdominal Heterotaxy Syndrome: A Case Study of Intractable Nausea and Vomiting in an Adult Female
Allison Yang, Timbre Backen, Michaela Snow, Kyle Combe, and Julie Krenz
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Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Grace M. Yedlicka, Jonah Warwick, and Ryan Spilman
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Severe colitis progressing to toxic megacolon in newly diagnosed inflammatory bowel disease
Grace M. Yedlicka, Jonah Warwick, and Ryan Spilman
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Paraesophageal Hernia Associated Atrial Fibrillation and Small Bowel Obstruction
Shannon Zhou, Garrett Dee, and Ryan Spilman
