Submissions from 2024
The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Resident Education and Burnout, Timbre Backen, Oliwier Dziadkowiec, Jeffery S. Durbin, Gregory Guldner, and Glenda Quan
Lifestyle Medicine for the Health Care Worker, Workplace, and Community Well-Being: A Butterfly Effect, Karina Doucet and Nicholas D'Angelo
An Atypical Presentation of a Saddle Embolism in the Setting of Malignancy., Carly Esposito, Lucas C. Zadan, Admir Seferovic, Yuliya Markova-Acevedo, and Enrique Urrutia
The Heart of Residency, Julia Fashner and Samantha Gionocchio
Resident Feedback on Incorporating Reflection Rounds Into a Family Medicine Residency Wellness Curriculum: A Brief Report, Stacy Ogbeide, Jasmin Aldridge Hamlett, and Inez Isabel Cruz
COVID-19 in the Setting of HIV and Severe Hemophilia A: A Case Report, Ryan Wilson, Chae Ko, and Rahul Kashyap
Submissions from 2023
Grade III Splenic Laceration After a Ground-Level Fall in a Pediatric Patient: The Need for Return-to-Play/Activities Protocols for Individuals With Splenic Injury or Splenomegaly, Andrew Baird, Christopher Pun, and Asfawossen Asfaw
Beyond Postpartum Fever: Case Report Uncovering Deep Septic Pelvic Thrombophlebitis, Autumn V. Barnes, Raihan Noman, and Samir M. Shakfeh
Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and Adverse Effects in South Atlantic Hospitals, Nicholas D'Angelo, Ramyar Sigarchy, Anthony Esswein, and Sidra Asrar
On the Discontinuation of Enteral Feeding in Head and Neck Cancer: A Case Report, Kyle Fisk and Ana Sanchez
Chilaiditi Sign in a Patient With Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Case Report, Mina M. Guirguis, Jennifer L. Horawski, and Sean L. Gibbs
Factor VII Deficiency and Second Trimester Abortion: A Case Report, Katie Nguyen, Tamara Lynne Aqui, and Honey Milestone
A Multifactorial Case of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome With Atypical Features., Jennifer Paterno, Zach Breslow, Mufit A Mamo, and Edgar Mercado
Chromobacterium haemolyticum Infection from Hot Springs Near Yellowstone National Park: A Case Report, Kyle Patterson, Katie Suleta, Sean R. Shearen, and Ken Chapman
Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment for Concussions and Postconcussive Syndrome in Athletes: A Literature Review, Kevin D. Thomas, Zoe K Lombard, and Anthony Shadiack
Association of prenatal stress with distance to delivery for pregnant women in Western North Carolina., Rivers Woodward, Emily S Mazure, Charles M Belden, Sheri Denslow, Jill Fromewick, Suzanne Dixon, Bill Gist, and Margaret H. Sullivan
Submissions from 2022
Marion County - Cancer Profile, Andrew Antonetti, Cristobal Cintron, and Davis Willis
Does Melatonin Work for Most of Our Middle-Aged Primary Care Patients?, Alisha Haniff
Scaphoid Fractures, Oliver Liu and Anthony Shadiack
Presentations of Cutaneous Disease in Various Skin Pigmentations: Inverse Psoriasis, Daniel A. Nguyen, Henry Lim, Christopher M. Wong, Christian J. Scheufele, Ashleigh E. Hermann, Jean Elizze M. Charles, Michael Carletti, and Stephen E. Weis
Spontaneous Heterotopic Pregnancy: Diagnosis and Management., Katie Nguyen, Marlekah Hudspeth, and Honey Milestone
Ovarian Torsion: Presentation and Management in a Pediatric Patient., Katie Nguyen, William L. Valentino, Duy Bui, and Honey Milestone
Exercise-Induced Urticaria: A Rare Case Report, Nikita Sijapati, Monica Sciturro, Matthew Le, Jesus Lanza, Edgar Mercado, and Admir Seferovic
Submissions from 2021
Use of Ultrasound-Guided Platelet-Rich Plasma in the Treatment of Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis, Manuel Britto, Siraaj Dawood, Siyang Lu, and Martin Canillas
Tuberculoid Leprosy Masquerading as Erythema Induratum, Manuel Britto, Danish M. Siddiq, Michael Morgan, Anthony Dedea, and Utpal Patel
Large Middle Cerebral Artery Ischemic Stroke in a Therapeutically Anticoagulated Patient With Severe SARS-CoV-2 Infection., Humdoon L. Choudhry, Jessica Klingensmith, Lloyd D. Border, My Myers, and Edgar Mercado
AKI, Gross Hematuria, and Crystalluria: Rare Side Effects of a Very Common Drug, Bethsy Daverman, Stefan S. Mann, Wassim Moussa, Scott Lang, and Jerry Sayre
Comparison of Maternity Care Training in Family Medicine Residencies 2013 and 2019: A CERA Program Directors Study, Julia Fashner, Christina Cavanagh, and Aimee Eden
COVID-19 Disruption to Family Medicine Residency Curriculum: Results from a 2020 US Programme Directors Survey, Julia Fashner, Anthony Espinoza, and Arch G Mainous III
Atypical Case of Minoxidil-Induced Generalized Anasarca and Pleuropericardial Effusion, Wahab A. Gbadamosi, Jacquelin Melvin, and Marvin Lopez
Hydrogen Peroxide Colitis: The Accidental Enema, Ramin Karimi, Ashish Sharma, Kevin Tran, and Sebastian Montgomery
Who Will Speak for You?, Sheri M. Kittelson, Teri McLean, Anne M. Meiring, and David M. Quillen
Erythema ab igne: Toasted Skin Syndrome, Vincent Ly, James E. Vandruff, and Julia Fashner
Utilization of Patient-Controlled Analgesia Reduces Length of Stay of Sickle Cell Crisis Hospitalizations, Brett M. Prestia, Talha Ramzan, Catherine Waldron, Ameer Malik, Robert M. Pallay, Candace R. Murbach, Mike Flynn, Eric Shaw PhD, Abdullah Kutlar, and Daniel Lowe
Middle-Ear Barotrauma (MEBT), Anthony Shadiack
Perceptions of Virtual Simulation Lab for Sports Medicine, Anthony Shadiack, Sean Gibbs, Lisa Wright, Burt Banks, and Christopher Bryant
Decompression Illness, Anthony Shadiack and Virginie Papadopoulou
In Adults with Mild Persistent Asthma, is As-Needed Use of a Combined Inhaled Corticosteroid Plus Long-Acting Beta-Agonist as Effective as Scheduled use of an Inhaled Corticosteroid Alone in Preventing Asthma Exacerbations?, Shala Sundaram, Linda Zhang MD, and Paige Gwynn
Submissions from 2020
Is pet ownership associated with a decreased burden of depressive symptoms in people at least 50 years old?, Jennifer Abernathy DO and Julia Fashner MD
What's New in Iron Supplementation: Your Patient's Gut May Thank You, Anna E. Augustin DO
Acute Ischemic Stroke as the Presenting Feature of COVID-19 in the Young and Pregnant, Nermila A. Ballmick, Jiri F. Kubac, and Hossein Akhondi
Patellofemoral Syndrome, Jared M. Bump and Lindsay Lewis
Comparison of OB Training in Family Medicine Residencies 2013 & 2019: A CERA Program Directors Study, Christina Cavanagh, Julia Fashner, and Aimee Eden
Does CPAP treatment improve blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension?, Firaz Chaudhry DO and Julia Fashner MD
Facial Rash with Oral Lesions, Weston Connelly DO, Robert P. Daze DO, Jason Mamino DO, and Regina Zambrano
COVID-19 Needs Assessment and Support for Primary Care Practices in Western North Carolina, Sheri Denslow, Jill Fromewick, Kacey Scott, Jesse Bossingham, Brian Cass, Bryan Hodge, Erica L. Richman, Tammy Garrity, Kathleen Mottus, and Jacqueline R. Halladay
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A General Overview, Julia Fashner
Obstetric Training in the Southeast US: A 2019 CERA Study, Julia Fashner, Christy Cavanagh, and Aimee Eden
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis, Ashan Hatharasinghe, Hossein Akhondi, and Don Pepito
Does pharmacologic treatment of depression after acute coronary syndrome reduce the risk of subsequent adverse cardiovascular outcomes?, Kyle Herring DO and Julia Fashner MD
Geriatrics in Clinical Practice and Beyond: Brain Health, the Sixth Vital Sign?, Nannette Hoffman
Epstein Barr Virus (EBV), Karla Hoover and Karla Higginbotham MD
Does neurofeedback, in addition to pharmacotherapy, relieve depression symptoms in adults?, Adam Kachelman DO and Julia Fashner MD
Do botulinum toxin injections to the glabellar area reduce depression symptoms?, Kim Le DO and Julia Fashner MD
Turning Passion into Purpose: A Journey to Medicine Through Global Health, Laurenie Louissaint MD
Evaluation of Professional Ballet Dancers Body Posture During Barre Movements., Rita M Patterson, Nathan J. Hershberger, Elizabeth Balyakina, William Capell Iii, A Mirochnitchenko, and Sajid A. Surve
Effect of an Electronic Order Set on Newborn Hepatitis B Immunization Rates, Daniel Pedersen, Angelina Rodriguez, Olu Oyesanmi, Heather Schramm, and Michael King
Metoprolol Increases Risk of COPD Hospitalization, Andrew Ross and Julia Fashner
Hyperhomocysteinemia, Phillip Son and Lindsay Lewis
Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma: A Synthesis on Updated Guidelines for the Primary Care Perspective, Seetha Venkateswaran and Nicholas D'Angelo
Postoperative Retroperitoneal Hematoma: A Case of Saw Palmetto and the Importance of Primary Care Intervention, Seetha Venkateswaran, Ricardo Declet-Bauzo, Michael Shodeinde, and Patricia Gilford
Submissions from 2019
A Case of Wilkie's Syndrome: Consideration of Alternative Diagnosis in the Setting of Chronic Abdominal Pain., John D Adame, Giselle Falconi, and Seneca Harberger
Caring for the Underserved: Addressing A Community's Social Needs Without a Social Worker, Kavitha Arabindoo MD, Emily Hansen DO, and Tatum Mead
Availability of Pain Medications for NPO Patients, Anna Augustin DO, Kyle Borodunovich DO, Sean Quinonez DO, Furqan Haq, and My Myers MD
Development and Implementation of a Collaborative Obstetrical Continuity System in a New Family Medicine Residency (TBC), Michael Avila MD and Maylne Nambela-Barlow
A cost-benefit analysis of choosing non-instrumental bedside screenings in patients with low risk factors for PED not meeting the CMS criteria of PMV (prolonged mechanical ventilation), Kyle Barjon DO, Giselle Falconi, and Bharat Upadhyay MD
Does creatine supplementation when combined with resistance training augment muscle strength gains in the elderly?, Anthony Espinoza DO, Gabriel Johnson DO, and Anthony Shadiack DO
A Comparison of Opioid Abuse Screening Tools of Detection of High Risk Patients in the Inpatient Setting, Grace Gu MD, Albert Cheng MD, Darren Rahaman MD, Shyh-Jeun Wang MD, Maureen Strohm MD, and Napatkamon Ayutyanont
Effect of an Electronic Order Set on Newborn Hepatitis B Immunization Rates, Daniel Pedersen, Angelina Rodriguez, Michael King, Heather Schramm, and Oyesanmi Olu
West Nile Virus: An Old Tale, New Mystery, Seetha Venkateswaran and Patricia Gilford
For Diabetics, Exercise Is Medicine, Eric Yuschak and Stacy Chase