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This collection contains posters and related content from the Annual Medical Student Research Forums. The Annual Medical Student Research Forum began in 1962. Citations for items are formatted according to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition, ©2010.
Booklets prior to 2013 are available in the archives. Contact archives@utsouthwestern.edu to make an appointment to access the earlier printed booklets.
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The 60th Annual Student Research Forum was held February 1, 2022. Selected posters are now available in this collection.
Recent Submissions
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Cesarean Section and Risk of Adenomyosis: A Retrospective Study
(2022-02-01)BACKGROUND: History of uterine surgery, most notably a history of dilation and curettage (D&C), has been shown to be a risk factor for the development of adenomyosis. The association between prior cesarean sections (CS) ... -
Genus-Level Identification of Bladder-Resident Bacteria Associated with Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection in Post-Menopausal Women by Fluorescence In-Situ Hybridization
(2022-02-01)INTRODUCTION/BACKGROUND: Antibiotic-recalcitrant recurrent urinary tract infection (rUTI) is common in postmenopausal women. Many women elect to undergo electrofulguration (EF) of areas of chronic cystitis when standard ... -
Simple Measures to Reduce Opioid Prescriptions Following Pediatric Spinal Fusion Surgery: A Multidisciplinary Quality Improvement Project
(2022-02-01)BACKGROUND: The opioid epidemic is one of the biggest challenges facing modern healthcare. Among the adolescent and young adult populations opioid overdose is one of the leading causes of death. LOCAL PROBLEM: Within ... -
Prevalence and Characteristics of Violence Against Persons at Parkland Hospital
(2022-02-01)BACKGROUND: Violence against persons (VAP) including interpersonal violence and human trafficking is a significant public health problem in the United States that affected 1.6% of the population in 2020. Systematic screening ... -
The Relationship between Pre-Operative Pain Characteristics and Periacetabular Osteotomy Outcomes in Patients with Acetabular Dysplasia
(2022-02-01)INTRODUCTION: Bernese Periacetabular Osteotomy (PAO) is widely performed for patients with acetabular dysplasia, however the relationship between preoperative pain characteristics and patient-reported outcome measures ... -
Development of Ex Vivo Femoral Head Deformity Model to Test Restorative Surgical Techniques
(2022-02-01)Legg-Calve-Perthes disease (LCPD) is a childhood ischemic hip disorder which produces femoral head deformity due to weakened bone structure. The femoral head deformity causes pain, stiffness, and debilitating osteoarthritis; ... -
The Roles of Infection Risk and Caretaker Education in Reducing Emergency Department Readmissions Among Pediatric Tracheostomy Patients
(2022-02-01)OBJECTIVES: To determine factors associated with frequent emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations among pediatric tracheostomy patients. METHODS: A longitudinal cohort of children with tracheostomies were ... -
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas 60th Annual Medical Student Research Forum
(2022-02-01)This 178-page booklet includes a list of oral presentations, a table of contents to the abstracts, and the abstracts divided into three categories: Basic Research and Disease Models; Clinical Research; and Quality Improvement, ... -
A Retrospective Study Evaluating Risks Associated with Musculoskeletal Corticosteroid Injections in Patients with Diabetes
(2020-01-21)BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal (MSK) corticosteroid injections (CSIs) are commonly used to treat patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Despite local administration, intraarticular CSI have been shown to be absorbed into the ... -
Employing Alternating Magnetic Fields for Biofilm Destruction
(2020-01-21)BACKGROUND: Prosthetic Joint Infections (PJI) are a common complication of implant surgery. Due to biofilm formation, treatment is costly, includes weeks of antibiotic therapy, and even total replacement of the prosthesis. ... -
Point-of-Care Ultrasonography by Novice Medical Students for Detecting Fractures in Pediatric Patients with Traumatic Extremity Pain
(2020-01-21)BACKGROUND: Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is an important assessment tool to make rapid critical diagnoses in the Emergency Department (ED), including in the evaluation of post-traumatic extremity pain. Several studies ... -
Lamina Propria Yield Using Perpendicular Placement of Standard Capacity Biopsy Forceps in Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis
(2020-01-21)INTRODUCTION: Pediatric patients with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) often lack fibrostenotic features. Identifying esophageal lamina propria (LP) fibrosis has become a method of identifying early remodeling. We have ... -
Upregulation of Cytokines Midkine and Pleiotrophin in Keloids
(2020-01-21)Keloids are benign proliferative scars that are exaggerated responses to cutaneous wound healing. They can be painful and/or pruritic, and commonly affect the chest, upper back, shoulders, and earlobes. Keloids often affect ... -
Ten Year Experience with High Submuscular Placement of Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Reservoirs: Refined 5-Step Technique
(2020-01-21)INTRODUCTION: High submuscular (HSM) placement of inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP) reservoirs is a promising new FDA approved alternative to traditional space of Retzius (SOR) reservoir placement. Since 2011, we have ... -
Software Annotation of Defibrillator Files: Ready for Prime Time?
(2020-01-21)INTRODUCTION: High quality chest compressions are associated with improved outcomes after cardiac arrest. Defibrillators record important information about the quality of chest compressions during CPR and can be used in ... -
Intratumoral Metabolic Heterogeneity and Other Quantitative FDG PET/CT Parameters for Prognosis Prediction in Esophageal Cancer
(2020-01-21)PURPOSE: To evaluate the impact of intratumoral metabolic heterogeneity and other quantitative FDG PET/CT parameters for predicting patient outcomes in esophageal cancer. METHODS AND MATERIALS: This IRB and HIPPA compliant ... -
Functional Analysis of EARS2 Variants in a Combined OXPHOS Deficiency
(2020-01-21)Inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) are a group of disorders characterized by abnormal metabolism. Historically, IEMs have been difficult to diagnose, as metabolism contains nonspecific systems. Whole Exome Sequencing (WES) ... -
Large Scale Profiling of Fibroblasts from Pediatric Patients with Inborn Errors of Metabolism Results in the Identification of Siblings with L-2-Hydroxyglutaric Aciduria
(2020-01-21)Inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) are caused by germline mutations that interfere with the normal physiological functioning of single metabolic enzymes or nutrient transporters1. Discerning an effective treatment for IEMs ... -
Central Hemodynamic Monitoring of Train Drivers in Western Russia
(2020-01-21)BACKGROUND: Train drivers are exposed to work-related stressors which contribute to higher rates of cardiovascular disease. No studies have characterized precursors of this effect in Western Russia. AIM: This project aims ... -
Point of Care Ultrasonography by Novice Medical Students for Detecting Inferior Vena Cava Collapsibility, Aortic Diameter and Overall Left Ventricular Function in Euvolemic Pediatric Patients
(2020-01-21)BACKGROUND: Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is a useful tool in assessing volume status and cardiac function in the emergency department (ED). Research has shown that medical students (MS) are capable of learning and ...