Publications

Contemporary published works directly related to medical education and pedagogy by faculty members of the Ralph P. Leischner, Jr., MD, Department of Medical Education follow.  (Print Version-pdf file)

ARTICLES

SPOTLIGHT PUBLICATION:

Reed T, Wagner S, Ozark G, Chaidez C, Boyle M, and Gruener G. (2022) “Seeing Yourself Through the Learner’s Eyes: Incorporating Smart Glasses Into Objective Structured Teaching Exercises for Faculty Development”. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions.  


Medical Education Research  (2021)  

  • C5 palsy after cervical laminectomy: natural history in a 10-year series. Spine J. 2021 Sep;21(9):1473-1478. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2021.04.003. Epub 2021 Apr 20. PubMed PMID: 33848689, Hofler RC, Frazzetta J, Zakaria J, Aziz A, Adams W, Jones GA.
  • Skin cancer discovery during total body skin examinations. Int J Womens Dermatol. 2021 Sep;7(4):411-414. doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2021.05.005. eCollection 2021 Sep. PubMed A, Jefferson IS, Robinson SK, Griffin D, Adams W, Speiser J, Winterfield L, Peterson A, Tung-Hahn E, Lee K, Surprenant D, Coakley A, Tung R, Alam M, PMID: 34621952; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8484974, iang
  • Review of culprit drugs associated with patients admitted to the burn unit with the diagnosis of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Syndrome. Burns: Journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries, de Bustros P, Baldea A, Sanford A, Joyce C, Adams W, Bouchard C. 2021 August. doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2021.08.009.
  • Medical student wellness in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationwide survey. BMC Med Educ. Nikolis L, Wakim A, Adams W, DO PB. 2021 Jul 26;21(1):401. doi: 10.1186/s12909-021-02837-y. PubMed PMID: 34311722; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8312706
  • Risk Reduction and Perioperative Complications in Patients With Diabetes and Multiple Medical Comorbidities Undergoing Charcot Foot Reconstruction. Foot Ankle Int. Lyons M, McGregor PC, Pinzur MS, Adams W, Wilkos-Prostran L. 2021 Jul;42(7):902-909. doi: 10.1177/1071100721995422. Epub 2021 Feb 25. PubMed PMID: 33629589.
  • One Dose Versus Two Doses of Intravenous Tranexamic Acid in Total Joint Arthroplasty. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. Golz AG, Yee HK, Davis BJ, Adams W, Brown NM. 2021 Jun 1;29(11):e555-e562. doi: 10.5435/JAAOS-D-20-00658. PubMed PMID: 32826662; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8166358.
  • Preoperative Music Listening in Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery: A Randomized Trial. Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. Chen YB, Barnes H, Westbay L, Wolff B, Shannon M, Adams W, Acevedo-Alvarez M, Muller ER, Pham TT. 2021 May. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001070.
  • Associations Between Cholecalciferol Supplementation and Self-Reported Symptoms Among Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer and Vitamin D Deficiency: A Pilot Study. Oncol Nurs Forum. Maureen Sheean P, Robinson P, Bartolotta MB, Joyce C, Adams W, Penckofer S. 2021 May 1;48(3):352-360. doi: 10.1188/21.ONF.352-360. PubMed PMID: 33856003.
  • Validation of Second-Generation Motion-Correction Software for Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography with Novel Quantitative Approach. J Comput Assist Tomogr. Goldberg A, Adams WH, Thomsen B, Ashraf U, Vasilopoulos V. 2021 May-Jun 01;45(3):403-407. doi: 10.1097/RCT.0000000000001145. PubMed PMID: 33797442.
  • PHarmacist Avoidance or Reductions in Medical Costs in Patients Presenting the EMergency Department: PHARM-EM Study. Crit Care Explor. Rech MA, Adams W, Smetana KS, Gurnani PK, Van Berkel Patel MA, Peppard WJ, Hammond DA, Flannery AH. 2021 Apr;3(4):e0406. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000406. eCollection 2021 Apr. PubMed PMID: 33912836; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8078282.
  • Understanding Patient Interest and Preferences for Same-Day Discharge After Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy. Journal of Gynecologic Surgery. Westbay LC, Adams W, Wagner SA, Graziano S, Dixon A, Tipton MJ, Yang LC. 2021 April. doi: 10.1089/gyn.2020.0208.
  • Impact of Concurrent Coincident Use of Metformin During Lung Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy. Cureus. Stang K, Alite F, Adams W, Altoos B, Small C, Melian E, Emami B, Harkenrider M. 2021 Mar 28;13(3):e14157. doi: 10.7759/cureus.14157. PubMed PMID: 33927955; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8076758.
  • Clinical Outcomes of a Multidisciplinary Female Chronic Pelvic Pain Program. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg. Westbay LC, Adams W, Kistner M, Brincat C, Bresler L, Yang LC, Fitzgerald CM. 2021 Mar 24;. doi: 10.1097/SPV.0000000000001045. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34009830.
  • The impact of a sacroiliac joint belt on function and pain using the active straight leg raise in pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain. PM R. Fitzgerald CM, Bennis S, Marcotte ML, Shannon MB, Iqbal S, Adams W. 2021 Mar 21;. doi: 10.1002/pmrj.12591. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33745213.
  • Medical Student Ultrasound-Guided Intravenous Catheter Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Overtraining in a Simulation-Based Mastery Learning Setting. Simul Healthc. Kule A, Richards RA, Vazquez HM, Adams W, Reed T. 2021 Jan 30;. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000554. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 33534403.
  • Toxic Stress in a Mid-Sized Urban Community: An Initial Needs Assessment of Families with Children in Maywood, IL. J Prim Care Community Health. McCune E, Wojtowicz J, Adams W, Sigman G, Williams C, Ahn P, Ciliberti A, Hatchett L, O'Keefe J. 2021 Jan-Dec;12:21501327211030136. doi: 10.1177/21501327211030136. PubMed PMID: 34247533; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8274091.
  • A Multivariate Analysis to Predict Total Hip Arthroplasty Dislocation with Preoperative Diagnosis, Surgical Approach, Spinal Pathology, Cup Orientation, and Head Size. J Arthroplasty. 2021 Sep 4;. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2021.08.031. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34548193; Murphy MP, Schneider AM, LeDuc RC, Killen CJ, Adams W, Brown NM.
  • Crying with a Patient: A Pilot Study of the Attitudes of Physicians and Physicians-in-Training. Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics. 11(2). (CO-AUTHORED WITH 2 LOYOLA MEDICAL STUDENTS). Brazel, D, Witowska J, Wesolowski M, Anderson EE.
  • Risks to Relationships in Kidney Transplant Research with Living Donors and Recipients. American Journal of Bioethics. 21(4): 110-112. (CO-AUTHORED WITH A LOYOLA MEDICAL STUDENT). Ghobrial P, Akkina S, and Anderson EE.
  • A snapshot of US IRB review of COVID-19 research in the early pandemic. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, published online 13 September 2021. Taylor HA, Serpico K, Lynch HFL, Baumann J, & Anderson EE.
  • Institutional Review Board Use of Outside Experts: What Do We Know? Ethics & Human Research, in press. Serpico K, Rahimzadeh V, Anderson EE, Gelinas L, & Fernandez Lynch H.
  • Reimagining IRB Review to Incorporate a Clear and Convincing Standard of Evidence. Accountability in Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/08989621.2021.1880902. Smith E, Anderson EE.
  • A Call for Radical Transparency Regarding Research Payments. American Journal of Bioethics. 21(3); 45-47. Anderson EE, Brown B.
  • Sharing Research Opportunities on Personal Social Media Accounts and Fair Subject Selection. American Journal of Bioethics. 21(10): 40-42. Spellecy R, Anderson EE. (2021). Patient and Community Engagement. In IRB Management and Function, 3rd edition. Edited by Elizabeth Bankert, Bruce Gordon, Elisa Hurley, and Sharon Shriver. Jones and Bartlett. Anderson EE.
  • Research That Engages Community and Patient Partners. Oxford Handbook of Research Ethics. Edited by Ana S. Iltis and Douglas MacKay. Oxford. Anderson EE, Spellecy R.
  • Respect for Persons and Artificial Intelligence in the Age of Big Data. In Artificial Intelligence in Brain and Mental Health: Philosophical, Ethical, & Policy Issues. Edited by Fabrice Jotterand and Marcello Ienca. Spellecy R, Anderson EE.
  • Early Termination of Cardiovascular Research Protocols. Ethical Issues in Cardiovascular Medicine. Edited by D Zientek and M Cherry. Routledge, Annals of Bioethics series. Springer. Caples TL, Anderson EE.
  • Lower-extremity nodules in a 2-year-old girl. Contemporary Pediatrics Journal, McCune E, Boyd B. December 2021, Volume 38, Issue 12.
  • “The Association Between Feed Type and Health Outcomes in Preterm Infants Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.” St Albert’s Day, Flammersfeld E, Lipa M, Amin S, Boyd B, Dugas L. October 2021. Maywood, IL.
  • “Maternal Factors Associated with the Delivery of Preterm Infants Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit”. St Albert’s Day, Lipa M, Flammersfeld E, Amin S, Boyd B, Dugas L. October 2021. Maywood, IL.
  • “Red Papulonodule with Central Crusting on a Neonate’s Cheek”. Contemporary Pediatrics Journal. Vol 38 No1, Witowska J, Sehgal R, Boyd B. Jan 2021.
  • Socioeconomic Status and Determinants of Pediatric Antibiotic Use. Clin Pediatr (Phila). McGurn A, Watchmaker B, Adam K, Ni J, Babinski P, Friedman H, Boyd B, Dugas LR, Markossian T. 2021 Jan;60(1):32-41. doi: 10.1177/0009922820941629. Epub 2020 Aug 4. PMID: 32748648; PMCID: PMC7983842.
  • Can Parents Restrict Access to Their Adolescent's Voice?: Deciding About a Tracheostomy. Pediatrics 147(4). Lanocha N, Tate T, Salter E, Elster N, Matheny Antommaria AH.
  • Ethical Considerations in Pediatrician's Use of Social Media. Pediatrics. Macauley R, Elster N, Fanaroff JM.
  • Oral Health Matters: The Ethics of Providing Oral Health During Covid-19. HEC Forum. Elster N, Parsi K.
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: An Imperative for the Dental Profession" https://web2.augusta.edu/dentalmedicine/academics/diversity/documents/ejacd_vol88-2_2021-07-22_f.pdf. Elster N.
  • "Legal Issues of Fertility Preservation" published in Fertility Preservation: Principles and Practice (eds, Jacques Donnez and S. Samuel Kim). Elster N.
  • “Professionalizing Clinical Ethics Consultation: Training to encounter human suffering via the Assessing Clinical Ethics Skills tool,” in Suffering in Theology and Medical Fitzgerald’s Clinical Neuroanatomy and Neuroscience, 2021. Elster N.
  • Muscle Nerve 2021 Mar;63(3):294-303. doi: 10.1002/mus.27179. Zivkovic S, Gruener G, Narayanaswamit P. Epub 2021 Jan 27.
  • Statins and immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy. Gleveckas-Martens NG, Gruener G. AANEM online resource 2022
  • Educational Leadership in Academic Medicine: A dynamically responsive elective to meet student needs. GEA Regional Spring Meeting; Codispoti N, Southworth E, Peterson L, Gruener G. 2021
  • Learner Expertise and Teaching Potential: Implementation of student-led workshops. GEA Regional Spring Meeting; Codispoti N, Patel N, Southworth E, Gruener G. 2021.
  • Bridge to M4: Development and implementation of an innovative residency preparation curriculum. GEA Regional Spring Meeting; Southworth E, Codispoti N, Graziano S, Gruener G. 2021
  • Bridge to M4: Development and implementation of an innovative residency preparation curriculum. LUC Health Sciences Campus Medical Student Research Showcase 2021. Southworth E, Codispoti N, Graziano S, Gruener G
  • Educational Leadership in Academic Medicine: A dynamically responsive elective to meet student needs. LUC Health Sciences Campus Medical Student Research Showcase 2021. Codispoti N, Southworth E, Peterson L, Gruener G.
  • Effect of Peer Mentoring on Undergraduate Pre-Medical Students. LUC Health Sciences Campus Medical Student Research Showcase 2021. Solinski M, Pomeranets Y, High M, Staszewski L, Whiston P, Chen G, Gruener G.
  • Learner Expertise and Teaching Potential: Implementation of Student-Led Workshops. LUC Health Sciences Campus Medical Student Research Showcase 2021. Codispoti N, Pate N, Southworth E, Gruener G
  • Toxic Stress in a Mid-Sized Urban Community: An Initial Needs Assessment of Families with Children in Maywood, IL. J Prim Care Community Health. 2021 Jan-Dec;12:21501327211030136. doi: 10.1177/21501327211030136. PMID: 34247533; McCune E, Wojtowicz J, Adams W, Sigman G, Williams C, Ahn P, Ciliberti A, Hatchett L, O'Keefe J. PMCID: PMC8274091.
  • The Social and Structural Determinants of Health: Educating Nurses to Advance Health Equity: Chapter 8: Social Justice and Health Equity. Anderson-Shaw L,  Hatchett L, In Terri Murray (Ed)
  • AANEM Quality and Patient Safety Committee. Doctor - Should I get the COVID-19 vaccine? Infection and Immunization in Individuals with Neuromuscular Disorders putting ethics and clinical decision making before politics: requiring COVID-19 immunization for solid organ transplantation candidates and their support team. J Heart Lung Transplant, Kuczewski M, Wasson K, Hutchison PJ, Dilling DF, 2022;41:17-19. PMID 34799246
  • Putting Ethics and Clinical Decision Making before Politics: Requiring COVID-19 Immunization for Solid Organ Transplantation (SOT) Candidates and Their Support Team. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 41(1): Kuczewski M, Wasson K, Hutchison P, Dilling D 17-19. 2022. [Published online October 21, 2021] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2021.10.001
  • (2021) How Undocumented Immigrants Became Physicians: History and Prospects. Loyola University Chicago Law Journal 52: 51-75 Montelongo Hernandez CE, Kuczewski MG, Siskind G. http://blogs.luc.edu/lawjournal/2021/04/how-undocumented-immigrants-became-physicians-history-and-future-prospects/
  • Addressing Systemic Health Inequities Involving Undocumented Youth in the United States. AMA Journal of Ethics 23(2): E134-143. Kuczewski MG. https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/addressing-systemic-health-inequities-involving-undocumented-youth-united-states/2021-02
  • How Should the History of Physician Involvement in the Holocaust Inform How Physicians Approach Employers? AMA J Ethics. 2021;23(1):E12-17. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.12. Kuczewski MG, Blair A.
  • Deny Vaccination to Undocumented Immigrants? Who Might Benefit? Bioethics.Net Blog, Kuczewski M. 1/7/21 http://www.bioethics.net/2021/01/deny-vaccination-to-undocumented-immigrants-who-might-benefit/.
  • Making Vaccine Appointments is Tearing Us Apart. Hastings Bioethics Forum, Kuczewski MG. March 17, 2021 https://www.thehastingscenter.org/making-vaccine-appointments-is-tearing-us-apart/
  • Say This Instead. Fam Med. Michelfelder AJ, Myerholtz L, Cuba J, Vlasses F. 2021 Nov;53(10):904-905. doi: 10.22454/FamMed.2021.719266. PMID: 34780663.
  • Fam Med. 2021 Oct;53(9):816-817. doi: 10.22454/FamMed.2021.542875. PMID: 34624133. Michelfelder AJ.
  • Fam Med. 2021 Jun;53(6):472-473. doi: 10.22454/FamMed.2021.610127. PMID: 34077970. Michelfelder AJ
  • #TwitterHomework during Pathology Electives: Transforming Pathology Pedagogy. Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine 2020. Arch Pathol Lab Med (2021). Hamnvag H, McHenry A, Ahmed A, Trabzonlu L, Arnold C and Mirza KM.
  • Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2021 Aug 4. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2020-0802-RA. Ponnatt TS, Lilley CM, and Mirza KM.
  • Measuring the Efficacy of Pathology Career Recruitment Strategies in US Medical Students. Arch Pathol Lab Med. Hernandez PV, Razzano D, Riddle ND, Fallon JT, Islam HK, Mirza KM, Pattarkine R, Platero T, Hermelin D, Adem PV, Booth AL, Nachinga EM, Reddy KS, Mares A, Lento PA. 2021 Jul 29. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2020-0834-OA.
  • A Case of Primary Myelofibrosis With Transformation to Leukemia Cutis. Am J Dermatopathol. Saleh J, Regmi A, Speiser JJ, Mudaliar KM, Omman R, Velankar M, Mirza KM. 2021 Jun 15. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0000000000001999.
  • Is It Time for a Broader Call to Learn the Language of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine? Lab Med. Mirza KM, Lilley CM, Upton MP. 2021 Sep 1;52(5):415-419. doi: 10.1093/labmed/lmab017.
  • Pathology Residency Open-House Events. Am J Clin Pathol. 2021 Jun 14:aqab065. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqab065. Salah HT, Mirza KM.
  • Excellence Available Everywhere. Am J Clin Pathol. 2021 May 12:aqab029. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqab029. Mirza KM, Gonzalez RS, Jiang XS, Khanafshar E, Wobker SE.
  • The Implementation and Effectiveness of PathElective.com. Acad Pathol. 2021 Apr 9;8:23742895211006829. doi: 10.1177/23742895211006829. eCollection 2021 Jan-Dec. Lilley CM, Arnold CA, Arnold M, Booth AL, Gardner JM, Jiang XS, Loghavi S, Mirza KM.
  • Critical role of pathology and laboratory medicine in the conversation surrounding access to healthcare. J Med Ethics. 2021 Apr 16:medethics-2021-107251. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2021-107251. Lilley CM, Mirza KM.
  • Changes in USMLE Step 1 Result Reporting: A Pass or Fail for Pathology Programs? Acad Pathol. 2021 Mar 18;8:2374289521998029. doi: 10.1177/2374289521998029. Whaley RD, Booth AL, Mirza KM.
  • The Network That Never Sleeps. Lab Med. 2021 Jul 1;52(4):e83-e103. doi: 10.1093/labmed/lmaa113. Mukhopadhyay S, Kanakis C, Golab K, Hermelin D, Crane GM, Mirza KM.
  • Elevating Twitter-Based Journal Club Discussions by Leveraging a Voice-Based Platform: #HemepathJC Meets Clubhouse. Curr Hematol Malig Rep. 2021 Sep 29:1-4. Ahmed A, Mirza KM, Loghavi S.
  • Just Distribution of Cardiovascular Resources: The Left Ventricular Assist Device. Ethical Issues in Cardiovascular Medicine, edited by David M. Zientek and Mark J. Cherry (Routledge Press) Zientek D, Parsi K.
  • Oral Health Matters: The Ethics of Providing Oral Health During Covid-19. HEC Forum. Elster N, Parsi K.
  • “A Randomized, Non-Inferiority, Controlled Trial of Two Doses of Intravenous Sub-Dissociative Ketamine for Analgesia in the Emergency Department”. Academic Emergency Medicine, 2020; Lovett S, Reed T, Riggs R, Lew G, Koch E, Durazo-Arvizu R, Rech M December. doi: 10.1111/acem.14200. PMID: 33354815.
  • “The Flipped Classroom and Simulation: A Primer for Simulation Education”. Medical Science Educator, 2020;30:1627-1632. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40670-020-01041-9. Dong C, Szarek JL, Reed T.
  • “Medical Student Ultrasound-Guided Intravenous Catheter Education: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Overtraining in a Simulation-Based Mastery Learning Setting”. Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. 2021; Kule A, Richards RA, Vazquez HM, Adams W, Reed T. Jan 30. doi: 10.1097/SIH.0000000000000554. PMID: 33534403.
  • “Upregulation of Inflammatory Cytokines in Pulmonary Embolism as Studied by a Biochip- Array Profiling”. Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis. Bontekoe E, Brailovsky Y, Hoppensteadt D, Bontekoe J, Siddiqui F, Newman J, Iqbal O, Reed T, Fareed J, Darki A. 2021; 10.1177/10760296211013107. PMID: 33969714.
  • “Use of Cellular Indices to Predict All-Cause Mortality Outcomes in Patients with Pulmonary Embolism.” Abstract published in Circulation, 2021;144(A10768, issue supplement). Darki A, Sagalov A, Slajus B, Reed T, Iqbal O, Jawed F.
  • Emotional Intelligence and Its Role in Developing Resilience. In: Shabahang M, Hunsinger M, Lang B, editors. Promoting Resiliency and Wellness Among Physician Residents. San Diego: Cognella Publishing; Shahid, R. 2021 p. 73-84.
  • Assessing Emotional Intelligence as a Leadership Competency in Medical Students. Poster presentation at AMA Change MedEd Virtual Conference, Versel J, Codispoti N, Shahid R. Sept 2021.
  • Sweet Syndrome as initial presentation of Crohn's Disease in an 18 year old female. Poster presentation at American Academy of Pediatrics NCE, Guerrettaz R, Wolff E, Ciliberti A, Qureshi N, Shahid R, Haddad S. Oct 2021;
  • Validation of a Cost-effective Cast Saw Simulation-based Educational Module to Improve Cast Removal Safety. J Pediatr Orthop. 2021 Oct 11;. doi: 10.1097/BPO.0000000000001987. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34629432; Shahid R.
  • Ethics, edited by Christoph Mandry. Schöningh: Paderborn. Wasson K.