Scholarship
Education
Scholarship
Leadership
Clinical Care Excellence
Our Internal medicine residents have access to numerous research opportunities within the institution and beyond. Our scholarly endeavors frequently result in significant presentations and publications. The scholarly activity director and team support residents with project navigation, an engaging evidence-based medicine curriculum, biostatistical analyses, and resident-initiated research.
Research
- Selecting research topics and presenting research projects
- Filling out an IRB protocol
- Writing workshops (abstracts, posters, and manuscripts)
- Introduction to Clinical Research (KP Learn session)
- Research Statistics (KP Learn session)
- Presentations at institutional, regional, and national meeting
Resident Scholarly Activities
Host journal clubs
Host one Resident Grand Round or CME
Completion of quality improvement project
Completion of another scholarly project
Resident Publications
| Year | Peer-Reviewed Abstract/Publications | Author/Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Gaps in guideline-recommended anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation and elevated thromboembolic risk within an integrated healthcare delivery system. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders. | Residents: Sushmita Malik, MD, Shanshan Gustafson, MD, MS, Huai-En Rachel Chang, MD, MPH, MBA Faculty Mentors: Yonas Tamrat, MD, Alan Go, MD, Natalia Berry, MD |
| 2023 | Pulmonary hypertension secondary to valvular heart disease: a state-of-the-art review. Heart Failure Reviews. | Resident: Tamanna Sahni, MD Faculty Mentors: Bansi Patel, DO, Steve D’Souza, MD, Amin Yehya, MD |
| 2023 | A Case of Turmeric-Induced Liver Injury. Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases. | Residents: Nadia Smati, MBBS, Crystal Xue, MD, Manasa Vallabhaneni, MD Faculty Mentor: Ibironke Oduyebo, MD |
| 2023 | The Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Inhibitors and Kidney Disease. Chronic Kidney Disease - Beyond the Basics. | Faculty Mentors: Bansi Patel, DO, Steve D’Souza, MD, Amin Yehya, MD |
| 2023 | Extreme hypercalcemia due to a giant parathyroid adenoma. Elsevier ClinicalKey. | Residents: Inna Sverdlova, MD Qiuyu Martin Zhu, MD, PhD Faculty Mentor: Mihail Zilbermint, MD |
| 2022 | Rectovaginal Endometriosis Mimicking Irritable Bowel Syndrome. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. | Residents: Huai-En Rachel Chang, MD, MPH, MBA Amitosh Singh, MD Katrina Hsieh, DO Faculty Mentor: Alexis McCary, MD |
| 2022 | A Rare Case of Metastatic Uterine Leiomyosarcoma to the Pancreas. The American Journal of Gastroenterology. | Residents: Huai-En Rachel Chang, MD, MPH, MBA Amitosh Singh, MD Katrina Hsieh, DO Faculty Mentor: Dia Copeland, MD |
| 2022 | The Scope of Social Mission Content in Health Professions Education Accreditation Standards. Academic Medicine: Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges. | Resident: Crystal Xue, MD |
Resident Presentations and Peer-Reviewed Abstracts at International, National, Regional, and Local Conferences
| Conference | Abstract | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|
| International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders | Association between Parkinson's Disease and Atrial Fibrillation: A Literature Review | Waalande Lintiso, MBBS Nadia Smati, MBBS Ejaz Shamim, MD |
| International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders | A comparison of national data on Parkinson's disease mortality between the USA and UK | Waalande Lintiso, MBBS Nadia Smati, MBBS Ejaz Shamim, MD |
| American Thoracic Society International Conference | Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome as a Unique Trigger for Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease | Tamanna Sahni, MD Benjamin Silverman, MD |
| American College of Cardiology | Titanium Allergy Presenting as Recurrent ICD Pocket Infections – A Case Report | Waalande Lintiso, MBBS Shanshan Gustafson, MD, MS David Bonnin, MD, MS |
| Society of General Internal Medicine | The Air We Breathe: An Unusual Case of Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis. | Arianna Vessal, DO Tamanna Sahni, MD Luis Ruiz, MD |
| Society of General Internal Medicine | TB or NOT TB: An Interesting Presentation of Pleural TB | Hamdi Abdeen, MD Renata Medina, MD Julie Chen, MD |
| National ACP | An Unusual Case of TB | Shanshan Gustafson, MD, MS |
| National ACP | A rare case of COVID-19 pneumonia with concomitant spontaneous pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, and subcutaneous emphysema in a non-ventilated patient, complicated by pulmonary embolism | Qiuyu Martin Zhu, MD, PhD Peter Huh, MD Sandeep Konka, MD |
| National ACP | The Irritable Bowel Syndrome That Wasn’t: Systemic Mastocytosis Presenting as Isolated Chronic Diarrhea | Katrina Hsieh, DO |
| National ACG | Rectovaginal Endometriosis Mimicking Irritable Bowel Syndrome | Huai-En Rachel Chang, MD, MPH, MBA |
| National ACG | A Rare Case of Metastatic Uterine Leiomyosarcoma to the Pancreas | Huai-En Rachel Chang, MD, MPH, MBA |
| National AHA | Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic and Telemedicine on Cardiac Rehabilitation Compliant | Shanshan Gustafson, MD, MS Natalia Berry, MD |
| National Heart Rhythm Society | Identifying and Characterizing Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Elevated Thromboembolic Risk who are not Appropriately Anticoagulated | Sushmita Malik, MD Shanshan Gustafson, MD, MS Huai-En Rachel Chang, MD, MPH, MBA |
| National Kidney Foundation | Acute Kidney Injury due to Concurrent Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura and Rhabdomyolysis | Hoon Chang, MD, MS Peter Huh, MD |
| Maryland ACP | Acute Myeloid Leukemia presenting as Uveitis | Waalande Lintiso, MBBS |
| Maryland ACP | Intravenous Immunoglobulin Therapy In A Patient with COVID-19 and CLL | Crystal Xue, MD |
| Maryland ACP | Factors that predict compliance in a virtual cardiac rehabilitation program | Qiuyu Martin Zhu, MD, PhD Natalia Berry, MD |
| Maryland ACP | A Rare Case of EBV in an Immunocompetent Adult | Huai-En Rachel Chang, MD, MPH, MBA Peter Huh, MD Julie Chen, MD, FACP |
| Maryland ACP | Niacin Induced Hepatoxicity: A Case Report | Jason Chavez, MD Peter Huh, MD Charu Maheshwary, MD |
| Maryland ACP | Cutaneous Metastasis of Uterine Papillary Serous Carcinoma | Miranda Hunter, MD Peter Huh, MD John Vu, MD, PhD |
| Maryland ACP | A Rare Case of Metastatic Uterine Leiomyosarcoma to Pancreas | Amitosh Singh, MD Peter Huh, MD Dia Copeland, MD |
Faculty
| Faculty name | Areas of scholarly activity interest |
|---|---|
| Julie Chen, MD, FACP | Curriculum design, innovations in medical education, population health improvements |
| B. Alex Dummett, MD, FACP, CPPS | Patient safety and quality improvement, simulation training, clinical informatics, diversity and inclusion |
| Kathleen Anderson, MD, MS | Complex patient management, communication skills, pain and palliative medicine |
| Elisabeth Kramer, MD, FACP | Research methodologies, neuro-immunology, evidence-based medicine, lifestyle and obesity medicine |
| Charu Maheshwary, MD | Inpatient medicine, point of care ultrasound, and quality improvement |
| Daren Yang, DO | Clinical workflow optimization, championing PCMH model and initiatives, resident wellness and resilience |
| Jeffrey Wharton, MD | Faculty development, quality improvement, and longitudinal care |