In the Department of Medical Education, we provide ample opportunities for students and residents to participate with faculty in research and scholarly activities. We offer experiences that enable discovery and promote creativity. As a department we are committed to pursuing inquiry, disseminating knowledge, and fostering critical thinking that encourages lifelong learning.
Research and Scholarly Activity, 2017-22
Recent Publications
Ahn I.E., Brander D.M., Ren Y., Zhou Y., Tyekucheva S., Walker H.A., Black R., Montegaard J., Alencar A., Shune L., Omaira M., Jacobson C.A., Armand P., Ng S.Y., Crombie J., Fisher D.C., LaCasce A.S., Arnason J., Hochberg E.P., Takvorian R.W., Abramson J.S., Brown J.R., Davids M.S. Five-year follow-up of a phase 2 study of ibrutinib plus fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab as initial therapy in CLL Blood Advances. 2024;8:832-841.
Ansari F., Al Assil T., Omaira M., Hoekstra A.V. Myomatous erythrocytosis syndrome: a uterine fibroid associated with polycythaemia BMJ Case Reports. 2024;17
Haymaker C., Berry S.D., Cadick A., Bane C., VanDerKolk K. The relationship between a single-item measure of burnout and the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory in family medicine residents International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine. 2023;58:637-642.
Haymaker C.M., Ellwood S. Pediatric anxiety disorders: Basic concepts for primary care International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine. 2023
Ayotunde O., Burkard D.J., Kolacki C., Zamarripa A., Ouellette L., Hamilton M., Jones J.S. Nasal foreign body removal: Success rates for techniques and devices American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022;56:384-385.
Cadick A., Haymaker C., McGuire N. This is My Learner, Not My Patient: Addressing Concerns in Learners With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine. 2022;57:434-440.
Haymaker C.M., Bane C.M., Roise A., Greene J. Emotion Regulation and Burnout in Family Medicine Residents Family Medicine. 2022;54:139-141.
Sivabhaskar S., Li R., Roy A., Kirby N., Fakhreddine M., Papanikolaou N. Machine learning models to predict the delivered positions of Elekta multileaf collimator leaves for volumetric modulated arc therapy Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 2022;23(8)
Sonbol M., Beba Abadal K., Renati S. Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis Mimicking Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Neurohospitalist. 2022;12(2):424-425.
Toriello H.V., Van de Ridder J.M.M., Brewer P., Mavis B., Allen R., Arvidson C., Kovar-Gough I., Novak E., O’Donnell J., Osuch J., Ulrich B. Emotional intelligence in undergraduate medical students: a scoping review Advances in Health Sciences Education. 2022;27(1):167-187.
Bice N., Fakhreddine M., Li R., Nguyen D., Kabat C., Myers P., Papanikolaou N., Kirby N. Latent space arc therapy optimization Physics in Medicine and Biology. 2021;66(21)
Bice N., Kirby N., Li R., Nguyen D., Bahr T., Kabat C., Myers P., Papanikolaou N., Fakhreddine M. A sensitivity analysis of probability maps in deep-learning-based anatomical segmentation Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 2021;22(8):105-119.
Busha M.E., McMillen B., Greene J., Gibson K., Milnes C., Ziemkowski P. One Institution’s evaluation of family medicine residency applicant data for academic predictors of success BMC Medical Education. 2021;21
Gibb T.S., Crutchfield P., Redinger M.J., Minser J. Ethical and Professional Considerations in Integrated Behavioral Health Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2021;68:607-619.
Li R., Roy A., Bice N., Kirby N., Fakhreddine M., Papanikolaou N. Managing tumor changes during radiotherapy using a deep learning model Medical Physics. 2021;48(9):5152-5164.
Redinger K.E., Greene J.D. Virtual emergency medicine clerkship curriculum during the Covid-19 pandemic: Development, application, and outcomes Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021;22(3):792-798.
Ridge N.A., Agarwal M.S., Fakhreddine M.H. Old drug, new trick: Proton pump inhibitors find new purpose in cancer care Oncotarget. 2021;12(19):1861-1862.
Singleterry L.R., Caulfield S. Continuous Quality Improvement of Writing Assignments: A Process for Faculty Development Nursing Education Perspectives. 2021;42:122-123.
Singleterry L.R., Caulfield S.L. Holistic Approaches to Support Sleep in the Intensive Care Unit Patient Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America. 2021;33:131-144.
Albeiruti R., Chaudhary F., Vallabh H., Krupica T., Kupec J. Fungal peptic ulcer disease in an immunocompetent patient European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine. 2020;7(8)
Alqahtani F., Balla S., AlHajji M., Chaudhary F., Albeiruti R., Kawsara A., Alkhouli M. Temporal trends in the utilization and outcomes of percutaneous coronary interventions in patients with liver cirrhosis Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2020;96(4):802-810.
Bice N., Kirby N., Bahr T., Rasmussen K., Saenz D., Wagner T., Papanikolaou N., Fakhreddine M. Deep learning-based survival analysis for brain metastasis patients with the national cancer database Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 2020;21(9):187-192.
Blair T.C., Bambina S., Alice A.F., Kramer G.F., Medler T.R., Baird J.R., Broz M.L., Tormoen G.W., Troesch V., Crittenden M.R., Gough M.J. Dendritic cell maturation defines immunological responsiveness of tumors to radiation therapy Journal of Immunology. 2020;204(12):3416-3424.
Busha M., Gibson K., Sheakley M., Greene J. Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine Academic Medicine. 2020;95:S258-S261.
Dickinson B.L., Gibson K., VanDerKolk K., Greene J., Rosu C.A., Navedo D.D., Porter-Stransky K.A., Graves L.E. Erratum: Correction to: "It is this very knowledge that makes us doctors": an applied thematic analysis of how medical students perceive the relevance of biomedical science knowledge to clinical medicine (BMC medical education (2020) 20 1 (356)) BMC medical education. 2020;20:428.
Dickinson B.L., Gibson K., Vanderkolk K., Greene J., Rosu C.A., Navedo D.D., Porter-Stransky K.A., Graves L.E. "it is this very knowledge that makes us doctors": An applied thematic analysis of how medical students perceive the relevance of biomedical science knowledge to clinical medicine BMC Medical Education. 2020;20
Ewongwo A., Hamidi M., Alattar Z., Ayotunde O.P., Tiwari H.A., Elquza E., Scott A., Hanna K., Nfonsam V. Contributing factors and short-term surgical outcomes of patients with early-onset rectal cancer American Journal of Surgery. 2020;219(4):578-582.
Minser J., Gibb T. “I Know a Guy Who Once Heard…”: Contemporary Legends and Narratives in Healthcare Journal of Medical Humanities. 2020;41:323-340.
Singleterry L. Intentional application of nursing theory in simulated practice Nursing Education Perspectives. 2020;41:41-42.
Tormoen G.W., Blair T.C., Bambina S., Kramer G., Baird J., Rahmani R., Holland J.M., McCarty O.J.T., Baine M.J., Verma V., Nabavizadeh N., Gough M.J., Crittenden M. Targeting MerTK Enhances Adaptive Immune Responses After Radiation Therapy International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2020;108(1):93-103.
Albeiruti R., Chaudhary F., Alqahtani F., Kupec J., Balla S., Alkhouli M. Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes of Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients Admitted With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction American Journal of Cardiology. 2019;124(3):343-348.
Cressman S., Rheinboldt M., Klochko C., Nadig J., Spizarny D. Chest Radiographic Appearance of Minimally Invasive Cardiac Implants and Support Devices: What the Radiologist Needs to Know Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. 2019;48(3):274-288.
Davids M.S., Brander D.M., Kim H.T., Tyekucheva S., Bsat J., Savell A., Hellman J.M., Bazemore J., Francoeur K., Alencar A., Shune L., Omaira M., Jacobson C.A., Armand P., Ng S., Crombie J., LaCasce A.S., Arnason J., Hochberg E.P., Takvorian R.W., Abramson J.S., Fisher D.C., Brown J.R. Ibrutinib plus fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab as initial treatment for younger patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: a single-arm, multicentre, phase 2 trial The Lancet Haematology. 2019;6(8):e419-e428.
Singleterry L., Vliem S., Gibson K., Gaynor S.T. Interprofessional improvement of interprofessional teaching practices Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice. 2019;14:43-46.
Cressman S., Rheinboldt M. Urinothorax occurring in conjunction with intraperitoneal bladder rupture Applied Radiology. 2018;47(5)
Cressman S., Rheinboldt M., Lin D., Blasé J. Nonketotic hyperglycemia-induced hemichorea-hemiballism Applied Radiology. 2018;47(6):24-26.
D’Souza T.F., Hoshal S.G., Albeiruti R., Zambito M.P., Zambito G.M., Khan F.M., Samuel B.P., Crumb T.L., Rajasekaran S., Vettukattil J.J. Transient secondary hypothyroidism and thyroid hormone replacement therapy in pediatric postoperative cardiopulmonary bypass Current Cardiology Reviews. 2018;14(2):121-127.
Fakhreddine M.H., Haque W., Ahmed A., Schwartz M.R., Farach A.M., Paulino A.C., Bonefas E., Miltenburg D., Niravath P., Brian Butler E., Teh B.S. Prognostic Factors, Treatment, and Outcomes in Early Stage, Invasive Papillary Breast Cancer American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials. 2018;41(6):532-537.
Haque W., Verma V., Fakhreddine M., Butler E.B., Teh B.S., Simone C.B. Trends in Cardiac Mortality in Patients With Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2018;100(2):470-477.
Saenz D., Astorga N., Kirby N., Fakhreddine M., Rasmussen K., Stathakis S., Papanikolaou N. A method to predict patient-specific table coordinates for quality assurance in external beam radiation therapy Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics. 2018;19(5):625-631.
Singleterry L. Managing online groups with a slice of pie Journal of Nursing Education. 2018;57(2):127.
Spain J., Cressman S., Marin H., Patel S., Corrigan J., Griffith B. Cord Topographical Anatomy and its Role in Evaluating Intramedullary Lesions Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. 2018;47(6):437-444.
Sylman J.L., Boyce H.B., Mitrugno A., Tormoen G.W., Thomas I.C., Wagner T.H., Lee J.S., Leppert J.T., McCarty O.J.T., Mallick P. A Temporal Examination of Platelet Counts as a Predictor of Prognosis in Lung, Prostate, and Colon Cancer Patients Scientific Reports. 2018;8(1)
Sylman J.L., Mitrugno A., Atallah M., Tormoen G.W., Shatzel J.J., Yunga S.T., Wagner T.H., Leppert J.T., Mallick P., McCarty O.J.T. The predictive value of inflammation-related peripheral blood measurements in cancer staging and prognosis Frontiers in Oncology. 2018;8(MAR)
Tormoen G.W., Crittenden M.R., Gough M.J. Role of the immunosuppressive microenvironment in immunotherapy Advances in Radiation Oncology. 2018;3(4):520-526.
Verma V., Fakhreddine M.H., Haque W., Butler E.B., Teh B.S., Simone C.B. Cardiac mortality in limited-stage small cell lung cancer Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2018;128(3):492-497.
Fakhreddine M.H., Galvan E., Pawlowski J., Jones W.E. Communicating Effectively With Elderly Cancer Patients International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2017;98(4):741-742.
Haque W., Verma V., Fakhreddine M., Hatch S., Butler E.B., Teh B.S. Addition of chemotherapy to definitive radiotherapy for IB1 and IIA1 cervical cancer: Analysis of the National Cancer Data Base Gynecologic Oncology. 2017;144(1):28-33.
Haymaker C., Cadick A., Seavey A. Integrating social class and privilege in the community medicine curriculum International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine. 2017;52(3):228-235.
Melón L.C., Nolan Z.T., Colar D., Moore E.M., Boehm S.L. Activation of extrasynaptic δ-GABA<inf>A</inf> receptors globally or within the posterior-VTA has estrous-dependent effects on consumption of alcohol and estrous-independent effects on locomotion Hormones and Behavior. 2017;95:65-75.
Scola D., Bahoura L., Copelan A., Shirkhoda A., Sokhandon F. Getting the GIST: a pictorial review of the various patterns of presentation of gastrointestinal stromal tumors on imaging Abdominal Radiology. 2017;42(5):1350-1364.
Sokhandon F., Al-katib S., Bahoura L., Copelan A., George D., Scola D. Multidetector CT enterography of focal small bowel lesions: a radiological–pathological correlation Abdominal Radiology. 2017;42(5):1319-1341.
Tormoen G.W., Crittenden M.R., Gough M.J. The TAM family as a therapeutic target in combination with radiation therapy Emerging Topics in Life Sciences. 2017;1(5):493-500.
Ahmed A.A., Holliday E.B., Fakhreddine M., Yoo S.K., Deville C., Jagsi R. Trends in disclosures of industry sponsorship International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics. 2016;95(4):1093-1101.
Bhardwaj V., Cortez M.A., Fakhreddine M., Welsh J. Biological principles of radiosensitization Cancer Nanotechnology: Principles and Applications in Radiation Oncology. 2016:15-23.
Copelan A., Scola D., Roy A., Nghiem H.V. The myriad advantages of ultrasonography in image-guided interventions Ultrasound Quarterly. 2016;32(3):247-257.
Crocenzi T., Cottam B., Newell P., Wolf R.F., Hansen P.D., Hammill C., Solhjem M.C., To Y.Y., Greathouse A., Tormoen G., Jutric Z., Young K., Bahjat K.S., Gough M.J., Crittenden M.R. A hypofractionated radiation regimen avoids the lymphopenia associated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy of borderline resectable and locally advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer. 2016;4(1)
Mitrugno A., Tormoen G.W., Kuhn P., McCarty O.J.T. The prothrombotic activity of cancer cells in the circulation Blood Reviews. 2016;30(1):11-19.
Shah B., Sever A., Cressman S. Breast Imaging BINGO: an Educational Game to Supplement the Traditional Assessment Style Medical Science Educator. 2016;26(3):383-387.
Singleterry L., Kalkman B., Chrenka L., Courtright-Nash D. Nursing faculty development: Building a common grading rubric to evaluate writing Nurse Educator. 2016;41(5):222-224.
Arvidson C.G., Green W.D., Allen R., Reznich C., Mavis B., Osuch J.R., Lipscomb W., O'Donnell J., Brewer P. Investing in success: Student experiences in a structured, decelerated preclinical medical school curriculum Medical Education Online. 2015;20(1)
Baker-Groberg S.M., Bornstein S., Zilberman-Rudenko J., Schmidt M., Tormoen G.W., Kernan C., Thomas C.R., Wong M.H., Phillips K.G., McCarty O.J.T. Effect of Ionizing Radiation on the Physical Biology of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering. 2015;8(3):517-525.
Davis M.E., Korn M.A., Gumucio J.P., Harning J.A., Saripalli A.L., Bedi A., Mendias C.L. Simvastatin reduces fibrosis and protects against muscle weakness after massive rotator cuff tear Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2015;24(2):280-287.
Ge B.H., Copelan A., Scola D., Watts M.M. Iatrogenic percutaneous vascular injuries: Clinical presentation, imaging, and management Seminars in Interventional Radiology. 2015;32(2):108-122.
Mendias C.L., Roche S.M., Harning J.A., Davis M.E., Lynch E.B., Sibilsky Enselman E.R., Jacobson J.A., Claflin D.R., Calve S., Bedi A. Reduced muscle fiber force production and disrupted myofibril architecture in patients with chronic rotator cuff tears Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2015;24(1):111-119.
Phillips K.G., Lee A.M., Tormoen G.W., Rigg R.A., Kolatkar A., Luttgen M., Bethel K., Bazhenova L., Kuhn P., Newton P., McCarty O.J.T. The thrombotic potential of circulating tumor microemboli: Computational modeling of circulating tumor cell-induced coagulation American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology. 2015;308(3):C229-C236.
Savin M.A., Chehab M., Campbell J.M., Savin J.H., Cash C., Wong C.Y.O., Schultz C.C. Yttrium-90 infusion: Incidence and outcome of delivery system occlusions during 885 deliveries Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. 2015;26(12):1769-1776.