GME

    GME prepares for annual research symposium

    The GME Department is proud to support all scholarly activities and provide the best academic experience for our learners.

    The Annual Graduate Medical Education Research Symposium at Riverside Medical Center showcases the scholarly endeavors of our fellows, trainees, and medical students. Participants presented quality improvement projects, case reports, investigator-initiated research, and evidence-based practice studies. The venue allows for the dissemination of knowledge, information exchange and valuable academic discussion.

    For further information on the symposium, or if you are interested in conducting research, please contact Malgorzata Witkowska, Clinical Research Coordinator, at mwitkowska@rhc.net or Cynthia Koehn, Clinical Research Nurse, at ckoehn@rhc.net

    Case Reports

    1. When Clean Turns Contaminated: A Case of Endocarditis Due To Exposed AICD Leads Nishita Vattem, DO, Internal Medicine Resident
    2. Out of the woods and into the jungle; A case of an uncommon problem presenting commonly by Nancy Mayer, DO, Internal Medicine Resident and Charles Swanson, DO, Gastroenterology Fellow
    3. A Rare Case of Glycopyrrolate Induced Biventricular Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy by Nishita Vattem, DO, Internal Medicine Resident
    4. Tricvalve gets tricky: iatrogenic atrial septal defect due to migration of bicaval prosthesis device by Arjun Bagai, DO, Internal Medicine Resident and Dureshahwar Ali, DO, Cardiology Fellow
    5. A Unique case of Unileaflet Mitral Valve by Iga Fudyma, DO, Internal Medicine Resident and Dureshahwar Ali, DO, Cardiology Fellow
    6. IgA Vasculitis in an Adult by Arjun Bagai, DO, Internal Medicine Resident
    7. Psychiatric Implications of Recurrent Insulin Overdose in a Patient with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Prior COVID-19 Infection: A Case Study by Ashley Clark, MD and Rehan Saini, MD, Psychiatry Residents
    8. Psychosis and Sphingomyelinase: A Case Report on the Psychiatric Manifestations of Neimann-Pick Disease by Breanna Wennberg, MD, Psychiatry Resident
    9. Struck Through the Heart: A Case of Lightning Strike-Induced Cardiomyopathy by Rahul Patel, DO, Cardiology Fellow
    10. When two paths cross: a case of transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis in a patient with multiple myeloma by Dhruv Patel, DO, Internal Medicine Resident
    11. Neuropsychiatric symptoms leading to an inpatient psychiatric admission reveals diagnosis of Glioblastoma Multiforme by Fatima Hooda, DO, Psychiatry Resident
    12. Diffuse Ductal Dilation in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma by Kyle Hamann, DO, Internal Medicine Resident
    13. Rare Occurrence of pleural effusion as primary presentation of Rheumatoid Arthiritis by Sasha Singh, DO, Internal Medicine Resident
    14. Peculiar problem in PSCC by Kyle Hamann, DO, Internal Medicine Resident

    Investigator-Initiated Research

    1. Effect of Statin Therapy on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Female Patients Receiving Anthracyclines: A Retrospective Propensity Score-Matched Analysis by Iga Fudyma, DO, Internal Medicine Resident and Andrew Mariano, DO, Cardiology Fellow

    Healthcare Professionals

    Does Monthly Newsletter Communication Predict Employee Engagement? by Elizabeth Deck, DNP, FNP-BC, BC-ADM, CDCES

    Reducing Readmissions Through Transitional Care Management by Liberty Erfe, DNP, RN

    Changes in Tobacco Usage in Patients Taking GLP-1 Receptor Agonists or GIP/GLP-1 Receptor Agonists by Hailey Mueller, PharmD

    Reducing Community-Acquired-Pneumonia Treatment Duration Rates by Aubree Mann, PharmD

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    Tuition Reimbursement – Workforce Edge Information

    Please join us for an upcoming Workforce Edge onsite visit and Virtual Information Sessions

    A WorkForce Edge Representative will be available in the cafeteria on Thursday March 20th from 11:30-1:30 to discuss WorkForce Edge and answer any questions you may have.

    You are also invited to attend an upcoming WorkForce Edge Information session to get tips on using our Tuition Reimbursement Platform and explore what WorkForce Edge all has to offer.

    There are 2 sessions available on Wednesday, March 26th Click the URL below and then click the best time for you to attend.

    Wednesday, March 26 at 9:00 AM CST & Wednesday, March 26 at 12:00 PM CST Click to Register At Riverside Healthcare, we’re proud to offer educational benefits designed to help you reach your personal and professional goals. 

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    National Thank a Resident/Fellow Day

    Thank a Resident Day is a special day that takes place on the last Friday of February to collectively show gratitude and appreciation for the residents and fellows and how integral they are to our healthcare team. This year, Thank a Resident Day is Friday, February 23rd.

    Please take a moment to express your gratitude, appreciation and dedication to the care that they provide to patients each day at our hospital.

    To our Internal Medicine Residents, Psychiatry Residents, Gastroenterology Fellows, Cardiology Fellows, and Interventional Cardiology Fellow, you play an integral role in the healthcare team, collaborating to improve patient outcomes and advance medical knowledge.

    Thank you for your commitment to healing, your compassion in caring, and your dedication to making a difference.

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    Riverside Medical Center Residency and Fellowship Graduation 2023

    Riverside’s Graduate Medical Education celebrated nine doctors in training at their 10th annual Residency and Fellowship Graduation Program on Friday, June 9th. Pictured are 5 Internal Medicine Residents (Stephen Tulley, DO, Ahmed Ismail, DO, Alketa Zyka, DO, Matthew Sutherland, DO, and Dhruv Joshi, DO), 1 Gastroenterology Fellow, (Nistha Rawal, DO), 1 Cardiology Fellow (Uday Patel, DO) and 1 Interventional Cardiology Fellow (Navdeep Tandon, MD). We also recognized Martin Tehan, DO, who has completed three years as a psychiatry resident and will fast-track to a Child Psychiatry Fellowship. All graduates were gifted a personalized bobblehead! We wish them the best in their future endeavors as a doctor!

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    GME Needs Your Help!

    Do you have space to rent?  Have you considered housing a visiting medical student or resident doctor? 

    The Graduate Medical Education is seeking any Riverside employee who has secure housing to offer for rent to our GME trainees for either monthly/yearly lease.  We are looking for space that is private and safe, as well as a convenient distance to the hospital.  If you’re interested in renting out your space/property, please contact the GME department by emailing Jessica at gme@rhc.net .  Thank you!

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