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Summit Entries 2026

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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Improve Tobacco Cessation Counseling in Primary Care

Kara Piechowski, PharmD, MD Candidate; Kueitsung ‘Philips’ Shih, MPH; Adam Franks, MD
MUSOM & MHN Family Medicine

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A Retrospective Study of Clinic Attendance, QAQI Project Quality Assessment​

Abdurahman Siddiqi, DO; Cavan Scheetz, DO; Lucas Betterton, DO; Sara Carder, DO; Ethan Higginbotham, MD; Mariah Morris, MD; Hannah Palme DO; John Riggans, DO; Emma Sanchez, DO; Cooper Scoles, DO; Brandon Spivey, MD; Chase Tirey, MD; Terry Waddel, MD; Jessica Wellman, MD; Meredith Bentley, DO 
MUSOM Psychiatry

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Appropriateness of PCR Gastrointestinal Panels at Cabell Huntington Hospital

Derrick Mershon, MD; Charles Warren Price, MD; Eva Tackett, MD; James Vaillant, MD, MSc
MUSOM Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease

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Assessing and Improving Resident Physician Comfort in the Management of Menopausal Symptoms Through Educational Intervention

Lauren Lipscomb, MD; Rachel Price, MD; Lauren Bauer, MD; Emily Sloane, MD
MUSOM OBGYN

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Biopsy/Refer, or Observe? A Structured Algorithm to Improve Skin Lesion Risk Stratification Among Internal Medicine Residents in Underserved Settings

Sanaa Tasneem, MD ; Shane Cook, MD
MUSOM Internal Medicine, Dermatology

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Bridging the Academic Divide A Vertical Mentorship and Research Model

Singh, Davinder, MD; Thompson, Ellen, MD
MUSOM Cardiology

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Bringing Standardized Pediatric Oncology Nurse Education to Hoops Family Children’s Hospital

Courtny Lewis, MSN, RN, CPHON, CPN
CHH HOOPS

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Clinical Guideline for the Inpatient/ ER Management of Pediatric Appendicitis

Fasih Khan, MD; Sundus Ghouri, MD; Shatha Alsamawi, MD; Romail Shaukat, MD; Saubhagyi Singh, MD; Jacob Kilgore, MD; John Dinsmore, MD; Deborah Preston BS, ACRP-CCRC; Lauren M. Tufts MD
MUSOM Pediatrics, Pediatric Surgery and Emergency Medicine Departments.

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Creating an EMR Registry to Improve Care and Follow-Up for Known or Suspected Ectopic Pregnancy​

Grace Montgomery, PGY-4; Rachel Lee, PGY-3; Abigail Tubert, PGY-3; Kylie Johnson, PGY-1; Emily Sloane, MD 
MHN OBGYN

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Device-Reported Structural Failures of Implantable Venous Access PortsA National Adverse Event Signal Analysis

Leena Alhusari, MD; Fadi Abualhommos, MD; Samhitha Gundakaram, MD; Madho Mal MD; Muhammad Jamil, MD
MUSOM Hematology and Medical Oncology, Najah National University

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Electronic Media Use and Potential Adverse Psychological Outcomes in a Pediatric Population

Brady Tickle, DO; Kristina Bryant Melvin, MD; Mallory Morris, MD; Raza Ahmed, MS-4
MUSOM Psychiatry

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Hypertension QI

Blue Cremeans, MD; Adam Franks, MD; Courtney Wellman, MD
MUSOM and MHN Family Medicine

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Implementation of Cycled Lighting in NICU

Kelly Hedrick, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC, CBS; Kelly Putney, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC; Kerry Black, MS, BSN, RNC-NIC, CBS; Lori Blackburn, BSN, RN; Rachel Hefner, OT
MHN CHH NICU

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Improving Annual Pain Screening in the Clinic Setting

Yasamin Samadi, MD; 'Tiny' Beth Ramey, RN; Courtney Wellman, MD; Adam M. Franks, MD 
MUSOM Family and Community Health

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Improving Appropriate Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients Through Targeted Provider Education

Caleb Meaige, MD; Fisnik Cake, DO; Trevor Pritchett, DO; Attending: Dr. Tackett
MHN Internal Medicine

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Improving Awareness and Utilization of a Standardized Pulmonary Hypertension Order Set Among Cardiology Fellows: A Quality Improvement Initiative

Demilade Soji-Ayoade, MD; Aniekeme Etuk, MD; Olatunde Ola, MD; Carlos Rueda, MD
MUSOM Cardiology

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Improving Awareness and Utilization of Palliative Care and Hospice Services Through Targeted Education

Shreya Utla, PGY-3; Conner Chapman, PGY-3
MUSOM Internal Medicine

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Improving Central Line Proficiency Among Internal Medicine Residents

Thomas Wright, MD, PhD; Mark Bannon, DO; Kyle Smith, MD; Stephen Roy, MD
Marshall Pulmonary and Critical Care; Marshall Internal Medicine

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Improving Compliance With Apfel Score–Driven PONV Prophylaxis: A Retrospective Baseline Assessment and Early QI Intervention

Dustin Darnell, OMS-3 Lauren Baumgartner, MS-3 Brian Ferguson, DO
MUSOM, MHN Anesthesiology, Southern Ohio Medical Center Department of Anesthesiology

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Improving Departmental Quality Scores in Family Medicine Through a Multidisciplinary QI Initiative

Louis A. Whest, MD; Courtney Wellman, MD; Rachele Subik, PharmD; Kueitsung ‘Philips’ Shih MS MPH; Tiny Beth Ramey, RN; Chadwick Smith, MD; Christopher Schafer, MSHI; Adam M. Franks, MD
MUSOM Family Medicine, MHN Pharmacy, MHN Population Health, CHH Physician Services

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Improving Depression Remission Detection Using Repeat PHQ-9 Questionnaires During Outpatient Follow-up Appointments

Justin Godby, MD; John Ryan Brown. MD; Jennifer Price, PsyD; Courtney Wellman. MD; Adam Franks, MD
MUSOM Family and Community Health

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Improving Direct Communication in Inpatient Consults Through Targeted Education

Conner Chapman, DO; Conner Chapman, DO; Conner Gauze, DO; Samhitha Gundakaram, MD; Eva Tackett, MD
MUSOM Internal Medicine

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Improving Documentation of Neurovascular Assessments

Amy Bullington, RN, MSN, MHA; Sarah Bodmer, RN, MSN; Amanda Clonch, RN, BSN
MHN CHH

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Improving Echocardiography Reporting, Workup and Management of Grade 3 Diastolic Dysfunction

Olatunde Ola; Demilade Soji-Ayoade; Ellen Thompson
MUSOM Cardiology

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Improving Hypoglycemia Awareness and Prevention Through Resident Physician Education

Alexandra Petrusan, DO PGY-2; Allison Beverlin, MD PGY-1
MUSOM Internal Medicine

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Improving IV Fluid Prescribing at Hoop’s Family Children’s Hospital

Ash Cooper, MD; Shatha Alsamawi, MBBS; Grace Ferguson, MD; Ayesha Khalid, MBBS; Romail Shaukat, MBBS; Lauren Tufts, MD
MUSOM Pediatrics

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Improving Resident Attitudes and Utilization of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Clinical Practice A Quality Improvement Initiative

Jennifer Wiese, MD1; Subigya Thapa, MBBS1; Adamsegd I. Gebremedhen, MD1
MUSOM Internal Medicine

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Improving the Management of Status Migrainosus in the Inpatient Setting: A Quality Improvement Initiative

Emily Fletcher, MD, Alexander Dunham, MD, Lindsay Littlehales, MD
MUSOM Neurology

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Improving the Quantity and Efficiency of In-Office Procedures in a Residency Clinic to Improve the Quality of Care of Continuity Patients

Jacob Jones, MD; Tori Miller, MD; Courtney Wellman, MD
MUSOM Family and Community Health

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Improving the Safety of Patients 50 Years and Older After Fractures: An Ongoing QI Project

Sarah Lackey, DO; Pallavi, MD, Richard Conway, DO; Beth Ramey, RN;  Becky Edwards, RN; Kasey Stickler, MD; David Rupp, MD; Courtney Wellman, MD
MUSOM Family and Community Health

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Improving Timely Completion of Missing Documentation Through Quality Improvement

Mitchell Stanley, DO; Kendell McNeely, MD; Morgan Stickler, MD; Courtney Wellman, MD; Kris Abernathy, ABM; Judy Watters; Adam Franks, MD
MUSOM Family Medicine

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Improving Tobacco Screening in Marshall University Department of Family Medicine – A Quality Improvement Project

Kayla Queen MS2; Krithika Shrinivas MS2; Kueitsung “Phillips” Shih MS, MPH; Courtney Wellman, MD; Adam Franks, MD
MUSOM Family Medicine

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Increasing Functional Screening Rates in Primary Care A Quality Improvement Project

Sydney Smith, MS III; Kathleen O’Hanlon, MD; Beth Ramey, RN; Ashley Beaty, MSN RN-BC; Kueitsung ‘Philips’ Shih, MS; Courtney Wellman, MD; Adam M. Franks, MD
MHN Family and Community Health

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Intervention to Reduce Non-emergent ED Visits in Young Adult Rural Population - A Quality Improvement Project

William Harris, DO;  Anne; Marie Hansen, DO
Holzer Health System, Marshall Community Health Consortium

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Longitudinal Assessment of Wellness Among Cardiology Fellows: Training-Year Differences and Implications for Program Support

Angela Maria Torres-Torres, MD, MPH; Mamdough Souleyman, MD; Carlos Rueda, MD; Ellen Thompson, MD
MUSOM Cardiovascular Fellowship Department

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Low-Cost Arterial Line Simulation Improves Internal Medicine Resident Comfort and Procedural Readiness

Thomas Wright, MD, PhD1; Jowan Al-Nusair, MD1; Sohaib Syed, MBBS2; Stephen Roy, MD1; and Yousef Shweihat MD2
MUSOM Internal Medicine, MUSOM Pulmonary and Critical Care

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Optimizing clinical evaluation and screening of Peripheral Artery Disease in patients with cardiovascular risk enhancers in rural West Virginia.

Oscar Rodrigo Zamudio Herrera, MD; Ellen Thompson
MUSOM Cardiology

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Patient Satisfaction with Artificial Intelligence Assessment of Cognitive Impairment During Annual Wellness Visits

Jacqueline Cavendish, MS; Jennifer Rollins, BSN; Rakan Albalawy, MD; Lynne Goebel, MD; Elizabeth Saunders, MD
MUSOM Internal Medicine

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Pediatric Fall Prevention

Megan Hanshaw, BSN, RN, CPN
MHN CHH

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Perinatal Mental Health

Talisha Franklin, MSN, RN; Laura Florence, RNC
MHN CHH Labor and Delivery

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Postpartum Home Blood Pressure Monitoring

Emily Marsico, PGY-2; Vinitha Joseph, PGY-1; Emily Sloane, MD​
MHN OBGYN

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Seeing Beyond the Film; Exploring Dental Practitioners’ Knowledge, Attitude Towards Radiology to Enhance Patient Safety.

Dr. Pooja Patel, DDS; Dr. Qudsia Tariq, DDS; Dr. Walla Zaky, DDS; Dr. Raj Khanna, MD, DMD; Bobbi Steele, MPH, RDH, CTTS; Janna Thornsbury, MPH, RDH, NCTTP
MUSOM Dentistry and Oral Surgery

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The role of the Clinical Quality Assurance Nurse: obtaining zero patient harm and reducing CLABSI and CAUTI rates

Kendra Eplion, BSN, RN
MHN CHH

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Utilization of Technology in Hospital Beds and Leadership Engagement to Achieve High Reliability

Andrea Criss, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC; Sara Adkins, RN; Mandy Blackburn, BSN, RN
MHN CHH 2 North, 4 North

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