QIPS Day Winners
2025 Posters and Presentations
Top Presentation
Jennifer Lee, MD, Rachael Underwood, MD, and Katelyn Ward, MD
Pediatric Residency
Improving Discharge Process in Pediatric Inpatient Services
Top Poster
Mark Mikhail, MD, Ketch Cowan, MD, Sunny Roy, MD, Alex Hwang, MD, Amy Cherry, MD,
Megan Sweeney, MD, Gregory Loftis, MD, and Anne Hoselton, MD
Urology Residency
Implementation of a Standard Gross Hematuria Scale
Laura Holder, MD and MacKenzie Pairitz, MD
Surgery
Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Delayed First Start or Times for ICU Patients
Nathan Walter, MD, Lynch Major, MD, Mekaea Miller, MD, and Lincoln Mitchell, MD
Surgery
Effect of Radiology Reporting on Concordance with Tumor Height and Final Pathology
in Rectal Cancer
Gracelyn Bose, MD, MBA, Michael Jacobs, DO, and Rahul Sakarwadia, MD
Internal Medicine
Striving for Gold: Optimizing Inpatient Code Blue to Meet Guidelines
Jae Maeng, MD and Matthew Holland, DO
Pediatrics
Addressing Penicillin Allergies in the General Pediatrics Clinic
Abdelrahman Amro, MD and Adarsh Purohith, DO
Pediatrics
Increasing the Docucmentation of SMR in the Outpatient Clinic Setting
Onika Kelly, MD and Elizabeth Harper, MD
Family Medicine
Improving Patient Centered Communication using a Communication Skills Lecture Series
Aaron Van Alstine, MD and Elizabeth Harper, MD
Family Medicine
Improving Recognition of Victims of Human Trafficking in the Clinic Setting
Dylan O'Neal, MD
Family Medicine
Evaluation of Weight Loss through patient Education Handouts
Christian Givens, MD
Family Medicine
Improving Hypertension Control Metrics
April Gunn, DO, Lydia Cook, MD, Daniel Raley, MD, Thomas Bishop, PsyD, and Jennifer
Bradford, PharmD
Family Medicine
Evaluation of Management of Controlled Substances in an Academic Family Medicine Clinic
Likhita Kandimalla, MD, Kritie Liao, DO, Hayden Shoeffler, MD, Patrick Howarth, MD,
Nathan Brott, MD, and Brittany White, PharmD
Internal Medicine
Enhancing Accuracy in Cosyntropin Stimulation Testing: A Single Centered Academic
Quality Improvement Project
Skyelor Black, MD, Christopher Childs, MD, and Kaitlin Detmar, MD
Internal Medicine
Health Maintenance Screenings in Academic Internal Medicine Clinic
Gracelyn Bose, MD, Kareema Ciabottoni, MD, Sravanthi Sonti, MD, Mary Magieri, MD,
Rishi Charate, MD, and Eliea Sneij, MD
Internal Medicine and Cardiology
CARES: LDL-C Assessment, Reduction Evaluation After STEMI
Laura Edmond, DO
Pediatrics
Multilingual EPDS to Increase Detection of Maternal Depression
Jennifer Justice, DO and Kerigan Green, MD
Pediatrics
Enhancing Education on Vitamin D Supplementation during Infant Clinic Visits
Alexandra Stedke, DO
Pediatrics
Reducing Severe IVH in Very Premature Infants
Jordan Raine, MD and Meridith Rippy. BS, Trauma Research Coordinator
Surgery
A Quality Improvement Investigation to Re-Evaluate the Necessity of Empiric Antifungal
Coverage in Gastroduodenal Perforation
Hayden Mezick, MD, Kay Buerster, MD, Jackson Fos, MD, and Alexander Urevick, MD
Surgery
Examining the Effect of Transition from Pagers on Resident Wellness and Learning
Lucky Miolen, RRT and Rene Scheiderer, RRT
Respiratory Therapy
Trach Me Home: A Respiratory (RT) Navigator Guide to Improving the Adult Tracheotomy
to Home Process
Top Presentation
Kara Robinson, BSN, RN, CPN, CCRN and Kristi Ramirez, BS, RTT
Pediatric Critical Care Team
Journey to Zero Harm: Reducing Unplanned Extubations in Pediatric Patients
Top Presentation
Vick S. DiCarlo II, MD and Peter M. DeLeeuw, DO
GI Fellowship and Erlanger Nursing
Improve Understanding & Implementation of Blakemore Tube in ICU
Top Presentation
Jared Amos, MD and Jacob White, MD
Pediatric Residency
Rapid MRI a Modality for Evaluation of Shunt Malfunction
1st Place Presentation
Katlyn Zavala, MD
Internal Medicine Residency
MICU Level of Care Transfer Standardization
2nd Place Presentation
Kathryn Oelsner, MD
Pediatric Residency
Enrolling Children in Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
3rd Place Presentation
Corey Bray, PharmD
Pharmacy Residency
Evaluation of a Pharmacist-Led, high-risk medication consultation service for geriatric
trauma patients at a level-1 trauma center
1st Place Presentation
Sriupa Hari Gopal, MD
Pediatrics Residency
Reduction of Unplanned Extubations in the NICU
2nd Place Presentation
John Pickering, MD
Surgery Residency
Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Lab Reporting
3rd Place Presentation
Amanda Debuhr-Mansouri, MD
Pediatric Residency
Implementation of the AAP/Bright Futures Oral Health Risk Assessment in the General
Pediatrics Clinic