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Scholarly Activity

Scholarly Project: All residents will complete a scholarly project during their three years of pediatrics training. The Department hosts an annual Pediatric Research Symposium and an annual award for Pediatric Resident Research.

For those with a strong background in research, interested in a future career with a significant research component, or interested in exploring research opportunities that may lead to Fellowship training, there are several mechanisms to be more heavily involved in research as a resident.

Mentorship is critical and there are opportunities to find mentors not only within the Department of Pediatrics but also in other units and Departments within the University to take advantage of the breadth of the research community. Individuals with significant research experience and who are committed to a research career may apply for support from the Pediatric Physician-Scientist Training Program (PPSTP).

Examples of Pediatric Resident Research Projects

• Challenges and Opportunities of Post-Partum Depression Screening in a Pediatric Primary Care Clinic

• Assessing Attitudes, Interest, and Preferences in Global Health Clinical Electives at Peking University Health Sciences Center

• Factors associated with and resident perception of code status ordering in hospitalized children

• Improving Health Equity by Strengthening Medical-legal Partnerships: The Advocacy Letter Project

• Infant Peanut Allergy Testing in the Post-LEAP World

• Neurologic, Ophthalmologic, and Behavioral Adverse Effects of Dinutuximab in Patients with High-Risk Neuroblastoma

• How Prepared Are Residents to Manage Online Safety and Cyberbullying in the Primary Care Setting? A Survey Study

• HPV Vaccine Initiation Rates in Adolescents after Implementation of New CDC Guidelines

• Improving Handoff from the Pediatric Emergency Department to Inpatient Services

• IBD-U: Understanding a Vague Diagnosis

• Improvement in the process of working up patients diagnosed with immune thrombocytopenia

• Evaluation of an Internal Medicine Intern Wellness Curriculum

• TNF-α inhibition with adalimumab in refractory idiopathic severe aplastic anemia

• The Residents as Teachers Longitudinal Curriculum: A Needs Assessment

• Pain location and widespread pain in youth with orthopedic conditions: Exploration of the reliability and validity of a body map.

• The sensitivity and specificity of provider predictions of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome

• TB Risk Assessment in the U of M Pediatric Outpatient Clinics

• DKA with Altered Mental Status: Is it Always Cerebral Edema?

• Respiratory Ciliary Dysfunction Among Pediatric Patients with Heterotaxy Syndrome

• Peanut Component Testing as a Predictor for Adverse Reaction during Oral Food Challenge

• Central Catheter Associated Venous Thromboembolism in Two Pediatric Patients with Mutations in The NF-ĸB Pathway

• Moral Distress Among Pediatric Residents: Incidence and Risk Factors

• A Two Year Review of Positive Blood Cultures in Hospitalized Children

• Transcutaneous Bilimeter Use by Newborn Home Visiting Nurses

• Simulation-Based Peer-Led Orientation Improves Intern Confidence and Preparedness

• Application of a Video Orientation Tool in Pediatric Resident Continuity Clinics

• Point of Care Ultrasound in an Ethiopian Pediatric Emergency Department: A Needs Assessment

• Near-Peer Led Outpatient Teaching and Resident Confidence

• Effect of Required Rapid Response Evaluation in PICU Admissions

Pediatric Research Symposium Awardees

• Aristides Diamant, MD, PhD – Resident Award in Basic Science Research (2021)

Identification of cell-specific transcripts in brain regions important for energy homeostasis

• Amy Ludwig, MD - Resident Award in Clinical Investigation (2021)

Asthma is Associated with an Increased Risk of Poor Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19

• Rebecca Warwick, MD - Resident DEI Award in Clinical Investigation (2021)

Transgender Youths’ Sexual Health and Education: A Qualitative Analysis

• Stephani Zakutansky, MD - Resident Award in Health Services Research (2021)

Comparing Mortality Outcomes in Young Adults with Severe Sepsis Admitted to PICUs Versus MICUs

• Maria Pliakas, MD & Devin McKissic, MD - Quality Improvement Resident Award (2021)

Improving the efficacy of the rapid response team (RRT)

• Jonathan Bender, MD - Resident Award in Clinical Research (2020)

Targeting the Molecular Signature of Pediatric Cancers Through Integrative Clinical Sequencing

• Charlotte Srnka, MD - Resident Award in Quality Improvement (2020)

Improving Echocardiogram Report Completeness in Patients with Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot

• Amy Wu, MD - Resident Award in Health Services Research (2020)

Pop-Up Safety Town: A Novel Injury Prevention Program for Head Start Preschool Children and Families

• Robin Cook, MD, PhD - Resident Research Award (2019)

Electrographic Seizures and Brain Injury in Children on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

• Payal Kenia, MD - Resident Award in Clinical Research (2017)

Sleep-Disordered Breathing is Ubiquitous Among Newborns with Myelomeningocele

• Prashanthi Kandavel, MD - Resident Award for Clinical / Health Services Research (2016)

MCV/WBC Ratio as a Predictor of Response to Thiopurine Medications in Pediatric Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

• Alecia Daunter, MD - Resident Research Award (2015)

Long Term Outcomes of Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy: A Case-Control Study

• Vanessa Cardenas, MD - Resident Research Award (2014)

Hospitalization Patterns in Pediatric Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

• Elizabeth M. Chenoweth, MD - Resident Research Award (2014)

Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns in Pediatric Staphylococcus Aureus Infections

• Kelly M. Bailey, MD, PhD - Resident Award for Basic Science Research (2012)

MALT1 Protease is a Key Regulator of Endothelial Integrity.

• Laura C. Taylor, MD, MSc - Resident Award for Clinical Investigation/Health Services Research (2012)

Communication Between Providers and Parents of Children Who Die from Advanced Heart Disease