Summit Entries 2026

Project Title	Group Members and Department	Video and Q&A Link
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
Bridging the Academic Divide A Vertical Mentorship and Research Model	Singh, Davinder, MD; Thompson, Ellen, MD MUSOM Cardiology	View Video
Bringing Standardized Pediatric Oncology Nurse Education to Hoops Family Children’s Hospital	Courtny Lewis, MSN, RN, CPHON, CPN CHH HOOPS	View Video
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.	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
Hypertension QI	Blue Cremeans, MD; Adam Franks, MD; Courtney Wellman, MD MUSOM and MHN Family Medicine	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
Improving Awareness and Utilization of Palliative Care and Hospice Services Through Targeted Education	Shreya Utla, PGY-3; Conner Chapman, PGY-3 MUSOM Internal Medicine	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
Improving Documentation of Neurovascular Assessments	Amy Bullington, RN, MSN, MHA; Sarah Bodmer, RN, MSN; Amanda Clonch, RN, BSN MHN CHH	View Video
Improving Echocardiography Reporting, Workup and Management of Grade 3 Diastolic Dysfunction	Olatunde Ola; Demilade Soji-Ayoade; Ellen Thompson MUSOM Cardiology	View Video
Improving Hypoglycemia Awareness and Prevention Through Resident Physician Education	Alexandra Petrusan, DO PGY-2; Allison Beverlin, MD PGY-1 MUSOM Internal Medicine	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
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	View Video
Pediatric Fall Prevention	Megan Hanshaw, BSN, RN, CPN MHN CHH	View Video
Perinatal Mental Health	Talisha Franklin, MSN, RN; Laura Florence, RNC MHN CHH Labor and Delivery	View Video
Postpartum Home Blood Pressure Monitoring	Emily Marsico, PGY-2; Vinitha Joseph, PGY-1; Emily Sloane, MD MHN OBGYN	View Video
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	View Video
The role of the Clinical Quality Assurance Nurse: obtaining zero patient harm and reducing CLABSI and CAUTI rates	Kendra Eplion, BSN, RN MHN CHH	View Video
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	View Video

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