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Research and EBM

Research Curriculum

At UAMS, you will have the opportunity to explore research in a large academic university setting. Our research curriculum is longitudinal, providing you with a strong foundation throughout your three years here. You will be introduced to the core principles of epidemiology, evidence based medicine, and scholarly project development in four ways: monthly Journal Club, our interactive EBM and knowledge dissemination didactic series, your residency scholarly project, and an optional research elective. You also have the opportunity to explore the many opportunities our University based program has to offer including a Translational Research Institute (in addition to six other institutes with robust research initiatives) and diverse basic sciences departments.

Journal Club

Dr. Carly Eastin is the faculty liaison for Journal Club. Each month, the topic/PICO question is chosen by the residents assigned to present at JC that month. At the request of our residents, our Journal Club series has been moved from the hospital to off-campus to provide a more informal setting. Held at a faculty member’s home, there is time to socialize with medical students, your fellow residents, and faculty while dinner is provided. Most importantly, there is dedicated time discussing the best available evidence for that month’s particular topic. We also frequently invite consultants to attend and offer their perspective on the topic. We end each session by asking the following question: Will this evidence change your practice? Afterward, the evidence presented at each journal club is summarized into a concise document which is posted in our Journal Club Archive.

EBM & Knowledge Dissemination Didactic Series

Mastering the basic skills to be intelligent and efficient consumers of the medical literature will be one of the many things you will learn here that will distinguish you from other EM graduates. We take Evidence Based Medicine education seriously. Numerous UAMS EM faculty have trained at both national and international courses. Our Department Chair, Tony Seupaul, has been an active EBM instructor both nationally and internationally for over a decade. The curriculum is longitudinal and spans Journal Club, interactive didactic conferences, state and local conferences, and real time clinical care in the ED.

Scholarly Project

Here at UAMS, we know that some residents are very interested in traditional research while others may not plan on a career in research. For that reason, we created a scholarly activity guideline that allows each resident to tailor his or her project to his or her interests. Residents identify a faculty mentor, in our department or another, to help them complete the project(s) they choose. This allows for a truly customizable experience. At the end of each year, residents are asked to present their projects at the departmental Scholar’s Day. During Scholar’s Day, a senior resident who we feel best embraces the scholarly project requirement is selected and then later recognized with an award at graduation. Read more about our scholarly project guidelines.

Research Elective

During the third year, residents have the option of using their elective time to do research. Residents wishing to pursue the research elective will be expected to create a detailed proposal outlining what they expect to accomplish during the month. The research committee, made up of faculty and residents, would then discuss and approve the elective. Part of the elective could potentially include spending one-on-one time with faculty learning advanced concepts in EBM and translational medicine.

Recent Publications

  • The effect of a pharmaceutical ghrelin agonist on lifespan in C57BL/6J male mice: A controlled experiment
    February 3, 2023 by Kathryn A Kaiser
    Interventions for animal lifespan extension like caloric restriction (CR) have identified physiologic and biochemical pathways related to hunger and energy-sensing status as possible contributors, but mechanisms have not been fully elucidated. Prior studies using ghrelin agonists show greater food intake but no effect on lifespan in rodent models. This experiment in male C57BL/6J mice tested the influence of ghrelin agonism for perceived hunger, in the absence of CR, on longevity. Mice aged 4…
  • Evaluation of lung ultrasound to detect volume overload in children undergoing dialysis
    November 26, 2022 by Lindsay Arthur
    CONCLUSIONS: A simplified 8-zone ultrasound protocol can assess fluid volume change in real time and correlates with hematocrit levels obtained throughout dialysis. This provides a valuable method for monitoring fluid status in volume overloaded patient populations. A higher resolution version of the Graphical abstract is available as Supplementary information.
  • Are Benzodiazepines or Antihistamines Effective in the Treatment of Acute Vertigo?
    November 19, 2022 by Katie Pettit
    No abstract
  • A Quality Measurement Framework for Emergency Department Care of Psychiatric Emergencies
    November 19, 2022 by Dana D Im
    As a primary access point for crisis psychiatric care, the emergency department (ED) is uniquely positioned to improve the quality of care and outcomes for patients with psychiatric emergencies. Quality measurement is the first key step in understanding the gaps and variations in emergency psychiatric care to guide quality improvement initiatives. Our objective was to develop a quality measurement framework informed by a comprehensive review and gap analysis of quality measures for ED…
  • Emergency Department Management of Suicidal Ideation: Challenges, Misperceptions, and Hope
    November 7, 2022 by Kamal Gursahani
    Behavioral crises continue to escalate across the United States. Our country has one of the highest suicide rates amongst developed nations. More than 45,000 U.S. citizens are dying annually now from suicide. Many with suicidal ideation seek care in Emergency Departments in hospital systems under resourced to handle this growing public health crisis. Evidenced-based screening, risk stratification, and treatment continues to evolve and is not standardized. Improved suicide education needs to be…
  • Clinical predictors of endotracheal intubation in patients presenting to the emergency department with angioedema
    November 3, 2022 by Jason Arthur
    CONCLUSIONS: A simple scoring algorithm may aid in predicting angioedema patients at high and low risk for intubation. External validation of this score is necessary before wide-spread adoption of this decision aid.
  • Bridging the Technology Divide in the COVID-19 Era: Using Virtual Outreach to Expose Middle and High School Students to Imaging Technology
    October 24, 2022 by Kevin D Phelan
    Increasing the diversity of students choosing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields is an area of intense focus across the USA, especially in kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12)-focused pipeline programs in medical schools. A diverse STEM workforce contributes to better problem-solving and equity in health care. Two of the many major barriers for rural students are the lack of sufficient STEM role models and limited access to technology in the classroom….
  • Psychiatric participation in US Maternal Mortality Review Committees
    August 14, 2022 by Wesley R White
    No abstract
  • A REVIEW OF LAWSUITS RELATED TO POINT-OF-CARE EMERGENCY ULTRASOUND APPLICATIONS
    August 11, 2022 by Brian Russ
    CONCLUSION: As previous studies have suggested, nonperformance of ultrasound seems to convey the greatest medicolegal risk. Extended, emerging, or adjunct applications of ultrasound may convey a slightly higher risk.
  • Injury Characteristics, Outcomes, and Health Care Services Use Associated With Nonfatal Injuries Sustained in Mass Shootings in the US, 2012-2019
    May 27, 2022 by Matthew P Czaja
    CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Civilian public mass shootings cause substantial morbidity. For every death, 5.8 individuals are injured. These results suggest that including nonfatal injuries in the overall burden of CPMSs may help inform public policy to prevent and mitigate the harm caused by such events.

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Peer reviewed journal summaries by UAMS Emergency Medicine residents and faculty.

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