2025 MMCGME Quality Forum
The 13th Annual MMCGME Quality Forum, held on May 28, 2025, at UMN Bruininks Hall, was a resounding success! This event brought together residents, fellows, medical students, faculty, and staff to showcase innovations in patient safety, quality improvement, and medical education.
We want to express our deep appreciation to everyone who made this event possible:
We want to express our deep appreciation to everyone who made this event possible:
- Poster Participants – Your outstanding projects were the highlight of the day.
- Judges – Thank you for your thoughtful review and scoring.
- Planning Committee – Your behind-the-scenes efforts ensured everything ran smoothly.
- MMCGME Board of Directors – Your leadership and support are what make this event possible.
Poster Competition Winners!
Congratulations to our 2025 MMCGME Quality Forum Poster Competition Winners!
SAVETHEBOTTOMS!!! – LGBTQ+ Community Event-Based Anal Cancer Screening Unit
UMN Surgery Residency
Lindsay Welton
UMN Surgery Residency
Lindsay Welton
Improving Glucagon Prescribing in Type 1 Diabetes
UMN IM Endo, Diabetes & Metabolism Fellowship
Jaspreet Batth, Filip Jovanovic
UMN IM Endo, Diabetes & Metabolism Fellowship
Jaspreet Batth, Filip Jovanovic
Method of Detection for Breast Biopsy
UMN Diagnostic Radiology Residency
Jacob Stern
UMN Diagnostic Radiology Residency
Jacob Stern
CLABSI Prevention in Adult Oncology
UMN Medical School
Fiza Alam, Kendall Lin
UMN Medical School
Fiza Alam, Kendall Lin
Paramedic-Directed Buprenorphine Protocol for Opioid Withdrawal
Hennepin EM Residency
Nicholas Simpson, Timothy Kummer, Holly Drone, Michael Perlmutter, Alexander Schin, Jon Cole, Brian Driver, Michael Puskarich, Maureen Martin, Alec Bunting & Aaron Robinson
Hennepin EM Residency
Nicholas Simpson, Timothy Kummer, Holly Drone, Michael Perlmutter, Alexander Schin, Jon Cole, Brian Driver, Michael Puskarich, Maureen Martin, Alec Bunting & Aaron Robinson
Additional Poster Competition Participants
Agakishiev D, Harata M, Akram H, Wilson M, Settgast A, Schnaus M.
Language-Concordant After Visit Summaries: A Clinic Quality Improvement Project
Alp J, Dutta N, Lou S, Hanson B, Udompap P.
Opportunities to Increase Nonselective Beta-Blocker Use in Compensated Advanced Chronic Liver Disease
Anderson M, Windhorst W.
Meal Boxes’ Impact on Health Outcomes
Arayakarnkul. S, Ranweiler L, Reinink A, Moutsoglou D, Smith L, Burns K, Brown R, Hanson B, Guerrero Vinsard D.
Quality of Life and Cost-Effectiveness of Transitioning From Intravenous to Subcutaneous Vedolizumab in a Veteran Population: A Prospective Study
Bai A, Hattab T, Darrow D, Wang P, Pyzdrowski D, Visahan K, Waldron E, Lykken L, Mueller M, Halverson M, Henry T, Patel S.
Response-Oriented Assessment of Recall (ROAR): Evaluation of Ictal-Postictal Seizure States During Video EEG Monitoring
Benhamida J, Nelson P, Shah A, Taghizadeh L, Christensen G.
Planetary Health Report Card: Increasing Climate Change Awareness and Accountability at the University of Minnesota Medical School
Cao K, Monterrosa O.
Geriatric Boarding Approaches in the ED
Chaudhry MR, Ingle P, Kashyap S, Vuppalapati S.
Future Providers OSCE Experience at Hennepin Healthcare
Chiume T.
Understanding and Implementing Safety Reporting and Analysis
Chong A, Ackerman A, Jakubiak M, Jawed B.
Improving Teamwork in Hennepin Continuity Clinics
Considine DCS, Gale J, Lankey E, Perry N, Olson A.
Standardized Handoff Implementation at M Health Fairview: I-Pass
Dysthe J, Vahling S, Vakulkas E, Remme L.
Increasing Gun Violence Prevention Conversations in the Primary Care Office
Falaas K, Coffey C.
Quality Improvement: Utility of Repeat Reflex Extractable Nuclear Antigen (ENA) Testing in Patients With a Positive Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Test at the Minneapolis Veterans Affair (VA) Health Care Center
Ferrari E, Ringstrom S, Hansen S.
In Situ Simulation of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Cannulation for Identification of Latent Risk Threats in the Emergency Department
Harata M, Coffey C.
Optimizing Reflex Extractable Nuclear Antigen (ENA) Testing, With Correlation to Diagnostic Yield For Rheumatologic Disease: A QI Project
Hart D, McSky K, Said HS, Usher S.
Naltrexone For Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) From the Emergency Department—QI Project
Hooks G, Oshiba-Fowode T, Townley E, Marmet J.
Improving Trainee Comfort With Initiating Rapid Responses For Bronchiolitis
Hoover C, Note KV, Rykken J.
Quality Control At The Scanner QI On A Qc Tool
Jonsson, Messer A, Ojuma Z, Strickland N, Toulassi R, IJ.
Does Centering Pregnancy Affect Perinatal, Maternal & Fetal Outcomes?
Jr WP, James A, Mansour D, Martin S.
Optimizing Length of Stay by Reducing Emergency Department Boarding Time
Juriga L, Vang A, Riehm J, Garrison E.
Improving Referral Rates to MDH Asthma Home Based Services
Kahat D, Theis J.
CPRS Postprocedural Outpatient Order Sets: Implementing a PDSA Cycle
Kane T, Simpson B, Boeke S.
Protocol in Practice: Improving Imaging Accuracy and Workflow at Hennepin Healthcare Through the Design and Implementation of a Protocol Workbook.
Klimovitsky G, Chauhan A, Sibley S.
Improving Hypopituitarism Screening Frequency in a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Clinic For Veterans With TBI
Maccabee-Ryaboy N, Allen K, Alp S, Touma A, Vullo S, Frober M.
Febrile Seizure Clinical Guideline Development
Maher M, Lees T, Giffin J.
Addressing Social Determinants of Health at an Urban Primary Care Clinic
Malwitz P, Pence C, Mondelli A, Bentson B, Marquez A, Sveen B.
Improving Pediatric Rapid Response Teams: Initial Data Tracking and Perception Survey
McBride M, Strauss A, Molleti S, Kasali AB, Ojo I, Udeogu J, Oshodi R, Slusher TM.
Testing a Visual Thermometer in Newborns and Young Infants
Menezes A, Davidson Z.
Leveraging Large Language Models to Enhance Radiology Communication in the Emergency Department: A Quality Improvement Project
Mohamed M, Baker B, Bovard R, McKinney Z.
Occupational Nonallergic Rhinitis and Dysautonomia in a Firefighter: A Case-Based Safety and Awareness Initiative
Monterroso P, Zhaoheng L, Mills L, Marcottee E.
Genetic Influence on Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia Survival
Morris W, Thompson A, Odean M, Respet K, Harden R.
Factors Influencing Orthopedic Procedure Wait Times in Minnesota Rural Vs. Urban Patients
Neitzke K, Miller L.
Implicit Interconception Care in a Primary Care Residency Clinic
Nelles S, Crose A, Darden M.
Eating Disorder Screening in Primary Care Weight Management
Nguyen V.
Improving Time to Provider Seen in the Emergency Department for Non-English Speaking Patients
O’Connor B, Rand C, Adele B.
Discharge Criteria and Interprofessional Collaboration to Facilitate Timely Discharge
Ott C, Brown T, Radtke T, Singh R, Hanson B, Lou S.
Improving Follow Up Rate For 3-Year Surveillance Colonoscopies at the Minneapolis VA
Perez-Molinar D, Allen R, Szabo D, Bourdon R.
Reducing Interruptions During Emergency Medicine Provider Handoff
Rauzi A, Hernandez B, Henry K.
A Review of Hospital-to-Hospital Transfers of Pediatric Patients From Regions Hospital Emergency Department
Rivera-Ulloa K, Bollinger D.
Improving ED Time to Regional Anesthesia in Hip Fracture Patients
Rolon DP, Pradhan S, Kosa P, Bielekova B.
Pupillary Light Reflex and Its Implications in Multiple Sclerosis
Rossin C, O’Flaherty J.
Readily Accessible Naloxone at Discharge in the Emergency Department
Said HS, Strobel A.
Emergency Department Neonatal Resuscitation
Schaffer E, Dunnell J, Davis C, Flemig D.
Code Connect: Communication Curriculum For Healthcare Providers to Fight Burnout
Severson H, Darling R, Goldstein R.
Creating a Med-Peds Complex Care Transitions Tool to Improve Quality of Hospital Care in a Vulnerable Population
Singh A, Bisiriyu S, Haji-Kusow K, Cherukuri C.
Appropriate Statin Prescribing Based On Current Guidelines: A Retrospective Review at a Community Clinic
Solan C, Thomas L, Nelson C.
Improving Detection of Communication Failures Through Automation of the Compass Reporting Tool
Solan C, Thomas L, Nelson C.
Streamlining Ordering Provider Notification Through Automation of the Vocera Paging System
Ta K, Dahabreh D, Loczi-Storm A, Lim O, Chen D, Issa TM, Kristensen-Cabrera A, Islam R, Keller N, Cantrell H, Kollipara S, Abdelwahb M, Dellavalle R, Maher E.
Paying For Visibility: Assessing The Cost Effectiveness of Publishing Open Access Dermatology Journals
Chen N, Gunderson L, Zenk B.
Implementation of New Education Model For ED Rotators
Venier S, Inwards E, Beranek R, Snuggerud A, Wood C, McFarlin A.
Prompt Temperature Assessment in Trauma Patients
Vu T.
Improvement of Medical Assistant Handoff Process
Wagner MA.
Improving Pain Management in Pediatric Patients Admitted For Traumatic Injuries
Zhou S.
Botulinum Toxin Use During Pregnancy: Maternal and Fetal Outcomes
Language-Concordant After Visit Summaries: A Clinic Quality Improvement Project
Alp J, Dutta N, Lou S, Hanson B, Udompap P.
Opportunities to Increase Nonselective Beta-Blocker Use in Compensated Advanced Chronic Liver Disease
Anderson M, Windhorst W.
Meal Boxes’ Impact on Health Outcomes
Arayakarnkul. S, Ranweiler L, Reinink A, Moutsoglou D, Smith L, Burns K, Brown R, Hanson B, Guerrero Vinsard D.
Quality of Life and Cost-Effectiveness of Transitioning From Intravenous to Subcutaneous Vedolizumab in a Veteran Population: A Prospective Study
Bai A, Hattab T, Darrow D, Wang P, Pyzdrowski D, Visahan K, Waldron E, Lykken L, Mueller M, Halverson M, Henry T, Patel S.
Response-Oriented Assessment of Recall (ROAR): Evaluation of Ictal-Postictal Seizure States During Video EEG Monitoring
Benhamida J, Nelson P, Shah A, Taghizadeh L, Christensen G.
Planetary Health Report Card: Increasing Climate Change Awareness and Accountability at the University of Minnesota Medical School
Cao K, Monterrosa O.
Geriatric Boarding Approaches in the ED
Chaudhry MR, Ingle P, Kashyap S, Vuppalapati S.
Future Providers OSCE Experience at Hennepin Healthcare
Chiume T.
Understanding and Implementing Safety Reporting and Analysis
Chong A, Ackerman A, Jakubiak M, Jawed B.
Improving Teamwork in Hennepin Continuity Clinics
Considine DCS, Gale J, Lankey E, Perry N, Olson A.
Standardized Handoff Implementation at M Health Fairview: I-Pass
Dysthe J, Vahling S, Vakulkas E, Remme L.
Increasing Gun Violence Prevention Conversations in the Primary Care Office
Falaas K, Coffey C.
Quality Improvement: Utility of Repeat Reflex Extractable Nuclear Antigen (ENA) Testing in Patients With a Positive Antinuclear Antibody (ANA) Test at the Minneapolis Veterans Affair (VA) Health Care Center
Ferrari E, Ringstrom S, Hansen S.
In Situ Simulation of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Cannulation for Identification of Latent Risk Threats in the Emergency Department
Harata M, Coffey C.
Optimizing Reflex Extractable Nuclear Antigen (ENA) Testing, With Correlation to Diagnostic Yield For Rheumatologic Disease: A QI Project
Hart D, McSky K, Said HS, Usher S.
Naltrexone For Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) From the Emergency Department—QI Project
Hooks G, Oshiba-Fowode T, Townley E, Marmet J.
Improving Trainee Comfort With Initiating Rapid Responses For Bronchiolitis
Hoover C, Note KV, Rykken J.
Quality Control At The Scanner QI On A Qc Tool
Jonsson, Messer A, Ojuma Z, Strickland N, Toulassi R, IJ.
Does Centering Pregnancy Affect Perinatal, Maternal & Fetal Outcomes?
Jr WP, James A, Mansour D, Martin S.
Optimizing Length of Stay by Reducing Emergency Department Boarding Time
Juriga L, Vang A, Riehm J, Garrison E.
Improving Referral Rates to MDH Asthma Home Based Services
Kahat D, Theis J.
CPRS Postprocedural Outpatient Order Sets: Implementing a PDSA Cycle
Kane T, Simpson B, Boeke S.
Protocol in Practice: Improving Imaging Accuracy and Workflow at Hennepin Healthcare Through the Design and Implementation of a Protocol Workbook.
Klimovitsky G, Chauhan A, Sibley S.
Improving Hypopituitarism Screening Frequency in a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Clinic For Veterans With TBI
Maccabee-Ryaboy N, Allen K, Alp S, Touma A, Vullo S, Frober M.
Febrile Seizure Clinical Guideline Development
Maher M, Lees T, Giffin J.
Addressing Social Determinants of Health at an Urban Primary Care Clinic
Malwitz P, Pence C, Mondelli A, Bentson B, Marquez A, Sveen B.
Improving Pediatric Rapid Response Teams: Initial Data Tracking and Perception Survey
McBride M, Strauss A, Molleti S, Kasali AB, Ojo I, Udeogu J, Oshodi R, Slusher TM.
Testing a Visual Thermometer in Newborns and Young Infants
Menezes A, Davidson Z.
Leveraging Large Language Models to Enhance Radiology Communication in the Emergency Department: A Quality Improvement Project
Mohamed M, Baker B, Bovard R, McKinney Z.
Occupational Nonallergic Rhinitis and Dysautonomia in a Firefighter: A Case-Based Safety and Awareness Initiative
Monterroso P, Zhaoheng L, Mills L, Marcottee E.
Genetic Influence on Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia Survival
Morris W, Thompson A, Odean M, Respet K, Harden R.
Factors Influencing Orthopedic Procedure Wait Times in Minnesota Rural Vs. Urban Patients
Neitzke K, Miller L.
Implicit Interconception Care in a Primary Care Residency Clinic
Nelles S, Crose A, Darden M.
Eating Disorder Screening in Primary Care Weight Management
Nguyen V.
Improving Time to Provider Seen in the Emergency Department for Non-English Speaking Patients
O’Connor B, Rand C, Adele B.
Discharge Criteria and Interprofessional Collaboration to Facilitate Timely Discharge
Ott C, Brown T, Radtke T, Singh R, Hanson B, Lou S.
Improving Follow Up Rate For 3-Year Surveillance Colonoscopies at the Minneapolis VA
Perez-Molinar D, Allen R, Szabo D, Bourdon R.
Reducing Interruptions During Emergency Medicine Provider Handoff
Rauzi A, Hernandez B, Henry K.
A Review of Hospital-to-Hospital Transfers of Pediatric Patients From Regions Hospital Emergency Department
Rivera-Ulloa K, Bollinger D.
Improving ED Time to Regional Anesthesia in Hip Fracture Patients
Rolon DP, Pradhan S, Kosa P, Bielekova B.
Pupillary Light Reflex and Its Implications in Multiple Sclerosis
Rossin C, O’Flaherty J.
Readily Accessible Naloxone at Discharge in the Emergency Department
Said HS, Strobel A.
Emergency Department Neonatal Resuscitation
Schaffer E, Dunnell J, Davis C, Flemig D.
Code Connect: Communication Curriculum For Healthcare Providers to Fight Burnout
Severson H, Darling R, Goldstein R.
Creating a Med-Peds Complex Care Transitions Tool to Improve Quality of Hospital Care in a Vulnerable Population
Singh A, Bisiriyu S, Haji-Kusow K, Cherukuri C.
Appropriate Statin Prescribing Based On Current Guidelines: A Retrospective Review at a Community Clinic
Solan C, Thomas L, Nelson C.
Improving Detection of Communication Failures Through Automation of the Compass Reporting Tool
Solan C, Thomas L, Nelson C.
Streamlining Ordering Provider Notification Through Automation of the Vocera Paging System
Ta K, Dahabreh D, Loczi-Storm A, Lim O, Chen D, Issa TM, Kristensen-Cabrera A, Islam R, Keller N, Cantrell H, Kollipara S, Abdelwahb M, Dellavalle R, Maher E.
Paying For Visibility: Assessing The Cost Effectiveness of Publishing Open Access Dermatology Journals
Chen N, Gunderson L, Zenk B.
Implementation of New Education Model For ED Rotators
Venier S, Inwards E, Beranek R, Snuggerud A, Wood C, McFarlin A.
Prompt Temperature Assessment in Trauma Patients
Vu T.
Improvement of Medical Assistant Handoff Process
Wagner MA.
Improving Pain Management in Pediatric Patients Admitted For Traumatic Injuries
Zhou S.
Botulinum Toxin Use During Pregnancy: Maternal and Fetal Outcomes
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