Research

Each resident must design and carry out a research project with the assistance of a faculty mentor. The purpose of this project is to allow the resident to experience the process necessary to create and execute a research study. They are given the opportunity to formulate a hypothesis, develop an appropriate study design, implement the study, and analyze the resulting data. Our residents are guided in this endeavor with core competency workshops in research design and basic statistics. Faculty participation is provided in an advice and support role to ensure successful completion of the project. Faculty members continue on-going research projects with grant support from various sources.

The resident research project is the basis for a presentation at the department’s Annual Resident Research Day as well as the hospital-wide Research Day. Projects may result in publication or presentations at other local, regional, and, on occasion, national conferences. 

• LN Uterine Leiomyomata – In StatPearls [Internet]; Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; January 2024 Published; (Kyle Barjon, DO)
• Case Report: Natural Hair Bias with obtaining an MRI; Resident Research Day April 2024; (Oluwatoyosi Mary Adeoye, MD)
• Case Report: Omental Ectopic Pregnancy; Resident Research Day April 2024; (Oluwatoyosi Mary Adeoye, MD)
• Case Report: A rare case of extensive adenomyosis in a uterus measuring 25 weeks in size in a perimenopausal female; Resident Research Day April 2024; (Billie Zidel, MD)
• Case Report: Managing Stage 2A Cervical Cancer in Pregnancy; Resident Research Day April 2024; (Madhura Mahapatra, MD)
• QI: Improving OBGYN Resident CREOG scores; Resident Research Day April 2024; SEMCME Research Forum and QI Summit May 2024; (Nayab Zafar, DO, Evan Delancey, DO, Ngozika Onyiuke, MD)
• QI: OBGYN Specialty Qualifying Exam Score Improvement from 2018-2023. Resident Research Day April 2024; SEMCME Research Forum and QI Summit May 2024; (Oreoluwa Ayo-Olaniyan, MD, Lana Younis, DO)
• QI: A review of high-risk pregnancy complications in the resident clinic; Resident Research Day April 2024; SEMCME Research Forum and QI Summit May 2024; (Aya Saleh Ali, MBBCh)
• QI: A review of abnormal pap smear follow up in the resident clinic; Resident Research Day April 2024; SEMCME Research Forum and QI Summit May 2024; (Tolbey Bain, MD)
• A Comparison of Neonatal Outcomes Between Obese and Nonobese Women With Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes; Cureus. eCollection June 2024; (Lana Younis, DO)
• Poster Presentation: Patient-Collected Swabs for Vaginitis; Resident Research Day April 2025; Resident Research Day April 2025; SEMCME Research Forum and QI Summit - May 2025; (Jessica Flint, MD)
• Poster Presentation: Immediate Postpartum IUD Insertion; Resident Research Day April 2025; Resident Research Day April 2025; SEMCME Research Forum and QI Summit - May 2025; (Darby Richards, MD)
• Poster Presentation: Postpartum Etonogestrel Implant Insertion; Resident Research Day April 2025; Resident Research Day April 2025; SEMCME Research Forum and QI Summit - May 2025; (Roni Shanoada, MD)
• Abstract Poster Presentation: Impact of Race on the Decision-to-Surgery for Patients Undergoing Surgery for Pelvic Floor Disorders: SASGOG Annual Conference; September 2025; Denver, Co (Kathy Lu, MD)
• Case Report Abstract: Behavioral Changes as Initial Presenting Symptoms in HELLP SYNDROME; 33rd World COGI Conference, November 2025, Rome, Italy; (Darby Richards, MD)
• Case Report Abstract: What has Erythema AB IGNE Got To Do With Multiple Uterine Fibroids; 33rd World COGI Conference, November 2025, Rome, Italy; (Nayab Zafar, DO, Billie Zidel, MD, Samantha Katz, MD)