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Projects from 2024
Comparison of Two Learning Methodologies: Virtual Reality and OSCE Simulation, Connor Blackwell and Tabor McGee
Anesthetic Management of Postpartum Hemorrhage: An Objective Structured Clinical Examination, Shelton Chambers, Katelyn Files, and Regan Rhian
A Study of Ge Gan-ru's Piano Quintet Four Studies of Peking Opera, Qianyu Chen
Un-Yung La’s Sanjo for Violin and Piano; A New Era of Korean Music After the Colonial Period, Dongwook Cheon
Psychiatric Clinicians' Perspectives on Pharmacogenetic Testing in an Inpatient Setting and a Proposal of a Guideline for Patients with Extended Hospitalization, Michelle Dickerson and Jessica Lewis
Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block: An Objective Structured Clinical Examination for First-Year Anesthesia Providers, Andrew Edwards and Jonathan Mardis
A Conductor’s Guide to Blas Emilio Atehortúa’s Diagramas Op. 49., Carlos Fernandez
Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Genicular Nerve Block Under Ultrasound Guidance, Joshua Jones and Cody Stevens
Out of Many, One Voice: A Fundamental Map to Performing Shirley J. Thompson's Opera—Women of the Windrush, Danielle Rosann Watson
Management of High Spinal, An Objective Structured Clinical Examination, Stephanie Williamson and Darienne Lowery
Projects from 2023
Implementing a Medication Preference Questionnaire in Schizophrenia to Decrease the Risk of Relapse, Chelsea Aldridge
Studying the Impact of Hyperlipidemia Monitoring Tools on Referral Rates in Patients Taking Antipsychotics, Jasmyn S. Allen
EXPLORING THE 19TH-CENTURY BEL CANTO STYLE IN FLUTE PLAYING: SELECTED COMPOSITIONS BY LEONARDO DE LORENZO, Katerina Bachevska
A Quality Improvement Project On Blood Pressure Measurement: Are We Failing Our Patients?, Michael Baker
Preventing Diabetes Through Prediabetes Screening and Treatment in Primary Care, Dewona Beal
Implementing Low-Dose CT Scans to Screen for Lung Cancer in the Primary Care Setting, Monifa Ri'ana Beal
IMPROVING BURNOUT AND STRESS AMONG ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES USING MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION TECHNIQUES, Nancy Bennett and Jennifer Boose
An Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) for Adductor Canal Block (ACB) and Interspace Between the Popliteal Artery and Capsule of the Knee (iPACK) Block, Michael Berg and Jake Penick
IMPLEMENTING A PRESCREENING PROCESS TO FULLY ASSESS RISK FACTORS AND OUTCOMES ASSOCIATED WITH OBESITY AND HEPATIC STEATOSIS TO PREVENT CIRRHOSIS, Shana Broussard and Jennifer Eaglebarger
Perioperative Chest X-ray Interpretation for Anesthesia Providers, Kaitlyn Brown and Jessica Parsons
Assessing Social Determinants of Health in Primary Care, Vicki Carpenter
A Look into Spiritual Sketches: A Performance to Damien Sneed’s Arrangements of Selected Spirituals, Katrina Cox
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) for Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block Utilizing Ultrasound Technique, Gursharn Dhaliwal and Anesha Handshaw
Point of Care Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of a Pneumothorax: An Objective Structured Clinical Examination, Shelby Dye and Hannah Fortenberry
Improving Screening Mammography Recommendation and Referral in Primary Care Through Implementation of a Provider Prompt, Christon Elfring
Surgical Fire Prevention and Management: An Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Nurse Anesthesia, Tate Fazio and Kaleb Killens
Quality Improvement Project to Assist in Implementation of Prediabetes Screen Protocol, Kyai Forney
A SURVEY OF THE COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE DEMANDS OF PERFORMING MOZART’S FOURTH HORN CONCERTO ON THE NATURAL HORN AND MODERN HORN, Brandon Garrison
A Quality Improvement Project to Increase Awareness and Utilization of Employee Assistance Program Services Among Healthcare Providers, Scarlet Gould
An Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Pediatric Inhalation Induction and Nasotracheal Intubation, Laura Beth Hailey and Alexa Hogan
A Quality Improvement Project: Implementing a Sleep Disturbance Screening Questionnaire in a Primary Care Clinic, David Elder Hamby
Early Identification of Barriers to Medication Adherence in the Elderly Population Through the Use of a Modified Screening Tool, Miranda Joyner and Blake Meranto
Chinese Folk Elements in Dunnan Liu’s Piano Concerto The Mountain Forest, Boya Li
Chinese Inner Mongolian Folk Elements in Jin Ta's "Mongol" Sonata, Yuecheng Lu
Cricothyrotomy and Transtracheal Jet Ventilation Best Practices for Nurse Anesthesia, Kevin Marchant and Tony Sistrunk
Finding Home: The Correlation between Amanda Maier's Piano Trio in E-flat Major and Swedish Folk Music, Christina Mathis and Christina Mathis
Anesthetic Management for Brain-Dead Donors During Organ Procurement Procedures: Best Practice Recommendations, Cindel Mayerhoff
Implementing a Systematic Depression Screening in the Primary Care Setting, Cassandra Moore
Early Onset Hypertension Objective Structured Clinical Examinations, Katrina Morace
THE HEART OF SOUTHERN MEXICAN MARIMBA: THREE PIECES FOR SOLO MARIMBA BASED ON TRADITIONAL GENRES, ROBERTO CARLOS PALOMEQUE CRUZ
Staff and Provider Education on Diabetic Foot Exams and Foot Care Using the Ophelia Process, Shasta Pickens
An Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Anesthetic Management of Pheochromocytoma, Shiar Rahaim
Increasing and Monitoring Medication Adherence by Implementing a Long-Acting Injection Screening Tool, Analee Ryals
AN OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION (OSCE) FOR PEC-II AND INTRAPEC BLOCK FOR BREAST AUGMENTATION SURGERY, Kaleb Smith
Assessment of Appropriate Antibiotic Usage After Intervention to Increase Antibiotic Stewardship in a Rural Health Care Setting, Mayci McCloud Speights
Encouraging Medication Compliance by Implementing a Medication Adherence Tool, Regina Taylor
EFFECTIVENESS OF STAFF TRAINING ON TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, Brandy Tramel Williams
Projects from 2022
Amniotic Fluid Embolism During Cesarean Section: An Objective Structured Clinical Exam, Mackenzie Acosta and Morgan Self
IMPROVE PRIMARY CARE ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE'S KNOWLEDGE OF DEPRESSION BY EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS AND TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS, Dorothy Adams
Improving Patient Outcomes in Substance Use Disorder Through Behavioral Therapy in Depression Development and Impacts of Social Determinants of Health During and After Substance Use Treatment, Jerry Ryan Armstrong and Chyanne Napp
Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation for Volume Control and Pressure Control Ventilator Modes, Brian Bailey and Anthony Newsom
Quality Improvement for Patients with Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Starts with an Evaluation Tool, Jessica Bass
Improve Access to Mental Health Care in COVID-19 Triage Clinic, Rena Beal
Improving Compliance with Treatments for End-Stage Renal Disease Patients on Hemodialysis, Susan Blakeney
Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Arterial Line Placement, Delorean Calloway
Assessment of Nurse Practitioners' Knowledge and Attitudes Related to Hospice Referrals, Bailee Cerra
EVALUATING THE STIGMA TOWARD COUNSELING IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, Jamaica Chapman
Implementing a Staff Education Module for Early Identification of Depression in Intellectually Disabled Individuals, Charlie Crafton
Difficult Airway Algorithm Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation, Brooke Degheb
THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH ON HYPERTENSION, Lakenya Forthner
We Carry Them Forward: A Performer's Guide to Heggie and Scheer's "Iconic Legacies: First Ladies at the Smithsonian", Rachel Gibson
Implementing an Evidence-Based Fall Tool in Long-Term Care, Tasha Hannah
Lateral Decubitus and Prone Positioning: An Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation, David Hesley-Hernandez and James Bailey
Full Practice Authority: Determining Readiness Among Nurse Practitioner Students in Mississippi, Betty Hoffman
Educating Providers Regarding the Black Women’s Health Study Breast Cancer Risk Calculator in A Rural Primary Care Setting: A Quality Improvement Project, Shelby Ashton Holliday
AN OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION FOR CENTRAL LINE PLACEMENT USING ULTRASOUND-GUIDED AND LANDMARK GUIDED TECHNIQUE, Morgan Jones and Hannah Redden
Quality Improvement Project to Assist with Implementation of Congestive Heart Failure and Diabetes Mellitus Checklist to Reduce Rehospitalizations in Long-Term Care Facilities, Tia Jones and Averia Parks
The Effect of VMAT2 Inhibitors on Tardive Dyskinesia Symptoms in patients with Schizophrenia, Ada Kelly
Using ORSIM Technology to Educate Anesthesia Providers On Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy: An Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation, Luke Anderson LeBlanc and Selby Reed Thames
Telemedicine Perception: An Identification and Evaluation of Factors Contributing To The Use of Telemedicine Services, Katherine Lewing
An Evidenced-Based Project: Decreasing Fasting Glucose Levels Within Mississippi African Americans Through Accountability Groups, Whitley Linson
Three Etudes for Marimba and Pandeiro: Contemporary Marimba Music as a New Setting for the Brazilian Pandeiro, Eduardo Marques do Prado
Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Intraoperative Hypotension and Hypertension Management, Andrew McGinity and James David Ingram
Reducing Anxiety Symptoms in African Americans Using Informal Mental Health Coping Strategies, Maleitha Nard and Kourtnei Jones-Dumas
ASSESSING SOCIAL MEDIA HABITS FOR WORSENING SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION, Daniel Peters
BRAZILIAN FOLK RHYTHMS IN HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS’S A LENDA DO CABOCLO [THE LEGEND OF THE CABOCLO] AND CICLO BRASILEIRO [BRAZILIAN CYCLE], Keisy Peyerl Xavier
EFFECTIVE ARRANGING PRACTICES FOR SOLO CLASSICAL GUITAR, James Reyelt
BLIND SPOT: IMPLICIT BIAS IN HEALTH CARE AND ITS AWARENESS AMONG NURSING STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, Debora Skaliks
Decreasing Hospital Readmission with Post-Hospital Discharge Primary Care Clinic Appointments, David Snodgrass
The Effects of an Interprofessional Education Video on Dermatologists’ Understanding of the Role of the Dermatology Certified Nurse Practitioner, Danielle Elaine Spelich
Improving Diagnosis and Treatment of Prediabetes among Primary Care Providers by Increasing Awareness of Prediabetes Education, Sonia Walker
Pharmacotherapy for Opioid Use Disorder in Mississippi, Amanda Michelle Whitacre
The Laryngeal Mask Airway and Laryngeal Mask Airway Fastrach®: An Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Nurse Anesthesia, Kayla Williamson Beech and Katie Busby
Projects from 2021
Measuring the Development of Depression In A Long-Term Care Facility, Cantrell Anderson
The Infusion of Brazilian Musical Elements and Culture and How these inform the Collaborative Pianist in Mozart Camargo Guarnieri’s Treze Cancoes de Amor, Luciana Barbosa Simoes
Airway Assessment and Bag-Mask Ventilation: An Objective Structured Clinical Examination, Kristen Berry and Leigh Allyson Brantley
A Safety Net: Early Assessment of Multiple Social Determinants of Health Risk Factors in the Pediatric Inpatient Population, Emily Caroline Brister
Daily Anesthesia Apparatus Checkout: Objective Structured Clinical Exam (OSCE) for First Year Nurse Anesthesia Program Students, Blake Cochran and Lauren Hensleigh
Barriers To Preoperative Warming: Best Practice Guideline, Tyler Comans, Zachary Hays, and Caleb Leach
Best Practice Recommendation on Anesthesia Involvement in Preoperative Interdisciplinary Rounding on Surgical Inpatients, Elizabeth Davis
Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation for Supraclavicular and Femoral Nerve Blocks Utilizing Ultrasound Guidance for Student Nurse Anesthetists, Mitchell Fowler and Christopher Bond
IMPLEMENTATION OF A PRE-ANESTHESIA TAKE-HOME EVALUATION (PATHE) AS A MEANS OF PROCESS IMPROVEMENT: A BEST PRACTICE RECOMMENDATION, Russell Gray, Hunter Brown, and Trey Galloway
Ankle and Bier Blocks: An Objective Structured Clinical Examination for Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Taylor Harmon and Steven Maxwell Harmon
Utilizing Ultrasound-Guided Technology for Epidural Placement in Obese Laboring Patients, Aimee Hoang and Diamond Forkner Moore