Duke School of Medicine Student Research Symposium

Palliative Care Use and End-of-Life Care Quality in ER+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer
Background: Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is incurable, despite recent therapeutic advances resulting in extended trajectories of disease,...

Neighborhood Deprivation and Quality of Comprehensive Diabetes Care: Findings from a National Study of Medicare Advantage
Background: Neighborhood socioeconomic deprivation is a known contributor to health inequities, though its impact on the care of people with...

Material Fatigue of the Artificial Urinary Sphincter Pressure Regulating Balloon: A Mechanical and Microscopic Analysis
Background: The artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is considered the gold standard in the surgical management of stress urinary incontinence,...

Pediatric Heart Transplantation in Donation After Circulatory Death Using Normothermic Regional Perfusion – Early Experience with Small Donors
Background & Hypothesis: Demand for pediatric heart transplants exceeds the supply of available organs, resulting in an average waiting time of six...

Effects of Pre-Dive Ketone Food Products on Latency to Central Nervous System Oxygen Toxicity
Background Short-term nutritional ketosis may be associated with prolonged latency to central nervous system oxygen toxicity (CNSOT). Ketone food...

Building Surgical Character: A Dynamic Simulation Curriculum for Resident Nontechnical Skills
Objective: Previous nontechnical skills simulation curricula in surgery have largely focused on teaching communication skills or empathy in...

Neural and Perceptual Correlates of Eye-Movement Related Eardrum Oscillations – a New Window into Brain Function?
Cochlear and middle ear efferents modulate sensory information in the hearing system, shaping auditory waveforms and refining sound perception....

Impact of Variants of Uncertain Significance on Mortality, Heart Failure, & Cardiac Arrest in Patients with Single Ventricle Disease
Background: Single ventricle disease (SVD) is a subtype of congenital heart disease that frequently requires early staged surgical intervention for...

Exploring the Uneven Distribution of ALS in North Carolina using an Electronic Medical Record Tool
Background: The distribution of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) across the world appears to be uneven, which may in part be explained by...

Non-Traumatic Surgical Interventions for Patients Presenting to Duke Medical Center from Robeson County, NC: A Descriptive Analysis
Background: Robeson County is a rural community in North Carolina with the lowest life expectancy in North Carolina. While many risk factors...