PUBLICATIONS
All of our third year residents write a Clinical Inquiry for publication in the The Journal of Family Practice and American Family Physician, with help from faculty co-authors (most notably, Jon Neher, M.D, who is also the Editor in Chief at Family Physicians Inquiries Network), plus a medical librarian from the University of Washington Health Sciences Library. The faculty provide direct guidance via workshop sessions with senior residents (see Residency Workshops).
Residents have the option of composing their own questions from problems they have encountered in their clinical practice. In addition to satisfying the ACGME Family Medicine Review Committee requirement for “resident scholarly work”, writing the Clinical Inquiry gives residents practical experience researching the best evidence, analyzing it, and applying it to care for their patients. Their research contribution benefits everyone, since the Journal of Family Practice and American Family Physician are read worldwide and Clinical Inquiries are often among the most popular features.
A sampling of published Clinical Inquires by some of our graduates are linked below.
- Does Adjunctive Oxytocin Infusion During Balloon Cervical Ripening Improve Labor Induction?
- (Journal of Family Practice, March 2022, Resident Authors: Rachel Dubay and Nicola Rentschler)
- Is Bicarbonate Therapy Effective in Preventing CKD Progression?
- (Journal of Family Practice, April 2022, Resident Authors: Haris Ahmad and Theresa Wertin)
- Does Inadequate Sleep Increase Obesity Risk in Children?
- (Journal of Family Practice, December 2021, Resident Authors: Daniela Herzog and Kristin Thai)
- Does Performing Dating Ultrasonography Before a First-Trimester Uterine Evacuation Improve Outcomes or Safety?
- (American Family Physician, May 2022, Resident Authors: Emily Rose Bainwol, Brianna Grinnell, and Anh-Chi Do)
- Deprescribing Chronic Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors
- (American Family Physician, December 2022, Resident Authors: Yuriy Golub and Matthew Duenas)
- How Accurate Is Transcutaneous Biliribin Testing In Newborns With Darker Skin Tones?
- (The Journal of Family Practice, November 2022, Resident Authors: Brandi Boden and Brittany Buescher)
- Does An Early COPD Diagnosis Improve Long-Term Outcomes?
- (The Journal of Family Practice, October 2022, Resident Authors: Dan Bernet and Charles Randolph)
- Preventing Postpartum Hemorrhage
- (American Family Physician, May 2023, Resident Authors: Leila Mende and Jestine MacDonald)
- Does Melatonin Prevent Hospital-Acquired Delirium?
- (American Family Physician, March 2024, Resident Authors: Jacare Cardoza and Leah Foley)
- Does Use of a Peanut Ball Improve Labor Outcomes in Patients With an Epidural?
- (American Family Physician, April 2024, Resident Authors: Brian Ostler and Soumya Choudhury)
- Does Vaginal Estrogen Use Increase the Risk for Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes?
- (The Journal of Family Practice, November 2023, Resident Authors: Jacqeuline Hendrix and Ethan Chang)