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November 2024  •  Volume 123, Issue 5

Cover Theme: Developing Strategies to Increase HPV Vaccination Rates and Cervical Cancer Screening

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection poses significant public health concerns due to its prevalence and association with various cancers, including cervical cancer. In this issue of WMJ, researchers explore an intervention to improve HPV vaccination rates across various age groups and another to increase cervical cancer screening through a community-academic partnership.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

From the Editor
Shaping the Future of Medicine Through Mentorship
Fahad Aziz, MD, FASN; Shefali N. Bhatt

Commentary
Value-based Care and Decarbonization Converge at Value
Rian J. Podein, MD, MBA; Michael T. Hernke, PhD

As I See It 
Diary of an Orphaned Resident
Fallon Peplinski, DO

Letter to the Editor
Olive Oil Consumption and Risk of Neurodegenerative Disease-Dementia
Muhammad Ali, MBBS; Zain Afridi, MBBS

Letter to the Editor
Perception and Experience of PA Students and Clinical Rotations
Andrea Bequest, PA-C; Pinky Jha, MD, MPH; Paige Gioia, PA-C

Letter to the Editor
Examining the Relationship Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea During Pregnancy and Autistic Spectrum Disorder in Children  
Saim Mahmood Khan, MBBS; Jawairya Muhammad Hussain, MBBS; Iman Azam, MBBS

Deans’ Corner
Honoring the 20th Anniversary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield United’s Gift to Improve Health in Wisconsin
Amy J. H. Kind, MD, PhD; Robert N. Golden, MD; Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH; Joseph E. Kerschner, MD

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Development of Cervical Cancer Prevention Workshops for Hmong and Karenni Women Through a Community-Academic Partnership
Tana Chongsuwat, MD, MPH; Evan R. Decker, MPH; Molly Wilde, BA; Megan B. Fitzpatrick, MD; Mayhoua Moua

Improving HPV Vaccination Rates: A Comprehensive Evaluation of a Clinician-Centered Educational Initiative in a Wisconsin Health Care System
Malia Jones, PhD, MPH; Nicholas B. Schmuhl, PhD; Jeff Pier, BS; Sarah Bradley, MD; Lindsay Geier, MD; James H. Conway, MD

The Legacy of Redlining and the Geography of Tobacco Retailers in Wisconsin    
Sima Namin, PhD; Yuhong Zhou, PhD, MS, ME; Chima Anyanwu, MA; Shannon Walker, PhD, MEd; Kirsten Beyer, PhD, MPH, MS

Aim More Toward the Bed than the Head: A Proof-of-Concept Pilot Study on a Simple Technique for Keeping Trauma Thoracostomy Tubes Out of Lung Fissures
Jacob R. Peschman, MD; Alec J. Fitzsimmons, MPH; Andrew J. Borgert, PhD; Carley S. Buisman, CHSE; Christine J. Waller, MD; Faraz A. Khan, MD

Qualitative Evaluation of Incorporating Ultrasound Education Into an Undergraduate Medical Education Clinical Human Anatomy Course
Jared R. Muench, MD; Michael A. Schellpfeffer, MD, MS

The Impact of Early Exposure to Microsurgery Training on Undergraduates: A Pilot Course
Maci Fulton, BA; D’Andrea T. Donnelly, BS; Zeeda H. Nkana, BS; Sarah Jung, PhD; Weifeng Zeng, MD; Aaron M. Dingle, PhD

Classification of Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases Through Clinical Characteristics in a Prospective Cohort Study
Alirio R. Bastidas, MD; Lina M. Morales-Cely, MD; Maria A. Bejarano, MD; Geraldine Ospina, MD; Juan S. Afanador, MD; Daniel Botero; Angélica M. Giraldo, MD; Eduardo Tuta-Quintero, MD, MSc; Luis F. Giraldo, MD, PhD; Adriana Maldonado-Franco, PhD

BRIEF REPORT

Emergency Department Door to Discharge Times
Megan Anderson, DO; Alex Yoxall, MD; Anshul Bhatnagar, BA; Ian B. K. Martin, MD, MBA; Sean Mackman, MD

CASE REPORTS

Symptomatic Improvement in Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Oral Ketamine
Omar Dyara, MD; Natasha Topoluk, MD, PhD; Harvey J. Woehlck, MD

Elsberg Syndrome: An Overlooked But Treatable Cause of Back Pain
Anji Li, MD; John Ning, MD; Pinky Jha, MD

Endocrine Abnormalities in Mosaic Trisomy 16 Adolescent: A Case Report
Fahad Naeem, MBBS; Sohaib Sajid Zaheer, MBBS; Khawaja Uzair, MBBS; Mohsina Ibrahim, MBBS

Greater Auricular Trophic Syndrome Following Parotidectomy
Collin Evenson, BS; Daniel Hertel, MD; Robert Sonnenburg, MD

Inferior Vena Cava Agenesis as Cause of Pulmonary Embolism: Case Report and Literature Review
Juan Felipe Coronado-Sarmiento, MD; Christian Eduardo Rey-Ramos, MD

LIMITED SERIES

Statistical Thinking Part 3: Interpreting Diagnostic Tests with Probabilistic Thinking
Robert A. Calder MD, MS; Katherine Gavinski, MD, MPH, MSEd; Jayshil J. Patel MD

PROCEEDINGS

Proceedings From the 2024 Annual Meeting of the American College of Physicians, Wisconsin Chapter

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