Requirements
Our residents and faculty regularly present and publish a variety of scholarly activities, ranging from local and regional performance improvement projects to narrative reviews and hypothesis-driven studies in widely read primary care journals.
Residents are required to complete two scholarly activities, one of which must be a performance improvement (PI) project.
Residents are mentored by faculty and collaborate with the research staff from the Lancaster General Health Research Institute.
Recent Faculty Publications
Obesity in Pregnancy: Updates and Considerations.
McKenna KA, Cohen D. Am Fam Physician. 2026 Mar;113(3):208-210.
Disorders of Puberty: Common Questions and Answers.
Brown EE, Fogleman CD. Am Fam Physician. 2025 Nov;112(5):513-521.
Is This Normal?
Moyer B. Fam Med. 2025 Apr;57(4):303-304.
An Estimate of Preventable Harms Associated With Screening Colonoscopy Overuse in the U.S.
Brownlee S, Huffstetler AN, Fraiman J, Lin KW. AJPM Focus. 2024 Nov 17;4(1):100296
Assessing Proposals to Update Established Screening Strategies.
Huffstetler A, Lin KW, Harris RP. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2024 Sep 3:bmjebm-2024-113025
Benefits and Risks of Using Social Media in Academic Medicine.
Lin KW. Fam Med. 2024 Jul;56(7):464.
Management of Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery.
McKenna KA, Leaman L. Am Fam Physician. 2024 Jun;109(6):525-532.
Hormone Therapy for Sexual Function in Postmenopausal Women.
Cohen D, Brown E. Am Fam Physician. 2024 Jun;109(6):516-517.
Why I Write Poetry.
Fogleman C. Fam Med. 2023 Oct;55(9):627.
Breaking Down the AAP Guideline on Childhood Obesity.
Lin KW, McKenna KA. Am Fam Physician. 2023 Oct;108(4):335-336.
Integrative Health Strategies to Manage Chronic Pain.
Fogleman C, McKenna K. Prim Care. 2022 Sep;49(3):469-483.
A Pilot of a Randomized Control Trial of Melatonin and Vitamin C for Mild-to-Moderate COVID-19.
Fogleman C, Cohen D, Mercier A, Farrell D, Rutz J, Bresz K, Vernon T. J Am Board Fam Med. 2022 Jul-Aug;35(4):695-707.
Credentialing Family Physicians Who Provide Maternity Care.
Loeven M. Am Fam Physician. 2022 May 1;105(5):456-457.
Recent Activities
Class of 2026
- Improving prenatal multivitamin prescribing
- Blood pressure monitoring for pregnancy-induced hypertension
- Increasing domestic violence screening rates
- Improving cervical cancer screening in patients with HIV
- Group visits and health coaching for prediabetes
- Effects of 4th trimester visits on breastfeeding intentions
- Implementing standardized follow up visits to improve diabetes control
- Improving SMART therapy for asthma
Class of 2025
- Depression screening in barbershops and connection to care
- Evaluating visit volumes, provider/staff satisfaction, precepting ability and documentation completion with the transition to 20/40 minute visits
- Expanding OMT services for pregnant patients with musculoskeletal pain
- Baby Friendly breastfeeding initiatives
- Improving colorectal cancer screening rates
- Reducing hospital readmissions
- Identifying barriers in young adults to keeping office appointments
- Improving residents’ knowledge of DEI and cultural competency
Class of 2024
- Increasing acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines in rural Lancaster County
- Improving blood pressure control with home monitoring
- Improving outcomes for homeless patients after hospital discharge
- Expanding naloxone prescriptions for patients taking opioids for chronic pain
- Buprenorphine for OUD in primary care
- Improving screening for and management of intimate partner violence
- Case report and review article on Mpox
- Conference presentation of a case report of a patient with transient quadriplegia
Class of 2023
- Implementation of fourth trimester model
- Increasing HPV vaccination by targeting pregnant patients
- Opt-out mental health services program for interns
- Ward hand-offs using IPASS
- Emergency contraception education
- Pediatric asthma initiative
- Long acting emergency contraception
- Articles published in American Family Physician, Current Sports Medical Reports and Journal of Lancaster General Hospital
Class of 2022
- Increasing use of prenatal vitamins at Walter Aument Family Medicine Center
- Increasing HPV vaccination by targeting pregnant patients
- Emergency Contraception Education
- COVID-19 and vitamin C
- Feasibility of a 4th trimester program
- Improving Family Medicine Inpatient Service Chalk talks
- IPASS Family Medicine Inpatient Service handoffs
- Improving blood pressure control by providing home BP cuffs