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Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency Scholarly Work/Awards

Resident Awards

Here is a sampling of some of the awards earned while in residency:

American College of Psychiatrists PRITE Fellow
American Psychiatric Association Leadership Fellow
Association of Medicine and Psychiatry Fenton Outstanding Combined Resident Award
Graduate Medical Education High Value Care Competition Award
Group for Advancement of Psychiatry Fellow
IM Dept. Trainee Research Travel Award
Psych Dept. Tupin Research AWard
Innovative Models of Integrated Care Association of Medicine and Psychiatry
Mini-Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (MJCOC), U.S. Department of Defense
Psychiatry Department Resident Scholar's Award in Public Psychiatry
UC Davis Academic Forum Poster Winner
UC Davis/UC Irvine Health and Wellbeing Fellow

Our program provides a financial stipend to present scholarly work at conferences such as the American Psychiatric Association, American College of Physicians, Society of General Internal Medicine, and Association of Medicine and Psychiatry. Below is a sampling of some of our residents’ conference and grand rounds type presentations:

Haponyuk S. Management of Severe Anorexia Nervosa in the Non-Specialized Inpatient Setting Association of Medicine and Psychiatry. Atlanta, GA. Oct 2022

Hsieh-Wong J. Megesterol Acetate: An Unusual Trigger of DKA. American College of Physicians Northern California. Virtual. Nov 2021

Hsieh-Wong J. A New Approach to Psychogenic Polydipsia: Beyond Antipsychotics and Behavioral Therapies. Association of Medicine and Psychiatry. Virtual. Oct 2021

Kim JM, Arms L, Malhotra K, Molla M. Complex Care Coordination for Multi-Visit Patients with UC Davis HealthNet Medi-Cal Insurance. UC Davis Internal Medicine Academic Forum. Sacramento, CA. April 2021.

Arms L. Initiating Medication-Assisted Treatment for Alcohol at Discharge. 11th Annual UC Davis Health Quality Forum. Sacramento, CA. March 2021.

Kim JM, Kramer E, Ward M. Health Disparities in the Time of COVID-19. Association of Medicine & Psychiatry Webinar Series. August 2020. (Webinar)

Lieng MK, Marcin JP, Chan S, Aurora MS, Kang Y, Kim JM, Mouzoon JL, Parish MB, Gonzalez AD, Yellowlees PM. “The Impact of Telemedicine on Psychiatry Consultations.” Western Medical Research Conference. Carmel, CA. 2020.

Levy P, “Broken Hearts, Broken Minds: A Case Of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Following An Overdose Attempt”. Association of Medicine and Psychiatry Meeting. Atlanta, GA. 2019.

Levy P. “Making the Case for Complexity: Inpatient Med-Psych Treatment Models.” UC Davis Department of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds. Sacramento, CA. 2019.

Lew, S. Adverse Childhood Experiences and Forced Family Separation at the US Border. Internal Medicine-Psychiatry Conference. UC Davis Medical Center. Aug. 19, 2019.

Sokolski E, Mills A. Implementation of Standardized Screening for Depression and Alcohol Misuse in the UC Davis Resident Internal Medicine Clinic, UC Davis Healthcare Quality Forum. March 2019.

Levy P. “Root Cause Analysis and Failure Modes and Effect Analysis”. UC Davis Health Fundamentals of Healthcare Quality Improvement Workshop. 2019

Lieng MK, Marcin JP, Chan S, Aurora MS, Kang Y, Kim JM, Mouzoon JL, Parish MB, Gonzalez AD, Yellowlees PM. “Characterization of Telepsychiatry Consultation Recommendations.” National Telehealth Research Symposium. Chicago, IL. 2019.

Lew, S. A Public Health Crisis: Gun Violence and Gun Control. Internal Medicine-Psychiatry Conference. UC Davis Medical Center. Nov. 19, 2018.

Levy P. “Bivalirudin Infusion After Cardiac Catheterization”. UC Davis Department of Internal Medicine Morbidity, Mortality, and Quality and Safety Conference. 2018.

Lew, S. California Correctional System. Internal Medicine-Psychiatry Conference. UC Davis Medical Center. 2018.

Short R, DeMartini J. “A Costly and Hazardous Taper; Communication and Stigma Errors.” Central California Psychiatric Society Annual Meeting. Monterey, CA. 2017

Fairman N, DeMartini J, Tong K, Sugget K. “I Don’t Want to Die: A Patient’s End-of-life Story.” UC Davis Schwartz Rounds. Sacramento, CA. October 2017.

Kim J, Kwan L, Jen K, Kashkoulli P. “Lungs Before the Kidneys”. American College of Physicians: Northern CA Resident & Medical Student Abstract Competition. Walnut Creek, CA. October 2017.

DeMartini J. “Medical Mysteries: What Color is Your Pee? (Interactive Review of Hyponatremia, Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome, Psychogenic Polydipsia, and Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome).” American Psychiatric Association National Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. May 2017

Wong K, Z. Yang, V. Lee, R. M. McCarron. “Assessing California Insurance Network Adequacy in General Psychiatry.” Western Student and Resident Medical Research Forum (Oral presentation). January 2017.

DeMartini J. “Patients’ Hopes for Treatment of Advanced Cancer: a Mixed Methods Approach.” Society of General Internal Medicine National Annual Conference. Hollywood, Florida. May 2016.

DeMartini J, Scangos K, Ton H. “A Southeast Asian Man with Treatment Refractory Psychosis: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis”. UC Davis Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Sacramento, CA. October 2015

Below is a sampling of some of our publications of scholarly work done while in residency:

Arms L, Johl H, DeMartini J. Improving the utilisation of medication-assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder at discharge. BMJ Open Quality 2022;11:e001899. doi: 10.1136/bmjoq-2022-001899

Hsieh-Wong J, Liu J, Huynh J, Parikh M, Kim E, Gong J, Halabi W, Siricilla M, Mitra A, Toomey K, Cho M. Immunotherapy in synchronous MSI-H rectal adenocarcinoma and upper tract urothelial carcinoma: a case report. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2022 Jun;13(3):1473-1480. doi: 10.21037/jgo-22-81. PMID: 35837187; PMCID: PMC9274065.

Lew, S.T., DeMartini, J.M., Zamora E.A., and Ramezani, A. “Psychopharmacology and Integrative Health: Combined Treatment of Psychiatric and Neurocognitive Conditions.” Advanced Pharmacology for Prescribers. Springer. In Press.

Levy P, Xiong G. “Is More Always Better? A recent meta-analysis suggests that optimal dosing for common antidepressants may lie at the lower end of their therapeutic range.” Review article for Association of Medicine and Psychiatry Quarterly Newsletter. 2020.

How PC, Kho C, Shim R. Cultural Humility and Structural Competence in Suicide Risk Assessment. In: Gold LH, Frierson R eds. Textbook of Suicide Risk Assessment and Management. 3rd ed. American Psychiatric Association Publishing. 2020.

Enoch LE, McCarron RM, Kho C. Supportive Psychotherapy and Chronic Pain Primary Care. In: De Mesa, C, Sheth SJ, Keenan Cm, McCarron RM, John J eds. Primary Care Pain Management. 1st ed. Wolters Kluwer; 2020.

DeMartini J, Fenton JJ, Epstein R, Duberstein P, Cipri C, Tancredi D, Xing G, Kaesberg P, Kravitz RL. Patients' Hopes for Advanced Cancer Treatment. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019 Jan;57(1):57-63. e2. PubMed PMID: 30261227; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6310622.

Suo S, Chadha P, Levy P. Personality Disorders. In: McCarron RM, Xiong GL, Rivelli S, Muskin PR, Summergrad P, Suo S. eds. Primary Care Psychiatry. 2nd ed. Wolters Kluwer; 2018.

Enoch LE, McCarron RM, Kho C. Supportive Psychotherapy in Primary Care. In: McCarron RM, Xiong GL, Rivelli S, Muskin PR, Summergrad P, Suo S. eds. Primary Care Psychiatry. 2nd ed. Wolters Kluwer; 2018.

Sokolski E, Lew S, Keenan C, Leamon M. Substance Use Disorders- Alcohol. In: McCarron RM, Xiong GL, Rivelli S, Muskin PR, Summergrad P, Suo S. eds. Primary Care Psychiatry. 2nd ed. Wolters Kluwer; 2018.

Shim RS, Kho C, Murray-Garcia J. Inequities in Mental Health and Mental Health Care: A Review and Future Directions. Psychiatric Annals. March 2018.

Richards K, DeMartini J, Xiong G. “Understanding Sleep Disorders in Older Adults". Psychiatric Times. 2018 Feb;35(2): http://www.psychiatrictimes.com/sleep-disorders/understanding-sleep-disorders-older-adults

McCarron R, DeMartini J, Xiong G, Onate J. Chapter 1: The Primary Care Psychiatric Interview. Lippincott’s Primary Care Psychiatry: The Second Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2018. Baltimore, MD. Editors McCarron RM, Xiong G, Rivelli S, Muskin P, Summergrad P.

DeMartini J, Yu A, Liu A. Chapter 1: General Principles. Study Guide to Preventative Medical Care in Psychiatry: A Case Approach. American Psychiatric Publishing. 2017. Arlington, VA. Editor McCarron RM.

Gire-Dumas A, Parikh M, DeMartini J, Aronowitz P. Tumoral Calcinosis. Consultant. 2016;56(3):247-275. http://www.consultant360.com/articles/tumoral-calcinosis

Enoch L, Chibnal J, Schindler D, Slavin S. Association of Medical Student Burnout with Residency Specialty Choice. Medical Education. Vol. 47, No. 2 January 2013

Enoch L, Keenan K, Hylton J, Sanchez. Chapters on “Diabetes”, “Obesity”, “Metabolic Syndrome”, “Osteoporosis”, and “Thyroid Disorders”. In: Study Guide to Preventative Medical Care in Psychiatry. Arlington, VA. American Psychiatric Association. 2017. Pp. 43-46, 47-50, 51-54, 55-58, 59-64.

Hsu, DC, Tancredi D, Hirsch C. Abstract: “C-Reactive Protein Fails to Predict Geriatric Depression: The Cardiovascular Health Study.” The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 20:3. Supplement 1. March 2012. S109.

Hsu, DC. Book Review of Textbook of Geriatric Neuropsychiatry, Third Edition by C. Edward Coffey and Jeffrey L. Cummings. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. 2011. The American Journal of Psychiatry’s Residents’ Journal. January 2012.

Hsu, DC. Book Review of The History and Influence of the American Psychiatric Association by Walter E. Barton, MD. American Psychiatric Press, Inc. The American Journal of Psychiatry’s Residents’ Journal. 2011.

Leung M, Xiong G, Leamon M, et al. General medicine hospital admissions from a public inpatient psychiatric health facility: A review of medical complication over 30 months. Psychosomatics. 2010; 51:498-502.