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The Journal of Maine Medical Center (JMMC) was founded by the Department of Medical Education, Maine Medical Center, in 2018. It is an open-access journal that applies the Creative Commons licenses (CC-BY) to all works published. It is devoted to supporting the academic mission through publication of high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarly work. Areas of focus include health care innovation, interprofessional healthcare and education, rural medicine and professional engagement and development.
Winter 2024 Vol6 Issue1
Summer 2024 Vol6 Issue2
Volume 6, Issue 2 (2024) Summer 2024
Invited Editorials
Educating Ourselves About Substance Use Disorder
Kristen Silvia
Original Research
Intravenous Iron in Patients Hospitalized with Bacterial Infections: Utilization and Outcomes
Nicolette Centanni, Jennifer Hammond, Joshua Carver, Wendy Craig, and Stephanie Nichols
Identifying Overdose Risk Factors for People Hospitalized with Injection Drug Use-Associated Infections in Maine
Melanie Mait, Kim Murray, Tania D. Strout, and Kinna Thakarar
Analysis of Claims Data Reveals Clinical and Social Factors Associated With Hepatitis C Direct-Acting Antiviral Prescriptions in Maine
Colin Waters, Anya Cutler, Kinna Thakarar, and Kathleen Fairfield
Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting Among Family Medicine Faculty and Resident Physicians
Bruno J. Lewin, Daniel T. Lee, Thalia M. Nguyen, Jonathan C. Briganti, Janis Yao, and Derjung M. Tarn
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Exemplars
Comprehensive Suicide Risk Screening: Depression Is Not Enough
Roslyn Gerwin, Sherryann St. Pierre, Alice Podolsky, Abhilasha Khurana, and Robyn Ostrander
Process Improvement Initiative to Reduce Average Length of Stay in a Community Hospital – A Preliminary Report
Alexander M. Reppond, Nicholas Flavin, and Michael N. Albaum
Innovation Highlights
Let’s Go! 2022-2023 Educational Programs: Developing a Standardized Obesity Medicine Curriculum through a Realist Evaluation
Isaac Stickney, Peter Amann, Victoria Rogers, Austin Steward, Kayla Bronzo, Alec Luro, and Robert Bing-You
Predictive Analytics in Cardiothoracic Care: Enhancing Outcomes with the Healthcare Enabled by Artificial Intelligence in Real Time (HEART) Project
Felistas Mazhude, Robert S. Kramer, Anne Hicks, Qingchu Jin, Melanie Tory, Jaime B. Rabb, Mahsan Nourani, Douglas B. Sawyer, and Raimond L. Winslow
Medically Tailored Meals for Patients with Heart Disease in Rural Maine: Lessons Learned and Next Steps
Emily Follo, Katherine Sharp, Laure Johnson, Caitlin Coppenrath, Augustine Herman, and Mylan Cohen
Case Report
Chylous Ascites as a Contributor to Severe Malnutrition in Advanced Cirrhosis: A Case Report
Catherine M. Call, Michael Gilleo, and Zhyldyz Kabaeva
Reflections in Medicine
Hepatitis A Cases on the Rise and What Can Be Done About It
Dana McCarney and Stephen Rawlings
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