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Supporting Student Research from Concept to Publication

While it is a long path from selecting a topic and defining a research question to having a manuscript published, OUM has invaluable resources in place to aid students in reaching their goal, namely the Research Methodology Unit, and most importantly, an experienced Research Advisor assigned to each student.

The Microbiology, Management and Outcomes of Native Joint Septic Arthritis of the Hand in Adults of Southeast Queensland

Published student: Ariadne Forman
Published in: Journal of Hand Surgery (Asia-Pacific Volume)
Year: 2025

Anorectal Malformations and Hirschsprung Disease A 30-year Retrospective Outreach Review

Published student: Patrick Mill
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2025

Skin in the game: epidemiology analysis of skin cancer in rural Western Victoria

Published student: Jessica Feeney
Published in: Rural and Remote Health
Year: 2025

Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions of African Parents in New Zealand Towards the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine

Published student: Uje Akoro
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2024

Smoking Behaviours Among Younger Population and Predicted Healthcare Burden in Samoa

Published student: Anne Lazari
Published in: The Medical Link
Year: 2024

Antihypertensive, Antibiotics, Proton Pump Inhibitors, Anti-Lipid and Antidepressants Usage Analysis Among Different Age Groups of Patients in a Particular Suburb of Melbourne

Published student: Monir Moniruzzaman
Published in: The Medical Link
Year: 2024

Experiences And Perspectives Of The Covid-19 Pandemic And Vaccinations In Culturally And Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Populations In Australia: A Qualitative Study

Published student: Tasnia Rafi
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2024

Influence of the Time of Day on Triage-to-Nerve Block Duration in Acute Hip Fracture Patients | Cureus

Published student: Bevan Jay
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2024

Do student midwives have elevated levels of anxiety, depression and stress?

Published student: Shae Strydom-Louda
Published in: IP Journal of Paediatrics and Nursing Science (jpns.in)
Year: 2024

Not just tachycardia: A pilot study examining wound‑healing complications associated with the dose and volume of lignocaine in skin cancer excisions

Published student: Jessica Feeney
Published in: Australian Journal of General Practice
Year: 2024

Investigating the tolerance of usage of lidocaine/tetracaine plastic ointment during outpatient hysteroscopy amongst Australian population, aged 23-77 years: A retrospective study

Published student: Honey Mohan Sobharani
Published in: International Journal of Recent Innovations in Medicine and Clinical Research
Year: 2024

Abdominal Ultrasonography Used for Abdominal Pain in the Rural Outpatient Setting of South Texas: Impact on Patient Outcomes

Published student: Elizabeth Mills-Reyes
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2024

The Correlation Between International Medical Graduates’ Self-Study Habits and Their United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK) Scores

Published student: Maria Garcia
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2024

The Impact of COVID-19 on Māori Patients Attending Diabetes Annual Review

Published student: Natalie Burkhardt
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2024

Medial Scapular Body (MSB) Goutallier Classification – MRI based reliability and validity of evaluation of the Goutallier classification for grading fatty infiltration of the rotator cuff

Published student: Shaoyu Xu
Published in: Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Year: 2024

Multi-centre Study of Vaping Effects on COVID-19 Presentations in Western Sydney Australia

Published student: Anne Lazari
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2024

Australasian Surgeons’ Attitudes to the Removal of the Pathological but Asymptomatic Gallbladder

Published student: Jack McKevitt
Published in: The Medical Link
Year: 2024

Driving Decisions: A Five-Year Retrospective Analysis of Cognitive Testing in Fitness to Drive Assessment

Published student: Jody Foxall
Published in: The Medical Link
Year: 2024

The impact of age and parity on the experience of relief and regret in women who have undergone hysterectomy for benign disease: A cross-sectional survey

Published student: Prakashini Rasaratnam
Published in: British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Year: 2024

Promoting Heart Health: Raising Screening Awareness at a Brisbane Medical Center

Published student: Reet Dhaliwal
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2024

Treatment Delays for Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke in a Rural Arkansas Emergency Department: A Retrospective Chart Review

Published student: Brent Blackburn
Published in: The Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2024

Platelet Activating Factor Receptor and Intercellular Adhesion Molecule–1 Expression Increases in the Small Airway Epithelium and Parenchyma of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Implications for Microbial Pathogenesis

Published student: Affan Shahzad
Published in: Journal of Clinical Medicine
Year: 2024

Perceptions of Mental Health Professionals on Nutritional Psychiatry as an Adjunct Treatment in Mainstream Psychiatric Settings in New South Wales, Australia

Published student: Junaid Minhas
Published in: The Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2024

Metabolic Syndrome in Samoan Islands

Published student: Shaoyu Xu
Published in: Medical link issue 149 Page 16
Year: 2024

RUDAS Score & Falls Frequency in the Elderly in WA in an Aged Care Facility

Published student: Jonathan Schirripa
Published in: Medical link issue 149 page 20
Year: 2024

The Gail Model and Its Use in Preventive Screening: A Comparison of the Corbelli Study

Published student: William R. Pruitt
Published in: The Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2024

Investigating knowledge deficit in diabetes mellitus type 2 amongst young Australian adolescents, aged 18-25-A cross-sectional study

Published student: Vineetha Fridolin Francis-Loganathan
Published in: IP Journal of Nutrition, Metabolism and Health Science
Year: 2024

Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on University Students’ Mental Health: A Literature Review

Published student: Beatta Kabbani
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2024

Measles — A Threat to Samoan Health: Literature Review

Published student: Anu Jose
Published in: GCMA The Medical Link
Year: 2023

Prevalence of Depression Among Adults With Diabetes Mellitus and the Relationship Between Improvement in Depressive Symptoms and Glycemic Control

Published student: Jessica L. Saenz
Published in: The Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2023

Incidence and Causes of Cellulitis Among Patients at Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital in Upolu, Samoa in 2019

Published student: Addisalem Hailu Wondafrash
Published in: The Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2023

Can Antibiotic Stewardship Be Achieved by Utilizing the Stewardship Through Educating Patients (S.T.E.P.) Process?

Published student: Kathy L. Havlicek
Published in: The Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2023

Challenges Facing by General Practitioners in Queensland: A Comparative Study Between Urban, Rural, and Remote Areas

Published student: Anu Jose
Published in: Medical Link
Year: 2023

Assessing Knowledge on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Child Health

Published student: Emma Ludowici
Published in: Hawaiʻi Journal of Health & Social Welfare
Year: 2023

The Effect of Education and Other Socioeconomic Factors on Smoking Status in Western Australia

Published student: Walter Chukwunonso Ikealumba
Published in: GCMA The Medical Link
Year: 2023

The Relative Effectiveness of Bilateral and Unilateral Electrode Placement in Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder:

Published student: Tatjana Balint
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2023

Physical Mobility and Dysphagia Severity in the Elderly

Published student: Celine Raschilla
Published in: The Medical Link
Year: 2023

The Prevalence of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among the Black Asian Ethnic Minority in New South Wales, Australia

Published student: Mercy Zengeni
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2023

Using Machine-Learning to Predict Sleep-Disordered Breathing Diagnosis From Medical Comorbidities and Craniofacial Features

Published student: Stephen Ngan Cokim
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2023

Pre-hospital freeze-dried plasma for critical bleeding after trauma: A pilot randomized controlled trial

Published student: Olivia Bradley
Published in: Academic Emergency Medicine
Year: 2023

A Survey Study on Clinicians’ Rationale and Attitude Towards the Prescription of Antipsychotic Polypharmacy in the East Perth Metropolitan Area in Western Australia

Published student: Suzie Uloma Ajayi
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2023

Treatment Outcomes of Diabetic Patients With Erectile Dysfunction Prescribed High-Dose Tadalafil

Published student: Antony Condina
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2023

Interobserver Agreement of Post-operative Perth Computed Tomography Protocol Data in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Published student: Lynee C. Jones
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2023

A Retrospective Study of the Overuse of Extended-Spectrum Antibiotics in Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia With Risk for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and/or Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Published student: Laura Luu
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2022

Rates and Patterns of Australian Emergency Department Presentations of People Who Use Stimulants: A Systematic Literature Review

Published student: Peter Redona Jr.
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2022

Comparison of Stimulant-Related Presentations to Victorian Emergency Departments Pre-pandemic and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published student: Peter T. Redona
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2022

Asthma Control and Medication Reliance Among Asthmatics in a General Practice Setting -A Questionnaire Based Study

Published student: Susan Guyton
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2022

Effectiveness of Remote Intensive Counseling Versus Outpatient Counseling in Substance Use Disorders: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Published student: Armand Ntchana
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2022

Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs in People With Dementia Who Live in a Residential Aged Care Facility: A Pilot Study

Published student: Caroline M. Harris
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2022

The Effect of Switching From Warfarin to Novel Oral Anticoagulants on Patients’ Satisfaction and the Travel Burden in a Rural Setting

Published student: Samir Khiralla
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2022

A Retrospective Study of the Incidence of Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Infection (Chlamydia and Gonorrhea) in the Mississippi Delta Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published student: Maria L. Ozua
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2022

Incidence of COVID-19-Associated Venous Thromboembolism Among Hospitalized Patients in McAllen, Texas, USA, in Late 2021

Published student: Parvaneh Bashardoust
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2022

Determinants of Hypertension Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Karachi, Pakistan: A Cross-Sectional Study

Published student: Ellen Huang
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2022

Mortality Risk Factors for Patients With Sepsis-Induced Blood Pressure Drop: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

Published student: Ellen Huang
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2022

Novel Relationship Between Hemoglobin A1c Levels and Foot Ulcer Development Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Admitted at Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital

Published student: Rustum M. Moodley
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2021

The case for digital image capture during procedures

Published student: Emma Broughton
Published in: BJU International
Year: 2021

Relationship Between Caregiver Attendance at Wound Clinic Visits and Wound Healing in Patients with Diabetes: a Retrospective Multicenter Evaluation

Published student: Carol Jessee
Published in: Wound Management & Prevention
Year: 2021

The impact a Mediterranean Diet in the third trimester of pregnancy has on neonatal body fat percentage

Published student: Danella Ashwin
Published in: Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Year: 2021

Prevalence of Sepsis Continuum in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at Tupua Tamasese Meaole Hospital in Samoa

Published student: Stacey S. D'Almeida
Published in: Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Year: 2021

Annual trends in diabetes screening and management in Australia: A secondary analysis of Medicare Benefits Schedule data

Published student: Louise Tijs
Published in: Australian Journal of General Practice
Year: 2021

Overweight and obesity among non-pregnant women of reproductive age in Nigeria: findings from the 2008-2018 Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey

Published student: Stella Tagbo
Published in: Royal Society for Public Health
Year: 2021

Use of a Mobile Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Device (Vekroosan) in Mobile Patients With Chronic Venous Disease

Published student: William Alexander
Published in: Journal of Hematology
Year: 2021

Youth and non‐European ethnicity are associated with increased loss of publicly funded insulin pump access in New Zealand people with type 1 diabetes

Published student: Lorelei D Hennessy
Published in: Diabetic Medicine
Year: 2021

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