WesternU COMP-Northwest students present at International World Congress of Ultrasound for Medical Education

COMP-Northwest Professor and Executive Director of the Medical Anatomy Center Brion Benninger, MD, MBChB, MSc-Sports Medicine, mentored 23 students on 16 projects which were all accepted via a blind peer reviewed process and presented at the International World Congress of Ultrasound for Medical Education in Detroit, Michigan Sept. 7-10, 2023.

The 15 WesternU COMP-Northwest students were: Conor Davenport, Rania Djemil, Maui Lee, Joshua McCluskey, Natalija Miller, Chris Cariello, David Beckett, Adam Garman, Walker Shibley-Styer, Kiana Hafferty, Luke Arsenault, Dennis Nguyen, Alexander Olden, Noah Swigart, and Judd Williams.

Eight non-WesternU students also participated, including post baccalaurette and undergrad students from University of Oregon Christian Panaitescu, Teagan Plutte, Charlotte Gray, Colorado Olson, and Olivia Devalasco; Warner Pacific University student Ruben Estrada, West Linn High School student Jack Benninger; and UCLA student Adam Simsauser. Dr. Benninger was particularly impressed with the medical students from COMP-Northwest regarding their commitment to research, honoring a very busy timetable and mentoring the post baccalaureate and undergrad students.

Research projects included:

Davenport Conor¹, Chris Cariello¹, David Beckett¹, Adam Garman¹, Alex Olden¹ and Brion BENNINGER^1,2. Medical Anatomy Center¹, Western University of Health Sciences, COMP–Northwest, Lebanon, 97355, OR. USA. Faculty General Surgery², Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon, and Corvallis, 97355, OR. USA. Teaching Neck POCUS to Medical Students Integrates Sonoanatomy, Pathophysiology and Procedures.

David Beckett¹, Adam Garman¹, Conor Davenport¹, Chris Cariello¹ and Brion BENNINGER^1,2. Medical Anatomy Center¹, Western University of Health Sciences, COMP–Northwest, Lebanon, 97355, OR. USA. Faculty General Surgery², Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon, and Corvallis, 97355, OR. USA. Teaching Technique Delivering a 3-Hour POCUS Right Upper Quadrant Learning Method for First Year Medical Students 

Davenport, Conor¹, Chris Cariello¹, Adam Garman ¹, and Brion BENNINGER ^1,2. Medical Anatomy Center¹, Western University of Health Sciences, COMP–Northwest, Lebanon, 97355, OR. USA. Faculty General Surgery², Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon, and Corvallis, 97355, OR. USA. Conducting POCUS on Thyroid Gland from Novel GAX-specimens with MRI/CT Imaging versus Fresh Frozen and Formalin-Fixed Cadavers with Dissection

Djemil, Rania¹, Alexander Olden¹, and Brion BENNINGER^1,2. Medical Anatomy Center¹, Western University of Health Sciences, COMP–Northwest, Lebanon, 97355, OR. USA. Faculty General Surgery², Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon, and Corvallis, 97355, OR. USA. POCUS Imaging of the Bifurcate Ligament Could Improve ATFL Ankle Ligament Injury Outcomes

Noah Swigart¹, Maui Lee¹, Dennis Nyuyen¹, Brion BENNINGER^1,2  Medical Anatomy Center¹, Western University of Health Sciences, COMP–Northwest, Lebanon, 97355, OR. USA. Faculty General Surgery², Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon, and Corvallis, 97355, OR. USA. POCUS Reverse Pericardiocentesis using Novel Subxiphoid-right Sternoclavicular Joint Approach with GAX-specimen and BriteVu Contrast for Medical Student and Resident Training

Maui Lee¹, Dennis Nyuyen¹, Brion BENNINGER^1,2  Medical Anatomy Center¹, Western University of Health Sciences, COMP–Northwest, Lebanon, 97355, OR. USA. Faculty General Surgery², Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon, and Corvallis, 97355, OR. USA. POCUS and Anatomy of Distal Radial Artery Canulation Technique with GAX-specimen and BriteVu Contrast

ARSENAULT Luke ¹, Joshua McCLUSKEY¹ and Brion BENNINGER^1,2. Medical Anatomy Center¹, Western University of Health Sciences, COMP–Northwest, Lebanon, 97355, OR. USA. Faculty General Surgery², Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon and Corvallis, 97355, OR. USA. POCUS Identifies Hoffa’s (infrapatellar) Fat Pad with Infrapatellar plicae from novel GAX-specimens versus Formalin-Fixed cadavers providing a mental template of its morphology and associated pathologies.

McCluskey Joshua¹, Adam Simsauser¹ and Brion BENNINGER^1,2. Medical Anatomy Center¹, Western University of Health Sciences, COMP–Northwest, Lebanon, 97355, OR. USA. Faculty General Surgery², Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon, and Corvallis, 97355, OR. USA. Medial Meniscus Knee RAMP Lesion Training with POCUS of Distal Semimembranosus Attachment from Novel GAX-specimens versus Formalin-Fixed Cadavers.

Miller, Natalija¹, Judd Williams¹ and Brion BENNINGER^1,2. Medical Anatomy Center¹, Western University of Health Sciences, COMP–Northwest, Lebanon, 97355, OR. USA. Faculty General Surgery², Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon, and Corvallis, 97355, OR. USA. POCUS, MRI/CT Imaging and Dissection of Parotid Gland Fascia from GAX-Specimens with BriteVu Contrast and Fresh Frozen Cadavers Supporting Revised Morphology.

Williams, Judd¹, Adam Garman¹, Chris Cariello¹ and Brion BENNINGER ^1,2. Medical Anatomy Center¹, Western University of Health Sciences, COMP–Northwest, Lebanon, 97355, OR. USA. Faculty General Surgery², Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon, and Corvallis, 97355, OR. USA. Integrating POCUS, Sliding Lung Sign, Reactor Chest Drain Introducer, Manual Ventilation, and Dissection with Novel GAX Specimens versus Formalin-Fixed cadavers.

BENNINGER, Brion^1,2. Medical Anatomy Center¹, Western University of Health Sciences, COMP–Northwest, Lebanon, 97355, OR. USA. Faculty General Surgery², Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon, and Corvallis, 97355, OR. USA. POCUS of Newly Termed Tibial-Soleal Groove (TSG) Provides Important Landmark Identifying Great Saphenous Vein/Nerve for Clinical Skills

BENNINGER, Brion^1,2 and Natalija Miller¹ Medical Anatomy Center¹, Western University of Health Sciences, COMP–Northwest, Lebanon, 97355, OR. USA. Faculty General Surgery², Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon, and Corvallis, 97355, OR. USA. POCUS of Distal Sternocleidomastoid Muscle Resveals Clinical Triangle Deserving Formal Recognition with Internal Jugular Vein for Central Line Canulation

Panaitescu, Christian¹, Djemil, Rania¹, Olson, Colorado¹ and Brion BENNINGER^1,2. Medical Anatomy Center¹, Western University of Health Sciences, COMP–Northwest, Lebanon, 97355, OR. USA. Faculty General Surgery², Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon, and Corvallis, 97355, OR. USA. POCUS for Great Saphenous Vein Cut Down with Consistent New Distal Landmark Terminology and Crural Fascia Reinforcement

Gray, Charlotte¹, Olivia Devalasco¹, Colorado Olson¹and Brion BENNINGER ^1,2. Medical Anatomy Center¹, Western University of Health Sciences, COMP–Northwest, Lebanon, 97355, OR. USA. Faculty General Surgery², Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon, and Corvallis, 97355, OR. USA. Cubital Fossa, Integrating POCUS with Danger zone Teaching on Novel GAX Specimen and Formalin-Fixed Cadavers.

Plutte, Teagan¹, Walker Shibley-Styer¹ and Brion BENNINGER^1,2. Medical Anatomy Center¹, Western University of Health Sciences, COMP–Northwest, Lebanon, 97355, OR. USA. Faculty General Surgery², Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon, and Corvallis, 97355, OR. USA. POCUS of Femoral Nerve using Novel GAX-specimens with BriteVu Contrast and MRI/CT Imaging with Dissection vs Formalin-Fixed Cadavers.

Jack Benninger¹, Ruben Estrada¹, Conor Davenport¹ and Brion BENNINGER^1,2. Medical Anatomy Center¹, Western University of Health Sciences, COMP–Northwest, Lebanon, 97355, OR. USA. Faculty General Surgery², Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon, and Corvallis, 97355, OR. USA. POCUS on Novel GAX-Specimens with Innovative BriteVu Contrast Delivers Lifelike Sonoanatomy for Clinical Skills and Procedures

Simsauser, Adam¹, Joshua McCluskey¹, Kiana Hafferty¹ and Brion BENNINGER^1,2. Medical Anatomy Center¹, Western University of Health Sciences, COMP–Northwest, Lebanon, 97355, OR. USA. Faculty General Surgery², Samaritan Health Services, Lebanon, and Corvallis, 97355, OR. USA. Knee POCUS Training, Identifying Distal Semimembranosus Tendon from Novel GAX-specimens with BriteVu Contrast MRI/CT Images vs Formalin-Fixed Cadavers