UnityPoint Health - Des Moines
Internal Medicine residency · Des Moines, IA · Program website
Some matches pending. 8 people are awaiting a decision between possible publication profiles, so these numbers may change.
Trainees here publish less than most: 0% have published during training (37th of 37 internal medicine residencies with complete rosters), at 0.0 papers per trainee-year (37th). How trainees publish ↓
- 12
- Faculty
- 33
- Trainees
- 8
- Papers
- 0%
- Trainees published
- 0.00
- Papers / trainee-year
- —
- First author
37th of 37
37th of 37
Roster from the program's own page unitypoint.org, collected 2026-11-07: 33 current trainees in 4 classes. Something off? Tell us
Papers
By this program's faculty and trainees since 2022, 8 in all. Updated 2026-11-07.
- B55-24 Impact of Analgesia-First Sedation Protocol on Morphine Milligram Equivalents Received by Adult Mechanically Ventilated Patients in the CCUM Jones et al. · American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2026
- Incidence of Concomitant Bacterial Infection in Hospitalized Patients Admitted Through the Emergency Department with A Positive Viral Respiratory PanelMadeline W. Stesney et al. · Journal of Emergency Medicine · 2026 · PubMed
- ANAPHYLAXIS AND PEA ARREST FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATION OF SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE INTRAVENOUS CONTRASTAnita Kothapalli et al. · CHEST Journal · 2025
- Nonuremic Idiopathic Calciphylaxis in a Patient With Preceding Warfarin Use and Iron InfusionsMiranda Huebner et al. · Annals of Internal Medicine Clinical Cases · 2025
- Exploring US internal medicine resident career preferences: a Q-methodology studyJohn Keith Roberts et al. · Advances in Health Sciences Education · 2022 · PubMed · cited 7
- Predictors of Treatment Success in Awake Prone Positioning for Non-Intubated COVID-19 Patients With Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory FailureSara Hanif Mirza et al. · Respiratory Care · 2022 · PubMed · cited 4
- High flow nasal cannula outside the ICU provides optimal care and maximizes hospital resources for patients with multiple rib fracturesCarlos A. Pelaez et al. · Injury · 2022 · PubMed · cited 7
- Comparison of the performance of a clinical classification tree versus clinical gestalt in predicting sepsis with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase–producing gram-negative rodsHayden L. Smith et al. · Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology · 2022 · PubMed · cited 1
How trainees publishauthor positions, co-authorship, ranks
Papers by current residents and fellows, and alumni within two years, published during training. Based on 0 of 33 trainees matched to publication records. Trainees with no match count as not yet published, so these figures are a floor.
0%
of trainees have published
37th of 37 internal medicine residency programs with complete rosters
0
papers per trainee-year
37th of 37 internal medicine residency programs with complete rosters
—
of authorships as 1st author
0
papers with a trainee author
Faculty detailsh-index, papers and author positions per person
Program leadership from the program's own pages, matched to publications. Leadership is mostly clinician-educators, so these numbers describe the teaching team, not the department's research. Works since 2022-01-01.
6 / 12
faculty matched
3 (1–5.75)
faculty h-index, median (IQR)
0.82
median FWCI (before 2025)
| Name | Research topics | h (lifetime) | Works | 1st | Last | Median FWCI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Trump, DO | Respiratory Support and Mechanisms; Drug-Induced Adverse Reactions | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0.82 |
| Mark Belz, MD | Genetics | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sarah Garner, MD | Virology | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Grant Peterson, MD, FACP | Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Molly Ropte, DO | Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 |
| Tyler Schwiesow, MD | Diversity and Career in Medicine; Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.24 |
| Autumn Krcil, DO (unresolved) | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Jason Kruse, DO (unresolved) | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Joel Fuchs, MD (unresolved) | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Katie Burns, DO (unresolved) | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Linsey Jackson, DO (unresolved) | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Taylor Jones, DO (unresolved) | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
33 trainees are counted above but never listed by name.
Internal Medicine at UnityPoint Healthshared by every program there, not this program's own
Institution-level: all internal medicine publications from UnityPoint Health and affiliated institutions, since 2022. Updated 2026-11-07; refreshed daily.
22
works per year
115th of 137 institutions with internal medicine residencies
-20.4%
2-year growth
132nd of 135 institutions with internal medicine residencies
13.0%
in top 10% of field (works before 2025)
99th of 125 institutions with internal medicine residencies
24.6%
cited above world average
109th of 125 institutions with internal medicine residencies
Works per year · * 2026 so far
Infectious Diseases · 26Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine · 17Oncology · 14Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine · 13Hematology · 12
Internal Medicine research topics at UnityPoint Health
Papers in the window; each links to the list on OpenAlex.
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies 5
- Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus 5
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility 4
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments 4
- Respiratory Support and Mechanisms 4
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research 4
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance 4
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes 3
Most cited at UnityPoint Health since 2024
All internal medicine papers there on OpenAlex
- Biofilm Producing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Infections in Humans: Clinical Implications and ManagementAshlesha Kaushik et al. · Pathogens · 2024 · PubMed · cited 214
- Multisociety clinical practice guidance for the safe use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in the perioperative periodTammy Lyn Kindel et al. · Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases · 2024 · PubMed · cited 153
- Multisociety Clinical Practice Guidance for the Safe Use of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in the Perioperative PeriodTammy Lyn Kindel et al. · Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology · 2024 · PubMed · cited 96
- Radiation Therapy for Rectal Cancer: An ASTRO Clinical Practice Guideline Focused UpdateJennifer Yon-Li Wo et al. · Practical Radiation Oncology · 2024 · PubMed · cited 31
- Infective Endocarditis by Biofilm-Producing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus—Pathogenesis, Diagnosis, and ManagementAshlesha Kaushik et al. · Antibiotics · 2024 · PubMed · cited 24
- Normal Risk Ovarian Screening Study: 21-Year UpdateChae Young Han et al. · Journal of Clinical Oncology · 2024 · PubMed · cited 22
- Clinical, radiological and molecular responses to combination chemotherapy with MAPK pathway inhibition in relapsed and refractory Langerhans cell histiocytosisVivekanudeep Karri et al. · British Journal of Haematology · 2024 · PubMed · cited 17
- The impact of the new WHO classification of renal cell carcinoma on the diagnosis of hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinomaJan Degenhardt et al. · Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation · 2025 · PubMed · cited 11
- Respiratory Therapist-Driven Mechanical Ventilation Protocol Is Associated With Increased Lung Protective VentilationAlaina C Berg et al. · Respiratory Care · 2024 · PubMed · cited 9
- Notes from the Field: Response to a Case of Travel-Associated Lassa Fever — Iowa, October–November 2024Diana L. Von Stein et al. · MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report · 2025 · PubMed · cited 8
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