Publications

LLM-based generation of USMLE-style questions with ASPET/AMSPC knowledge objectives: All RAGs and no riches.
Thesen T, Tuan RL, Blumer J, Lee MW
Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2025 Jun 8; doi: 10.1002/bcp.70119. Epub 2025 Jun 8.
PMID: 40483567

WAS 2024 Fall Series Push and Pull: Navigating Strains in Health Education.
McKell D, Naik AR, Ausel E, Brenneman A, Ely S, Garwood S, Gathu C, Hernandez M, Ikonne U, Ly K, Rowe R, Taylor TAH, Thesen T
Med Sci Educ. 2025 Apr;35(2):1149-1153. doi: 10.1007/s40670-024-02277-5. Epub 2025 Jan 22.
PMID: 40353003

Towards precision well-being in medical education.
Thesen T, Marrero WJ, Konopasky AJ, Duncan MS, Blackmon KE
Med Teach. 2025 Apr;47(4):630-634. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2024.2357279. Epub 2024 May 29.
PMID: 38808734

Disruption of functional network development in children with prenatal Zika virus exposure revealed by resting-state EEG.
Omurtag A, Abdulbaki S, Thesen T, Waechter R, Landon B, Evans R, Dlugos D, Chari G, LaBeaud AD, Hassan YI, Fernandes M, Blackmon K
Sci Rep. 2025 Feb 21;15(1):6346. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-90860-0. Epub 2025 Feb 21.
PMID: 39984594

AI Patient Actor: An Open-Access Generative-AI App for Communication Training in Health Professions.
Thesen T, Alilonu NA, Stone S
Med Sci Educ. 2025 Feb;35(1):25-27. doi: 10.1007/s40670-024-02250-2. Epub 2024 Dec 13.
PMID: 40144116

Investing in equitable healthy aging: Why Africa must reform social pension schemes to improve Alzheimer's disease and dementia outcomes.
Mostert CM, Mekkaoui NE, Ali S, Trepel D, Randcord K, Udeh-Momoh C, Nesic O, Blackmon K, Karanja M, Thesen T, Andai D, Ayadi R, Eyre H, Merali Z
Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Feb;21(2):e14527. doi: 10.1002/alz.14527. Epub 2025 Jan 27.
PMID: 39868495

Artificial Intelligence in Health Professions Education assessment: AMEE Guide No. 178.
Masters K, MacNeil H, Benjamin J, Carver T, Nemethy K, Valanci-Aroesty S, Taylor DCM, Thoma B, Thesen T
Med Teach. 2025 Jan 9;:1-15. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2024.2445037. Epub 2025 Jan 9.
PMID: 39787028

Preparing healthcare leaders of the digital age with an integrative artificial intelligence curriculum: a pilot study.
Park SH, Pinto-Powell R, Thesen T, Lindqwister A, Levy J, Chacko R, Gonzalez D, Bridges C, Schwendt A, Byrum T, Fong J, Shasavari S, Hassanpour S
Med Educ Online. 2024 Dec 31;29(1):2315684. doi: 10.1080/10872981.2024.2315684. Epub 2024 Feb 13.
PMID: 38351737

Dementia risk reduction in the African context: Multi-national implementation of multimodal strategies to promote healthy brain aging in Africa (the Africa-FINGERS project).
Udeh-Momoh CT, Maina R, Anazodo UC, Akinyemi R, Atwoli L, Baker L, Bassil D, Blackmon K, Bosire E, Chemutai G, Crivelli L, Eze LU, Ibanez A, Kafetsouli D, Karikari TK, Khakali L, Kumar M, Lengyel I, de Jager Loots CA, Mangialasche F, Mbugua S, Merali Z, Mielke M, Mostert C, Muthoni E, Nesic-Taylor O, Ngugi A, Nguku S, Ogunniyi A, Ogunyemi A, Okonkwo OC, Okubadejo N, Perneczky R, Peto T, Riang'a RM, Saleh M, Sayed S, Shah J, Shah S, Solomon A, Thesen T, Trepel D, Ucheagwu V, Valcour V, Waa S, Watermeyer T, Yokoyama J, Zetterberg H, Kivipelto M, Africa‐FINGERS Study Team
Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Dec;20(12):8987-9003. doi: 10.1002/alz.14344. Epub 2024 Nov 7.
PMID: 39511921

Binding of cortical functional modules by synchronous high-frequency oscillations.
Garrett JC, Verzhbinsky IA, Kaestner E, Carlson C, Doyle WK, Devinsky O, Thesen T, Halgren E
Nat Hum Behav. 2024 Oct;8(10):1988-2002. doi: 10.1038/s41562-024-01952-2. Epub 2024 Aug 12.
PMID: 39134741

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