Dean's Research Newsletter, February 2024, 2024 New York Medical College
Dean's Research Newsletter, February 2024, Neil W. Schluger
SOM Dean's Research Newsletter
No abstract provided.
Mda Foundation: What A Difference A Smile Makes, 2024 MDA Foundation Director of Development
Mda Foundation: What A Difference A Smile Makes, Anne Berquist
The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association
The 2023 round of scholarships awarded by the MDA Foundation totaled $31,000, more than twice the amount awarded in 2022. As a recipient of the MDA Foundation's Dr. George L. Bletsas Scholarship, Maya Scott, now a dental student, is dedicated to advocating for underserved minorities. Scott's journey into dentistry was shaped by her personal experiences with dental care and her desire to address health disparities. Growing up in challenging circumstances, orthodontic treatment transformed her smile and ignited her interest in dentistry. Her scholarship facilitates participation in dental missions and eases living expenses. With aspirations for general dentistry in underserved areas, …
Advocacy Spotlight: 2024 Regulatory Reminders, 2024 Michigan Dental Association
Advocacy Spotlight: 2024 Regulatory Reminders, Neema Katibai Jd
The Journal of the Michigan Dental Association
The Advocacy Spotlight column delves into critical regulatory reminders for dentists in 2024, emphasizing compliance challenges and potential disruptions to practice. Key areas covered include licensing, amalgam separator renewal, electronic prescribing, and Beneficial Ownership Information reporting. The article stresses the importance of staying informed about evolving regulations to ensure seamless practice operations.
Overcoming Communication Challenges: Training Family Medicine Interns Amidst Covid-19, 2024 Texas State University, San Marcos
Overcoming Communication Challenges: Training Family Medicine Interns Amidst Covid-19, Ny'nika T. Mcfadden, Connie C. Leeper, Catanya G. Stager, Amanda H. Wilkerson
Marshall Journal of Medicine
Introduction
Assessing and addressing possible deficiencies in medical school training is important for residency programs. Due to virtual rotations and low patient volumes, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted medical students’ opportunities to practice patient communication. Communication skills are essential for medical students and residents. Continuous participation in communication training can increase the self-efficacy of healthcare professionals. Due to the likely impact of COVID-19, we designed and implemented a tailored workshop that focused on increasing 16 incoming family medicine interns’ level of comfort communicating with patients and their families.
Methods
Sixteen incoming family medicine interns participated in the workshop during orientation in …
Formulation Of Preservation Solutions For Model Generation With In Vivo Tissue Morphology, 2024 Purdue University
Formulation Of Preservation Solutions For Model Generation With In Vivo Tissue Morphology, Holly Pickett
The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research
No abstract provided.
Intouch Week Of January 29, 2024, 2024 Touro College and University System
Intouch Week Of January 29, 2024, New York Medical College
InTouch
- NYMC Faculty Mentor Two Semi-Finalists in Regeneron Science Talent Search Contest
- 2024 Brings New Year's Resolutions for NYMC Students
- LCME Element of the Week
- NYMC and TU to Host “Ninety Minutes: The Medical Magazine of the Web”
- Student Spotlight: Dextran Increases Risks After Carotid Endarterectomy
Diversity In Osteopathic Medical School Admissions And The Compass Program: An Update, 2024 Touro College
Diversity In Osteopathic Medical School Admissions And The Compass Program: An Update, Nadege Dady, Steven Toplan, Jeffrey Gardere, Robin Moore, Lorreen Agandi, Ulcha Fergie Ulysse, Aida Aminpour, Mckensie Gelvin, Jemima Akinsanya, Kenneth Steier
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Faculty Scholarship
In the United States, the 40 colleges of osteopathic medicine and 157 schools of allopathic medicine face challenges in recruiting candidates who are underrepresented in medicine (URiM), and gaps in racial disparity appear to be widening. In this commentary, the authors provide an analysis of the data collected from 8 years of conducting a URiM recruitment and welcoming social events. The event is sponsored by a student special interest group called Creating Osteopathic Minority Physicians Who Achieve Scholastic Success (COMPASS) at the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - New York (TouroCOM-NY). The results of the 8-year data analysis supports the …
Exploring Factors For Implementation Of Epas In Pediatric Subspecialty Fellowships: A Qualitative Study Of Program Directors., 2024 Children's Mercy Kansas City
Exploring Factors For Implementation Of Epas In Pediatric Subspecialty Fellowships: A Qualitative Study Of Program Directors., Angela S. Czaja, Richard B. Mink, Bruce E. Herman, Pnina Weiss, David A. Turner, Megan L. Curran, Diane E J Stafford, Angela Myers, Melissa L. Langhan
Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers
OBJECTIVE: To understand fellowship program directors' (FPDs) perspectives on facilitators and barriers to using entrustable professional activities (EPAs) in pediatric subspecialty training.
METHODS: We performed a qualitative study of FPDs, balancing subspecialty, program size, geographic region and current uses of EPAs. A study coordinator conducted 1-on-1 interviews using a semistructured approach to explore EPA use or nonuse and factors supporting or preventing their use. Investigators independently coded transcribed interviews using an inductive approach and the constant comparative method. Group discussion informed code structure development and refinement. Iterative data collection and analysis continued until theoretical sufficiency was achieved, yielding a thematic …
Early Immersion In Team-Based Event Review: Experiential Patient Safety Education For Pgy 1 Internal Medicine Residents, 2024 Thomas Jefferson University
Early Immersion In Team-Based Event Review: Experiential Patient Safety Education For Pgy 1 Internal Medicine Residents, Michelle Perkons, Alexis Wickersham, Sonia Bharel, Timothy Kuchera, Rebecca Jaffe
Department of Medicine Faculty Papers
INTRODUCTION: In recent years, there has been a national push to incorporate high-fidelity quality improvement and patient safety (QIPS) education into physician training programs. In fact, integration of robust patient safety education became an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Common Program Requirement for residency programs in 2017. We developed a curriculum to not only fulfill the ACGME's requirement but also provide PGY 1 internal medicine residents with the skills needed to become active participants in ongoing patient safety work throughout their training and careers.
METHODS: Our patient safety curriculum was woven into residents' existing protected educational time and …
Exploring Lgbtq+ Cultural Competency And Dei In Continuing Education: A Cross-Sectional Review Of U.S. Pharmacy Legislation, 2024 Chapman University
Exploring Lgbtq+ Cultural Competency And Dei In Continuing Education: A Cross-Sectional Review Of U.S. Pharmacy Legislation, Jennifer Ko, Jeremy Carlos, Yvonne Nguyen
Pharmacy Faculty Articles and Research
Background
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, or other sexual orientations or gender identities (LGBTQ+) cultural competency training is offered in pharmacy curricula to variable extents. State legislation directly dictates pharmacist training through continuing pharmacy education (CPE) requirements.
Objectives
This study aimed to identify the U.S. states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) that require CPE or training on topics related to LGBTQ+ cultural competency or topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in general. In addition, this study quantified and compared each state’s CPE hours required for each renewal period.
Methods
This cross-sectional study retrospectively …
The Fortify Resilience Initiative, 2024 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine
The Fortify Resilience Initiative, Deepu George, Salvador Arellano Iii, Maria Hernandez, M. Ruiz, Tanya Eychner
Research Symposium
Purpose: The Fortify Resilience Initiative focuses on building and sustaining a culture of wellbeing for Residents and Fellows (R/Fs) at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) School of Medicine’s (SOM) Graduate Medical Education (GME) residency and fellowship programs. In order to address the multitude of threats to physician wellness and to mitigate the silent, but pernicious effects of burnout on these physician learners serving in the RGV, this Initiative from the Office of GME will strengthen existing wellbeing pathways while expanding additional solutions that will work to sustain wellbeing. Utilizing a combination of prevention, promotion, and intervention strategies …
The Effects Of Liftng Belts On Power Output, 2024 Stephen F. Austin State University
The Effects Of Liftng Belts On Power Output, Julio Aguilar, Benjamin Coldwell, Patrick Jackson, Cade Pippen, Zane Thornton
International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings
JULIO AGUILAR, BENJAMIN COLDWELL, PATRICK JACKSON, CADE PIPPEN, ZANE THORTON.
Kinesiology & Health Science; Stephen F. Austin State University; Nacogdoches, TX
Category: Undergraduate
Advisor: Chelette, Amber, amber.chelette@sfasu.edu
Lifting belts, when lifting heavy weights, are purportedly used to support, stabilize, and attenuate the load on the spine. With the additional support, potential questions arise about whether weightlifting belts affect the power performed when squatting. This study aimed to examine the power produced during a squat with a weightlifting belt compared to a squat performed without one. Ten subjects, five male and five female, performed squats of two sets of 3 repetitions, …
Tips For Teaching Ebm In The Busy Clinical Setting, 2024 Legacy Salmon Creek
Tips For Teaching Ebm In The Busy Clinical Setting, Sonam Kiwalkar, Basil Verghese
Faculty Development Lunch and Learn
Tips for Teaching EBM in the Busy Clinical Setting. Sonam Kiwalkar, MD, FACP, Associate Program Director, Legacy Salmon Creek IMRP; Basil George Verghese, MD, FACP, FHM, Associate Program Director, Rochester General Hospital IMRP
Discussion:
- What is evidence-based medicine?
- What are the steps to evidence-based medicine?
- Why is it important to teach evidence-based medicine?
- How to teach evidence-based medicine in the busy clinical setting?
Osces’ Impact On Occupational Therapy Student Learning: Insights From Second- And Third-Year Focus Groups, 2024 University of Alberta - Canada
Osces’ Impact On Occupational Therapy Student Learning: Insights From Second- And Third-Year Focus Groups, Craig R. St. Jean, Karin Werther, Mary R. Roberts
The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
Background: Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) are widely used in health programs to assess clinical skills. We present results of a qualitative study investigating occupational therapy students’ perceptions of OSCEs’ impact on their learning and readiness for clinical practice.
Method: Six second and six third year students in the University of Alberta’s Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program were interviewed in separate focus groups. Independent reviewers applied thematic analysis to the focus group transcripts to identify, analyze, and report themes in the data.
Results: Five themes were constructed from the data: from learning to action, transition …
Intouch Week Of January 15, 2024, 2024 Touro College and University System
Intouch Week Of January 15, 2024, New York Medical College
InTouch
- Phillip Capozzi, M.D., Library, Hosts Community Book Discussion
- First-Year Medical Students Participate in Career and Wellness Intersession Program
- LCME Element of the Week
- NYMC NSSLHA Chapter Hosts Fundraiser for Smile Train
- Medical Student Published in Leading Plastic Surgery Journals
The Challenges Of Implementing And Documenting Ottawa Ankle Rules In The Pediatric Emergency Department: A Retrospective Study, 2024 Cooper Medical School Rowan University
The Challenges Of Implementing And Documenting Ottawa Ankle Rules In The Pediatric Emergency Department: A Retrospective Study, Emmalee M. Kugler, Michael Gillman, Olivia Toner
Cooper Rowan Medical Journal
INTRODUCTION
Acute ankle sprains account for nearly 2% of visits to the pediatric emergency department (PED). The Ottawa Ankle Rules (OAR) were developed as a safe and effective clinical decision-making tool for detecting the need for radiographs in adults with acute ankle pain. OAR state radiographs are required with at least one of the following:
1. Inability to bear weight immediately following the injury and for four steps in the ED 2. Bony tenderness at the posterior edge of the lateral or medial malleolus
OBJECTIVE
Few prospective cohort studies have attempted to assess OAR pediatric populations. This study investigates the …
The Diagnostic Yield Of Endoscopic Ultrasound In Asymptomatic Patients With Unexplained Dilated Common Bile Duct, Or Double Duct Sign With Normal Transaminases A Retrospective Study From A Single Urban-Based University Endoscopy Center, 2024 Gastroenterology Department, Saint Joseph's University Medical Center, Paterson, NJ, USA
The Diagnostic Yield Of Endoscopic Ultrasound In Asymptomatic Patients With Unexplained Dilated Common Bile Duct, Or Double Duct Sign With Normal Transaminases A Retrospective Study From A Single Urban-Based University Endoscopy Center, Mina Fransawy Alkomos, Shaker Barham, Youssef Botros, Nader Mekheal, Ariana Tagliaferri, Alisa Farokhian, Hardikkumar M. Shah, Gabriel Melki, Yana Cavanagh, Walid Baddoura, Matthew Grossman
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Background Common bile duct dilatation alone or double duct sign (both CBD and dilated pancreatic duct dilatation ) and abnormal liver enzymes are highly predictive of biliary disease. This can be identified on ultrasound (US), CT scan, and/or magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP). Unexplained dilatation on imaging might warrant endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) to identify any occult causes. Supporting literature about the importance of using EUS in these conditions is evolving with no clear evidence-based approach to evaluate asymptomatic dilated ducts. We aim to investigate the diagnostic yield of EUS in unexplained CBD dilatation or double duct sign with normal liver enzymes. …
De-Implementation Of Fecal Occult Blood Testing In The Emergency Department And Hospital Units: A Quality Improvement Project, 2024 Department of Medicine, Eisenhower Health, Rancho Mirage, California. University of California, Riverside, California.
De-Implementation Of Fecal Occult Blood Testing In The Emergency Department And Hospital Units: A Quality Improvement Project, Adewale Ajumobi, Joline De Castro, Ammar Qureshi
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Background: Fecal occult blood tests (FOBT) are inappropriately used in patients with melena, hematochezia, coffee ground emesis, iron deficiency anemia, and diarrhea. The use of FOBT for reasons other than screening for colorectal cancer is considered low-value and unnecessary. Methods: Quality Improvement Project that utilized education, Best Practice Advisory (BPA) and modification of order sets in the electronic health record (EHR). The interventions were done in a sequential order based on the Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) method. An annotated run chart was used to analyze the collected data. Results: Education and Best Practice Advisory within the EHR led to significant reduction in …
From Static Web To Metaverse: Reinventing Medical Education In The Post-Pandemic Era, 2024 University of Missouri Kansas,USA
From Static Web To Metaverse: Reinventing Medical Education In The Post-Pandemic Era, Kadriye O. Lewis, Vitaliy Popov, Syeda Sadia Fatima
Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences
The World Wide Web and the advancement of computer technology in the 1960s and 1990s respectively set the ground for a substantial and simultaneous change in many facets of our life, including medicine, health care, and medical education. The traditional didactic approach has shifted towards more dynamic and interactive methods, leveraging technologies such as simulation tools, virtual reality, and online platforms. At the forefront is the remarkable evolution that has revolutionized how medical knowledge is accessed, disseminated, and integrated into pedagogical practices. The COVID-19 pandemic also led to rapid and large-scale adoption of e-learning and digital resources in medical education …
Expansion Of Osteopathic Medicine Practitioner Education On Substance Use Disorders, 2024 Rowan University
Expansion Of Osteopathic Medicine Practitioner Education On Substance Use Disorders, Joanna Petrides, Stuti Jha, Alexander Kowalski, Suzanna Hosein, Philip B Collins, Joshua Coren
Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Faculty Scholarship
CONTEXT: Medical school graduates are generally not well prepared to treat patients with substance use disorders (SUDs), even though opioid overdose deaths in the United States have increased in recent years. When it comes to training in SUDs, osteopathic medicine lags far behind allopathic medicine. It was only in 2019 that the American Osteopathic Association approved Board Certification in Addiction Medicine to help combat the opioid epidemic. Few articles have been published in the literature pertaining to substance use education for osteopathic students and trainees.
OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to expand the education of osteopathic medical students …