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Lyon, Lex, Oliver Eaton

Querying the Past: LGBTQ Maine Oral History Project Collection

Lex Lyon is a 48 year old queer transgender man living in Portland, Maine. He is a multilingual language learner teacher and was a leader of the Welcoming and Safe Schools Youth Conference. Lyon speaks about the course of his life, identifying different ways and finding joy in different queer scenes. He transitioned during his teaching career, teaching middle schoolers. He has a strong passion for music and has good memories of the Michigan Women’s Music Festival. One of his role models is Nicole Maines, a transgender activist who stood up for herself at a very young age. Lyon recalls …

A Contexted Learning Experience: Instructional Strategies For Effective Teaching For Primary And Intermediate Students From Diverse Ses Environments, R. Suzanne Legg

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The aim of my three-article dissertation was to investigate the methods employed by effective teachers to promote academic progress among all students, regardless of their socioeconomic status. Each article addressed perspectives on effective teaching strategies aimed at closing the opportunity gap from three different contexts. These contexts were 1) a focus group consisting of primary teachers, 2) a focus group consisting of intermediate teachers, and 3) personal reflections from observations of both focus groups pertaining to COVID-19. Recent scores from the Programme for International Student Assessment (OECD, 2023) revealed a growing disparity in academic achievement between students from higher socioeconomic …

Ophthopods: An Analysis Of The Educational Content And Changes Of Ophthalmology Podcasts, Isaiah I. Greene, Fradah E. Gold, Nicholas E. Tan, Alexander H. Fang, Nickisa M. Hodgson

Journal of Academic Ophthalmology

Objective

Podcasts are a novel modality for digitally disseminating ophthalmic knowledge, yet minimal information exists on their offerings. This study sought to describe the growth of ophthalmology podcasts, characterize their features, and analyze clinically pertinent content trends.

Materials and Methods

Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Google Search were queried for English-language shows relating primarily to ophthalmology. Ninety-six podcasts and 3,594 episodes were analyzed.

Results

Of the 48 currently active shows, most cover general ophthalmology topics (n = 25, 52.1%) and are run by multiple hosts (n = 29, 60.4%) in both academics and private practice. The majority of podcasts …

Stay Active And Get Involved, Dustin Reynolds Dds

Virginia Dental Journal

The article is a message from the President of the Virginia Dental Association encouraging members to stay active, get involved in organized dentistry, and prioritize self-care and relationships.

Vda Continues To Lead On Workforce Needs, Ryan Dunn

Virginia Dental Journal

The document is about the Virginia Dental Association's efforts to address the workforce shortage in allied dental professionals and their advocacy for policy changes to improve the situation.

The Relationship Between Moral Courage And Professional Confidence And Academic Achievement Among Precertification Radiologic Sciences Students In The United States: A Cross-Sectional Quantitative Study, Kristin M. Beinschroth

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Moral courage and professional confidence are traits that benefit healthcare professionals and students in practice but have yet to be explored in the radiologic science population. This study aimed to discern if relationships exist among moral courage, professional confidence, and academic achievement factors in pre-certification radiologic sciences students in the United States. This cross-sectional, nonexperimental quantitative study employed correlation and regression analyses using abridged versions of the Nurses’ Moral Courage Scale (NMCS) (Numminen et al., 2019) and the Confidence in Managing Challenging Situations Scale (CMCS) (Walsh et al., 2021). Participants exhibited high moral courage and high professional confidence, and both …

The Affects Of Compassion Fatigue On Inner-City High School Educators: A Qualitative Study, Darren Jordan

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study is to discover the lived experiences of inner-city high school teachers who suffer from the condition of compassion fatigue. The theory guiding this study is Figley’s Theory of Compassion Fatigue, as it explains how individuals who attempt to assist individuals in stressful situations develop traumatic feelings. The study’s sample consists of 10 participants, all educators with a minimum of 3 years of experience teaching. The study occurs at Big Sky-High School, an inner-city school in Ohio. Data was collected through individual interviews, focus groups, and journal prompts. Data findings discovered the following themes: …

Understanding Faculty Perspectives On Health Equity Curriculum Implementation In Graduate Medical Education: A Qualitative Study, Krys Foster, Dhruvi Shah, Quinn Plunkett, Randa Sifri

Department of Family & Community Medicine Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Despite increased awareness of persistent healthcare disparities, integrating health equity education into medical residency curricula needs urgent expansion. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) mandates addressing healthcare disparities and social determinants of health, but implementation remains insufficient due to pervasive barriers.

OBJECTIVE: To explore residency faculty perspectives at one institution surrounding implementing a health equity curriculum within their programs.

METHODS: Between November 2022 and April 2023, qualitative interviews and focus groups were conducted with residency faculty participants (n = 13) from a large academic medical institution. Participants were recruited via an internal email list directory of program …

Media Literacy, Education, And A Global Pandemic: Lessons Learned In A Gender And Pop Culture Classroom, Jessica Lowell Mason, Ebehitale Imobhio

Dialogue: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Popular Culture and Pedagogy

In Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom, bell hooks writes that “to engage in dialogue is one of the simplest ways we can begin as teachers, scholars, and critical thinkers to cross boundaries.” Hence, this paper explores, through narrative dialogue, teacher and student perspectives on the pedagogical impact of the global pandemic on the process of engaging with and learning about media literacy. By naming and narrating teacher and student experiences and perspectives from a course on gender and pop culture that took place during the Spring 2020 semester, the paper aims to demonstrate the …

Key Stakeholder Perspectives On Valued Outcomes From Gme Sponsored Climate Education Initiatives, Deborah Simpson, Anne Getzin, S S. Caudle, E Anderson, Victoria Gillet, C Mitchell, A A. Levy

Aurora GME

Purpose: What problems or issues have you identified and addressed?

Climate change is impacting our patients’ health through increased heatwaves, wildfires, vector-borne illnesses and worsening air quality. Known as a threat multiplier, climate change’s impacts amplify existing health disparities in vulnerable communities. [1] While most clinicians are “concerned” about climate change, only a few have knowledge and skills about climate changes specific impacts on health and how to discuss the implications with their patients. [2,3] While a literature and google search revealed numerous curricula and resources on climate advocacy particularly in medical student education there was limited work in graduate …

Disparities Among Medical Students Interested In Ophthalmology At Matriculation And Graduation, Saumya Copparam, Christine Xu, Manuela Herrera, Yunyi Ren, Sili Fan, Melody Y. Hou, Glenn Yiu

Journal of Academic Ophthalmology

Purpose:

Ophthalmology is one of the least diverse specialties in the U.S., but disparities in medical student interest in the field are unknown. We aim to identify demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with U.S. medical students’ interest in pursuing ophthalmology at matriculation and graduation.

Study Design:

Retrospective cross-sectional and cohort study of U.S. medical students who completed the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) Matriculating Student Questionnaire (MSQ) or Graduation Questionnaire (GQ) survey between 2013 and 2022. We compared factors such as age, sex, race, ethnicity, parent income, and debt between students interested in ophthalmology versus other specialties …

Google Glass™ In Healthcare Education: A Scoping Review, David B. Gillette, Bhavana Raja

Pacific Journal of Health

Background: Google Glass™ (Glass), a wearable augmented reality device is gaining popularity in healthcare education due to its portability, affordability, and usefulness, including offering a different vantage point and potential for remote training. We conducted this scoping review to determine its applications, effectiveness, and limitations in healthcare education.

Methods: Seven electronic databases were searched for relevant studies and reports using specified search terms. Two reviewers independently screened studies for eligibility, retrieved data, and compared results.

Results: The search yielded 2,019 articles. After removing duplicates, 1,576 titles, 877 abstracts, and 408 articles were screened; 78 articles were included in this review. …

Hydration Behavior Following Education And The Use Of A Hydration Monitoring Device, Victor A. Trujillo, Cynthia Galvez, Aqueen Lenon, Saemi Lee, Brian Bender, George Crocker, Michael S. Joseph

International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Proceedings

Maintaining proper fluid balance is essential for metabolism, circulation, and temperature regulation. Physical activity, ambient temperature and humidity, fluid intake, and diet are some of the factors that influence a college student’s hydration status. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of hydration education and the use of a urinal-based hydration monitoring device (HMD) on hydration status in men on a college campus. METHODS: This study was conducted over eight weeks in a first-floor men’s bathroom located in a natural science building. The design consisted of four 2-wk interventions. The order of the treatments was …

Understanding The Impact Of Covid-19 On Yoga Instruction: Examining Teaching Methodology, Class Components, And Injury Patterns In The Northeastern Us, Sojung Kim, June Solow, Donald H Lein, Harshvardhan Singh

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Departmental Research

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to examine the impact of COVID-19 on the perspectives of yoga instructors (YIs) regarding teaching methodology, class components, and yoga-related injuries among their clients DESIGN: A cross-sectional design in this study.

SETTING: A total of 407 YIs from Northeastern United States completed a customized, web-based survey.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Chi-square tests were carried out to determine changes in yoga teaching format before and during the pandemic, as well as the counts of yoga related injuries between face-to-face (FtoF) and online teaching format. Independent t tests were used to compare the characteristics of yoga teaching elements.

RESULTS: …

Spending On Education And Its Impact On Poverty Alleviation In Iraq For The Period (2004 – 2021), Haider Ali Farhan, Salah Mahdi Abbas Al-Birmani

Journal of Economics and Administrative Sciences

The research aimed to find out the role of spending on education in alleviating poverty in Iraq for the period (2021_2004) and developing appropriate solutions to alleviate poverty, as well as the research sought to measure the role of spending on education in Iraq during the selected period of (2021_2004), based on the premise that although the percentage of current spending of public spending is large, the percentage of spending on education is small, so its contribution was weak in alleviating poverty in Iraq, As the spending on education in Iraq during the research period was affected by many shocks …

The Constitutional And Policy-Oriented Framework Of Rights, Services, And Integration Of People Of Determination In The United Arab Emirates, Muhamad Olimat, Osman Antwi-Boateng

Journal of International Women's Studies

The term “People of Determination” (PODs), coined by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government, refers to women and men with disabilities and is articulated and inspired by the country’s history, culture, and traditions. This study aims to examine the constitutional and policy-oriented framework of PODs in terms of rights, services, and their integration process in UAE society. In so doing, it explores the UAE’s perspective on PODs in terms of conceptualization, services, framework of empowerment, institutions, rehabilitation efforts, employment, and societal integration. Although the UAE is a federal state composed of seven emirates with federal institutions, each emirate has established …

Impact Of State Abortion Policies On Family Medicine Practice And Training After Dobbs V Jackson Women’S Health Organization, Karen L. Roper, Sarah Jane Robbins, Philip Day, Grace Shih, Neelima Kale

UK CARES Faculty Publications

PURPOSE The Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization (Dobbs) Supreme Court decision revoked the constitutional right to abortion. Now, restrictive state abortion laws may con- tribute to the shortage and strain already felt in primary care practice, especially related to the provision of reproductive health care. The purpose of this study is to evaluate perceived impacts of state abortion legislation on family medicine clinicians’ practice and medical edu- cation regarding reproductive health care.

METHODS Ten questions were added to the 2022 Council of Academic Family Medicine Educational Research Alliance general membership survey to evaluate impact on relevant themes in reproductive …

Simulation In An Entry-Level Respiratory Therapy Program, Nikonya Godwin

MSHS Student Capstones

In response to the complex clinical environments respiratory therapy students face, there is a need for hands-on learning experiences that closely replicate real-life scenarios. There is a significant gap in the literature regarding respiratory therapy simulation-based training. A new simulation training program is being developed for Catawba Valley Community College’s (CVCC) respiratory therapy program to address this gap. The simulation training program will enhance critical thinking, decision-making, and technical skills by integrating realistic simulated respiratory case scenarios into the curriculum each semester of the two-year program. Central to the simulated program design are high and mid-fidelity multi-functional patient simulators and …

An Overview Of K-12 Capital Infrastructure And Investment In Tennessee And Other States, Tennessee. Comptroller Of The Treasury.

Office of Research and Education Accountability

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of The Impact Of The Use Of Digital Skills On The Substantial Increase In Learning Through The Neutrosophic Pest-Swot Approach, Luis Fernando Blanco Ayala, Ricardo Edilberto Palacios Pérez, Jean Pierre Wong Silva, Bertha Silva Narvaste, Josué Joel Ríos Herrera, Viviana Pastora Panchi Mayo

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The research focuses on measuring the influence of the use of digital skills on learning, a major issue in current education. The fundamental issue addressed is how digital skills can greatly influence the educational process and the academic success of learners. In the contemporary environment, characterized by rapid technological growth and the increasing integration of digital instruments into the educational sphere, this challenge becomes especially essential. Despite the extensive use of digital technologies, there is a dearth of a comprehensive exam-ination of how these skills influence learning from a multidimensional point of view that incorporates both in-trinsic possibilities and risks. …

Effect Of Virtual Reality Technology On Computer Science/Engineering Based Laboratories Education – A Case Study, Mariam A. Al Nuaimi

Theses

Virtual reality (VR) is becoming increasingly popular and essential in education as institutions strive to incorporate technology in education. In Engineering and Computer Science, students face difficulties in comprehending many abstract complex concepts that are typically studied in Labs. This situation worsens with hardware failure and the lack of pedagogical tools. The main goal of this paper is to investigate the impact of VR environments on learning advanced and complex STEM concepts. We also explore the impact of different human-computer interaction (HCI) techniques including gamification on the learning experience of STEM students. To measure such impact, we developed a VR …

Transgender Education In School Nursing To Decrease Stigma And Promote Self-Efficacy, Brandy Shannon-Loyola

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This Doctor of Nursing Practice project evaluated whether transgender education provided to school nurses and healthcare technicians decreased stigma and promoted self-efficacy. Concerns that transgender individuals have voiced were that they felt healthcare professionals could not effectively care for transgender patients, which may be due to personal or religious beliefs or lack of knowledge concerning the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community. Participants included credentialed school nurses and healthcare technicians in secondary education settings. The method consisted of a presurvey, education in the form of a handout, followed by a postsurvey to determine if education was successful. The Wilcoxon …

Ai And Data Science For Public Policy, Kenneth Benoit

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Artificial intelligence (AI) and data science are reshaping public policy by enabling more data-driven, predictive, and responsive governance, while at the same time producing profound changes in knowledge production and education in the social and policy sciences. These advancements come with ethical and epistemological challenges surrounding issues of bias, transparency, privacy, and accountability. This special issue explores the opportunities and risks of integrating AI into public policy, offering theoretical frameworks and empirical analyses to help policymakers navigate these complexities. The contributions explore how AI can enhance decision-making in areas such as healthcare, justice, and public services, while emphasising the need …

Education Through Virtual Methodologies: An Innovative Way To Increase Staff Compliance And Engagement, Jahmela Pech

Leadership Connection

This Performance Improvement Project shows how the use of virtual methodologies such as a monthly education page increase staff engagement and compliance in completing required education topics. The problem was first identified when nursing staff education compliance was 10-20 percent.

Academic Preparation Of Global Health Leaders, Linda S. Johanson, Dianne Yow Daniels

Leadership Connection

The preparation for nurses as global leaders begins in the basic academic program, however the amount and emphasis on this important topic varies greatly. A descriptive study was undertaken to discern knowledge of nursing students about global health. The majority of respondents demonstrated moderate knowledge regarding this topic.

Project Change The Curriculum: Addressing The Health Disparities In Education Of Children With Learning Disabilities, Sarah Yoon

Leadership Connection

This study created the Project Change the Curriculum (Project CC), which is an academic curriculum designed to provide the resources to children with learning disabilities from low SES. Our goal to find the ideal curriculum and to end the stigma around learning disabilities in minority communities.

How Do Ell Student Nurses Experience Nclex Style Questions?, Shawne M. Manies

Leadership Connection

The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore ELL student nurse experiences when answering NCLEX style questions so that educators understand unique areas of cultural difference that have not been considered.

Developing A Transition To Practice Program To Enhance Neonatal Nurse Expertise, Megan Zerillo

Leadership Connection

A transition to practice program was implemented in a Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to manage new hire transition into the specialty area. Results of the program were statistically significant and showed improvement in knowledge gained and feeling of preparedness to practice as a nurse in the NICU.

A Registered Nurse's Understanding Of Pressure Ulcer Prevention And Treatment, Jennifer N. King

Leadership Connection

What do registered nurses understand about prevention and treatment options for pressure ulcers and do those registered nurses need additional education or training. After analysis of the data, registered nurses reported they do not receive adequate education and training about pressure ulcer prevention and treatment.

Characteristics Of Effective Nurse Educators, Bethany C. Klopfer, Emily M. Piech

Leadership Connection

Session presented on Sunday, September 18, 2016:

The purpose of this study was to evaluate what essential personal and professional characteristics needed to produce effective nurse educators. Considering the rise of open nursing faculty positions, and the fact that most nursing educators are over the age of 60, many nursing programs face an increasing shortage of quality professors. It is necessary that in order for the profession of nursing to thrive recruitment must be made of a younger generation of registered nurses interested in higher education. Starting early in the development of a specific set of characteristics may enhance their …