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Promise And Problems Of Short-Term Mission Trips Through The Eyes Of Christian Young Adults, Hayley Culver

Capstone Collection

Short-term mission trips are a popular form of international travel among Christian youth. Though many who attend these trips see them as a way to gain international experience and help others, there are also those who question the value of such trips and describe them as merely “voluntourism.” This research study investigated the experiences of 11 people who did a mission trip as a young adult, guided by the following research questions: What motivates young people to do short-term mission trips? What lasting impact do these trips have on their participants’ worldviews? The findings reveal that while most trip-goers were …

The Effects Of Miniaturization On The Brain Case Of Gymnopthalmodiea (Squamata), Britney Le

2022 Spring Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

The concept of miniaturization states that as we go down the phylogenetic tree, species begin to become smaller in body size due to environmental pressures, especially within the Gymnophtalmoidea squamata. We question how the brain case morphology between different lizard species in the Gymnophtalmoidea squamata compares to one another when considering the differences in their body size. The brain cases of five lizard species were isolated using a 3D segmentation computer program, then reconstructed using an illustrator computer software and compared. The lizard studied includes one species from the Alopoglossidae family (Alopoglossus embera), one species from the Teiidae family (Dracaena …

The Minutes Of The Marshall University Staff Council Meeting, April 2022, Marshall University Staff Council

Staff Council Minutes

No abstract provided.

Observing Health Status And Outcomes Among Rural And Indigenous Populations Of Zacapa And Morales, Guatemala From 2019 And 2021, Grace Sibert, Renata Yassa

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Applied

Recommendations For Improving The Practice Of Instructing An Online Pre-Health Course At A Private University, Kimberly Smith

Liberty University Research Week

Doctoral

Applied

Observing Health Status And Outcomes Among Rural And Indigenous Populations Of Zacapa And Morales, Guatemala From 2019 And 2021, Grace Sibert, Renata Yassa

Liberty University Research Week

Undergraduate

Applied

The Ethics Of Medical Voluntourism: The Conceptualization And Management Of ‘Doing Harm’ Within The Business, Katelyn Dohler

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

Although medical voluntourism programs are rapidly growing in popularity, deep ethical controversies overly the industry. In particular, understanding how the field of medical voluntourism follows a business model sheds insight on the sources of tension and conflicts of interest that can arise within organizations and the sector as a whole. However, understanding the roles of individual motivations and societal pressures in the development of these ethical controversies is relatively unexplored.

Through an inductive thematic analysis of data gathered from literature review and expert interviews, this project investigates these driving factors behind the rapidly growing business, how these driving factors contribute …

Vulnerability During A Pandemic, Marife Aczon-Armstrong, Jene Hurlbut, Rowena Bermundo, Juliana Morone

Annual Research Symposium

No abstract provided.

Anti-Urbanism In Culture And In The Adventist Church: Advocacy And Action For Urban Ministry In The Twentieth Century—Part 2, Jerry R. Chase

Journal of Adventist Mission Studies

This article explores the response within the Seventh-day Adventist Church after Ellen G. White’s death to the dual emphases in her writings on the city and rural living. On one hand she strongly encouraged large Adventist institutions and families raising children to locate out of the cities. This was because of the advantages natural surroundings have on physical, emotional, and spiritual wellbeing, and to shield children and young adults from the evils and temptations of the city. While she recognized the evils in the city and God’s impending judgments, she aggressively pushed church leaders to take a more active role …

Buddhist Modernism In The Philippines: Emerging Localization Of Humanistic Buddhism, Aristotle C. Dy

Chinese Studies Department Faculty Publications

Mahayana Buddhism is well known for being successfully implanted in various cultures. Chinese Buddhism, considered one of the three great religions of China along with Confucianism and Taoism, is a classic example. From China, Buddhism traveled further and, in the twentieth century, developed a particular way of engaging the world. Humanistic Buddhism, a particular form of engaged Buddhism that grew out of twentieth-century Chinese Buddhism, has been present in the Philippines since the 1990s and signaled a new phase in the growth of Buddhism in the country. In particular, the Philippine initiators of Foguangshan and Ciji did not limit themselves …

2021 Uninsured Adult Healthcare Safety Net Annual Report, Tennessee. Department Of Health.

Healthcare Safety Net Annual Report

No abstract provided.

The Diamond, January 28, 2022, Dordt University

Dordt Diamond

• Front Page: The Graduates Behind Dordt's Career Outcome Rate; Spanish Students Learn Language in the Community; Absences Abroad
• News: Zylstra Announces Political Campaign; Culver's, Sioux Center Community Help Victims of House Fire; Flightmare
• Feature: Prairie Grass Film Challenge Filmmakers Compete in Competition's Final Year; Parallel Journeys to East Africa
• Arts & Entertainment: A Truffle Pig and A Sandworm - The Ten Best Movies of 2021; Elemental Artistry
• Sports: Track and Field Start Strong at Dordt Open and SDSU Invite
• Opinion: We're All Broke. Is It Worth It?; SPICE and the Great Wide Somewhere; The …

Cultural Barriers To Orthopedic Follow-Up Care In Pucallpa, Peru, Jona Bakke, Alyssa Braun, Laura Luttio

All Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Scalpel at the Cross (SATC) is a nonprofit Christian organization that serves the Pucallpa, Peru community through short-term medical mission trips. Teams travel to Pucallpa each year to perform orthopedic surgeries, educate providers in local clinics, and build relationships within the community (Lezak et al., 2020). One aspect of this organization’s mission is to provide adequate follow-up care after surgery (Larson, 2014). However, SATC representatives have identified a general lack of understanding among patients regarding the need for follow-up care after surgical procedures (K. Rodriguez & E. Cardona, personal communication, September 25, 2020). In order to address this problem, the …

2022 Edition, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Sig

The Sig Newsletter from the Southwestern Oklahoma State University College of Pharmacy - 2022 Edition

Is It Legal For A Nonprofit To..., Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum (Iclef)

Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum 2022

Meeting proceedings of a seminar by the same name, held June 22, 2022.

Remarkable Women Of Unmc: Dr. Helen Starke, Philip J. Bierman, Elizabeth C. Reed

UNMC Histories

Helen Starke joined the UNMC faculty as an assistant professor in July 1969. This was before the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine was formally established in 1972. She was designated principal electrocardiographer and placed in direct charge of the cardiac elective with administrative responsibility for phonocardiography, vectorcardiography, and exercise testing. Although she joined a team of only two other full time cardiology faculty members, she helped to legitimize the specialty and grow the division. She took pleasure running the inpatient cardiology service and was reluctant to let her colleagues do morning rounds. In 1975, she was promoted to the rank of …

Convite, Amanda Judd '95

Brushing

No abstract provided.

Managing Hypertension, Diabetes, And Cardiovascular Disease Risk Via Short-Term Medical Trips: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study In Santo Domingo, Rose Baumann, Reuben P. Retnam, Carlos M. Hernandez, Victoria Edwards, Mark Ryan

Biostatistics Publications

Background: Short-term medical trips (STMTs) from high-resource countries frequently provide care in low and middle-income countries. Little existing literature objectively tracks the long-term outcomes of these interventions on the receiving populations over time to assess potential benefits and to ensure no harm is being done.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to objectively analyze the outcomes of a biannual STMT to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on hypertension (HTN), diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2), and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk over a five-year period (2015-2019).

Methods: Data from 1655 patients was extracted from the electronic medical record. In …

Rivers Of Change: The Wisdom Of The Rapids Within Transcultural Teacher Education, Jean Kirshner

Journal of Educational Research and Innovation

This manuscript describes the ongoing professional development project that involves educators from Belize and the United States. I argue that sustainable change within transnational and transcultural professional development is most effective when it involves Freirean-like dialogue, sharing life stories and sharing lifeworlds. I also explain how intentionally enacting Freirean-like dialogue, sharing life stories, and sharing lifeworlds, led to key changes in the professional identities and practices of all participants including my Belizean colleagues as well as members of Belize Education Project in the United States. Finally, I discuss the effects of changed relationships, identities, and practices on pedagogy and student …

Nurses’ Perceptions Of Culturally Competent Care At The Bedside, Judith Cox

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

The population served by health care systems in the United States is widely diversified, which requires nurses to be culturally competent in their care practices. However, studies have shown that nurses do not consistently deliver culturally competent care. This basic qualitative study was designed to explore nurses’ perceptions of cultural competence at the bedside to understand what is needed to improve cultural competency practices. Campinha-Bacote’s conceptual framework for cultural competency was used to guide this study that included face-to-face, videoconference interviews using semi structured and open-ended questions from 13 voluntary, acute care bedside nurses. Interviews were audio recorded and uploaded …

University Of Memphis Magazine, 2017 Fall

University of Memphis Magazine

Cover Story, "Renaissance Man" by Gabrielle Maxey, Photography by Trey Clark

A UofM professor’s big dream has breathed new life into a dying neighborhood.

Also featured: The Columns Alumni Review

Preparing For Professional Programs: Strategies And Practices For Pre-Medical Education, April Elayne Curry

Theses and Dissertations

This study examines the preparation process for students in professional programs and highlights strategies and practices for pre-medical education. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted elements of the healthcare system that explore how critical physicians are that can lead with both a global perspective and with compassionate patient care. In order to understand the competencies required for this leadership process, it is critical to consider the medical school lifecycle from the undergraduate education to residency. Working from the admissions process, we consider what competencies are required for medical school success and physician preparedness and we use that to shape a solid …

Getting Back To Global Health; Lake Atitlan, Guatemla, Kyra L. Mccarty

Posters

Describes pediatric resident's exposure to the Guatemala health service and medical education system.

The Efficacy Of A Service-Learning Experience In The New Orleans Area In Improving Intercultural Competence Of Nutrition And Dietetics Students, Michel D. Harris

UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations

There is a large gap between minority representation in the field of dietetics and the United States population, and nutrition students need advanced cultural competence training in preparation for future work with diverse populations. Universal recommendations for delivering and evaluating cultural competence training in nutrition programs are non-existent, and students tend to lack understanding of how to develop this skill. Service-learning in underserved communities with reflective assignments have been used to develop cultural competence skills, but most reported results are anecdotal. This non-randomized mixed methods study sought to find out if a service-learning experience improves intercultural competence of nutrition students …

Volunteering Abroad : Best Practices For Connecting The Gifts And Skills Of North American Christians With The Expressed Needs Of The Global Church, Bruce Wilson

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Family Relationships And Academic Performance Via Belongingness Among Cuban Medical Students: Examining Family Legacy And Sex As Moderators, Maria J. Cisneros-Elias

Theses and Dissertations

Medical diplomacy is a foundational part of Cuban domestic and foreign policy (Feinsilver, 2010). Cuba has an abundance of doctors, encouraged by the country’s free medical education program (Hand et al., 2020), and has made a significant impact with its well-established healthcare system, provision of healthcare for all of its citizens, and healthcare support internationally. The current study aims to focus on processes underlying Cuban medical students’ academic performance, as they are a critical component of this successful system, and a population that has received limited empirical attention. Thus, the current study used path analyses to examine the relations between …

The Burden Of Critical Illness In Hospitalized Children In Low- And Middle-Income Countries: Protocol For A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Teresa B Kortz, Kenneth E Remy, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: The majority of childhood deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Many of these deaths are avoidable with basic critical care interventions. Quantifying the burden of pediatric critical illness in LMICs is essential for targeting interventions to reduce childhood mortality.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the burden of hospitalization and mortality associated with acute pediatric critical illness in LMICs through a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature.

DATA SOURCES AND SEARCH STRATEGY: We will identify eligible studies by searching MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and LILACS using MeSH terms and keywords. Results will be limited to infants or children (ages >28 …

The Burden Of Critical Illness In Hospitalized Children In Low- And Middle-Income Countries: Protocol For A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Teresa B Kortz, Katie R Nielsen, Rishi P Mediratta, Hailey Reeves, Nicole F O'Brien, Jan Hau Lee, Jonah E Attebery, Emaan G Bhutta, Carter Biewen, Alvaro Coronado Munoz, Mary L Dealmeida, Yudy Fonseca, Shubhada Hooli, Hunter Johnson, Niranjan Kissoon, Mara L Leimanis-Laurens, Amanda M Mccarthy, Carol Pineda, Kenneth E Remy, Sara C Sanders, Yemisi Takwoingi, Matthew O Wiens, Adnan T Bhutta

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

BACKGROUND: The majority of childhood deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Many of these deaths are avoidable with basic critical care interventions. Quantifying the burden of pediatric critical illness in LMICs is essential for targeting interventions to reduce childhood mortality.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the burden of hospitalization and mortality associated with acute pediatric critical illness in LMICs through a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature.

DATA SOURCES AND SEARCH STRATEGY: We will identify eligible studies by searching MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and LILACS using MeSH terms and keywords. Results will be limited to infants or children (ages >28 …

2021 Fall Commencement, Harding University

Commencement Programs

Program for the Harding University Commencement on December 18.

Commencement Speaker: Dan Davidson

Short Term Medical Mission Antibiotic Protocol, Greg Jennings

Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects

Background/Introduction: Short term medical mission trips are growing in popularity and with this growth the level of care provided must remain evidenced based. Mission groups traveling to developing countries consist primarily of volunteers. And while many of those serving on mission trips are medically trained, some have minimal healthcare knowledge. Pharmacists are not always available to dispense medications on mission trips and therefore it is common for registered nurses in the pharmacy to dispense the medications prescribed by the providers. Because the medications available on mission trips are limited, often times substitutions must be made, especially when it comes …