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Changes In Matches Into Surgical Residencies And Fellowships Following The Acgme Merger., Sara S Soliman, Gabrianna Andrews, Salma Emara, Naomi Watkins-Granville, Alicia Podwójniak, Iman Hasan, Jha Stuti, Alissa Brotman

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine Departmental Research

OBJECTIVE: In 2015, a transition was initiated among the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), American Osteopathic Association (AOA), and American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), resulting in a single accrediting body for residencies and fellowships as of 2020. This study aims to elucidate whether this had an impact on osteopathic students' matching into general surgery residencies, integrated surgery residencies, and surgical fellowships.

DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Using the Results and Data Residency Match data file and the Results and Data: Specialties Matching Service data from the National Resident Matching Program from 2015 to 2024, data was …

Intouch Week Of March 10, 2025, New York Medical College

InTouch

• The Importance of the Human Connection in Health Care Takes Center Stage
• Celebrating Innovation at SHSP Research and Scholarship Day
• TU Expands Footprint with New York College of Podiatric Medicine
• NYMC Presents Poster Exhibit, Confronting Hate
• M.P.H. Generalist and Dr.P.H. Programs Now STEM-eligible
• Cutaneous Lupus Clinical Trials May Overlook Darker-Skinned Patients
• NYMC Blood Drive: A Powerful Act of Generosity and Community
• FIMO Club Leads Successful Winter Food Drive with NYMC Community Support
• Faculty Spotlight: From Pupil to Professor: Lori Solomon, M.D. '99, M.P.H. '09

Assessing Social Determinants Of Health Training In Medical Education: A Literature Review Using Kirkpatrick’S Model, Surya Namboodiri, Chelsea Chang, Roque Mifuji Lira

Research Symposium

Background: Social determinants of health (SDOH) training is a critical component of medical education, equipping physicians to address factors such as economic stability, education, and health care access. Kirkpatrick’s model categorizes training outcomes into four levels—Reaction, Learning, Behavior, and Results—offering a validated framework to assess impact. Despite its importance, the evaluation of SDOH curricula often focuses on lower-level outcomes, such as learner satisfaction and knowledge assessment, with limited emphasis on behavioral change and patient outcomes.

By applying Kirkpatrick’s model, this study seeks to address evaluation in SDOH training evaluation and provide insights into designing effective curricula that produce measurable improvements …

Who Leaves Orthopedics? Analyzing Attrition Among Texas Orthopedic Surgeons, Sean Corcoran, Anesu Karen Murambadoro, Paul Bonilla, Victoria Elizondo, Tori Sayers, Daniela Ramos, Mark Manickath

Research Symposium

Background: Nationally, attrition rates in surgical specialties have been reported to be as high as 20-26%. As of 2019, women comprised only 6.5% of the 29,613 orthopedic surgeons. Female residents showed significantly higher overall attrition rates compared to males (5.96% vs. 2.79%, p < 0.001), with unintended attrition nearly twice as high (2.09% vs. 1.01%, p < 0.001). Attrition can result from a wide array of variables, including sex, ethnicity, education, and background. The aim of this study was to evaluate the demographic and educational factors associated with career longevity beyond training among orthopedic surgeons, with a focus on identifying patterns of attrition in underrepresented groups.

Methods: Data from the Texas Medical Board Physician Database as of September 2024 was evaluated using Microsoft Excel. To determine length of practice, the date of license issuance was subtracted from the date of license expiration. Surgeons with license expirations after 2024 were excluded to maintain a focus on physicians that are no longer practicing. Entries …

The Relationship Of Physician Associate Student Satisfaction And Academic Performance, Jed Grant, Nancy Hamler

Pacific Journal of Health

Introduction: Patient and student satisfaction are increasingly important factors in healthcare and higher education, respectively. While satisfaction is important, it may not always correlate directly with outcomes, academic performance, or long-term professional accomplishments. Researchers aim to investigate the relationship between student satisfaction and measures of student success. Methods: This retrospective study analyzed data from 215 students over five PA student cohorts for correlations between student satisfaction and academic performance in core clinical medicine courses, program GPA, and PANCE scores. Statistical analysis was performed by data scientists to test for independence and significance. Results: The systems-based clinical medicine course had a …

The Pulse - March 6, 2025, Unm Hsc Marketing & Communications

The Pulse

Weekly newsletter of the UNM Health Sciences Center.

Intraoperative Imaging In Orthopedic Settings: An Assessment Of Changes In Adherence To Imaging Guidelines, Emmanuel Franco, Tabitha Abraham, Zayd Ayas, Frank Gerold

Research Symposium

Background: High-quality intraoperative photography is vital for treatment planning, patient counseling, and surgical education. Inconsistencies in image quality are prevalent in orthopedic literature due to the absence of formalized criteria specific to orthopedic settings. In 2014, "Medical Photography: Principles for Orthopedics" introduced guidelines intending to standardize protocols for capturing clinical images. By comparing the quality of images taken both before and after these proposed guidelines, this project aims to evaluate whether this has influenced a trend toward standardization and consistency in intraoperative orthopedic photography.

Methods: To assess quality differences in orthopedic images before and after the 2014 guidelines, 60 intraoperative …

Redefining Possibilities: A Template For Mission-Based Medical School Innovation, Yossef Alsabawi, Elias Arellano, John M. Gaddis, Tyler Torres, Dominic Chau-Zanetti, Victor Espinoza

Research Symposium

Background: Small, mission-based medical schools play a vital role in shaping future healthcare providers by offering meaningful and unique opportunities for students to learn patient-centered care. However, these institutions often face challenges when compared to larger, research-intensive universities. Specifically, they tend to be less research-oriented and are limited in their ability to provide early exposure to diverse medical subspecialties. Traditionally, these limitations have been viewed as institutional challenges requiring top-down solutions. This study seeks to challenge that perspective by demonstrating that student-led initiatives can serve as innovative, cost-effective, and impactful strategies to overcome these barriers. Additionally, this research aims to …

Atypical Dengue Fever With Severe Hematological Manifestations: A Case From The Rio Grande Valley, Elias Arellano Villanueva, Alhasan Asaad, Jose Campo Maldonado

Research Symposium

Background: Dengue fever, a mosquito-borne viral illness, is endemic in tropical regions, including border regions like the Rio Grande Valley while often self-limited, severe presentations such as dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome highlight its challenges and complexities. This report describes an atypical dengue case with severe hematological manifestations, underscoring the diagnostic challenges and the importance of early recognition, multidisciplinary evaluation, and evidence-based management.

Case Presentation: A 22-year-old Hispanic female with no significant past medical history presented to the ED with hematemesis and fever following her travel to Monterrey, Mexico. Initial symptoms included high fever (107.6°F), chills, diarrhea, vomiting, …

Enhancing Medical Education: Histology Identification Anki Cards For Improved Learning And Exam Performance, Daniel Flores, Jihoo Woo, Blake Martin, Russell Wiggins, Xiaoqian Fang

Research Symposium

Purpose: There is a lack of comprehensive histology resources in existing Anki decks, leading students to individually create their own flashcards, which increases preparation time and may compromise accuracy. With faculty guidance, this project aims to develop a set of histology flashcards on the Anki platform to help medical students improve performance on the USMLE Step exams and practical assessments. By supplementing traditional study methods, this resource seeks to make histology learning more efficient and enhance retention through active recall and spaced repetition.

Description: The project focuses on creating Anki flashcards with histological images and concise explanations highlighting key identification …

Interactive Pathways To Musculoskeletal Proficiency: A Quality Improvement Project, Changho Yi, Sunand Kallumadanda, Jose Cano

Research Symposium

Introduction: Approximately 20-25%of patients visiting primary care present with musculoskeletal issues. 12%of board exam questions associated with musculoskeletal medicine. Only 12.5 hours are devoted to musculoskeletal education throughout the medical school curriculum • Only 5%of time allocated in MSK education during the residency(200hrs or 2 months). 77.39% of program directors believe that incoming PGY-1 residents lack sufficient MSK physical exam skills. This underscores the need for enhanced and more effective MSK training within family medicine programs.

Methods: 24 Family medicine resident at UTRGV MMC, 6 PGY-1, 8 PGY-2, 10 PGY-3. Survey and evaluation mini-test were done before intervention( 20 …

Developing And Implementing Pediatric Nephrology Milestones 2.0 As An Efficient Tool For Trainee Evaluation And Just-In-Time Feedback., Caroline V. Jackson, Rebecca Hjorten, Laura Edgar, Beatrice Goilav, Roshan P. George, Darcy K. Weidemann

Manuscripts, Articles, Book Chapters and Other Papers

In 2013, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) implemented Milestones 1.0 as a tool to assess trainee progress towards readiness for independent practice. Critiques of Milestones 1.0 suggested its complexity made the tool difficult to quickly understand and implement in a standardized fashion. This was particularly challenging among subspecialties due to inherent differences in clinical practice settings and make-up of procedural and patient care needs. In response, ACGME launched Milestones 2.0 in 2016 to harmonize competencies applicable to all subspecialties and develop new subspecialty specific competencies to facilitate precise feedback on subspecialty specific content domains. We describe how …

Evaluating Longitudinal Research Modules: Enhancing Pre-Clerkship Medical Students' Research Skills And Performance, Anesu K. Murambadoro, Kevin Garcia Valdez, Chloe Harris, Meyer Maddox, Blake Martin, Nina Mourao, Elias Arellano Villanueva, Juan C. Lopez-Alvarenga, Chelsea Chang, Beatriz Tapia, Kelsey Baker, Bharathi S. Gadad

Research Symposium

Background: Less than 7% of medical students publish research articles. Factors contributing to delays in student engagement include perceived time limitations, lack of enthusiasm, poor facilities, and insufficient supervisory support. Although project-based programs can improve research abilities, they frequently do not correspond with the program's goals, pedagogical approaches, and assessment standards and, worse, are not linked with other teaching modules. There is scarce evaluation of longitudinal research integrated programs' effects on pre-clerkship students and faculty motivation, willingness, and skills. We designed a pre-clerkship longitudinal research module integrated with the concurrent modules to enhance scores on attitudes toward research (R-ATR), cognition …

Intouch Week Of March 3, 2025, New York Medical College

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• Fawaz Al-Mufti, M.D., Leads Stroke Trial Exploring Cognitive Benefits of Thrombectomy
• Faculty Spotlight: From Pupil to Professor: Adam Karp, M.D. '19
• Student Spotlight: Janice Fung’s Quest to Combat Plague Through Vaccine Innovation
• Alumni Spotlight: The Extraordinary Life of Donald Doyle, M.D. ‘67

New Dentist News (March 2025), Ada Committee On The New Dentist

New Dentist News

New Dentist News offers timely information on scientific, social, educational, political and economic developments affecting new dentists. This collection is historical and items may not reflect current standards. For up-to-date information contact the ADA. The New Dentist News was alternately titled ADA Lifeline, 1997-June 2001.

Development And Evaluation Of An Interdisciplinary Rotation For Anesthesia Residents In Laryngology, Cole J. Homer, Kristy Carlson, Faye Haggar, Chris Bingcang, Andrea Dutoit, Tj Lockhart, Evan Ryan, Jayme Dowdall

EMET Projects

The medical fields of anesthesiology and otolaryngology (ENT – ears, nose, throat) are defined by overlapping clinical expertise as it relates to the management of airway issues. As a result of this shared clinical domain, interdisciplinary educational experiences provide an opportunity for collaboration and a broadened experience for resident physician learning. Our institution developed a two-week rotation in otolaryngology for first-year anesthesiology interns with the goal of utilizing interdisciplinary coaching to develop both technical and non-technical skills in airway management. The purpose of this project is to perform a formal evaluation of this rotation and share our training methods and …

Quality Improvement Project – Modified Own-Practice Alert For Penicillin-Cephalosporin Cross-Reactivity Alerts In Lvhn’S Electronic Medical Record, George Angelakakis, Amy Slenker Md

USF-LVHN SELECT

No abstract provided.

Addressing Health Literacy For Procedures And Treatments In Dermatology, Elizabeth Botto, Lilia Correa-Selm, Laurie Temiz, Nicole Natarelli, Emily Coughlin

USF-LVHN SELECT

No abstract provided.

Evidence Over Routine: Evaluating The Necessity Of Preoperative Laboratory Studies In Elective Ambulatory Surgery, Xiaoxiao Gao, Grant M. Greenberg M.D., M.H.S.A., M.A.

USF-LVHN SELECT

No abstract provided.

Impacting Cervical Cancer Disparities In Hispanic Women In The Lehigh Valley Project: Lvhn Family Medicine Resident Roundtable Feedback, Su Bin Hahn, Araceli Inga, Nicole M. Burgess, Autumn Kieber-Emmons Md, Mph

USF-LVHN SELECT

No abstract provided.

Causes For Delays In Spine Fracture Operative Management, Sara Safari, Joseph J. Stirparo Md

USF-LVHN SELECT

No abstract provided.

Stress Of Dental Students, Ellen Lee Dds, Ningshu Lyu Dds, Yixin Bao Dds, Yutong Fan Dds, Yueqi Gao Dds, Bryan Gu Dds, Vicky Quach Dds

The New York State Dental Journal

The purpose of this study is to assess what factors cause the most stress for students in dental school and to evaluate different ways to reduce stress. Our aim is to analyze the factors causing stress and offer strategies to help students overcome it.

Diagnostic Performance Of Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy (Cle) Compared To Endoscopic Ultrasound Guided Fine Needle Biopsy (Eus-Fnb) For Identifying Pancreatic Cystic Lesions (Pcls), Ghazal Hashemipour, Jennifer Permuth, Aamir Dam, Anjuli K. Luthra, Luis Pena, Mark Friedman, Jason Fleming, Barbara Centeno, Shaffer R.S. Mok

USF-LVHN SELECT

No abstract provided.

Representation And Outcomes Of Catheter Ablation For Treatment Of Atrial Fibrillation Among Patients With Obesity: A Systematic Review Of Randomized Control Trials, Danielle Dircks, Eh M. Khaing, James Aguto, Jmaylia Mimms, William Schleifer, Jason Payne, Arthur Easley, Faris Khan Md, John Windle, Shane Tsai, Daniel Anderson Md, Gleb Haynatzki, Niyada Naksuk

EMET Projects

Background: The prevalence and impact of obesity on outcomes of atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have not been well studied.

Objective: To examine the proportion of participants with obesity enrolled in RCTs of AF ablation and outcomes of ablation when subgroup analysis of participants with obesity were available.

Methods: We systematically searched PubMed and EMBASE for AF ablation RCTs published between January 1, 2015 to May 31, 2022. When body mass index (BMI) data were available, normal distribution was assumed and a z score was used to estimate the proportion of obesity. Results categorized by BMI or …

Improving Pulmonary Rehabilitation Utilization After Hospitalization For Copd Exacerbation, David P Adams, Thomas W. Doherty Md

USF-LVHN SELECT

No abstract provided.

Predictivity Of Preoperative Weight Loss On Comorbidity Resolution In Bariatric Patient, Abrahim Ahmed, Salvatore Docimo

USF-LVHN SELECT

No abstract provided.

March 2025, Swosu Rural Health Center

RURAL ROCKS

This is the March 2025 issue of Rural Rocks from the SWOSU College of Pharmacy.

Clinical And Polysomnographic Analysis Of Lvhn Narcolepsy Cohort, Rena Y Jiang, Martina Vendrame Md, Phd, Roger Rochart, Irene Chu Mph, Md, Shae Duka Mph

USF-LVHN SELECT

No abstract provided.

How Do Language Barriers Affect Diagnosis And Treatment Of Miscarriages In The Emergency Department?, Natalie Burkert, Patricia L. Maran Md

USF-LVHN SELECT

No abstract provided.

Improving Postpartum Diabetes Screening For Patients Diagnosed With Gdm, Julia Cheng, Lindsey Martinez Md, Faris Albakaa Md, Nicole M. Burgess, Autumn Kieber-Emmons Md, Mph

USF-LVHN SELECT

No abstract provided.