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Internship At Emergency Physician Professional Association (Eppa), Bryan Tran, Brittany Nairn
Internship At Emergency Physician Professional Association (Eppa), Bryan Tran, Brittany Nairn
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Over the summer, I had the opportunity to start working at EPPA’s scribe program. EPPA is an organization that emphasizes the importance of exposure to the healthcare environment along with developing relationships with different medical professionals. The main aspect of my job was aiding the provider in recording a patient visit with their medical records, physical exams, labs, imaging, patient outcomes, and overall purpose in coming into the emergency room. This job has helped me gain more knowledge about how our healthcare system works and allows me to connect with different providers and scribes. Furthermore, I have gained experience working …
Minnesota Healthcare Barriers To The Medically Underserved, Ashley C. Hoffmann, Amanda Walters
Minnesota Healthcare Barriers To The Medically Underserved, Ashley C. Hoffmann, Amanda Walters
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Quality medical services and patient oriented satisfaction are important factors in a healthcare setting. Barriers preventing such factors are more prevalent in medically underserved areas (MUAs) ( Brems, Johnson, Warner, & Roberts, 2006 ). The purpose of this study was to identify barriers in the care of patients within Minnesota MUAs. The study was conducted by an online survey emailed to Minnesota Academy of Physician Assistant (MAPA) members, and only members who were currently employed in a Minnesota MUA county had valid data collection. Twelve barriers to healthcare were listed on the survey and required the MAPA members to grade …
Dietary Supplements: A Consumer Profile Of Knowledge And Use, Sarah J. Kucera, Yen Nguyen
Dietary Supplements: A Consumer Profile Of Knowledge And Use, Sarah J. Kucera, Yen Nguyen
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Alternative medicine, in the form of dietary supplements, is appealing to Americans. Supplements have been marketed as being natural promoters of general well-being, healing, and disease prevention. Even with minimal regulation and research, the majority of supplement use is self-prescribed, fueling an industry last estimated at $32.5 billion in 2012. The study explored the degree of consumer knowledge with regards to regulation, appropriate indications and dosages, and potential adverse effects of various dietary supplements. The study also sought to evaluate the relationship between supplement knowledge and demographic information as well as the extent of discussion about supplement use with a …