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Implementing Inter-Professional Patient-Family Centered Plan Of Care Meetings On An Inpatient Hospital Unit, Nicolas Hernandez, Alice Fornari, Sage Rose, Leanne Tortez

Patient Experience Journal

Inpatient plan of care meetings support efforts to encourage collaborative practice and patient-family centered care and result in an effective strategy to enhance communication and patient satisfaction. Clinical team members participated in patient/family centered plan of care meetings at a community hospital in a selected inpatient unit with full time hospitalist physicians. Quantitative data were gathered pre/post implementation from the external Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers (HCAHPS) survey. HCAHPS data were collected independently, specifically for questions related to communication between patients, family members/guardians and the medical team and also the effects of care transition. There was a slow …

Week Of April 27, 2020, New York Medical College

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• NYMC Observes Yom Hashoah Virtually
• NYMC Experts Leading the Way in Coronavirus Updates

Proceedings - Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine Twelfth Annual Medical Student Research Symposium, Office Of Research Affairs, Boonshoft School Of Medicine

Medical Student Research Symposium Proceedings

The student abstract booklet is a compilation of abstracts from students' oral and poster presentations at Wright State University's Twelfth Annual Boonshoft School of Medicine Medical Student Research Symposium held on April 21, 2020.

Week Of April 20, 2020, New York Medical College

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• Members of the SOM Class of 2020 Graduate Early and Enter the Fight Against COVID-19
• GSBMS Student Lillian Huang Makes an Impact During COVID-19 Crisis
• AOA Virtual Visiting Professor's Lecture Set for April 27

Week Of April 13, 2020, New York Medical College

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• NYMC Community Set to Commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 20
• Med Student's Novel Research May Improve Ability to Predict Outcomes for Older Neurosurgery Patients

Week Of April 6, 2020, New York Medical College

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• New York Medical College and Touro College and University System Host Second COVID-19 Symposium
• GHHS Supports Student Volunteer Efforts Amidst Pandemic
• Clinical Skills and Simulation Center Pilots Virtual Standardized Patient Assessments
• Faculty Expert, Patricia L. Gerbarg, M.D., Provides Tips on Breathing Techniques for Coping During Unprecedented Times

Dean's Report - Spring 2020, Marina K. Holz

GSBMS Dean’s Report

No abstract provided.

Dean's Research Newsletter, Spring 2020, Jerry L. Nadler

SOM Dean's Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Week Of March 30, 2020, New York Medical College

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• NYMC Students Support Their Brethren in Healthcare on the Front Line and Behind the Scenes
• Neil W. Schluger, M.D., to Lead Department of Medicine
• Chirag D. Gandhi, M.D., is Named Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery

Week Of March 23, 2020, New York Medical College

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• School of Medicine Class of 2020 Celebrates Match Day Virtually
• Adjusting to the Culture Shock of Social Distancing
• Health Sciences Library Offers Online Access and Services

Diabetes Debunked: What You Need To Know, Maggie Hutson

Honors Program: Senior Projects (Public)

The goal of this Honors creative project is to encourage health literacy in populations who are curious about Type 2 Diabetes or have Type 2 Diabetes. From personal experience, I have seen noncompliance in diabetics and wondered why since it is a serious, progressive disease. After researching, I found that some diabetics do not understand the scope of their disease, especially since many of the dangerous complications that arise from Type 2 Diabetes do not present until later in the disease when it is too late. For my senior project, I decided to write an educational paper as a supplement …

Week Of March 9, 2020, New York Medical College

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• NYMC Monitors Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• GHHS Celebrates Solidarity for Compassionate Care Week

Week Of March 2, 2020, New York Medical College

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• Dr. Mark Hasten, Philanthropist, Businessman and Touro College Chairman, Dies at 92
• Paul T. Diamond, M.D., Is Named the Catherine and Vladislav P. Hinterbuchner Professor and Chair of Rehabilitation Medicine
• Anesthesia Interest Group's Simulator Stations Workshop Provides Advanced Hands-On Training
• Mock Trial Experience as Part of a Joint Course with NYMC and Touro Law Center

Week Of February 24, 2020, New York Medical College

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• Thirty-Second Annual Graduate Student Research Forum is Set for March 17
• Conference Addresses Current Topics in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Week Of February 10, 2020, New York Medical College

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• Twenty-Fourth Annual Medical Student Research Forum Boasts Record Number of Participants
• Center for Disaster Medicine Hosts Training for Yonkers Fire Department for Mass Casualty and Disaster Situations
• NYMC Celebrates National Wear Red Day

Week Of February 4, 2020, New York Medical College

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• NYMC and Touro Host Educational Event on Coronavirus
• Center for Disaster Medicine Hosts Training for Putnam County Police Department
• BioInc@NYMC Hosts Science and Entrepreneurship Seminar

Gibbon Surgical Society

Gibbon Surgical Review

The John H. Gibbon, Jr. Surgical Society (GSS) at Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC) at Thomas Jefferson University is a unique student interest group that has been working hard to increase interest in the field of surgery among medical students for the last 37 years. The society has over 400 total active members on a year to year basis, spread across the four-year curriculum. The GSS increases exposure and interest to the surgical field through a unique blend of episodic and longitudinal programming that helps bring together students, residents, and faculty in an educational setting.

Interview With Dr. Geoffrey Krampitz, Colin Yost

Gibbon Surgical Review

Geoffrey Krampitz, MD, PhD is a hepatopancreaticobiliary surgeon with an extensive background in surgical oncology, stem cell science, and cancer immunotherapy research who recently joined the faculty here at Thomas Jefferson University as an Assistant Professor of Surgery. After earning his BSE in biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University and before starting medical training, Dr. Krampitz worked in consulting in the San Francisco Bay Area and eventually helped launch two internet startup companies in Silicon Valley. He then went to UC San Francisco for his Master’s degree, where he investigated the role of HIF1-alpha in stem cell differentiation. Dr. Krampitz …

Primum Non Nocere: Surgeons And The Politics Of Firearm Trauma, Kaushal Desai

Gibbon Surgical Review

The crisis of firearm violence in America continues to worsen and the call to action cannot be ignored. If we are to make a real impact, we must be just as skilled policy makers as proceduralists. We must wield the pen as well as we wield the scalpel. All the clinical knowledge and surgical skills in the world will make no difference if we do not reduce the number of firearm injuries. The skillset we need is policy analysis and lobbying, which can only be developed through political activism and engagement, not more practice questions and Online MedEd.

General Surgery 101: Nissen Fundoplication, Kelley Yuan, Tyler Bauer

Gibbon Surgical Review

The first time that medical students enter the OR can be a jarring experience. Successfully maintaining sterility is hard enough, but remembering relevant patient history, answering “pimp” questions, and performing basic suturing skills can make the third year medical student experience difficult. In this article we describe a common surgery performed by both general and thoracic surgeons with a specific focus on “medical student level” understanding. This piece is the product of a collaboration between an MS1 and MS4, both of whom are interested in a career in surgery. We hope you find it helpful!

Interview With Dr. Dawn Salvatore, Preeyal Patel

Gibbon Surgical Review

A medical student’s path to surgery is notoriously long and arduous. Traditionally, students who are interested in the field begin to prepare their qualifications from day one, especially given the competitive nature of acceptance into surgical programs. For students who develop an interest in surgery during their later years of medical school, it can be a daunting task to pursue a track in which they already feel behind. Often times, these students are discouraged from applying to surgical residencies, worrying that their non-traditional path may hinder their success. However, Dr. Dawn Salvatore can reassure students that a non-traditional path to …

The Utility Of Surgical Simulation In Student Education, Jared Raikin

Gibbon Surgical Review

The use of simulation in the field of surgery has become a heavily researched topic over the last few decades, but it is by no means a new concept. The first recorded use of surgical simulation dates back 2,500 years with evidence of nasal models for flap reconstruction made of leaf and clay.1 But simulation as we know it today did not take shape until the 1980s with the invention of the Comprehensive Anesthesia Simulation Environment (CASE) mannequins. The use of nonorganic simulation tools revolutionized the field and continues to play a large role in medical education. These modalities have …

Bedside To Bench: Basic Science Research During General Surgery Residency, Signe Caksa

Gibbon Surgical Review

Clinical, basic science, and quality improvement research is becoming increasingly integrated into general surgery residency programs, providing aspiring surgeons with an avenue to engage with academia and improve patient care early on in their careers. For example, as an essential part of their training, general surgery residents at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH) complete one to two years of research, usually between their PGY3 and PGY4 years. The goal of this protected research time is for residents to gain hands-on surgical research skills and work on translational research projects that correlate with clinical cases, while also becoming more competitive for …

Longevity In Surgery: A Conversation With Two Temple Surgeons About How They Continually Find Joy In Their Careers, Kelsey Muir

Gibbon Surgical Review

Both Dr. Daly and Dr. Pontari describe the stress and pressure that comes with a long career in patient care, however intertwined with the stress is their overwhelming gratitude and joy for surgery. Maintaining that perspective for medicine and patient care has required two things: community and an outlet. Dr. Daly and Dr. Pontari expressed the need to be able to share their anxieties and struggles with someone to process the stress, the difficulties, and the demands of a surgical career.

Surgery Myths And Facts, Heli Patel

Gibbon Surgical Review

Throughout social media, television shows, movies, and “public perception”, surgical residents and attendings are often stereotyped into a personality that is most often incorrect. Unless you are a surgeon, it is often hard to understand what exactly the life entails. Add in some Hollywood drama and social media, and what you get is a wildly disproportionate picture of what surgeons’ personalities are like. As a medical student, it is often difficult to separate fact from fiction, so here are some of the most common myths debunked.

John H. Gibbon, Jr., Md

Gibbon Surgical Review

Dr. John Heysham Gibbon, Jr. graduated from Jefferson Medical College in 1927, and in a brief series of events, he was named Fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital. In 1930, he found himself assisting Dr. Edward Churchill in an emergency pulmonary embolectomy. At that time the procedure was one of desperation, as no patient in the U.S. had survived the removal of blood clots in open-heart surgery. As Dr. Gibbon recorded the patient’s waning vital signs prior to the procedure he thought, “If only we could remove the blood from her body by bypassing her lungs, and oxygenate it, then return …

Gibbon Surgical Review, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2020

Gibbon Surgical Review

Table of Contents

4 - Interview with Dr. Geoffrey Krampitz

8 - Primum Non Nocere: Surgeons and the Politics of Firearm Trauma

10 - General Surgery 101: Nissen Fundoplication

14 - Interview with Dr. Dawn Salvatore

16 - The Utility of Surgical Simulation in Student Education

18 - Bedside to Bench: Basic Science Research During General Surgery Residency

20 - Longevity in Surgery: A Conversation with Two Temple Surgeons About How They Continually Find Joy in Their Careers

22 - Surgery Myths and Facts

24 - Gibbon Surgical Society

25 - John H. Gibbon Jr., MD

26 - Editorial Board …

Week Of January 27, 2020, New York Medical College

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• NYMC Days of Giving Set for March 24 and 25
• Center for Disaster Medicine Hosts Training for White Plains Hospital
• SHSP Dean's Distinguished Leaders Lecture Series Features Leading Health Education Specialist
• Middle States Self-Study is Underway

Week Of January 21, 2020, New York Medical College

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• Class of 2020 Commencement Set for May 19
• Prominent Gastroenterologist to Address 24th Medical Student Research Forum
• STAR Alum is in Top 300 Scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2020

Week Of January 13, 2020, New York Medical College

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• Ira J. Bedzow, Ph.D., is Named UNESCO Chair of Bioethics
• Department of Surgery Hosts Sixteenth Annual Louis R.M. Del Guercio, M.D., Distinguished Visiting Professorship and Research Day
• Graduate Student Association Aims to Enhance Student Life
• Center for Disaster Medicine Hosts Pediatric Focused Disaster Response Training