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Performance On Health Equity Module Suggests Continued Need For Educational Content, Alessandra Jimenez, Jodi Abbott

MEDI 9331 Scholarly Activities Clinical Years

Purpose- This study investigates the performance of practicing physicians and medical trainees on learning health equity material. The population was tested on basic terminology and concepts of health equity in a module called “Basics of Health Equity.”

Design- The American Medical Association published an e-learning module available to a diverse population that took the quiz for continuing medical education credit. The population includes physicians and medical professional from all states and territories in the United States. From this population, one sample included all identifiable practicing physician’s quiz data, 499. A second sample included undergraduate medical students and resident physicians, 1573. …

Adverse Childhood Experiences And Resilience In Medical School Students: A Scope Of Medical Literature, Andrea Soto Abarca, Yvette Cortino, Juan C. Lopez-Alvarenga, Maya Guevara

MEDI 9331 Scholarly Activities Clinical Years

Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) represent certain types of childhood trauma that are associated with long-term negative effects on health and wellbeing. The elevated number of ACEs can lead to depression, suicidality, alcoholism, and substance use. Factors that can protect a person from increased health risks include resilience, which is broadly defined as the ability to overcome challenges or bounce back from adversity. Few studies have analyzed the exposure of ACEs in medical students, however, there has been extensive literature on how low levels of resilience are linked to higher rates of depression, fatigue, and burnout among medical students. …

Experiences Of Microaggressions, Discrimination, & Exclusion Within The Lgbtq+ Community In Spain, Isha Mittal, Roman Ronzón-Tirado, Ruby Charak, Ines Cano-Gonzalez

MEDI 9331 Scholarly Activities Clinical Years

Microaggressions are a regular occurrence for many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and other gender/sexuality minority (LGBTQ+) people. Microaggressions refer to verbal, behavioral, and environmental discrimination that are perpetrated against minorities and can often have mental health implications for victims. Traditionally research on microaggressions towards LGBTQ+ people has examined how a heterodominant population is discriminatory towards this minority group. Therefore in this study we aimed to characterize within group discrimination and microaggressions experienced by LGBTQ+ adults in Spain through interviews (n=18) and the LGBT People of Color Microaggressions (LGBT POC) Scale questionnaire (n=514). Participants reported biphobia, transphobia, internalized heteronormativity, strict …

Article Processing Charge Waiver Policies As A Barrier To Oncology Scholarship In Low-And Lower-Middle-Income Countries, Ulysses G. Gardner Jr., Petria S. Thompson, Jason C. Burton, Caleb Stewart, Clifton D. Fuller, Michael K. Rooney, Ethan B. Ludmir

MEDI 9331 Scholarly Activities Clinical Years

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