Historically, pharmacology has been a challenging component of preclinical medical education for two primary reasons. First, the information is discrete, detailed, and high-volume. Second, information …
Recognizing factors associated with mortality in patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) could reduce …
In an effort to help tame the growing ecosystem of available bioinformatics software, we recently developed an open-source package manager, Bioinformatics Brew. Using simple text …
The right to procreate, and by extension the right to infertility services in general and assisted reproductive technology (ART) in particular, is rooted in the …
This project intends to develop an educational reference to ensure that Warren Alpert Medical School students are equipped to evaluate published literature, design purposeful research …
Clinical observation and the interpretation of visual data play an integral role in medical decision making, and thus have long been emphasized in medical education. …
Women with abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) report significant reductions in quality of life (QOL), which can be attributed in many cases to the fear of …
This study characterizes factors that influence the reproductive decision-making of women with HIV and identifies areas for improvement in reproductive counseling in Kumasi. We hypothesized …
In an effort to help tame the growing ecosystem of available bioinformatics software, we recently developed an open-source package manager, Bioinformatics Brew. Using simple text …
Obesity and depression are frequently co-morbid disorders that according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are among the leading challenges in public health. A …
The aim of this study was to investigate the preliminary feasibility of continuous monitoring of turning mobility in patients with Alzheimer's Disease. The broader goal …
The aim of this project was to design active learning modules for medical students at Alpert Medical School (AMS) of Brown University. We hypothesized that …
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommend routine HIV testing for all individuals between the ages of 13 to 64 years. The United States Preventive …
As participants in federally funded studies, prisoners in the United States are afforded special protections beyond those governing traditional human subjects research. While these rules …
Caring for an aging population presents numerous unique medical challenges for the next generation of physicians. In response to this, medical training must expand its …
The National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Subject Examinations often referred to as "shelf exams" serve a critical role in the evaluation of medical students. …
Hip fracture in older adults is associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and hospital length of stay (LOS). Orthogeriatric co-management programs have managed to decrease LOS …
Healthy Start/Comienzos Sanos is a bilingual, peer-delivered, cluster-randomized trial intervention to improve diet and PA of mainly Hispanic children 2 to 5 years of age …
Hepcidin, a peptide hormone made in the liver, plays a crucial role in iron homeostasis. Hepcidin is upregulated during infections such as schistosomiasis, which contributes …
Management of patients with non-specific complaints (eg. stress, fatigue, anxiety, sleep difficulties, etc.) is an ongoing challenge for physicians. Conventional (Western Medicine) physicians may find …
We hypothesized that women physician authors writing speculative fiction, which we defined to include science fiction, fantasy, crime and thriller genres, might remain unidentified and …
Chemotherapy-induced ovarian toxicity is collateral damage that is becoming a leading cause of ovarian insufficiency, which prejudices the patient to premature onset of menopause-associated risks …
Diabetes Care in American Samoa (DCAS) was a randomized controlled trial of a 12-month community health worker (CHW)-facilitated intervention which demonstrated improved HbA1c levels compared …
Relatively few studies have longitudinally examined the impact of low birth weight (LBW) and small for gestational age (SGA) on linear growth and nutritional status …
Tuberculosis (TB) causes death in 1 of 4 HIV-infected patients globally. Among TB/HIV-co-infected patients in Malawi, negative acid-fast bacilli (AFB) TB sputum smear results has …
Patients with HIV are particularly vulnerable to comorbidities of aging, which can predispose to nursing home (NH) use, hospitalizations, and subsequent rapid health decline. Home …
In 2011, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) further limited duty hours for residents beyond the 80-hour workweek limit. They limited PHY-1 residents …
Procedural skills are considered a critical component of medical education. However many graduating medical students do not feel competent in a number of key procedures. …
Childhood obesity continues to be an increasingly prevalent issue, particularly in under-resourced, underserved communities. In 2009, 23.5% of children in Pawtucket, Rhode Island were living …
Laparoscopy revolutionized the field of surgery by reducing procedural morbidity, facilitating recovery, and accelerating discharge from the hospital. However, its main limitation is that all …
Abstract of research paper by Russo, project manager for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; handwritten note in upper right, "National Academies 6.1.06"; 2nd p. is …
Sexual health counseling reduces adverse sexual health outcomes such as sexually transmitted infections (STI), yet rates of counseling by physicians are low and highly variable. …
China\u2019s medical education enterprise is facing a looming challenge of providing quality healthcare to an aging populace approaching 1.4 billion. In this study, we trace …
The author's intent in exploring the topic of medical ethics as it applies to authentic pediatric cases encountered over the clinical years was to establish …
This abstract describes research that will be part of a larger review article entitled “LGBTQ Youth: Enhancing Care for Gender and Sexual Minorities.” The authors …
Music therapy is used in healthcare settings across different patient populations, including dementia, neurorehabilitation, recovery from stroke, depression, and in chronic conditions. The authors of …
Narrative medicine trains physicians to be thoughtful, reflective and to have a heightened sensitivity to the details of patients\u2019 and colleagues\u2019 narratives. Currently there are …
Physician-provided diet and activity counseling has been identified as an important component of preventing and managing childhood obesity. Several tools have been developed to guide …
This project explored the organ donation system through an investigative, journalistic research-and-writing approach using a wide spectrum of resources, from scientific journals to lay publications.
How do health care providers perceive the role of birth doulas in maternity care? A doula is a trained community health worker who provides continuous …
To increase the understanding of how physicians counsel parents in high risk neonatal and perinatal settings, the author designed a survey. The multiple choice survey …
A medical family history is an often under-collected and under-utilized component of the clinical assessment of the patient. With the growth in personalized medicine, there …
The neuropathophysiology of overactive bladder (OAB) and its relationship to psychiatric conditions is not well elucidated. OAB may be detected during urodynamic evaluation (UDE) as …
Malnutrition and HIV infection affect children adversely and may have a combined effect on clinical outcomes, including response to antiretroviral treatment (ART). Evidence of the …
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) likely influences sexual function in women. Prior studies have shown impaired sexual function in female patients with IBD, such as pain …
By using the Julia programming language, we retrieved studies and datasets using the terms \u201cpreterm\u201d and \u201cparturition\u201d in the PubMed and GEO datasets from 1997 …
San Francisco Health Network (SFHN), the city health system run by the Department of Public Health, is conducting a quality improvement initiative to standardize care …
Sci-Toons is a new, experimental, teaching and learning approach that engages students in materials science research via interaction with experts, narrative, visual representations, iterative feedback …
A solid understanding of immunology is an essential foundation for preclinical medical education. The goal of this project was to create supplemental iBooks for students …
The path from conducting cutting-edge research in materials science to developing cutting-edge approaches for student engagement in STEM fields is a logical progression of a …
Over the past several years, there have been hundreds of legal claims made against the makers of Mirena, the most popular intrauterine device (IUD) marketed …
We interviewed healthcare providers serving Chinese immigrant communities living in Chinatown in NYC to help design a Community Health Workers (CHW)-facilitated lung cancer screening program …
Chronic pain afflicts more than 100 million American adults each year, and there is currently no reliable objective measure of the presence or severity of …
This second volume of the Collection of Abstracts directed by Dr. Allan Tunkel, Associate Dean for Medical Education and edited by Dr. Teresa L. Schraeder, …
This third volume of the Collection of Abstracts directed by Dr. Allan Tunkel, Associate Dean for Medical Education and edited by Dr. Teresa L. Schraeder, …
These structured abstracts were created by medical students in the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University's Scholarly Concentrations Program. The Scholarly Concentrations Program at …
These structured abstracts were created by medical students in the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University's Scholarly Concentrations Program. The Scholarly Concentrations Program at …