- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
- Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
- African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Bone health and treatments
- Sex work and related issues
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- ICT in Developing Communities
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
Grady Memorial Hospital
2024
University of Michigan
2017-2024
Emory University
2024
Michigan Medicine
2019
Despite the increasing number of sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients in United States designation by National Institutes Health as a population with health disparities, available tools are lacking to train medical students on appropriate care for this population. Therefore, we developed implemented novel, self-directed, 2-week online elective undergraduate students. The objective our study was evaluate effectiveness course students' competency confidence caring SGM patients.
Currently in the United States, transgender * individuals account for 1.6 million people 13 years of age and older. 1 Unfortunately, they face a litany health disparities when compared to their cisgender counterparts, including higher rates death disability from variety causes. 2,3The most notable discrepancies involve mental conditions, with one study finding that adults were more than six times as likely have had suicidal ideation four attempted suicide lifetimes. 4
The use of text messaging is nearly ubiquitous and represents a promising method collecting data from diverse populations.The purpose this study was to assess the feasibility acceptability message surveys in clinical setting describe key lessons minimize attrition.We obtained convenience sample individuals who entered waiting room low-income, primary care clinic. Participants were asked answer between 17 30 survey questions on variety health-related topics, including both open- closed-ended...
Background and Objectives It is well established that provider lack of knowledge in the field transgender nonbinary health as ignificant barrier to care training this area lacking. This study examined how family medicine residents’ self-confidence medical providing gender-affirming changed after completing a novel, online curriculum on care.
Gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) is a cornerstone of gender-affirming care for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) patients, with direct biological role on bone metabolism. However, paucity data describes how GAHT influences fracture rate over time. The study's primary objective was to describe the 5-year all-cause incidence (IR) among TGD patients initiating estrogen-based (E-GAHT) or testosterone-based (T-GAHT), compared not using (non-GAHT).
PURPOSE: To examine the impact of a simulated paging curriculum for senior medical students on physician-nurse communication skills. BACKGROUND: New residents are expected to triage and address high volume clinical pages yet receive little training in this important skill. Previous studies have evaluated curricula decision making student confidence but not examined effect METHODS: Two trained Registered Nurses (RNs) administered specialty-specific 76 fourth-year enrolled 4-week residency...