Sandy Cook

ORCID: 0000-0002-1828-2072
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Research Areas
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Problem and Project Based Learning
  • Diabetes Management and Education
  • Biomedical and Engineering Education
  • Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Health Sciences Research and Education
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Evaluation of Teaching Practices
  • Surgical Simulation and Training
  • Radiology practices and education
  • Career Development and Diversity
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
  • Dental Education, Practice, Research
  • Chronic Disease Management Strategies
  • Aging and Gerontology Research
  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare

Duke-NUS Medical School
2011-2022

Office of Education
2016

National University of Singapore
2008-2015

Division of Undergraduate Education
2013

University of Chicago Medical Center
1993-2008

University of Chicago
1991-2006

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center
1986

Team-based learning™ (TBL) is an instructional strategy developed in the business school environment early 1990s by Dr Michaelsen who wanted benefits of small group learning within large classes. In 2001, a US federal granting agency awarded funds for educators health sciences to learn about and implement their educational programs; TBL was put forward as one such result it used over 60 international science professional schools. very different from problem-based (PBL) other approaches that...

10.3109/0142159x.2012.651179 article EN Medical Teacher 2012-04-04

OBJECTIVE This study was carried out to test the effectiveness of PATHWAYS, a weight loss program designed specifically for urban African-American women, when administered in churches by trained lay facilitators. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Thirty-nine obese women were recruited from three churches. After randomization and collection baseline data on lifestyle practices, subjects experimental group (n = 19) assigned receive 14-week (PATHWAYS) conducted volunteers; control 20) put waiting...

10.2337/diacare.20.10.1518 article EN Diabetes Care 1997-10-01

OBJECTIVE—To evaluate the Diabetes Health Disparities Collaborative, an initiative by Bureau of Primary Care to reduce health disparities and improve quality diabetes care in community centers. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS—One year before- after trial. Beginning 1998, 19 Midwestern centers undertook a improvement based on model including rapid Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles from continuous field; Chronic Model emphasizing patient self-management, delivery system redesign, decision support, clinical...

10.2337/diacare.27.1.2 article EN Diabetes Care 2004-01-01

We aimed to identify barriers improving care for individuals with diabetes in community health centers. These findings are important because many such patients, as most other practice settings, receive that does not meet evidence-based standards.In 42 Midwestern centers, we surveyed 389 providers and administrators about the they faced delivering care. report on home blood glucose monitoring, HbA1c tests, dilated eye examinations, foot diet, exercise, all of which a subset larger clinical...

10.2337/diacare.24.2.268 article EN Diabetes Care 2001-02-01

OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the quality of diabetes care in community health centers. METHODS: In 55 midwestern centers, we reviewed charts 2865 diabetic adults for American Diabetes Association measures quality. RESULTS: On average, 70% patients each center had measurements glycosylated hemoglobin, 26% dilated eye examinations, 66% diet intervention, and 51% received foot care. The average hemoglobin value per was 8.6%. Practice guidelines were independently associated with higher...

10.2105/ajph.90.3.431 article EN American Journal of Public Health 2000-03-01

Team-based learning (TBL) has become a more commonly recognized and implemented pedagogical approach in curricula of numerous disciplines. The desire to place autonomy on the student spend less in-class time delivering content resulted complete or partial adoption this style many educational settings.Provide faculty with tools that foster well facilitated interactive TBL environment.We examined published literature area facilitation - specifically environments, explored theories associated...

10.3109/0142159x.2014.1001729 article EN cc-by Medical Teacher 2015-02-10

Background: Heralded as a teaching, assessment and reflective tool, increasingly longitudinal holistic perspective of the educator’s development, medical portfolios (MEP)s are employed to evaluate progress, assess for promotions career switches, used tool means curating educational activities. However, despite its blossoming role, there is significant dissonance in content structure MEPs. As such, systematic scoping review (SSR) proposed identify what known MEPs contents. Methods: Krishna’s...

10.1177/23821205211000356 article EN Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development 2021-01-01

The purpose of this pilot study was to test the hypothesis that adolescents with type 1 diabetes can learn become better problem solvers in self-care and thereby improve their metabolic control. METHODS Fifty-three aged 13 17 were randomly assigned either a 6-week problem-solving education program or control group (usual care). Al C levels obtained as well assessments solving, frequency behavior, level responsibility, 24-hour behavior recall at baseline 6 months. RESULTS experimental...

10.1177/014572170202800113 article EN The Diabetes Educator 2002-01-01

The purpose of this pilot study was to test the hypothesis that children can learn become more independent in their own diabetes self management without compromising metabolic control. Twenty four (ages 8 12 years) with insulin- dependent mellitus (IDDM) were matched by age and race, then randomly assigned either a 6-week, education program (experimental) or receive usual care (control). A questionnaire administered parents determine frequency which 35 behaviors performed degree assumed...

10.1177/014572179402000206 article EN The Diabetes Educator 1994-04-01

To develop medical students' skills in interacting with individuals who have limited health literacy.Described are 2 novel approaches to literacy curriculum design. Efforts at both schools been implemented improve student awareness of literacy, as well specific clear communication and strategies that ensure patient understanding.Preliminary data from one school suggest an increase use behaviors. Curriculum development is ongoing.The ultimate goal these curricula for students the core...

10.5555/ajhb.2007.31.supp.s111 article EN PubMed 2007-10-20

We explored 251 providers' (47% licensed practical nurses, 27% registered 10% physicians, physician assistants, 6% other) perceptions of barriers to effective management hypertension and hyperlipidemia from 72 Midwest community health centers (CHCs). Optimal care for these diseases is difficult in any setting; little known about the specific CHCs face. Community often have a multidisciplinary team that participates patient care. Current models quality improvement chronic require virtually...

10.1353/hpu.2006.0021 article EN Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2006-02-01

Abstract BACKGROUND: The University of Chicago Curriculum for the Hospitalized Aging Medical Patient (CHAMP) faculty development program (FDP) is targeted at hospitalists and other internists who teach residents students in hospital setting. aim CHAMP to increase quantity quality teaching geriatric medicine pertinent inpatient METHODS: Hospitalist general internist members attend on Medicine service were invited participate. FDP consisted twelve 4‐hour sessions. Two hours each session...

10.1002/jhm.348 article EN Journal of Hospital Medicine 2008-09-01

PURPOSE this paper describes the development and psychometric properties of Diabetes Problem-Solving Measure for Adolescents (DPSMA). METHODS The DPSMA is a structured, interview-based questionnaire that examines how adolescents with type 1 diabetes solve diabetes-related self-management problems. Seventeen problem vignettes were derived from survey their parents. reviewed finalized by multidisciplinary team experts. A sample 43 adolescents, 13 to 17 years old, diabetes, was used establish...

10.1177/014572170102700612 article EN The Diabetes Educator 2001-11-01

Faculty development programs have tended to focus on low levels of evaluation such as participant satisfaction rather than assess the actual changes that training has brought about in workplace. This prompted scholars suggest using social network analysis a means provide more rigorous method evaluating impact faculty development. To test feasibility suggestion, we used concepts cohesion year-long fellowship program conducted by Duke-NUS Medical School's Academic Medicine Education Institute...

10.1007/s40037-019-0510-9 article EN cc-by Perspectives on Medical Education 2019-04-18

Purpose: The objective of this study was to determine the effect a multi‐modal curricular intervention designed teach sexual history‐taking skills medical students. Association Professors Gynecology and Obstetrics, National Board Medical Examiners, others, have identified as learning for Methods: Between 2001 2003 two sequential cohorts second‐year students were compared. Cohort I (n = 95) received traditional physical diagnosis curriculum. II 99) same curriculum in addition module. Both...

10.1080/14681810701811753 article EN Sex Education 2008-01-24

Abstract Objective: To introduce and assess the time savings from effectiveness of assessment‐oriented (AO) oral case presentation as a model interphysician communication. Methods: This was prospective, interventional study all 10 on‐site faculty 36 residents in postgraduate year 1 to 3 format emergency medicine residency training program. Residents were requested perform presentations either traditional or AO formats. Presentations timed, rated essential measures effectiveness: data...

10.1197/aemj.10.8.842 article EN Academic Emergency Medicine 2003-08-01

10.1177/2010105815624427 article EN cc-by-nc Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare 2016-01-14
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