Megha Shankar

ORCID: 0000-0002-5230-372X
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Research Areas
  • Cultural Competency in Health Care
  • Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
  • Reproductive Health and Contraception
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Maternal and fetal healthcare
  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • Hepatitis B Virus Studies
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Reproductive Health and Technologies
  • Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
  • Counseling Practices and Supervision
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
  • Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
  • Medical Education and Admissions
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Empathy and Medical Education
  • Pregnancy-related medical research
  • Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes

University of California, San Diego
2022-2025

Stanford University
2021-2023

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
2023

VA Palo Alto Health Care System
2020-2022

Center for Innovation
2020-2022

University of Washington
2019-2022

Seattle University
2022

Veterans Health Administration
2021

Stanford Health Care
2021

VA Puget Sound Health Care System
2019

Background Pain with gynaecological clinic-based procedures is common and undertreated. Prior research has focused on interventions for reducing pain anxiety analgesics, yet there remain gaps in understanding the myriad of facilitators barriers to a person’s positive experience. We aimed start address these by exploring factors that influence experience during beyond quantitative measures pain. Methods A qualitative thematic analysis approach was used this exploratory study. Through...

10.1136/bmjsrh-2024-202588 article EN BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health 2025-02-12

There are no existing standards of care for integrating trauma-informed into prenatal in a patient-centered manner. This study aims to explore preferences pregnant people regarding care, providers, resources, and trauma inquiry response. utilized qualitative descriptive design as part longitudinal randomized controlled pilot trial. It was conducted at university-affiliated federally qualified health center multi-specialty clinic large metropolitan area among purposive sample 27...

10.1186/s12913-025-12519-w article EN cc-by-nc-nd BMC Health Services Research 2025-03-27

A resident discusses dialysis with her elderly patient, who later says, "You look too young and pretty to be a doctor!"Microaggressions are "subtle, stunning, often automatic, non-verbal exchanges which 'putdowns.'"1(p272) Commonplace in medicine, these interactions can degrade one's health over time. Because of their subtle nature, they difficult classify.1 Discrimination medicine is multidirectional, all perspectives crucial part the conversation. Here, we focus on microaggressions that...

10.4300/jgme-d-19-00075.1 article EN Journal of Graduate Medical Education 2019-08-01

To develop and evaluate an online continuing education (CE) course designed to improve healthcare provider self-efficacy make strong adolescent HPV vaccine recommendations East African immigrant families. Focus groups with providers mothers informed development. Providers serving families were recruited view the complete pre-/post-test two-month follow-up surveys. Pre-/post differences compared paired t-tests. 202 completed pre-/post-test; 158 (78%) follow-up. Confidence increased from 68%...

10.1016/j.tvr.2021.200214 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Tumour Virus Research 2021-02-27

To identify communication practices that clinicians can use to address racism faced by Black patients, build trusting relationships, and empower individuals in clinical care.Qualitative data (N = 112 participants, August 2020-March 2021) collected partnership with clinics primarily serving patients Leeds, AL; Memphis, TN; Oakland, CA; Rochester, NY.This multi-phased project was informed human-centered design thinking community-based participatory research principles. We mapped emergent...

10.1111/1475-6773.14015 article EN Health Services Research 2022-06-29

<h3>Importance</h3> Overwhelming evidence that anti-Black racism is associated with health inequities driving clinician demand for antiracism practices promote equity. <h3>Objective</h3> To investigate how nonmedical professionals address personally mediated, institutional, and internalized to adapt these the clinical setting. <h3>Design, Setting, Participants</h3> Using an approach from human-centered design this qualitative study, virtual interviews were conducted among 40 fields used...

10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.47835 article EN cc-by-nc-nd JAMA Network Open 2022-02-09

OPEN ACCESSNovember 29, 2022Say My Name: Understanding the Power of Names, Correct Pronunciation, and Personal Narratives Salma Dali, MD, Anaid Atasuntseva, PhD, Megha Shankar, Eve Ayeroff, Malorie Holmes, Christina Johnson, Abdullah Sulieman Terkawi, MS, Beth Beadle, Joon Chang, Kathleen Boyd, Tamara Dunn, MD https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8917-3028 Fellow, Department Pediatrics, Division Pediatric Hospital Medicine, University California, San Francisco E-mail Address: [email protected] , PhD...

10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11284 article EN cc-by-nc MedEdPORTAL 2022-11-29

Abstract Background Anti-Black racism is prevalent in medicine, and anti-racism training needed medical education. One such the Presence 5 for Racial Justice (P5RJ) Curriculum which covers evidence-based communication strategies that promote health equity Black patients. The P5RJ was developed using feedback from clinicians trainees with diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI) experience. In this study, we identify themes recommended language phrases surveyed use to racial justice clinical care...

10.1186/s12909-023-04131-5 article EN cc-by BMC Medical Education 2023-03-23

The authors have no conflict of interest to disclose.

10.1111/tct.13593 article EN The Clinical Teacher 2023-06-02

&lt;i&gt;Objective:&lt;/i&gt; To reinforce the risk of feto-maternal haemorrhage associated with external cephalic version for breech presentation. &lt;i&gt;Method:&lt;/i&gt; A single case report a literature review. &lt;i&gt;Results:&lt;/i&gt; Our was largest following reported so far. The perinatal outcome in this favourable despite significant amount fetal haemorrhage. review did include cases unfavourable outcomes. No reliable method monitoring fetuses has been reported, although middle...

10.1159/000074263 article EN Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy 2003-12-05

While the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, politicians and media outlets in USA have compared with World War II (WWII). Though women's reproductive health has been affected by both WWII, these specific needs are not included either event's mainstream narrative. This article explores pandemic's war metaphor through lens of health, arguing for a reframing metaphor. Narrative-building determines how perceived addressed. A modification WWII can ensure that narrative formulating around is inclusive...

10.1136/medhum-2021-012152 article EN Medical Humanities 2021-06-21
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