Meghan O’Connor

ORCID: 0000-0002-5403-923X
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Research Areas
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Health Sciences Research and Education
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Nursing Roles and Practices
  • Higher Education Learning Practices
  • Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • Global Health Workforce Issues
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes
  • Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy
  • Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Congenital Anomalies and Fetal Surgery
  • Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Urological Disorders and Treatments
  • Breastfeeding Practices and Influences
  • Reproductive tract infections research
  • Organ and Tissue Transplantation Research
  • Student Assessment and Feedback
  • Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Sports Performance and Training

University of Utah
2016-2024

ORCID
2021

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
2020

Yale University
2008

Barnes-Jewish Hospital
2006

In 2011, the Education in Pediatrics Across Continuum (EPAC) Study Group recruited four medical schools (University of California, San Francisco; University Colorado; Minnesota; and Utah) their associated pediatrics clerkship residency program directors to be part a consortium pilot model designed advance learners from undergraduate education (UME) graduate (GME) then fellowship or practice based on competence rather than time spent training. The central design features this included...

10.1097/acm.0000000000002535 article EN Academic Medicine 2018-11-21

OBJECTIVE This study sought to determine whether graduating residents were deemed ready for unsupervised practice each of the 17 general pediatrics entrustable professional activities (EPAs). METHODS At end 2021–22, 2022–23, and 2023–24 academic years, authors collected entrustment-supervision levels assigned by clinical competency committees from pediatric medicine/pediatrics residency training programs readiness at time graduation. They did this EPAs examined reported proportion on EPA all...

10.1542/peds.2024-070307 article EN PEDIATRICS 2025-04-09

Purpose To determine which narrative performance level for each general pediatrics entrustable professional activity (EPA) reflects the minimum clinical competency committees (CCCs) felt should be associated with graduation as well initial entrustment and compare expected levels (ENPLs) EPA actual (ANPLs) assigned to residents at entrustment. Method A series of 5 narratives, corresponding milestone levels, were developed 17 EPAs. In academic year (AY) 2015–2016, CCCs 22 Association Pediatric...

10.1097/acm.0000000000003300 article EN Academic Medicine 2020-03-17

Problem: Traditionally, journal editors expect individuals to complete peer reviews of submitted manuscripts on their own. Recently, a number health sciences journals have begun support, and even espouse, the practice group review (GPR). With GPR, multiple work together with permission from editor. Motivated by idea that GPR could provide meaningful service learning experience for participants in an interprofessional educational scholarship course, we conducted three such subsequently...

10.1080/10401334.2019.1657870 article EN Teaching and Learning in Medicine 2019-09-23

Marginalized individuals in medicine face many structural inequities which can have enduring consequences on their progress. Therefore, inequity must be addressed by dismantling underlying unjust policies, environments, and curricula. However, once these injustices been taken apart, how do we build more just systems from the rubble? Many current strategies to address this question foundational values of urgency, solutionism, top-down leadership.

10.1080/10401334.2024.2404008 article EN Teaching and Learning in Medicine 2024-09-16

To describe trajectories in level of supervision ratings for linked entrustable professional activities (EPAs) among pediatric learners medical school, residency, fellowship.The authors performed secondary analyses 3 datasets the Core EPAs Entering Residency, General Pediatrics EPAs, and Subspecialty EPAs. After identifying 9 common across training stages aligning entrustment-supervision scales datasets, piecewise ordinal linear mixed effects models were fitted to characterize ratings.Within...

10.1097/acm.0000000000004095 article EN Academic Medicine 2021-06-29

A 28‐year‐old African American woman pregnant with her first child presented for initial prenatal visit at 16 weeks' gestation. Her routine labs were within normal limits, except a reactive venereal research laboratory test (VDRL) titer of 1:16. fluorescent treponemal antibody‐absorption (FTA‐ABS) was requested and found to be positive. She did not have any history syphilis had never been tested syphilis. asymptomatic, physical exam limits no signs Tests HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, hepatitis...

10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.02.008 article EN Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health 2008-05-01

10.1097/00000441-196704000-00029 article EN The American Journal of the Medical Sciences 1967-04-01

Adaptation to current trends in the healthcare environment, such as nursing shortage, scientifice advances, and financial competition, created considerable change BMT Unit at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Expansion of bed capacity, changes management, RN staff turnover with subsequent hiring several inexperienced RNs led fragmented inconsistent orientation newly hired RNs. This uncertainty threatened commitment excellent care. The purpose this project was provide a sound educational base (Benner,...

10.1016/j.bbmt.2005.11.458 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation 2006-02-01
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