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- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
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- Infant Development and Preterm Care
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- Diversity and Career in Medicine
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Western Sydney University
2019-2025
Cleveland Clinic
2024
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
2024
Texas State University
2015-2024
Kiel University
2024
University of Maryland, Baltimore
2019-2024
University of Maryland Medical Center
2024
Blacktown & Mount Druitt Hospital
2023
University of Indianapolis
2009-2023
Wake Forest University
2019-2022
Objective: While qualitative research suggests there may be detrimental effects of fitness testing in physical education (PE), little quantitative data have helped to understand how students experience fitness-testing lessons. This study aimed examine whether the self-concept plays a role at school. Methods: A total 143 secondary school ( M = 13.48 years) Western Sydney, Australia, wore an accelerometer during one PE lesson (either or ‘normal’ practice lesson), and self-reported...
This Special Issue on environmental attunement introduces seven papers that engage with a range of different insights and practices nature-culture embodied connections to place across health, sport physical education. We have organised the into three themes explore possibilities for: (i) notions environment 'nature' in research practice; (ii) challenges translating environment, sustainability from policy curriculum documents (iii) philosophical theoretical links emplaced learning –...
The objective of this study is to investigate whether self-disclosed disability and self-reported program access are associated with measures empathy burnout in a national sample US medical students.The authors obtained data from students who responded the Association Medical Colleges (AAMC) Year 2 Questionnaire (Y2Q) 2019 2020. Data included demographic characteristics, personal variables, learning environment indicators, (Oldenburg Burnout Inventory for Students), (Interpersonal Reactivity...
Research has begun to examine whether blue space is beneficial mental health. While results are promising, it difficult know which aspects of health or ill-health may benefit most. Physical activity been proposed as one potential mechanism via be associated with better However, very few studies have examined mechanisms. We associations between proximity and a range outcomes these were mediated by physical activity.350 participants (M = 38.74, SD 14.92, 70% female) self-reported their weekly...
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) updated the common core requirements graduate medical education (GME) programs (effective July 1, 2019) to include a new provision, "The program, in partnership with its Sponsoring Institution, must engage practices that focus on mission-driven, ongoing, systematic recruitment and retention of diverse inclusive workforce residents."1 ACGME's call greater inclusion GME presents an opportunity disability as aspect diversity...
This study aimed to evaluate and report the national prevalence of disability across undergraduate medical education (UME) examine differences in category disability, accommodation practices between allopathic (MD)- osteopathic (DO)-granting programs.Between May 20 June 30, 2020, 75% institutional representatives at eligible DO schools responded a web-based survey. The survey assessed aggregate disabled students, students by accommodations granted. Descriptive statistics were used summarize...
Graduate medical education (GME) institutions must ensure equal access for trainees with disabilities through appropriate and reasonable accommodations policies. To date, no comprehensive review of the availability inclusiveness GME policies residents exists.We examined institutions' compliance Accreditation Council Medical Education (ACGME) requirements alignment Association American Colleges (AAMC) policy considerations.Between June August 2019, we conducted a directed content analysis...
Although obesity is considered to be a medical condition, psychosocial variables influence its development, course, and treatment. To date, research focuses heavily on the associated physical problems identification of effective treatments. While an array behavioral, pharmacological surgical treatments has been developed, their ability demonstrate long-term weight losses not convincing. Thus, there shift towards psychological social factors that may assist in prediction successful...
This study examines strategies for anonymizing online data in a way that follows ethical guidelines while also retaining the fluid nature of participant engagement with social media. We explore unanticipated issues emerged as we began capturing and media posts our ethnography college students sociality. Using examples from data, illustrate penciling technique to anonymize images naked eye considering digital footprint. consider methodological challenges anonymization specific internet...
Is training in empirically supported treatments (ESTs) necessary for internship? Are all internship sites embracing EST equally? An exploratory survey reports practices and attitudes toward use of ESTs accredited by the American Psychological Association. Training during an year varied across type setting, but only 28% reported offering more than 15 hr training. Lack managed care demands, flexibility session limits, perceived mismatch between client needs treatment options were reasons...
Despite the importance of interactions with natural environments for personal and social well-being, there is only limited evidence relationship between environment health as an idea or area study in school education Australia. Logically, place such a study, at least Australia, would be within Health & Physical Education (HPE) key learning area. However, HPE, alternative ways considering beyond dominant 'healthism' discourses which privilege physical activity, fitness, food nutrition...
Opioid overdose is a leading cause of death from unintentional injury in the United States. When more opioids are prescribed than needed, leftover may be misused if not properly disposed. The purpose this study to describe opioid use subjects (aged 13-21 years) after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair. After obtaining IRB approval, we obtained consent 100 (over 8-month period) undergoing ACL reconstructions performed by five sports medicine surgeons. mean age enrolled was 16 years,...
A variety of neurodevelopmental impairments related to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) diagnoses have been consistently documented. However, it is not clear whether such variables are predictive a diagnosis. The purpose the present study use logistic regressions identify predictors FASD in neuropsychological assessment. Charts 180 children and adolescents with prenatal exposure (PAE) who underwent psychological diagnostic assessment for were retrospectively reviewed. total 107...
There have been unresolved calls for educators to connect and translate environmental links within health physical education given the enduring absence, yet overlapping citizen priorities of health. In this Introductory paper Special Issue attunement in and/or canon, we question if how notions nature environment might paradigmatically belong more centrally discipline. After some author positioning situating work, draw on theories consider what our use term 'environmental attunement' offers...
There has been a recent surge in the popularity of school gardening programmes with different models claiming to address learning outcomes within curriculum. For example, 'kitchen garden' concept had rapid uptake across many Australian schools, promoted by both government curriculum support documents, and private organisations. Research points 'use' gardens as an initiative that predominantly draws on discourses health, wellbeing sustainability – sometimes together but also often quite...