A5063224531- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Ethics in medical practice
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
- Cardiac tumors and thrombi
- Mentoring and Academic Development
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Art Therapy and Mental Health
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Psychodrama and Leishmaniasis Studies
- Nursing education and management
Emory University
1986-2025
Grady Memorial Hospital
2023-2025
Yale New Haven Hospital
2024
Yale University
2017-2019
University of New Haven
2016
The Open University
2014
Effective early mentoring is essential for propelling academic careers. There a growing cohort of junior faculty with advanced skills in medical education and research; these individuals need both the opportunity to take on mentorship roles. Generalists who pursue training or clinical research often enter positions alongside recent residency graduates, leaving their skillset untapped. Junior are challenged establish expertise set themselves apart. By leveraging unique as near-peer mentors,...
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As the number of patients with limited English proficiency grows, there is increasing awareness in medical community about disparities health outcomes for this population. The proper use professional interpreters improves communication between physicians and proficiency. Typically, however, little curricular time training devoted to competency.We developed a two-station objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) which learners worked conduct interviews Spanish-speaking standardized...
Many children are born with life-limiting illnesses. Medical decision-making for these by caregivers is complex and causes significant psychosocial distress, which can be partially alleviated effective communication medical providers. In order providers to support caregivers, this study explores how make decisions regarding the care of their terminally ill children.Semistructured interviews were conducted among children. Participation was voluntary confidential. The institutional review...
Antiretroviral therapy has dramatically increased the lifespan of people living with HIV (PLWH), but advance care planning (ACP) and hospice services are underutilized in this population. The purpose study was to understand barriers facilitators ACP among group. PLWH ( n = 25) were recruited from an Clinic at a Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center Atlanta, GA represent range sociodemographic characteristics experiences. Semi-structured interviews analyzed using thematic analysis. More than...
Background: Although the prevalence of overweight and obesity (OW/OB) has increased in last three decades, studies show that these conditions are sub-optimally documented by physicians. Health information technology tools have varying effects on improving documentation OW/OB but often to be complemented with other interventions effective.Objective: Upon identifying low rates diagnoses resident attending physicians, despite use an electronic health record (EHR) automated BMI calculations, we...
In this narrative medicine essay, an internal physician reflects on her intentional and visible efforts to model for young physicians the balance between career parenthood.
Complex ethical considerations can arise when patients with severe, persistent mental illness (SPMI) present critical resulting from self-injury. This article presents two clinical cases in which a patient SPMI was admitted severe injuries following self-inflicted burns, substantial impact on their anticipated quality of life and challenges directing medical care. In both cases, the teams held discussions surrogate decision-makers order to evaluate patient's minimal acceptable make decisions...
In this narrative medicine essay a geriatrics fellow describes the experience of preparing for and meeting her foster son discusses feelings uncertainties that (mostly) melt away when sharing new child's photo with colleague day after bringing him home.
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