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View article: Population Attributable Fraction for Cognitive Impairment in Mexican American Older Adults
Population Attributable Fraction for Cognitive Impairment in Mexican American Older Adults Open
Background The contribution of modifiable risk factors to cases of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) among Hispanic/Latin (a,o,x) adults is unclear. Objective To determine the populatio…
View article: Time-Related Considerations for Modeling Event-Based Data Collected via Ecological Momentary Assessment
Time-Related Considerations for Modeling Event-Based Data Collected via Ecological Momentary Assessment Open
Ecological momentary assessments (EMAs) and wearable devices afford opportunities to collect real-time data on events experienced in daily life. Examples of event-based data in the psychological and behavioral sciences include smoking a ci…
View article: Robust Privacy-Preserving Models for Cluster-Level Confounding: Recognizing Disparities in Access to Transplantation
Robust Privacy-Preserving Models for Cluster-Level Confounding: Recognizing Disparities in Access to Transplantation Open
In health services applications where the patients are clustered within common institutions or geographic regions, it is often of interest to estimate the treatment effects of the medical providers after adjusting for confounding risk fact…
View article: Assessment of Emergency Medicine Residents' Situational Awareness and Perception of Patient Safety Culture in the Emergency Department
Assessment of Emergency Medicine Residents' Situational Awareness and Perception of Patient Safety Culture in the Emergency Department Open
Background Situational awareness (SA) and positive safety climate are crucial to patient safety. Little is known about emergency medicine (EM) trainees' SA and perception of emergency department (ED) safety climate, and the interactions of…
View article: A practical primer on clinical supervision of learners in the emergency department
A practical primer on clinical supervision of learners in the emergency department Open
Introduction Effective supervision of learners in the clinical environment is essential for learner professional development and patient safety. Despite this importance, many supervising attendings receive little to no training around supe…
View article: Effectiveness of a Collaborative, Virtual Outreach Curriculum for 4th-Year EM-bound Students at a Medical School Affiliated with a Historically Black College and University
Effectiveness of a Collaborative, Virtual Outreach Curriculum for 4th-Year EM-bound Students at a Medical School Affiliated with a Historically Black College and University Open
Background: Diversity within the physician workforce is associated with improved clinical outcomes and patient satisfaction. Despite this, the US physician workforce, particularly in emergency medicine (EM), remains relatively homogeneous.…
View article: Contributors to Faculty Wellness in an Academic Emergency Department Before and During the Pandemic: A Qualitative Study
Contributors to Faculty Wellness in an Academic Emergency Department Before and During the Pandemic: A Qualitative Study Open
Introduction: Burnout is well known as a prevalent hazard in emergency medicine (EM) careers, but the literature is less clear about what specific work-related factors actually contribute to wellness and burnout among academic EM faculty. …
View article: Optimal Survival Analyses With Prevalent and Incident Patients
Optimal Survival Analyses With Prevalent and Incident Patients Open
Period-prevalent cohorts are often used for their cost-saving potential in epidemiological studies of survival outcomes. Under this design, prevalent patients allow for evaluations of long-term survival outcomes without the need for long f…
View article: Foundations of Emergency Medicine: Impact of a Standardized, Open-access, Core Content Curriculum on In-Training Exam Scores.
Foundations of Emergency Medicine: Impact of a Standardized, Open-access, Core Content Curriculum on In-Training Exam Scores. Open
Implementation of F1 curricula did not show significant changes in performance on the ITE after controlling for important variables.
View article: Composite scores for transplant center evaluation: A new individualized empirical null method
Composite scores for transplant center evaluation: A new individualized empirical null method Open
Risk-adjusted quality measures are used to evaluate healthcare providers with respect to national norms while controlling for factors beyond their control. Existing healthcare provider profiling approaches typically assume that the between…
View article: The more things change the more they stay the same: Factors influencing emergency medicine residency selection in the virtual era
The more things change the more they stay the same: Factors influencing emergency medicine residency selection in the virtual era Open
Background Interviews for emergency medicine (EM) residency positions largely transitioned to a virtual‐only format in 2020–2021. The impact of virtual interview factors on applicants’ rank of programs is unknown. Objective We sought to as…
View article: Reconceptualizing the emergency medicine resident scholarly requirement: Proposed framework and rubric
Reconceptualizing the emergency medicine resident scholarly requirement: Proposed framework and rubric Open
Background The completion of a scholarly project is a common program requirement by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for all residency training programs. However, the implementation can vary significantly be…
View article: Robust Privacy-Preserving Models for Cluster-Level Confounding: Recognizing Disparities in Access to Transplantation
Robust Privacy-Preserving Models for Cluster-Level Confounding: Recognizing Disparities in Access to Transplantation Open
In applications where the study data are collected within cluster units (e.g., patients within transplant centers), it is often of interest to estimate and perform inference on the treatment effects of the cluster units. However, it is wel…
View article: Emergency Medicine In-Training Examination Scores are Not Associated with Burnout and Not Affected by the Introduction of a Wellness Curriculum
Emergency Medicine In-Training Examination Scores are Not Associated with Burnout and Not Affected by the Introduction of a Wellness Curriculum Open
Introduction: There is little research examining the relationship between burnout and medical knowledge. Study Objectives: The authors sought to determine if emergency medicine (EM) resident performance on the In-Training Examination (EM-I…
View article: Composite Scores for Transplant Center Evaluation: A New Individualized Empirical Null Method
Composite Scores for Transplant Center Evaluation: A New Individualized Empirical Null Method Open
Risk-adjusted quality measures are used to evaluate healthcare providers while controlling for factors beyond their control. Existing healthcare provider profiling approaches typically assume that the risk adjustment is perfect and the bet…
View article: Avocado toasted: Mythbusting “Millennials,” “Generation Z,” and generational theory
Avocado toasted: Mythbusting “Millennials,” “Generation Z,” and generational theory Open
When younger learners look disengaged from on-shift teaching, appear absorbed by technology, or are less receptive to feedback after shift, they are often derided as "Millennial learners." Born from 1980 to the late 1990s, Howe and Strauss…
View article: Risk-Adjustment Models for Healthcare Provider Profiling
Risk-Adjustment Models for Healthcare Provider Profiling Open
End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) is a severe illness that is difficult to treat, and because dialysis facilities and transplant centers have a substantial influence on ESRD patient outcomes, stakeholders routinely evaluate these providers to…
View article: Academic Emergency Medicine Faculty Experiences with Racial and Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Academic Emergency Medicine Faculty Experiences with Racial and Sexual Orientation Discrimination Open
EM faculty from racial and sexual minority groups perceived more discrimination based on race or sexual orientation in their workplace than their majority counterparts. EM faculty regardless of race or sexual orientation were similar in th…
View article: A Model Research Curriculum for Emergency Medicine Residency: A Modified Delphi Consensus
A Model Research Curriculum for Emergency Medicine Residency: A Modified Delphi Consensus Open
Background Research training is important for all resident physicians to be able to interpret and critically appraise scientific literature. It is particularly important for those desiring future careers in academics or research. However, …
View article: #MeToo in EM: A Multicenter Survey of Academic Emergency Medicine Faculty on Their Experiences with Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment
#MeToo in EM: A Multicenter Survey of Academic Emergency Medicine Faculty on Their Experiences with Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Open
Female EM faculty perceived more gender-based discrimination in their workplaces than their male counterparts. The majority of female and approximately a quarter of male EM faculty encountered unwanted sexual behaviors in their careers.
View article: Critical Electrocardiogram Curriculum: Setting the Standard for Flipped-Classroom EKG Instruction
Critical Electrocardiogram Curriculum: Setting the Standard for Flipped-Classroom EKG Instruction Open
Introduction: Electrocardiogram (EKG) interpretation is integral to emergency medicine (EM).1 In 2003 Ginde et al. found 48% of emergency medicine (EM) residency directors supported creating a national EKG curriculum.2 No formal national c…