May 2022 School of Graduate Studies Newsletter

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Spring 2023 School of Graduate Studies Newsletter

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Fall 2022 School of Graduate Studies Newsletter

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2020-05-02/03 DAILY UNM GLOBAL HEALTH COVID-19 BRIEFING

Executive Summary: More NM cases. Free Shiprock testing. Prison release demands. 8 state parks reopen. Higher US deaths. NY PPE case dismissed. Orthopedic Tx down. European deaths down. UK mortality factors. People leaving large cities. Ending lockdown strategies. Public mask impact. Taiwan tracing. Homeless shelter prevalence. Homeless shelter outbreak. 50-state R0. COVID-19 decades later. US county tracking site. Hospital management model. COVID-19 behavioral transformation. Practice guidelines for: cardiology, IBD surgery, and rheumatic physical inactivity. Roche antibody test approved. Abbott antibody test EU-certified. Home anosmia assessment. CVD and ACE/ARBs. Tocilizumab early evidence. Tocilizumab systematic review. WHO vaccines trial. HCQ slower viral clearance. CBC predicts severity. Kidney disease meta-analysis. Innate/adaptive immunity timing. Combating misinformation. Mental health living reviews

Assessment of mold contamination in hurricane-damaged homes in Houston, Texas after sanitization by volunteers

The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the effectiveness of mold sanitation in homes that suffered hurricane-related water damage. After a home is flooded, sanitation of the structure for mold is necessary before the interior of the home can be rebuilt. In this study, homes (n = 6) in Houston, Texas that had been flooded by Hurricane Harvey were sanitized by volunteers. At either 6, 8, 15, 25, 34, or 56 days after the sanitation was completed, a Button™ sampler was used to collect a 48-hour air sample, so that the mold cells in the air could be quantified. Each air sample was then analyzed by quantitative PCR (qPCR) assays for the 36 molds in the Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (ERMI) panel of indicator molds. Quantifying the 36-ERMI molds in air samples results in “ERMI-like” values. The ERMI-like values in the sanitized homes were inversely correlated (Pearson p - value 0.04) with the log of the number of days after the sanitation was completed, an indication that it takes time after sanitation for the mold levels to stabilize. This pilot study demonstrated that the ERMI-like metric was useful in assessing post-sanitation mold levels in previously flooded homes.&nbsp

Impact of Virtual Curriculum on Shelf Exams

The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically transformed the third-year medical school curriculum. Due to the AAMC and public agencies’ guidelines, there was an abrupt cessation of teaching medical students in the clinical setting. At the UNM SOM, students were transitioned to a hybrid curriculum consisting of 6 months of 3-week virtual clerkships followed by 6 months of clinical clerkships. At the end of each virtual rotation, students were required to take the NBME shelf exams. This study aims to examine the difference between the shelf exam scores of the class of 2022 to the class of 2021 and 2020 students. De-identified Surgery shelf exam scores were obtained for the class of 2021 (n=82) and 2022 (n=52). Similarly, de-identified Pediatric clerkship shelf exam scores were obtained for the classes of 2020 (n=103), 2021 (n=82) and 2022 (n=133). We excluded failing scores from the class of 2022’s Pediatrics scores to account for lack of retakes. We performed two-tailed t-tests assuming unequal variances on the equated and percentile scores at 95% confidence level (p=0.05) between the three classes. For Pediatrics, there was no significant difference for equated (p=0.70) and percentile scores (p=0.33) between the class of 2022 and 2021. However, there was a significant difference between the class of 2022 and 2020 (p=0.003). For Surgery, there was no significant difference in equated or percentile scores between the class of 2022 and 2021 (p=0.502, 0.528). While the curriculum differed between the three classes, shelf exam scores had no significant difference aside from the Pediatrics equated scores for the class of 2020 and 2022. Based on these results, the 3-week virtual curriculum prepared students as well to take the shelf exams compared to the traditional 8-week curriculum. The online curriculum for the two virtual clerkships may have helped facilitate learning similar to that in a clinical setting. The same analysis is warranted for the remaining five clerkships

Are medical students happy despite unhappy conditions: a qualitative exploration of medical student cohorts during disruptive conditions

Abstract Background Shortly after the World Health Organization declared the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak a worldwide pandemic, medical school governing bodies issued guidance recommending pausing clinical rotations. Prior to the availability of COVD-19 vaccines, many schools implemented exclusively online curriculums in the didactic and clinical years. These unprecedented events and paradigm changes in medical education could contribute to trainee burnout, wellness, and mental health. Methods This single-institution study interviewed first, second, and third-year medical students from a medical school in the southwestern United States. A semi-structured interview was conducted with paper-based Likert scale questions rating perceived happiness were administered both at the time of the interview and one year later in order to understand how their student experience and happiness were impacted. In addition, we asked participants to describe any major life events they experienced since the first interview. Results Twenty-seven volunteers participated in the original interview. Twenty-four from the original cohort participated in the one-year follow-up. Happiness as a sense of self and who you “should be” was challenged during the pandemic and changes in happiness over time were not systematic across classes. Stress was caused not only by the pandemic which was experienced by all, but by a tripartite state of individual circumstances, academic workload requirements, and the world at large. Primary themes from the interviews were clustered around the individual, learner, and future professional levels and focused on the primacy of relationships, emotional wellness, stress management, professional identity, and impacts of educational disruptions. These themes created risk factors for developing imposter syndrome. Students demonstrated resiliency across cohorts and were able to utilize a variety of strategies to achieve and maintain both physical and mental health, but the primacy of relationships both personally and professionally was noted. Conclusion Medical students’ identities as individual persons, a learner, and future medical professionals were all impacted by the pandemic. The results from this study suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic and changes in the learning format and environment may create a new risk factor in the development of imposter syndrome. There is also an opportunity to re-consider resources to achieve and maintain wellness during a disrupted academic environment

To switch or not to switch?: Examining the factors affecting Metro Manila TV viewers\u27 utility on ad spots and interruptions

This paper analyzed the utility of TV-viewers in relation to Ad-spots and interruptions. An OLS-regression analysis was used to measure the relationship between audience from ad-spots and interruptions. Furthermore, this paper will also determine if the audience size of a television network has an effect on the willingness of a firm to invest their commercial parameters used, as TV viewers utility determinants are load commercial minutes, insertions, and advertising cost. Results suggest that TV-viewers are advertising-averse and advertising firms are more willing to pay the cost of advertising if the size of audience is large. On the other hand, if the TV channel offers a good program mix, the behavior of the viewers being advertising-averse is compensated