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Resident Perceptions and Habits Following Implementation of a Resilience Skills Curriculum
Purpose and Background:
Health professionals and medical educators have identified resilience, or the ability to overcome adversity, as a characteristic which may be protective against professional burnout.1-4 At Virginia Commonwealth University, we sought to foster resilience among residents in Internal Medicine by implementing formal training for all residents. During the 2015-2016 academic year (AY), residents participated in training-level specific skill development workshops. However, the workshop format lacked a longitudinal component which may be necessary to reinforce and practice the use of these skills to develop consistent behaviors
Immersion in Physiology Bolsters Bedside Mechanistic Thinking
Purpose and Background: Compression of education and training with other responsibilities into more limited work hours Shift towards algorithm-based teaching/practice Less time spent in practice of basic science Intellectual Curiosity/Mechanistic Thinking less emphasized Self-directed learning and intellectual curiosity a primary focus for improvement in 2017
Mission Statement:
Through science experimentation in applied physiology, housestaff will reconnect with basic physiology and apply learned principles to commonly encouraged clinical scenarios.
Housestaff will participate in experiments to stimulate intellectual curiosity among participants and encourage appreciate and incorporation of physiology into their clinical and teaching roles
MedlinePlus??: The National Library of Medicine?? Brings Quality Information to Health Consumers
The National Library of Medicine???s (NLM??) MedlinePlus?? is a high-quality
gateway to consumer health information from NLM, the National Institutes
of Health (NIH), and other authoritative organizations. For decades,
NLM has been a leader in indexing, organizing, and distributing health
information to health professionals. In creating MedlinePlus, NLM uses
years of accumulated expertise and technical knowledge to produce an
authoritative, reliable consumer health Web site. This article describes the
development of MedlinePlus???its quality control processes, the integration
of NLM and NIH information, NLM???s relationship to other institutions,
the technical and staffing infrastructures, the use of feedback for quality
improvement, and future plans.published or submitted for publicatio
Finding a Middle Path: Using Expressive Arts Therapy to Engage Adolescents in Dialectical Behavior Therapy: A Literature Review
This critical literature review explores the limited research on integrating expressive arts therapy (ExTH) with dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). DBT, an evidence-based, third-wave cognitive-behavioral intervention, has been adapted for use with adolescents struggling with emotional and behavioral dysregulation. Yet, the didactic and almost rigid nature of DBT can feel more like a school lesson and less like therapy, making it difficult for adolescents to engage with the treatment. This is problematic as DBT\u27s effectiveness requires the client to be fully committed and willing to engage in the therapy. This paper explores the literature on combining ExTH with DBT and conceptual connections between DBT and ExTH, and compares the literature to the lived experience of increasing participation in DBT groups through adjunct skills-based arts groups
Capitalistic Christians and Educated Elites: Fanonian Theory and Neo-Colonialism in Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s \u3cem\u3eA Grain of Wheat\u3c/em\u3e
Ngugi Wa Thiong’o’s novel A Grain of Wheat, published in 1967, exposes the ways in which British institutions and practices continue to plague post-colonial Kenya. This novel addresses the condition of post-colonial Kenya as native Kenyans struggle to form a new national identity and government. This novel exposes the corruption of the Christian Church and the cultural imperialism perpetuated by missionaries as they impose European practices and abolish Kenyan cultural values. Ngugi’s work reflects the influence of Marxist thought and the impact of writers such as Frantz Fanon whose neo-colonialist theory explains many of the phenomena present in post-colonial Kenya. In particular, Fanon notes that post-colonial nations retain the institutions of the former colonizing nation and therefore are still subject to colonial structures even after gaining independence. The result is that classism endures and the separation between the bourgeoisie and the lower classes continues
Jazz Combos
Kennesaw State University School of Music presents Jazz Combos, a performance featuring four student jazz combos.https://digitalcommons.kennesaw.edu/musicprograms/1880/thumbnail.jp
The Effectiveness of Individual, Small-Group, and Whole-Class Interventions at the Secondary Level
The purpose of this action research project was to determine if academic interventions in reading, writing, and mathematics can have an effect on student achievement at the secondary level. Additionally, the goal was to determine if individual, small-group, or whole-class interventions were the most effective. The researcher gleaned data from the 2022-2023 school year based on two individual interventions, nine small-group interventions, and one whole-class intervention. The researcher is an Instructional Coach and had a part in planning for and/or implementing all of these interventions. This research was conducted to help decide if the use of academic intervention is beneficial at the secondary level and which type of interventions students respond to the most. Also, this research will help with the planning of interventions in the upcoming school years. The research found that all of the academic interventions provided had a positive impact on student growth since the minimum growth on the diagnostic was double the expected growth. Additionally, individual academic interventions showed the most growth and were the most effective over small-group and whole-class interventions
A Survey of Factors Affecting Enrollment in Mathematics Teacher Education Programs
Concern for an adequate supply of competent mathematics teachers prompted this research. The study was implemented to identify the factors believed to be of importance in a student\u27s decision concerning whether or not to become a public school teacher.
A comparison was made between two groups of mathematics students at Western Kentucky University. Mathematics students were separated according to whether or not they were pursuing teacher certification.
A two-part questionnaire was administered. The first part asked students to rate the importance of 10 selected career factors in their career decision. The second part asked students to rate these same 10 factors with regard to the attractiveness of public school teaching. The 10 factors were: (a) salary, (b) fringe benefits, (c) security, (d) job market, (e) working conditions, (f) contribution to society, (g) prestige, (h) advancement opportunities, (i) interesting work, and (j) congenial co-workers.
Statistically significant differences were found between the two groups on three of the ten factors of importance and on nine of the ten factors describing their attraction to teaching. Five recommendations were offered for increasing the supply of mathematics teachers
The Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act: Thirty Years Later and of No Effect? Where Can the Unwed Father Turn?
In 1980, the federal government passed the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), designed to prevent parents from attempting to “forum shop” to gain an advantage in custody disputes. A recent Utah Supreme Court decision held that jurisdiction challenges under the PKPA are waived if not raised in the lower court. This Article argues that this decision runs counter to the purpose behind the PKPA and sets a dangerous precedent. It calls for the Supreme Court to interpret the ambiguous provisions of the PKPA to resolve inconsistent rulings and protect the rights of unwed fathers
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