Norming the MAD-AS to the STAXI-2 in a Hypertensive Population

Development of the Mahan and DiTomasso Anger Scale (MAD-AS) provided a valid and preferable alternative to the existing, lengthy tests of anger which are currently available. However, the MAD-AS was developed on a clinical, psychiatric population, and only one other study to date has attempted to utilize this test on a normal population. With strong links between anger and adverse physical health, and an ongoing controversy over whether anger expression versus anger suppression contributes more highly to the development and maintenance of hypertension, a prospective study measuring anger with established hypertensive subjects is being proposed utilizing both the MAD-AS, as an experimental instrument, and the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory - 2 (STAXI-2), as an established instrument. This study hopes to lend not only more validity to the MAD-AS with a medical population, but also more evidence to the above controversy

Benefits of Early Introduction to Suturing Skills Training in the Preclinical Curriculum in Undergraduate Medical Education

Suturing is a vital skill for all medical students. Throughout the first two years of didactics, there are only a few opportunities for students to learn this skill. Our surgery club at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine South Georgia campus began to organize workshops to help students increase their exposure to suturing before beginning their clinical clerkships. The study was designed to help improve the understanding of how different suturing materials and mediums impact medical student learning. In addition, we aim to study how attending suture workshops influences students\u27 aspirations for a career in the surgical field. Responses to the survey were recorded after each workshop and tracked to watch the progress among the participants. We hypothesize that exposure to these workshops will increase the comfort and confidence of the participants before going on their respective rotations