2025
Factors affecting family planning among general surgery trainees
Zheng C, Bussies P, Wo L, Eidelson S, Zhang C, Mouhanna J, Möller M. Factors affecting family planning among general surgery trainees. BMC Medical Education 2025, 25: 615. PMID: 40287697, PMCID: PMC12032787, DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-06435-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral surgeryFamily planningFisher's exact testPearson chi-square testFamily planning needsGeneral surgery traineesFellowship program directorsChi-square testFertility preservationExact testBarriers to family planningSurgery traineesFemale genderOutcome measuresSurgical traineesFemale surgeonsProgram directorsTrainee experienceSurgeryEducation Research: The Landscape of Adult Neurology Residency Didactic Curricula in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
Sutherland H, Gummerson C, Encandela J, Nascimento F, Moeller J. Education Research: The Landscape of Adult Neurology Residency Didactic Curricula in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Survey. Neurology Education 2025, 4: e200205. PMID: 40104778, PMCID: PMC11919388, DOI: 10.1212/ne9.0000000000200205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcademic half-dayCurricular designSelf-directed learningWork-based learningMean class sizeDidactic choicesEducational practiceEducational aimsProgram characteristicsClass sizeAsynchronous learningDidactic curriculumExamination preparationCurriculumLearningResident attendanceProgram typeProgram directorsHalf-dayNational normsNational standardsAttendanceCross-sectional surveyThe implications of the American Board of Radiology's decision to relinquish its specialty board designation on prospective authorized medical physicists (AMPs) and radiation safety officers (RSOs)
Tien C, Simiele S, Prisciandaro J, Zoberi J, Huang Y, Hinchcliffe W, Al‐Hallaq H. The implications of the American Board of Radiology's decision to relinquish its specialty board designation on prospective authorized medical physicists (AMPs) and radiation safety officers (RSOs). Journal Of Applied Clinical Medical Physics 2025, e70001. PMID: 39989241, DOI: 10.1002/acm2.70001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRadiation safety officerMedical use of byproduct materialAmerican Board of RadiologyCode of Federal RegulationsNuclear Regulatory CommissionSafety officersUnited StatesFederal regulationsMedical physicistsRegulatory CommissionOfficeResidency program directorsByproduct materialAmerican BoardRadiological decisionsSpecialty boardsCertificationRepercussionsMedication useCommissionApplication pathwaysOffice applicationsPhysicistsProgram directorsRadiationDirector of Fellowships: A New Level of Educational Leadership in Academic Pediatric Departments
Johnston L, Gans H, Rose J, Frost M, Bone M, Kumar S, Rama J. Director of Fellowships: A New Level of Educational Leadership in Academic Pediatric Departments. Academic Pediatrics 2025, 25: 102797. PMID: 39938793, DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2025.102797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcademic pediatric departmentsAnalysis of free textGraduate Medical EducationPediatric departmentFellowship program directorsThematic analysisProgram leadershipElectronic surveyDescriptive statisticsMedical educationEducational leadership rolesPerceived outcomesProgrammatic supportProgram directorsImportant gapsFree textClinical practiceFaculty developmentEducational leadershipEducational innovationJob responsibilitiesLeadership rolesCommunity understandingFellowshipCore curriculumImpact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Experiences of Underrepresented-in-Medicine Women Applicants to Surgical Residency
Matos D, Zogg C, Siki M, Thomas H, Lane J, Ruzgar N, Arenas M, Committee A. Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Experiences of Underrepresented-in-Medicine Women Applicants to Surgical Residency. The American Journal Of Surgery 2025, 116193. PMID: 39827018, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnderrepresented-in-medicineCOVID-19 pandemicGrounded-theory approachAssociation of Women SurgeonsUIM applicantsMixed-methods surveySurgical residentsQualitative portionMedical educationResident selection committeesResidency programsWomen SurgeonsCOVID-19Mentorship opportunitiesQualitative responsesProgram directorsProfessional organizationsSelf-identifyExpressed concernDEI initiativesMedical student membersResidents
2024
AAHPM Assessment Workgroup: Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Assessment Needs and Directions
Ketterer B, Dingfield L, Stowers K, Morrison K, Bailey A, Flint H, Buckholz G, Morrison L, Yang H, Berns S. AAHPM Assessment Workgroup: Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Assessment Needs and Directions. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 69: e220-e227. PMID: 39709136, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.12.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgram directorsAmerican Academy of HospiceFellow assessmentsMedical educationQualitative analysis of narrative responsesField of hospiceAnalysis of narrative responsesExperiences of program directorsFaculty developmentLack of trainingREDCap surveyFellow performanceInterdisciplinary facultyNarrative responsesFellowship programsAssessment toolAAHPMAmerican AcademyHospiceGraduating fellowsHigh-quality assessmentWorkgroupNext stepsQualitative analysisSurveyRepresentation Matters: A Higher Percentage of Women Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty Is Associated With an Increased Number of Women Residents
Ranson R, Webber K, Saker C, Cashin I, Bunstine J, Patel A, Kirkland J, Gianakos A, Rumps M, Mulcahey M. Representation Matters: A Higher Percentage of Women Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty Is Associated With an Increased Number of Women Residents. Journal Of The American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2024, 33: 253-260. PMID: 39602816, DOI: 10.5435/jaaos-d-24-00469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgery residency programsOrthopaedic surgery residency programsWomen residentsProportions of women residentsOrthopaedic surgeryResidency programsProgram directorsAssistant program directorsOrthopaedic surgery residentsDiverse surgical specialtyOrthopaedic surgery programsOrthopaedic surgery facultyObserved disparitiesPearson correlation coefficientWomen-residentsSurgery programsSurgery residentsSurgerySignificant associationSurgical specialtiesSurgery facultyWomenSignificant correlationResidentsAcademic appointmentsOne size does not fit all for URiM applicants: a comparison of NPM program size on URiM applications
Scott K, Castera M, Gray M, Myers P, Bonachea E, Karpen H, French H, Carbajal M, Johnston L. One size does not fit all for URiM applicants: a comparison of NPM program size on URiM applications. Journal Of Perinatology 2024, 1-6. PMID: 39397057, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-024-02151-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeonatal-perinatal medicineNeonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship programsURiM applicantsDiverse physician workforceTraining program directorsGeneral pediatricsEnhanced recruitment strategiesFellowship programsPhysician workforceProgram directorsPediatricImprove health outcomesDeclining match ratesFinancial burdenIneffective recruitmentNeonatesURiMHealth outcomesMultifaceted approachWorkforce dataPsychedelic medicine in psychiatry residency training: a survey of psychiatric residency program directors
Yaden M, Ching T, Goldway N, Roberts D, Hokanson J, Gukasyan N, Pittenger C, Kelmendi B, Ross S, Glick G, O’Donnell K. Psychedelic medicine in psychiatry residency training: a survey of psychiatric residency program directors. International Review Of Psychiatry 2024, 36: 902-907. PMID: 39980219, DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2024.2397039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResidency trainingTraining psychiatry residentsAvailability of facultyTraining directorsRespondents answered questionsPsychedelic medicineEndorsed concernsResidency training directorsResidency program directorsPsychiatry residency training directorsEducational materialsPsychiatry residency trainingPsychiatry residentsProgram directorsPsychiatric educationOnline surveyStandard curriculumEducation providersCurricular materialsEducational opportunitiesTrainingPsychedelic interventionsEducationSurveyMedicineThe Impact of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarships for Acting Interns on the Diversity of Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Programs
Herber A, Covarrubias O, Gianakos A, Cannada L, LaPorte D. The Impact of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholarships for Acting Interns on the Diversity of Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Programs. Journal Of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation 2024, 5 DOI: 10.60118/001c.94929.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOrthopaedic residency programsResidency programsProgram directorsSurgery residency programsOrthopaedic surgery residency programsOrthopaedic surgery residency application processFirst-year residentsVisiting medical studentsURM residentsResidency application processSurgical subspecialtiesStudent rotationsAnonymous surveyMedical studentsOrthopaedic surgeryRecipientsOrthopaedic residentsEducation Research: The Current Landscape of Clinician Educator Tracks in Adult Neurology Residency Programs
Jacoby N, Lau K, Ekwebelem M, Moeller J, Shalev D. Education Research: The Current Landscape of Clinician Educator Tracks in Adult Neurology Residency Programs. Neurology Education 2024, 3: e200142. PMID: 39359654, PMCID: PMC11419289, DOI: 10.1212/ne9.0000000000200142.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeurology residency programsCE trackResidency programsNational initiativesProgram directorsClinician educationUS neurology residency programsResident career developmentMedical education topicsLack of resourcesClinician-educator trackMedical educationTargeted trainingPerceived benefitsSignificant barriersNeurology departmentEducation topicsWebsite reviewResource burdenProgram goalsEducational leadership rolesResidents' careersLeadership rolesResidentsMultiple competenciesSubspecialty Choices Among Medicine-Pediatrics Graduates: Results From a Four-Year National Program Director Survey
Agrawal A, Wells D, Kisielewski M, Misra S, Doolittle B. Subspecialty Choices Among Medicine-Pediatrics Graduates: Results From a Four-Year National Program Director Survey. Cureus 2024, 16: e65665. PMID: 39205729, PMCID: PMC11353556, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.65665.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAccreditation Council for Graduate Medical EducationMedicine-pediatricsMed-PedsSubspecialty choiceResidency graduatesProgram directorsMed-peds residentsGraduate Medical EducationProgram director surveySubspecialty workforceUnique subspecialtyPediatric subspecialistsCritical careMedical educationResidency programsSubspecialty trainingDirector surveyFellowship trainingIncreased participationAggregate survey dataPediatric cardiologyAnnual surveySubspecialtyAdult cardiologyAdult infectious diseasesScholarly Activity during Neonatal–Perinatal Medicine Fellowship
Dyess N, Myers P, Dammann C, Chess P, Abramson E, Andy C, Weiss P. Scholarly Activity during Neonatal–Perinatal Medicine Fellowship. American Journal Of Perinatology 2024, 42: 075-083. PMID: 38749483, DOI: 10.1055/a-2327-3908.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeonatal-perinatal medicineFellowship program directorsNeonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship programsNeonatal-perinatal medicine fellowshipFellowship programsBarriers to completionLack of adequate expertisePediatric subspecialty programsFellowship trainingResearch curriculumScholarly activityProgram directorsSubspecialty programsActive trainingAdequate expertiseActivation productsOversight CommitteeResearch mentorsFellowshipResearch fundingGrant applicationsImplementing Entrustable Professional Activities in Pediatric Fellowships: Facilitating the Process.
Langhan M, Boyer D, Hsu D, Moffatt M, Pitts S, Atlas M, Aye T, Chess P, Curran M, Czaja A, Dammann C, Fussell J, George R, Herman B, High P, James S, Kamin D, Karnik R, Kesselheim J, Lopez M, Mahan J, McFadden V, McGann K, Mehta J, Rama J, Robinson B, Sauer C, Stafford D, Turner D, Weiss P, Yussman S, Schwartz A, Mink R. Implementing Entrustable Professional Activities in Pediatric Fellowships: Facilitating the Process. Pediatrics 2024, 153 PMID: 38757175, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2023-065024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEntrustable professional activitiesPediatric fellowshipImplementation of entrustable professional activitiesFellowship program directorsImplementing entrustable professional activitiesFacilitators to implementationFacilitators of implementationResponse rateOutcome dataMultiple organsEPA-based assessmentNonusersAmerican Board of PediatricsPediatric subspecialtiesPerceived barriersSubspecialty physiciansPotential facilitatorsProgram directorsPediatricAmerican BoardAssessment formAssessment toolPediatric fellowsFPDIs boarding compromising our residents' education? A national survey of emergency medicine program directors
Goldflam K, Bradby C, Coughlin R, Cordone A, Bod J, Bright L, Merrill R, Tsyrulnik A. Is boarding compromising our residents' education? A national survey of emergency medicine program directors. AEM Education And Training 2024, 8: e10973. PMID: 38633136, PMCID: PMC11018641, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResident educationEmergency departmentCross-sectional convenience sampleHigher patient volumesFree-text responsesPearson chi-square testED throughputBoarding patientsResident staffingChi-square testPatient volumeED boardingMixed-methods approachPatient flowManagement of critically ill patientsBedside teachingUndifferentiated patientsDescriptive dataResidency trainingResident feedbackCritically ill patientsNational surveyResident learningProgram directorsLack of exposureConsensus-Derived Recommended Skills for Transition to Residency Courses
Rustici M, Mutter M, Atkins K, Holmboe E, Morgan H, Olson A, Anderson A, Zell J, Roosevelt G, Brainard J. Consensus-Derived Recommended Skills for Transition to Residency Courses. Academic Medicine 2024, 99: 764-770. PMID: 38466613, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0000000000005687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFactors Affecting Selection of TraineE for Neurointervention (FASTEN).
Elfil M, Morsi R, Ghozy S, Elmashad A, Siddiqui A, Al-Bayati A, Alaraj A, Brook A, Kam A, Chatterjee A, Patsalides A, Waldau B, Prestigiacomo C, Matouk C, Schirmer C, Altschul D, Parrella D, Toth G, Jindal G, Shaikh H, Dolia J, Fifi J, Fraser J, DO J, Amuluru K, Kim L, Harrigan M, Amans M, Kole M, Mokin M, Abraham M, Jumaa M, Janjua N, Zaidat O, Youssef P, Khandelwal P, Wang Q, Grandhi R, Hanel R, Kellogg R, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Sheth S, Nguyen T, Szeder V, Hu Y, Yoo A, Tanweer O, Jankowitz B, Heit J, Williamson R, Kass-Hout T, Crowley R, El-Ghanem M, Al-Mufti F. Factors Affecting Selection of TraineE for Neurointervention (FASTEN). Interventional Neuroradiology 2024, 15910199241232726. PMID: 38389309, PMCID: PMC11571176, DOI: 10.1177/15910199241232726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgram directorsProgram characteristicsHigher scoresVisa sponsorshipTraining programResidency trainingTraining experienceTraining spotsTraining standardsCompetitive specialtiesSelection of traineesResponse rateSpecialtyScoresTrainingNeurosurgical residentsDemographicsTraineesSelection processSurveyProgramExtracurricular activitiesUnited StatesFaculty membersEducational credentialsThe challenges and opportunities of offering and integrating training in clinical molecular genetics and clinical cytogenetics: A survey of LGG Fellowship Program Directors
Deignan J, Aggarwal V, Bale A, Bellissimo D, Booker J, Cao Y, Crooks K, Deak K, Del Gaudio D, Funke B, Hoppman N, Horner V, Hufnagel R, Jackson-Cook C, Koduru P, Leung M, Li S, Liu P, Luo M, Mao R, Mason-Suares H, Mikhail F, Moore S, Naeem R, Pollard L, Repnikova E, Shao L, Shaw B, Shetty S, Smolarek T, Spiteri E, Van Ziffle J, Vance G, Vnencak-Jones C, Williams E. The challenges and opportunities of offering and integrating training in clinical molecular genetics and clinical cytogenetics: A survey of LGG Fellowship Program Directors. Genetics In Medicine Open 2024, 2: 101820. PMID: 39175871, PMCID: PMC11340206, DOI: 10.1016/j.gimo.2024.101820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDissemination, Utilization, and Satisfaction With Emergency Medicine Resident Simulation Curriculum for Pediatrics (EM ReSCu Peds) by North American Residency Programs
Yee J, Auerbach M, Wong K, Kaur S, Burns R. Dissemination, Utilization, and Satisfaction With Emergency Medicine Resident Simulation Curriculum for Pediatrics (EM ReSCu Peds) by North American Residency Programs. Pediatric Emergency Care 2024, 40: 364-369. PMID: 38262070, DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000003110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric emergency medicineEmergency medicineSimulation curriculumHealth care physiciansTeaching emergency medicine residentsEmergency medicine residentsNational emergency medicineEM physiciansCare physiciansMedicine residentsImplementation barriersInternational Network for Simulation-based Pediatric InnovationElectronic questionnaireDemographic questionsResidency programsImplementation needsSurvey recipientsUnited StatesResident educationSurvey respondentsProgram directorsPromoter ScorePediatricPhysiciansSatisfactionExploring Factors for Implementation of EPAs in Pediatric Subspecialty Fellowships: A Qualitative Study of Program Directors
Czaja A, Mink R, Herman B, Weiss P, Turner D, Curran M, Stafford D, Myers A, Langhan M. Exploring Factors for Implementation of EPAs in Pediatric Subspecialty Fellowships: A Qualitative Study of Program Directors. Journal Of Medical Education And Curricular Development 2024, 11: 23821205231225011. PMID: 38268726, PMCID: PMC10807342, DOI: 10.1177/23821205231225011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEntrustable professional activitiesQualitative studyPediatric subspecialtiesProgram directorsConstant comparative methodIterative data collectionCoded transcribed interviewsSelf-reported usersImplementation of entrustable professional activitiesFellowship program directorsIdentified themesTheoretical sufficiencyWorkload burdenThematic analysisSemistructured approachVariable knowledgeImplementation strategiesStudy coordinatorsSubspecialty trainingGroup discussionsInductive approachEngaging stakeholdersSubspecialty fellowshipsSubspecialtyPediatric subspecialty training
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