The uses of 3-dimensional printing technology in orthodontic offices in North America.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to examine the use of orthodontic 3-dimensional (3D) printing technology in North America and to understand why orthodontists are, or are not, incorporating 3D printing technology in their practices.

Methods: A survey questionnaire was delivered on a secure online platform, RedCap (Case Western Reserve University Clinical and Translational Science Award; no. UL1TR002548).

Development of a Needs Assessment for Low-income Seniors in Cleveland Ohio: A student-driven Interprofessional Approach.

Background And Objective: Older persons with low socioeconomic status in the United States have different and unique health needs compared to younger persons. As part of a student-led, interprofessional partnership, we performed a needs assessment of community dwelling older persons with low socioeconomic status in an urban location within Ohio, USA.

Methods: Three entities participated in the needs assessment: a student-run health clinic, a Federally Qualified Health Center, and an apartment complex of the study population.

Cultural Competency Curricula in US Graduate Medical Education: A Scoping Review.

Background: Cultural competency training provides participants with knowledge and skills to improve cross-cultural communication and is required for all graduate medical education (GME) training programs.

Objective: The authors sought to determine what cultural competency curricula exist specifically in GME.

Methods: In April 2020, the authors performed a scoping review of the literature using a multidatabase (PubMed, Ovid, MedEdPORTAL) search strategy that included keywords relevant to GME and cultural competency.

Back to basics for curricular development: A proposed framework for thinking about how interprofessional learning occurs.

The persistent difficulty of defining the mechanisms of interprofessional learning that can lead to collaborative behavior poses a challenge to evidence-based curricular design. To begin the process of building a framework for curricular development we used an inductive approach to better understand the lived experience of students engaged in an interprofessional activity. Utilizing methods from grounded theory, we analyzed reflective essays from an interprofessional classroom-based workshop for early learners at Case Western Reserve University.

A Qualitative Analysis of Surgical Faculty and Surgical Resident Perceptions of Potential Barriers to Implementing a Novel Surgical Education Curriculum.

Objective: Sociocultural differences between patients and physicians affect communication, and suboptimal communication can lead to patient dissatisfaction and poor health outcomes. To mitigate disparities in surgical outcomes, the Provider Awareness and Cultural dexterity Toolkit for Surgeons was developed as a novel curriculum for surgical residents focusing on patient-centeredness and enhanced patient-clinician communication through a cultural dexterity framework. This study's objective was to examine surgical faculty and surgical resident perspectives on potential facilitators and barriers to implementing the cultural dexterity curriculum.