Evaluation of a Medical Fitness Referral Program at a Single Institution From 2015 to 2022.

Purpose: To assess whether biometric data of participants (i.e., weight, body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (BFP), heart rate, and blood pressure) would be statistically different from pre- to post-program assessments after completion of a single institution medical fitness referral program.

Evaluating the Feasibility of a Novel Firearm Injury Prevention Program for Pre-adolescent Children Through Health Care and Community-Based Partnerships: The Program Pilot Study.

Background: Firearm violence is an American public health crisis that negatively impacts children and disproportionately affects Black youth. Few firearm injury prevention programs have been described in pre-adolescent children. The Program is a novel collaboration constructed via partnership between the medical school, trauma center, academic surgery department, and local non-profit community organization.

Gauging the Acceptance of Telemedicine in Postoperative Evaluation of Uncomplicated Laparoscopic Appendectomy and Cholecystectomy.

Background: Telemedicine is a rising field, with continuous expansion into different realms of health care delivery. However, minimal research has been done to analyze the utilization in surgical specialties. This study aims to assess satisfaction and acceptance of postoperative telehealth care after uncomplicated general surgery cases.

Grow502: Centering Community in Medical Education via a Student-Created Organization Focused on Cultivating a Healthy Community.

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to disproportionately impact communities of color and expose health inequities. Minoritized communities experience disparities in chronic diseases, premature death, and cancer, and gaps continue to widen; systemic injustice in housing, nutrition, and environment are major contributors. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and racial justice movement, students at the University of Louisville School of Medicine created Grow502 to speak truth to the challenges of health disparities in Louisville, Kentucky.

Empathy and Burnout During Residency: Which Changes First?

Background And Objectives: The issue of declining empathy and increasing burnout among residents is of concern for most programs. Numerous studies have shown these changes in both medical students and residents. However, the sequence of empathy decline and increasing burnout is unresolved and most studies have been cross sectional.

Whole-Foods, Plant-Based Diet Perceptions of Medical Trainees Compared to Their Patients: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study.

: To evaluate medical trainees' and patients' perceptions of the utility of a whole-foods, plant-based (WFPB) diet for chronic disease management. : A cross-sectional study using two original survey tools was implemented. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected from trainees and patients to evaluate perceived motivations and barriers to WFPB diet implementation.

The Interprofessional Education Exchange: The Impact of a Faculty Development Program in Interprofessional Palliative Oncology Education on Trainee Competencies, Skills, and Satisfaction.

The interprofessional education exchange (iPEX) provides education, training, and mentoring to select interprofessional faculty trainee teams for development and implementation of interprofessional education (IPE) in palliative oncology. To evaluate the impact of the iPEX project on trainees' self-efficacy in IPE skills and IPE competencies. A pre-/post-test design was used to evaluate trainees' progress.

Music's effect on pain relief during outpatient urological procedures: a single center, randomized control trial focusing on gender differences.

Background: Listening to preferred music can provide distraction and reduce the feeling of pain and negative emotions associated with an uncomfortable experience. Several studies have examined how music can reduce pain and anxiety related to urological procedures that are not typically performed under anesthesia, such as cystoscopy, cystoscopy with stent pull, and urodynamic studies. To our knowledge, no studies have been done to examine the effect of listening to preferred music generalized across a variety of these procedures.

A Place for Plant-Based Nutrition in US Medical School Curriculum: A Survey-Based Study.

To evaluate medical students' and family medicine residents' perceptions of their current degree of nutrition training in general and regarding a whole-foods, plant-based (WFPB) diet. An original survey instrument was administered to medical students and family medicine residents. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected to evaluate perceptions of nutrition education in medical training, a WFPB diet, and ideas for nutrition-focused curricular reform.

Association between Characteristics of Impostor Phenomenon in Medical Students and Step 1 Performance.

Impostor phenomenon (IP) is a widely recognized experience in which highly performing individuals do not internalize success. Self-doubt toward one's ability or intelligence is unexpectedly common. Prior research has associated IP with medical student perceptions, burnout, and demographic characteristics.

Integrating Cultural Awareness into Medical Gross Anatomy Instruction.

Medical students need to understand how culture and patient management relate in order to provide optimal care to a diverse society. Multiple studies call for more cultural training in medical education. Some studies show that well-intentioned cultural competency curriculum can reinforce stereotypes, yet it is essential for educators to discuss varying identities with our students in their training in order to avoid the implication that white is the default patient identity.

A Problem-Based Learning Session on Pregnancy Options, Counseling, and Abortion Care.

Introduction: Before their clinical rotations, medical students have limited exposure to women's health issues, particularly abortion.

Methods: We piloted a problem-based learning (PBL) module to introduce second-year medical students at the University of Louisville School of Medicine to counseling patients about pregnancy options. Students were divided into groups of 10 and met for two 2-hour sessions.

Demographics, clinical features, and response to conventional treatments in pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri syndrome: a single-center experience.

Objective: The goal of this study was to better understand pediatric Pseudotumor Cerebri syndrome, and its relationship to age, obesity, and other medical conditions; and to evaluate response to conventional treatments.

Methods: A retrospective chart review was performed on consecutive patients who were diagnosed with PTCS between January 1, 2007, and July 31, 2014. A total of 78 patients were included in this study: 54 female (69.

Sacral Pedicle Stress Fracture in an Adolescent Competitive Basketball and Track and Field Athlete with a Prior Femoral Physeal Injury: A Case Report.

A sacral pedicle stress fracture is an uncommon source of low back pain in adolescent athletes. Given the extensive differential diagnosis of low back pain coupled with the fact that nondirected specific imaging can be normal, diagnosis can be delayed. We report the case of a 15-year-old African American male, dual-sport athlete who experienced low back pain from a sacral pedicle stress fracture.

Burnout and Career Satisfaction in Women Neurologists in the United States.

Background: Professional burnout is a growing problem among physicians. Neurology has been found to be one of the specialties with the highest prevalence for burnout. However, little is known about gender-specific risk factors.

A qualitative assessment of pediatric cardiology core content: Comments from Kentucky trainees, pediatricians, and pediatric cardiologists.

Objective: The 2016 American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) content outline is comprehensive, including more than 50 cardiology-specific objectives within eight content areas. This study complements the quantitative analysis of a Kentucky-wide survey of trainees, pediatricians, and pediatric cardiologists asking them to identify "most important" cardiology content by analyzing their open-ended comments about "what should be added" and "why?" within these eight categories.

Design, Methods, Outcome Measures: This cross-sectional study used an original, online survey instrument based on the 2016 ABP cardiology-specific objectives.

Motor Retraining (MoRe) for Functional Movement Disorders: Outcomes From a 1-Week Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Program.

Background: Functional movement disorders (FMDs) are conditions of abnormal motor control thought to be caused by psychological factors. These disorders are commonly seen in neurologic practice, and prognosis is often poor. No consensus treatment guidelines have been established; however, the role of physical therapy in addition to psychotherapy has increasingly been recognized.

Using a statewide survey methodology to prioritize pediatric cardiology core content.

Objective: Although pediatrician-reported relevance of Canadian cardiology-specific objectives has been studied, similar data are not available for the 2016 American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) cardiology-specific objectives. This study asked Kentucky trainees, pediatricians, and pediatric cardiologists to identify "most important" content within these objectives.

Design, Methods, Outcome Measures: This cross-sectional study used an original, online survey instrument based on the 2016 ABP cardiology-specific objectives.

The Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Fluoroscopy Time During Intraarticular Hip Injection: A Multicenter Cohort Study.

Background: Higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with difficulty in obtaining imaging studies. While there is a small body of literature regarding the relationship between fluoroscopy time and BMI during injections for pain management, this has not been studied for intraarticular (IA) hip injections. Further, in academic training centers, trainee involvement may affect this relationship.

Otolaryngology practice patterns in pediatric tonsillectomy: The impact of the codeine boxed warning.

Objectives/hypothesis: To determine if otolaryngologists at a single children's hospital were adherent to the boxed warning for codeine use in post-tonsillectomy patients and the implications for practice patterns.

Study Design: Case series with chart review.

Methods: Charts from all patients undergoing adenotonsillectomy at a single children's hospital from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2015 were analyzed and stratified according to date (pre- or post-boxed warning) and practitioner type (academic otolaryngologists [AO] vs.

Usefulness of virtual reality in assessment of medical student laparoscopic skill.

Background: This study evaluates if undergraduate medical trainees' laparoscopic skills acquisition could be assessed using a virtual reality (VR) simulator and how the resultant metrics correlate with performance of Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) tasks. Our hypothesis is that the VR simulator metrics will correlate with passing results in a competency-based curriculum (FLS).

Materials And Methods: Twenty-eight fourth-year medical students applying for surgical residency were recruited to participate in a VR training curriculum comprised of camera navigation, hand eye coordination, and FLS tasks: circle cutting (CC), ligating loop (LL), peg transfer (PT), and intracorporeal knot tying (IKT).

Rural Medicine Realities: The Impact of Immersion on Urban-Based Medical Students.

Purpose: The purpose of our study was to determine what effect a rural-based 8-week surgical clerkship during the third year of medical school in a rural setting has on students' opinions about rural living and practice.

Methods: Thirty-three third-year medical students completed a rural health opinion survey at the beginning and end of their 8-week rural rotation and a survey measuring their interest in rural practice after the rotation. The setting was a rural hospital with an average acute care census of 100 that is a regional referral center for 5 rural counties.

Factors Affecting Gender-based Experiences for Residents in Radiation Oncology.

Purpose: Although women constitute approximately half of medical school graduates, an uneven gender distribution exists among many specialties, including radiation oncology, where women fill only one third of residency positions. Although multiple social and societal factors have been theorized, a structured review of radiation oncology resident experiences has yet to be performed.

Methods And Materials: An anonymous and voluntary survey was sent to 611 radiation oncology residents practicing in the United States.