Publications by authors named "D Bynum"
Imposter phenomenon (IP) is common in medicine. An intervention from the business world, the Reflected Best Self Exercise (RBSE), in which an individual elicits stories of themselves at their best, has not been studied in medical residents. To determine the feasibility of implementing the RBSE and its potential for reducing IP in residents.
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- Preference signaling was introduced for internal medicine residency applicants in the U.S. to help them express interest in preferred programs, aiming to reduce application inflation.
- A survey conducted among North Carolina medical seniors revealed that nearly 83% utilized the supplemental application that included preference signals.
- Results indicated that applicants who used a program signal were nearly three times more likely and 1.75 times more likely to receive interview invitations from residency programs.
Background: Impostor syndrome is an internalized sense of incompetence and not belonging. We examined associations between impostor syndrome and holding leadership positions in medicine.
Study Design: A cross-sectional survey was distributed to US physicians from June 2021 to December 2021 through medical schools and professional organizations.
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- The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the ED Senior Abuse Identification (ED Senior AID) tool in identifying elder abuse during emergency department visits.
- Researchers conducted the study in three U.S. emergency departments with 916 participants aged 65 and older and used a combination of assessments and expert panel evaluations to confirm cases of abuse.
- Results showed that the ED Senior AID tool had a sensitivity of 94.1% and specificity of 84.3%, indicating it is a reliable screening method for identifying elder abuse, despite some variability in confidence intervals.