A community-engaged interprofessional project led by medical students, school of social work students, and resident physicians: lessons learned and recommendations for success.

Addressing health disparities through community engagement and interprofessional partnerships is increasingly critical. However, learner-led approaches that integrate medical students, resident physicians, and social work students are not well-studied. We designed a learner-led, interprofessional, public health campaign for a majority Hispanic community, with the goals of building interprofessional leadership skills, engaging learners to address COVID-19 inequities, and disseminating lessons learned.

Cultural Competence Guides for COVID-19 Messaging in Hispanic Communities.

Purpose: The Rio Grande Valley in South Texas comprises 5% percent of Texas's population yet 17%of Texas's COVID-19 deaths. We aimed to address underlying mistrust and systemic racism in our Hispanic community that contributes to health inequities by developing a cultural competence guide for public health messaging.

Methods: We employed a mixed method design (e.

Altmetric score, reads, and citations in paediatric cardiology: do they correlate and what do they mean?

Introduction: The primary objective of this study was to determine whether Altmetric score, number of reads, and citations for paediatric cardiology manuscripts correlate with one another. A secondary objective was to determine the extent to which factors mediated citation number for paediatric cardiology manuscripts.

Methods: Data for this study came from manuscripts published in (2010-2021).

Effect of Rapid Respiratory Virus Testing on Antibiotic Prescribing Among Children Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Respiratory Illness: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Importance: There is high usage of antibiotics in the emergency department (ED) for children with acute respiratory illnesses. Studies have reported decreased antibiotic use among inpatients with rapid respiratory pathogen (RRP) testing.

Objective: To determine whether RRP testing leads to decreased antibiotic use and health care use among children with influenzalike illness (ILI) in an ED.

Development of a laser controlled device to modulate intraocular pressure.

The current standard of treatment for glaucoma is trabeculectomy. The use of glaucoma drainage devices has increased in recent years since its efficacy and safety was established as it provides an alternative surgical option. A downfall of these devices is the lack of proper flow rate control.