Facility-Oriented Simulation-Based Emergency Care Training in Kenya: A Practical Approach for Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

One of the major obstacles to delivering effective emergency care in developing countries is a lack of adequate training. Facility-oriented, simulation-based emergency care training programs developed locally present an opportunity to improve the quality of emergency care in low- and middle-income countries. We describe the development and implementation of the emergency care course in Kenya and the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, challenges, and recommendations for locally developed facility-oriented simulation-based emergency care training.

Factors Associated With Urban Youth and Parent Perceptions of the Preventability of Assault Injury: An Emergency Department Sample.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify factors associated with urban youth and parent's perception of the preventability of medically attended youth assault injuries to guide future violence prevention strategies.

Methods: Assault-injured youth (n = 188; ages, 10-15 years; 60% male; 96% black) and their parents were recruited from 2 pediatric emergency departments in 2 cities. Mental health, injury severity, circumstances of injury, and family composition were some of the factors explored as cross-sectional predictors of the perception of the preventability of youth assault injury.

Global Health Career Interest among Medical and Nursing Students: Survey and Analysis.

Background: Global health experiences undertaken in international settings (GHEs) are becoming an increasingly prevalent aspect of health professions education and, as such, merit comprehensive analysis of the impact they have on students and host communities.

Objective: To assess the associations between demographic/experiential factors and the interest of health professions students in careers involving global health.

Methods: A cross-sectional survey was administered online to a convenience sample of medical and nursing students at Johns Hopkins University.

Awareness of racial/ethnic disparities in surgical outcomes and care: factors affecting acknowledgment and action.

Background: Studies have demonstrated racial/ethnic disparities in surgical outcomes and care. Surgeon awareness and its association with institutional action remain unclear. The study sought to assess surgeons' awareness of racial/ethnic disparities, ascertain whether demographic and practice factors influence acknowledgement of disparities, and determine whether surgeons are seeking to mitigate disparities.