Publications by authors named "Gretchenjan Gavero"

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  • A senior preparatory "boot camp" for 4th year medical students was evaluated to enhance their confidence and readiness for residency, focusing on specialty milestones and key professional activities.
  • The study involved 185 students over three academic years, showing significant confidence improvements in communication and specialty skills immediately after the boot camp and three months into residency.
  • The findings suggest that a multi-specialty approach can benefit both medical students and faculty, highlighting the need for future research on student competency in specialty skills.
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Introduction: Cultural tailoring of interventions can be effective in reducing health disparities by attracting underserved populations to health promotion programs and improving their outcomes. The purpose of this systematic review was to assess what is known about increasing access to and participation in cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and control programs among Filipino Americans.

Methods: PubMed MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Sociologic Abstracts were searched for peer-reviewed studies and dissertations conducted in the United States from 2004 through 2016.

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