Publications by authors named "Jenny Cevallos"

Background: Value congruence (VC) is the degree of alignment between worker and workplace values and is strongly associated with reduced job strain and retention. Within general surgery residency, the impact of VC and how to operationalize it to improve workplace well-being remain unclear.

Study Design: This 2-part mixed-methods study comprised 2 surveys of US general surgery residents and qualitative interviews with program directors.

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Objective: To conduct a scoping review of literature on financial implications of surgical resident well-being.

Background: Surgeon well-being affects clinical outcomes, patient experience, and health care economics. However, our understanding of the relationship between surgical resident well-being and organizational finances is limited.

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Objectives: We explored differences by race/ethnicity in regard to several factors that reflect or impact wellbeing.

Background: Physician wellbeing has critical ramifications for the US healthcare system, affecting clinical outcomes, patient experience, and healthcare economics. Within surgery, literature examining the association between race/ethnicity and wellbeing has been limited and inconclusive.

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Δ-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the intoxicating constituent of cannabis and is responsible for the drug's reinforcing effects. Retrospective human studies suggest that cannabis use during adolescence is linked to long-term negative psychological outcomes, but in such studies it is difficult to distinguish the effects of THC from those of coexisting factors. Therefore, translationally relevant animal models are required to properly investigate THC effects in adolescents.

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