Publications by authors named "Margie E Padilla"
•Precautionary behaviors were lower if primary language in household was Spanish.•Testing positive for COVID-19 was inversely associated with precautionary behaviors.•Healthcare practitioners were the most trusted source of COVID-19 information.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) 2025 Standards charge pharmacy programs to assess student readiness for Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPEs), but the method of assessment is not defined. This report describes the process of developing, implementing, and refining an APPE readiness assessment (ARA) that can be adapted to individual institutional needs and learning outcomes.
Educational Activity: The ARA at The University of Texas at El Paso School of Pharmacy, a Hispanic-serving institution, is comprised of two practice areas: drug information and the Pharmacist Patient Care Process, each with multiple objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) to mimic how students will apply these skills in required APPE rotations.
Background And Purpose: Innovative delivery of research education and training in pharmacy education improves student perception of, and involvement in, professional pharmacy research. The purpose of this project was to utilize a flipped-classroom video technology approach to introduce our Capstone research experience and to assess the impact of the video technology on student's perceptions of pharmacy research.
Educational Activity And Setting: Faculty recorded one-min videos that provided an overview of current research.
Introduction: To measure changes in student professionalism from co-curricular activities.
Methods: A prospective cohort study followed first-year pharmacy students at The University of Texas at El Paso School of Pharmacy. Students completed one co-curricular activity each semester.
Introduction: The primary objective of the study was to assess factors that predict pursuit of an oncology post-graduate year 2 (PGY-2) residency. Additional objectives included identifying the role of and exploring opportunities for PharmD curricula to increase student interest in the oncology field.
Methods: An anonymous 15-minute survey was developed and administered to oncology pharmacists and residents.
Objectives: Most national-level data regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, and allies (LGBTQIA) immunizations are limited. The primary objective of this study was to identify factors that influence behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions toward the uptake of the influenza vaccine within the Hispanic LGBTQIA community.
Methods: This was a prospective survey that assessed vaccine acceptability and practices regarding the influenza vaccine within the LGBTQIA community.
Purpose: This quality improvement project aimed to assess the elements of the current workflow process that meets requirements for transitions of care from a family medicine inpatient to outpatient service following the Transitional Care Management (TCM) program developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The purpose of the study was to assess the current family medicine workflow and determine whether the current process meets the criteria for billing and calculate the potential loss of reimbursement.
Methods: Interviews with key personnel, review of practice policies, and a retrospective chart review were performed for clinic patients discharged from the inpatient to outpatient family medicine service.
Background: Past research has focused on understanding influenza vaccine acceptance in non-Hispanic white populations; however, research on the social causes of influenza vaccine acceptance rates in Hispanic populations is slowly developing.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess theoretically driven predictors (i.e.
Introduction: The new standards for pharmacy education require that pharmacy students are involved in direct and interprofessional team-based care in multiple practice settings, which include "real-time" interactions with physician prescribers and medical students.
Methods: From April 2014 to December 2015, fourth-year Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) students at University Medical Center of El Paso, Texas were assigned to an interprofessional team that was comprised of physician prescribers, medical students, and a pharmacist faculty. They recorded their interventions that were analyzed for type, number, physician acceptance, clinical importance, and time requirements for intervention recommendation.
Objective: To create culturally appropriate colonoscopy education services and handouts for the Hispanic population undergoing a colonoscopy procedure to ensure correct bowel preparation.
Setting: Project DIS-IMPACT was conducted at a federally qualified, nonprofit community health center along the United States-Mexico border.
Practice Description: Patients identified in the study included those who were at least 50 years of age and had not received a colonoscopy between July 1, 2012, and February 28, 2013.
Objective: To describe the development and implementation of a human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine patient assistance program (PAP) for university students, and to acquire information on the number who accessed the program and completed the series.
Setting: University of Texas at El Paso University Student Health Clinic Pharmacy, Fall 2011-Spring 2014.
Practice Description: A community pharmacy located within the university student health clinic providing services to an underinsured student population.