Collective Strategies to Equip Graduating Medical Students from Racial/Ethnic Backgrounds Underrepresented in Medicine to Succeed in Residency.

Trainees from racial/ethnic backgrounds underrepresented in medicine (RE URiM) in the United States face challenges of racism and micro- and macro-aggressions during residency. Many have learned to navigate these challenges through successes and failures, but there is insufficient literature providing these lessons to graduating URiM medical students. Our study among medical school alumni explores strategies to help graduating URiM students prepare for success in residency.

Integrated group antenatal and pediatric care in Haiti: A comprehensive care accompaniment model.

Introduction: The J9 Plus (J9) maternal-child accompaniment program is based on four pillars: group antenatal care (GANC), group pediatric care, psychosocial support, and community-based care. We aimed to evaluate the impact of the J9 model of care on perinatal outcomes.

Methodology: We conducted a convergent mixed methods study of maternal-newborn dyads born in 2019 at Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais.

Developing an interactive reproductive health equity session for pre-clerkship medical students.

In the United States, sexual, reproductive, and perinatal health inequities are well documented and known to be caused by a history of systemic oppression along many axes, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic position, sexual orientation, and disability. Medical schools are responsible for educating students on systems of oppression and their impact on health. Reproductive justice advocates, including lay persons, medical students, and teaching faculty, have urged for integrating the reproductive justice framework into medical education and clinical practice.

Quality of Blood Pressure Monitoring During Telehealth Visits for Pregnant Patients at Risk of Preeclampsia.

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Network-based identification of key proteins and repositioning of drugs for non-small cell lung cancer.

Background: NSCLC is a lethal cancer that is highly prevalent and accounts for 85% of cases of lung cancer. Conventional cancer treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiation, frequently exhibit limited efficacy and notable adverse reactions. Therefore, a drug repurposing method is proposed for effective NSCLC treatment.

Assessing the predictive accuracy of the new vaginal birth after cesarean delivery calculator.

Background: The vaginal birth after cesarean delivery calculator by the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network was created to help providers counsel patients on predicted success of trial of labor after cesarean delivery using individualized risk assessment. The inclusion of race and ethnicity as predictors of vaginal birth after cesarean delivery in the 2007 calculator was problematic and potentially exacerbated racial disparities in obstetrics. Thus, a modified calculator without race and ethnicity was published in June 2021.

How to Foster Effective Midwife-Obstetrician Collaboration on Labor and Birth Units: Qualitative Analysis of Experiences of Clinicians in the United States.

Introduction: Effective collaboration between midwives and obstetricians on labor and birth units in hospitals has been shown to improve birth outcomes and quality of care. Guidelines for collaborative care in the United States exist; however, studies describing the actual lived experiences of midwives and obstetricians in collaborative practice are lacking. The goal of this study was to explore the experiences and perspectives of midwives and obstetricians working in collaborative practices on labor and birth units across the United States and to identify strategies that foster effective collaboration between them.

Stressors on frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a focus on moral injury and implications for the future.

Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a psychological strain on health care workers (HCWs). To provide effective support, it is important to explore the stressors that HCWs face that place them at risk of negative psychological outcomes. However, there is a limited number of systematic qualitative studies on the stressors that HCWs faced in the United States of America (USA) during the first wave of the pandemic.

How to lead health care workers during unprecedented crises: A qualitative study of the COVID-19 pandemic in Connecticut, USA.

Health Care Leaders (HCLs) faced unprecedented challenges during the initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. Leaders played an important role in shaping the experiences of Health Care Workers (HCWs) during this time. However, research is needed on how HCWs experienced and characterized HCLs' response and support.

Diagnosis of dengue fever in a patient with early pregnancy loss.

Dengue is a mosquito-borne virus that causes an influenza-like illness ranging in severity from asymptomatic to fatal. Dengue in pregnancy has been associated with adverse outcomes including miscarriage, preterm birth and fetal and neonatal death. We present the case of a multiparous woman who presented at 9 weeks' gestation with vaginal bleeding and abdominal cramping after a 1 month stay in Mexico.