The purpose of this study is to develop and refine an entrusable professional activities (EPA) framework that can be utilized nationwide by dental hygiene programs. EPAs will help to enhance the standardization of practice among graduating clinicians in dental hygiene. By utilizing an EPA framework this will help to bring a legitimacy to the clinicians' ability to provide appropriate patient care to their communities.

The purpose of this study is to detail the successes and challenges from HIV self-screening (HIVSS) programs in South Africa, and provide suggestions to improve HIVSS policy guidelines in South Africa.

A challenge in treating COVID-19 is early prediction of patient outcomes. Here, we develop a functional assay for patient risk stratification based on clinically observed, unique vascular signatures of COVID-19. We integrate data from this assay with patient process of care information to determine predictive metrics for risk stratification.

To compare the effect of different types of nail polish on bacterial counts before and after surgical scrubbing.

To develop a definition consensus for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) surgical interventions.

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the impact of the Well-Being Initiative for Woman Faculty of Color (the "Program") on overall well-being, career advancement and professional success. The Program is designed for early and mid-career Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) women faculty at U.S. Schools of Pharmacy and Departments of Pharmacology at research-intensive institutions. The UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, in collaboration with Houston Wellness Workshops for Women (H3W), has developed this two-year program to support the well-being and professional advancement of BIPOC women faculty in pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences research. Participants in the study will take voluntary surveys during the Program to evaluate three factors: well-being, burnout, and self-efficacy in their professional academic roles before and after completing the Program.

This study aims to design and improve tools that can be used to select strategies for improving colorectal cancer screening in different settings and populations. Interviews, surveys, and focus groups will be conducted with individuals who make decisions related to colorectal cancer screening interventions about their understanding, preferences, and suggestions related to these tools and intervention strategies.

The purpose is to provide students enrolled in certain introduction-level Poli Sci courses with firsthand research experiences, and to provide political science researchers with a method for research participant recruitment.

We want to learn about how teachers perceive preschool children and how these perceptions are linked to the preschool environment. Our overall goal is to learn about how to best support children in their classrooms.

Long-term complications that may be related to chemotherapy in preparation for transplantation, bone marrow transplant, or autologous gene therapy in sickle cell patients are unknown. The purpose of this study is to answer questions about the long-term impact of having a bone marrow transplant or autologous gene therapy to treat sickle cell disease and to compare the health outcomes to individuals who have sickle cell disease but have never had a bone marrow transplant or autologous gene therapy. The study also want to compare health outcomes of those who have received a bone marrow transplant or autologous gene therapy to a healthy sibling if they had a non-related donor or autologous gene therapy. The study will also compare health to that of donor siblings.