The United States is facing a worsening physician shortage that particularly affects people living in rural or underserved communities. One strategy used to address this problem is clinical exposure programs for students in high school, college, and/or medical school. Research currently suggests that these programs could influence participants' interest in medicine, specialty choice, and practice location preferences. Mentoring in Medicine is a summer clinical exposure program that targets college students in the Johnstown area of Pennsylvania. This region of the state is socioeconomically disadvantaged and medically underserved. No formal follow-up has been conducted on the participants since the program began in 2004. We plan on surveying these past participants to examine their academic and career interests and outcomes. We will also use physician databases to determine career outcomes. This data will help contribute to the body of evidence regarding educational interventions to improve medical shortages in the United States.
This is a research study to learn about the mental health of people living with HIV in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Participants will answer one survey that will take approximately 15 minutes to complete.
This is a survey to collect information about experiences of weight stigma and discrimination before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
I am studying the connection between Asians in the US and a specific set of right-wing political beliefs, known as "alt-right." I want to find out why some Asians agree with these beliefs more than other Asians. I think this is important since there are more and more Asians in the US and also because alt-right beliefs are getting more popular in the US overall.
We are exploring the unique stressors that Black or African American women experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic since "opening back up" -- returning to work, school, and in-person activities.
The purpose of this study is to improve the intake assessment tool of homeless shelters, to better meet the needs of the potential residents. This will be done by identifying and addressing gaps in the intake assessment tools that homeless shelters use. Specifically, it will focus on addressing gaps related to social determinants of health (SDOH). By identifying and addressing these gaps, homeless shelters will be able to better assess the SDOH needs of their potential residents. This will help identify more needs of homeless individuals, promote health, and reduce the risk for negative health outcomes in this population.
The aim of this non-experimental observational study is to examine the relationship between compassion fatigue and social support in ICU nurses.
The study attempts to understand perceptions about work and workplace environment based on the kind of job you are doing. The study asks participants to share their opinions about work life based on a vignette given in the online survey.
This qualitative study is aimed to explore nurses' opinions of using continuous glucose monitoring in adjunction or replacement of point of care glucose testing relating to their workload, satisfaction, feasibility, and barriers to its implementation on adult non-intensive care units through an individual interview via Zoom.
The purpose of this research study is to better understand LGBTQ+ youth current and past experiences with their parents and the ways that their parents support their mental health and positive sexual and gender orientation identity. Information will be used to develop future family-based programs to promote LGBTQ+ mental health.