The transition from functioning as an intern in the first year of residency to leading inpatient teams in the second year of residency and beyond is a challenging one for internal medicine trainees. We seek to understand how best to help our trainees navigate this transition by conducting a needs assessment of current internal medicine residents in small focus groups. Through these meetings we will collect and aggregate the experiences of residents who have made this transition, and use their feedback, challenges, and suggested areas for growth to build a curriculum designed to empower trainees to make this transition with confidence. We aim to publish our findings to assist other training programs in addressing this same issue, however our primary goal is to use our findings internally to improve our resident experience as well as patient care.
This study will look at how different characteristics of people (age, income, etc.) impacts their willingness to pay higher prices for responsibly produced goods. This information will help businesses understand the effects of the increased prices associated with sustainability and responsible production, and recognize if their potential consumer base is affected.
The purpose of this study is to understand rural endometrial cancer patients' experiences accessing care. This is important for identifying barriers to care and developing interventions to improve access to care for rural endometrial cancer patients.
We are interested in learning about current knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors related locally transmitted malaria in the United States.
The purpose of this research study is to understand how people decide whether or not to have cardiac devices implanted in their bodies after meeting indications for treatment. It will examine the ways people make decisions about their devices in everyday life. This study will also consider the roles of external influences, including family and community, in how people make decisions about how to use their devices. Participation in this study will consist of a thirty-minute to one-hour interview. Research is designed to benefit society by gaining new knowledge. You will not benefit personally from being in this research study. There are no known risks involved with this study.
We are implementing a digital health intervention, mPATH-Cloud, in one community health center. Patients who receive a link to the mPATH-Cloud website will be able to view a video designed to help them choose the colorectal cancer (CRC) screening test that is best for them. Patients who select colonoscopy will receive a referral from their primary care provider. Patients who do not select colonoscopy will receive a FIT in the mail. We will assess the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing mPATH-Cloud in combination with mailed FIT outreach for increasing CRC screening among community health center patients.
The Back Pain Consortium (BACPAC) Research Program, a component of the NIH HEAL Initiative, is conducting a range of studies to better understand and treat chronic low back pain. This online questionnaire is forclinicians who treat patients with low back pain and will gather information on how they assess their patients, how they decide on a treatment approach(es), and the research needed to improve care and outcomes for these patients. This information will be used by BACPAC researchers in the development of future research studies.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility implementing Integrative Medical Group Visits (IMGVs) for patients with chronic pain in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs). IMGVs are an innovative way of delivering care for patients with chronic pain, combining medical care, group support, health education, and experiential activities such as mindfulness, chair yoga, and self-massage. IMGVs have been studied before and found to be helpful for patients. In this study, we are evaluating how to implement IMGVs into community health centers that receive funding from the federal government to provide care to patients regardless of ability to pay---called FQHCs. We will look at outcomes related to effectiveness of IMGVs to address chronic pain, as well as cost to the patients and clinic, acceptability and feasibility of delivering the program, and sustainability of keeping IMGVs going at the clinic over time.
The purpose of this study is to tell if a disinfectant wipe with a blue dye additive increases the thoroughness of cleaning and disinfection and reduces contamination.
To collect information on current policies.