Featured Publications
Collective Strategies to Equip Graduating Medical Students from Racial/Ethnic Backgrounds Underrepresented in Medicine to Succeed in Residency
Adeyemo O, Encandela J. Collective Strategies to Equip Graduating Medical Students from Racial/Ethnic Backgrounds Underrepresented in Medicine to Succeed in Residency. Teaching And Learning In Medicine 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-9. PMID: 39081070, DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2024.2382127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchURiM medical studentsMedical studentsRacial/ethnic backgroundsOpen-text responsesCross-sectional surveyGraduating medical studentsMedical school curriculumU.S. medical schoolsUnited States face challengesURiM studentsMedical schoolsResidency trainingTrainees' awarenessEarly mentorshipRespondents' experiencesContent analysisResidentsMacro-aggressionsLearning environmentSchool curriculumSchool alumniMentorshipURiMInsufficient literatureThemes
2020
Evaluation of a Novel Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology Sub-Internship for Medical Students [12G]
Solotke M, Crabtree J, Encandela J, Vash-Margita A. Evaluation of a Novel Pediatric & Adolescent Gynecology Sub-Internship for Medical Students [12G]. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2020, 135: 73s-74s. DOI: 10.1097/01.aog.0000665248.15235.c9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMedical studentsNorth American medical schoolsEntrustable professional activity (EPA) frameworkTraining opportunitiesEvaluation dataAmerican medical schoolsMedical school levelPreliminary evaluation dataSchool levelClinical teachingElective courseMedical schoolsAnonymous evaluationAnonymous feedbackClinical skillsStudentsSuch training opportunitiesEvaluation questionsActivity frameworkMean scoreEvaluation systemElectiveSecond yearFirst yearCourse
2018
Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound: Does it Affect Scores on Standardized Assessment Tests Used Within the Preclinical Curriculum?
Liu RB, Suwondo DN, Donroe JH, Encandela JA, Weisenthal KS, Moore CL. Point‐of‐Care Ultrasound: Does it Affect Scores on Standardized Assessment Tests Used Within the Preclinical Curriculum? Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2018, 38: 433-440. PMID: 30058124, DOI: 10.1002/jum.14709.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObjective structured clinical examination scoresMedical school curriculumClinical examination assessmentStandardized assessment testsClinical examination scoresUnited States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 scoresStep 1 scoresPhysical examination portionPreclinical curriculumSchool curriculumCurricular integrationStudent AssessmentSkill objectivesClinical curriculumPilot curriculumMedical schoolsCourse resultsCurriculumStandardized objective assessmentPOCUS curriculumPOCUS programExamination scoresExamination assessmentPilot groupProgram implementation
2016
A Novel Approach to the Medical Student Hematology Curriculum
Levinsohn E, DiGiovanna M, Encandela J, Takizawa P, Hafler J, Lee A. A Novel Approach to the Medical Student Hematology Curriculum. Blood 2016, 128: 3537. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v128.22.3537.3537.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHematology coursePreclinical curriculumNew curriculumStudent interestMedical schoolsTeam-based learning sessionsSuch curricular changesTraditional lecture formatCohorts of studentsCohesive learning experiencePercentage of studentsCase-based workshopsMedical student interestSource of feedbackSmall group workshopsIntroduction/BackgroundPrior curriculumStudent learningPreclinical educationLearning experienceStudent feedbackCourse designCurricular changesLecture formatStudent surveys