2025
The Role, Challenges, and Employment Characteristics of Disability Resource Professionals in Medical Education: A National Study
Broskowski E, Triano S, James K, Betchkal R, Echols K, Hawks S, Ogah O, Nguyen M, Meeks L. The Role, Challenges, and Employment Characteristics of Disability Resource Professionals in Medical Education: A National Study. Journal Of Medical Education And Curricular Development 2025, 12: 23821205251344771. PMID: 40452895, PMCID: PMC12125517, DOI: 10.1177/23821205251344771.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisability resource professionalsUS medical studentsMedical educationManaging caseloadsMedical studentsMedical schoolsCross-sectional surveyUS medical schoolsStudent caseloadingLack of mentorshipSystemic barriersSnowball strategyInstitutional prioritizationDO programsProfessional developmentExcessive workloadDisability disclosureQualitative responsesNational studyUS MDAccommodation requestsCaseloadDisabilityEmployment characteristicsFaculty trainingImpact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the experiences of underrepresented-in-medicine women applicants to surgical residency
Matos D, Zogg C, Siki M, Thomas H, Lane J, Ruzgar N, Arenas M, Committee A. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the experiences of underrepresented-in-medicine women applicants to surgical residency. The American Journal Of Surgery 2025, 245: 116193. PMID: 39827018, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116193.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnderrepresented-in-medicineCOVID-19 pandemicGrounded-theory approachAssociation of Women SurgeonsUIM applicantsMixed-methods surveySurgical residentsQualitative portionMedical educationResident selection committeesResidency programsWomen surgeonsCOVID-19Mentorship opportunitiesQualitative responsesProgram directorsProfessional organizationsSelf-identifyExpressed concernDEI initiativesMedical student membersResidents
2024
Community mental health staff’s perspectives on telehealth for veterans with serious mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic
Korcz M, Klee A, Rodriguez A, Wyatt J, Grau L, Stacy M. Community mental health staff’s perspectives on telehealth for veterans with serious mental illness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal Of Workplace Behavioral Health 2024, ahead-of-print: 1-15. DOI: 10.1080/15555240.2024.2437398.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental illnessPsychosocial rehabilitation servicesTele-mental healthCommunity-based programsRehabilitation servicesQualitative themesStaff perspectivesHealth useStaff reactionsVeteran clientsVeteransQualitative responsesSMIVeterans' reactionsTwo-sided t-testLogistical issuesTelehealthLikert-typeT-testParticipantsCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicStaffIllnessVirtual interviews
2018
Near-Peer Teaching Outreach Programs to Increase Minority Physician Recruitment
Linderman W, Apostolopoulos N, Gopal A, Encandela J, Teng C, Nwanyanwu K, Forster S. Near-Peer Teaching Outreach Programs to Increase Minority Physician Recruitment. Journal Of Academic Ophthalmology 2018, 10: e122-e126. DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1667202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNear-peer teachersHigh school studentsCareer pathsPeer teachersStudents' knowledgeSchool studentsOutreach programsMinority high school studentsInner-city high school studentsTeachers' career pathsNear-peer teachingPairwise t-test comparisonsPotential career pathsEducational outreach programPhysician recruitmentTeaching modelTeacher satisfactionTeachersPosttest surveysStudentsQualitative responsesProgram daysTraining surveyTeachingT-test comparisons
2014
Characteristics of test anxiety among medical students and congruence of strategies to address it
Encandela J, Gibson C, Angoff N, Leydon G, Green M. Characteristics of test anxiety among medical students and congruence of strategies to address it. Medical Education Online 2014, 19: 25211. PMID: 25128804, PMCID: PMC4134671, DOI: 10.3402/meo.v19.25211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTest anxietyEffects of anxietyCognitive functioningTypes of strategiesEmotional wellAnxietyMedical studentsIndividual strategiesSuch interventionsStudents' adoptionHigh-stakes examsEvidence-based strategiesSecond-year medical studentsQualitative responsesUnited States Medical Licensing ExaminationStudentsMedical Licensing ExaminationEducator supportMedical educatorsCongruenceInterventionLicensing ExaminationSubstantial incongruenceFunctioningStep 1
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