2023
Feedback Culture Perceived by Trainees in an Academic Institution: A Mixed Methods Study.
Phatak U, Encandela J, Green M, Slade M, Osborn R, Weiss P. Feedback Culture Perceived by Trainees in an Academic Institution: A Mixed Methods Study. Hospital Pediatrics 2023, 13: 984-991. PMID: 37791431, DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2022-007004.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Establishing a Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Subinternship for Medical Students
Solotke M, Crabtree J, Encandela J, Vash-Margita A. Establishing a Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Subinternship for Medical Students. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2019, 33: 104-109. PMID: 31672667, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2019.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical studentsYoung female patientMaternal-fetal medicineHealth care needsDelivery of careNorth American medical schoolsUndergraduate medical education levelTraining opportunitiesFemale patientsAdolescent patientsGynecologic oncologyAmerican medical schoolsMedical school levelSurgical opportunityMedical education levelCare needsClinical experienceGynecology communityFetal medicineInternal medicineSupervised clinical experienceLearning activitiesSchool levelElective courseFamily medicineA New Competency-Based Instrument to Assess Resident Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Primary Palliative Care
Moyer KM, Morrison LJ, Encandela J, Kennedy C, Ellman MS. A New Competency-Based Instrument to Assess Resident Knowledge and Self-Efficacy in Primary Palliative Care. American Journal Of Hospice And Palliative Medicine® 2019, 37: 117-122. PMID: 31213089, DOI: 10.1177/1049909119855612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary palliative care educationPrimary palliative careEducational interventionPalliative care competenciesPalliative care educationResidents' knowledgeResident competencyGraduate Medical EducationInternal medicine residentsPsychometric propertiesSymptom managementPalliative careSelf-Efficacy InventoryTerminal careCare competenciesPC principlesKnowledge testCompetency-based instrumentStandard item analysisCronbach's αCare educationMedicine residentsPromising psychometric propertiesCareInternal consistencyPediatric Residents’ Beliefs and Behaviors About Health Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth
Zelin NS, Encandela J, Van Deusen T, Fenick AM, Qin L, Talwalkar JS. Pediatric Residents’ Beliefs and Behaviors About Health Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth. Clinical Pediatrics 2019, 58: 1415-1422. PMID: 31130009, DOI: 10.1177/0009922819851264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrinciples and Practices for Developing an Integrated Medical School Curricular Sequence About Sexual and Gender Minority Health
Encandela J, Zelin NS, Solotke M, Schwartz ML. Principles and Practices for Developing an Integrated Medical School Curricular Sequence About Sexual and Gender Minority Health. Teaching And Learning In Medicine 2019, 31: 319-334. PMID: 30661414, DOI: 10.1080/10401334.2018.1559167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Medical CollegesCurricular componentsCurricular sequenceGender minority patientsCurriculum development practicesRevision of curriculaMedical education environmentMedical education communityGender minority contentLanguage of collaborationGender minority healthMedical CollegeNew curriculumStudent developmentCurriculum evaluationEducation communityEducation environmentCore principlesCurricular interventionsProfessional competenciesFaculty ownershipFaculty rolesMedical studentsCurriculumMinority content
2017
Knowledge and attitudes toward transgender health
Turban JL, Winer J, Boulware S, VanDeusen T, Encandela J. Knowledge and attitudes toward transgender health. The Clinical Teacher 2017, 15: 203-207. PMID: 29178596, DOI: 10.1111/tct.12738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormonal interventionsMental health benefitsHormonal therapyGender dysphoriaDiagnosis of GDHealth benefitsTransgender adolescentsTreatment of youthEndocrine careMedical students' knowledgeLong-term benefitsPatient visitsDiagnostic criteriaTherapeutic benefitAnonymous online surveyTransgender healthDiagnostic issuesInterventionRefresher trainingTherapyTreatmentPaucity of researchSame individualAdolescentsSimilar levelsDevelopment of Entrustable Professional Activities for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training in the United States
Landzaat LH, Barnett MD, Buckholz GT, Gustin JL, Hwang JM, Levine SK, Okon TR, Radwany SM, Yang HB, Encandela J, Morrison LJ. Development of Entrustable Professional Activities for Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship Training in the United States. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2017, 54: 609-616.e1. PMID: 28729009, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.07.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Test anxiety and United States Medical Licensing Examination scores
Green M, Angoff N, Encandela J. Test anxiety and United States Medical Licensing Examination scores. The Clinical Teacher 2015, 13: 142-146. PMID: 26037042, DOI: 10.1111/tct.12386.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2003
Mental health case management as a locus for HIV prevention: Results from case‐manager focus groups
Encandela JA, Korr WS, Hulton K, Koeske GF, Klinkenberg D, OttoSalaj L, Silvestre AJ, Wright ER. Mental health case management as a locus for HIV prevention: Results from case‐manager focus groups. The Journal Of Behavioral Health Services & Research 2003, 30: 418-432. PMID: 14593665, DOI: 10.1007/bf02287429.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV prevention servicesSevere mental illnessMental health case managementHIV preventionCase managementMental health providersBarriers/facilitatorsFocus groupsHealth service contextCase management tasksHIV infectionHealth providersDisease preventionMental illnessCase managersPreventionInterventionGroupProvidersCommunity levelIllnessManagementInfectionFacilitatorsPerspectives on probation and mandated mental health treatment in specialized and traditional probation departments
Skeem JL, Encandela J, Louden JE. Perspectives on probation and mandated mental health treatment in specialized and traditional probation departments. Behavioral Sciences & The Law 2003, 21: 429-458. PMID: 12898501, DOI: 10.1002/bsl.547.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
A participant observation study using actors at 30 publicly funded HIV counseling and testing sites in Pennsylvania.
Silvestre A, Gehl M, Encandela J, Schelzel G. A participant observation study using actors at 30 publicly funded HIV counseling and testing sites in Pennsylvania. American Journal Of Public Health 2000, 90: 1096-9. PMID: 10897188, PMCID: PMC1446285, DOI: 10.2105/ajph.90.7.1096.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAIDS SerodiagnosisCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.CounselingEmployee Performance AppraisalFemaleGuideline AdherenceHealth PersonnelHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedObservationPatient SimulationPennsylvaniaPreventive Health ServicesProfessional-Patient RelationsUnited StatesConceptsHIV counselingPartner notification servicesStaff-client interactionsHIV diseaseAnonymous testingCDC guidelinesPrevention guidelinesTesting sitesDisease controlBaseline dataRange of complianceResearch assistantsObservation studyCounselingRisk reduction plansGuidelinesMail surveyFindingsDiseaseVisits