2022
Representation of American Indian and Alaska Native Individuals in Academic Medical Training
Forrest LL, Leitner BP, Guzman C, Brodt E, Odonkor CA. Representation of American Indian and Alaska Native Individuals in Academic Medical Training. JAMA Network Open 2022, 5: e2143398. PMID: 35024836, PMCID: PMC8759009, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.43398.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Closing the gap in representation of racial and ethnic minorities in pain medicine: A 2018–2019 status report
Odonkor CA, Tucker-Bartley A, Leitner B, Chude C, Hirani S, Poree L. Closing the gap in representation of racial and ethnic minorities in pain medicine: A 2018–2019 status report. Journal Of The National Medical Association 2021, 113: 612-615. PMID: 34148658, DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2021.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19Cross-Sectional StudiesEthnic and Racial MinoritiesHumansPainPandemicsSARS-CoV-2United StatesConceptsNon-Hispanic blacksNon-Hispanic whitesPain medicineCross-sectional analysisHealth disparities persistPain fellowshipsPain perceptionRegional anesthesiaPatient careHispanic personsDisparities persistSimilar proportionsCOVID-19Resident poolCore specialtiesAnesthesiology residentsMedicinePersistent inequitiesHispanic representationField of medicineWhitesPainAnesthesiaEthnic minoritiesPublic awarenessHow Physician Compensation and Education Debt Affects Financial Stress and Burnout: A Survey Study of Women in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Verduzco‐Gutierrez M, Larson AR, Capizzi AN, Bean AC, Zafonte RD, Odonkor CA, Bosques G, Silver JK. How Physician Compensation and Education Debt Affects Financial Stress and Burnout: A Survey Study of Women in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. PM&R 2021, 13: 836-844. PMID: 33301648, DOI: 10.1002/pmrj.12534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiversity of Pain Medicine Trainees and Faculty in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Fellowship Training from 2009–2019
Odonkor CA, Leitner B, Taraben S, Adekoya P, Orhurhu V, Hirani S, Ike K, Lee R, Vanterpool S, Goree JH, Sully K, Poree L. Diversity of Pain Medicine Trainees and Faculty in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Fellowship Training from 2009–2019. Pain Medicine 2021, 22: 819-828. PMID: 33502490, PMCID: PMC8599803, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnab004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesEducation, Medical, GraduateFacultyFellowships and ScholarshipsFemaleHumansMalePainRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsPain fellowsCross-sectional retrospective analysisPain fellowship programsPain medicine fellowsNative Americans/Alaskan NativesRatio of menCross-sectional analysisRetrospective analysisLower oddsMedicine training programsMedical CollegeFellowship traineesPractice settingsMedicine traineesAlaskan NativesGraduate Medical EducationSignificant differencesUnited StatesFellowship programsAccreditation CouncilAmerican AssociationEthnicity compositionSexUnited States Accreditation CouncilTraining program
2016
Connecting the Dots: A Comparative Global Multi-Institutional Study of Prohibitive Factors Affecting Cancer Pain Management
Odonkor C, Addison W, Smith S, Osei-Bonsu E, Tang T, Erdek M. Connecting the Dots: A Comparative Global Multi-Institutional Study of Prohibitive Factors Affecting Cancer Pain Management. Pain Medicine 2016, 18: 363-373. PMID: 28204728, DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnw143.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer pain managementLow-middle-income countriesHigh-income countriesPain managementAdequacy of cancer pain managementCross-sectional survey of physiciansContextually relevant solutionsPain management trainingSurvey of physiciansCare of patientsLack of trainingTrainees’ carePerceived barriersTrainee physiciansDescriptive statisticsFisher's exact testPhysiciansChi-squareManagement trainingCancer patientsExact testAdvanced diseaseSpearman rank correlation analysisHigh-resource environmentsTrainees
2014
Reconceptualizing balance: attributes associated with balance performance
Thomas JC, Odonkor C, Griffith L, Holt N, Percac-Lima S, Leveille S, Ni P, Latham NK, Jette AM, Bean JF. Reconceptualizing balance: attributes associated with balance performance. Experimental Gerontology 2014, 57: 218-223. PMID: 24952097, PMCID: PMC4149932, DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2014.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrunk extensor muscle enduranceExtensor muscle enduranceBalance performanceSensory lossMuscle enduranceBoston Rehabilitative Impairment StudyBalance testCross-sectional secondary analysisPrimary care patientsLongitudinal cohort studyCurrent International ClassificationRehabilitation Research CenterFlight of stairsSelf-reported difficultyCohort studyCare patientsChronic conditionsLeg velocityOutcome measuresInternational ClassificationAverage ageLeg strengthImpairment studySecondary analysisCooperative Study