2021
Association of Socioeconomic Status With Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Membership Among Medical Students
Nguyen M, Mason HRC, O’Connor P, Nunez-Smith M, McDade WA, Latimore D, Boatright D. Association of Socioeconomic Status With Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society Membership Among Medical Students. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2110730. PMID: 34076702, PMCID: PMC8173376, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.10730.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
The Career Trajectories of Health Care Professionals Practicing With Permanent Disabilities
Neal-Boylan L, Hopkins A, Skeete R, Hartmann SB, Iezzoni LI, Nunez-Smith M. The Career Trajectories of Health Care Professionals Practicing With Permanent Disabilities. Academic Medicine 2012, 87: 172-178. PMID: 22189880, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e31823e1e1c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care professionalsPermanent disabilityCare professionalsLicensed Registered NursesHealth care workforceDiverse health care workforceRegistered NursesSelf-identified disabilityNursesPatient safetyPhysiciansEmotional spectrumInterpersonal interactionsCare workforceDisabilityWorkplace accommodationsParticipants' responsesSensory disabilitiesPersonal responsibilityCareer choiceInterview transcriptsWorkplaceResponseConsistent themeCareer trajectories
2011
Gender and the pre‐clinical experiences of female medical students: a taxonomy
Babaria P, Bernheim S, Nunez‐Smith M. Gender and the pre‐clinical experiences of female medical students: a taxonomy. Medical Education 2011, 45: 249-260. PMID: 21299600, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2010.03856.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelEducation, Medical, UndergraduateFemaleHumansNew EnglandPrejudiceSex FactorsStudents, MedicalWomenYoung AdultConceptsPre-clinical yearsFemale medical studentsGender-based experiencesMedical studentsMedical schoolsNew England medical schoolsPre-clinical trainingAwareness of genderPre-clinical experienceConstant comparative methodEducational experienceClinical yearsEducational consequencesStudentsProfessional challengesProfessional experienceSchoolsSuch experiencesTranscripts lineQualitative studyEffect of genderInstitutional behaviorDepth interviewsExperienceComparative method
2010
Quality improvement in community health centres: the role of microsystem characteristics in the implementation of a diabetes prevention initiative
Santana C, Nunez-Smith M, Camp A, Ruppe E, Berg D, Curry L. Quality improvement in community health centres: the role of microsystem characteristics in the implementation of a diabetes prevention initiative. BMJ Quality & Safety 2010, 19: 290. PMID: 20558473, DOI: 10.1136/qshc.2009.033530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelCommunity Health CentersCooperative BehaviorDiabetes MellitusEvidence-Based PracticeHealth Plan ImplementationHumansOrganizational ObjectivesOutcome Assessment, Health CarePatient Care TeamPatient SafetyPlanning TechniquesQualitative ResearchQuality ImprovementUnited States
2009
Attitudes, Training Experiences, and Professional Expectations of US General Surgery Residents: A National Survey
Yeo H, Viola K, Berg D, Lin Z, Nunez-Smith M, Cammann C, Bell RH, Sosa JA, Krumholz HM, Curry LA. Attitudes, Training Experiences, and Professional Expectations of US General Surgery Residents: A National Survey. JAMA 2009, 302: 1301-1308. PMID: 19773565, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.1386.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelCareer ChoiceClinical CompetenceCross-Sectional StudiesEducation, Medical, GraduateFemaleGeneral SurgeryHumansInternship and ResidencyJob SatisfactionLongitudinal StudiesMaleProspective StudiesResearch DesignSex FactorsStudents, MedicalSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsUS general surgery residentsGeneral surgery residentsSurgery residentsCross-sectional studyGeneral surgery residency programsCategorical general surgery residentsSurgery In-Training ExaminationResidency programsTraining yearSurgery residency programsSurgical residency programsPostgraduate year 2Postgraduate year 5In-Training ExaminationUnmet needYear 5Supportive peer relationshipsPrior yearSpecialty trainingNational surveyMost respondentsYear 2American BoardSources of strainPeer relationshipsThe Effect of Gender on the Clinical Clerkship Experiences of Female Medical Students: Results From a Qualitative Study
Babaria P, Abedin S, Nunez-Smith M. The Effect of Gender on the Clinical Clerkship Experiences of Female Medical Students: Results From a Qualitative Study. Academic Medicine 2009, 84: 859-866. PMID: 19550176, DOI: 10.1097/acm.0b013e3181a8130c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFemale medical studentsIssues of genderMedical studentsMedical educationWorkplace relationshipsNew England medical schoolsThird-year female medical studentsClinical clerkship experienceFirst clinical clerkshipPrior life experiencesQualitative studyStereotypical gender rolesClinical curriculumClerkship experienceClinical clerkshipsMedical schoolsUncomfortable situationRole of genderFemale studentsClinical supervisorsStudentsGender issuesDepth interviewsGender rolesSexual harassment
2008
Healthcare Workplace Conversations on Race and the Perspectives of Physicians of African Descent
Nunez-Smith M, Curry LA, Berg D, Krumholz HM, Bradley EH. Healthcare Workplace Conversations on Race and the Perspectives of Physicians of African Descent. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2008, 23: 1471-1476. PMID: 18618190, PMCID: PMC2518023, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0709-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAttitude of Health PersonnelBlack or African AmericanFemaleHealth FacilitiesHumansInterprofessional RelationsInterviews as TopicMaleMiddle AgedNew EnglandPhysiciansPrejudiceWorkplaceConceptsRace-related issuesAfrican descentRange of perspectivesRace-related concernsConstant comparative methodRace relationsQualitative interviewsExternal support systemsHonest dialogueProfessional identityWorkplace silenceFormal medical trainingWork experienceHealthcare experiencesWorkplace conversationsComparative methodSupportive environmentResultsFive themesRaceNew England statesPerspectiveHealthcare discriminationConversationConstructive wayHealthcare workforce