Featured Publications
Entrustable professional activities as a training and assessment framework in undergraduate medical education: A case study of a multi-institutional pilot
Encandela J, Shaull L, Jayas A, Amiel J, Brown D, Obeso V, Ryan M, Andriole D. Entrustable professional activities as a training and assessment framework in undergraduate medical education: A case study of a multi-institutional pilot. Medical Education Online 2023, 28: 2175405. PMID: 36794397, PMCID: PMC9937016, DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2023.2175405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCore Entrustable Professional ActivitiesEntrustable professional activitiesAmerican Medical CollegesEPA frameworkProfessional activityInter-school collaborationUndergraduate medical educationForm of assessmentHigh-stakes decisionsConstant comparative methodCurriculum reformStudent progressSchool capabilitySchool teamsFormative feedbackEPA implementationMedical educationImplementation experienceSchool progressSchoolsFurther implementation effortsStudentsCase studyConventional content analysisVaried perceptions
2021
Multifaceted Approach to Evaluation in a Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Rotation for Medical Students
Solotke MT, Crabtree J, Cron J, Kallen A, Encandela J, Vash-Margita A. Multifaceted Approach to Evaluation in a Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Rotation for Medical Students. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2021, 35: 270-276. PMID: 34906684, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2021.12.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildClinical CompetenceCurriculumGynecologyHumansPilot ProjectsProspective StudiesStudents, MedicalConceptsClinical knowledgeProspective pre-post studyClinical skillsPre-post studyEntrustable professional activitiesSignificant increaseT-testStudent's t-testClinical rotationsPost-rotation surveyMedical students' clinical skillsAdolescent gynecologyPilot studyCenter participantsMedical studentsStudents' clinical skillsMean pretest scoreGynecology rotationKnowledge/skill gapsMean posttest scoreFinal dayDescriptive statisticsSurvey settingsEntire populationScores
2020
Reviewing the Reviewer: Medical Student Course Feedback as a Marker of Professional Identity Formation.
Brennan-Wydra E, Encandela JA, Shenson D. Reviewing the Reviewer: Medical Student Course Feedback as a Marker of Professional Identity Formation. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2020, 93: 391-401. PMID: 32874144, PMCID: PMC7448391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCurriculumEducation, Medical, UndergraduateFeedbackHumansProfessionalismSchools, MedicalStudents, MedicalUnited StatesConceptsProfessional identity formationIdentity formationStudents' professional identity formationStudent course feedbackMedical school careersMedical student evaluationsFirst-year courseFirst-year studentsFull academic yearUsefulness of commentsSmall group sessionsCharacteristics of commentsOpen-ended commentsSchool careerStudent commentsStudent evaluationsSemester evaluationsAcademic yearCourse feedbackProfessional identityMedical studentsEvaluative commentsStudentsMedical traineesYale SchoolTeaching public speaking to medical students
Nie J, Torabi S, Peck C, Niles H, Encandela J. Teaching public speaking to medical students. The Clinical Teacher 2020, 17: 606-611. PMID: 32202383, DOI: 10.1111/tct.13153.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
A novel near‐peer reflective writing workshop
Herrick‐Reynolds K, Sewanan LR, Zheng DJ, Wang P, Encandela J, Shahu A, Reisman A. A novel near‐peer reflective writing workshop. The Clinical Teacher 2019, 16: 339-344. PMID: 31397104, DOI: 10.1111/tct.13057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPediatric 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 Research
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 levelsUtilization and Effectiveness of a Peer Advocate Program for Medical Students
Robledo-Gil T, Guo XM, Horien C, Herrin MA, Encandela J, Angoff NR. Utilization and Effectiveness of a Peer Advocate Program for Medical Students. Academic Psychiatry 2017, 42: 168-170. PMID: 28801888, DOI: 10.1007/s40596-017-0790-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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