2024
Emergency medical services in Armenia: national call trends and future directions
Arzoumanian A, Agopian A, Hovhannisyan M, Chekijian S, Baghdassarian A. Emergency medical services in Armenia: national call trends and future directions. International Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2024, 17: 65. PMID: 38755551, PMCID: PMC11097514, DOI: 10.1186/s12245-024-00644-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower-middle income countriesHigh blood pressureMedical servicesEMS systemExacerbation of chronic conditionsPopulation health needsEffectiveness of public health interventionsAcute conditionsPredominant complaintBackgroundEmergency medical servicesEmergency medical servicesBlood pressurePublic health interventionsSystem improvement effortsAcute exacerbations of chronic conditionsEMS utilizationIn-hospital treatmentHealth interventionsHealth needsChronic conditionsImprovement effortsRural provincesIncome countriesAcute exacerbationHealth index
2023
Closing the gender pay gap in emergency medicine: Paradigms to consider for leaders, faculty, and trainees
Elia T, Temin E, Chekijian S, Raukar N, Gottlieb A. Closing the gender pay gap in emergency medicine: Paradigms to consider for leaders, faculty, and trainees. AEM Education And Training 2023, 7: s41-s47. PMID: 37383830, PMCID: PMC10294221, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10875.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Hybrid warfare and public health: Conflicts in Ukraine and Nagorno-Karabakh raise the alarm
Kricorian K, Khoshnood K, Chekijian S. Hybrid warfare and public health: Conflicts in Ukraine and Nagorno-Karabakh raise the alarm. Public Health In Practice 2022, 4: 100342. PMID: 36420420, PMCID: PMC9676215, DOI: 10.1016/j.puhip.2022.100342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStroke care in Armenia: Recent developments
Yeghiazaryan N, Isahakyan A, Zubalova L, Hovhannisyan Y, Sahakyan G, Chekijian S, Khachatryan S, Muratoglu M, Aghasaryan M, Babikian V. Stroke care in Armenia: Recent developments. European Stroke Journal 2022, 8: 28-34. PMID: 36793742, PMCID: PMC9923127, DOI: 10.1177/23969873221108739.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute stroke careStroke careMajor public health problemModern stroke careComprehensive stroke centerSixth leading causePublic health problemStroke teamStroke centersRevascularization proceduresLeading causeStroke expertsActive educational programsHealth problemsCareIncome countriesStrokeUnderserved partsMedical infrastructureEducational programsSubstantial advancesMortalityNursesPhysiciansCrisis leadership: a case for inclusion in accredited Master of Public Health program curricula
Hertelendy A, Chekijian S, McNulty E, Mitchell C, Grimes J, Durneva P, Ranse J, Voskanyan A, Nazarian V, Rawaf S, Tabche C, Ciottone G. Crisis leadership: a case for inclusion in accredited Master of Public Health program curricula. Public Health 2022, 209: 14-18. PMID: 35749926, DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2022.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntegrating crisis leadership in academic medicine
Chekijian S, Hertelendy A, McNulty E, Ciottone G. Integrating crisis leadership in academic medicine. BMJ Leader 2022, 6: 303-306. PMID: 36794603, DOI: 10.1136/leader-2021-000585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResponse to AAEM’s “Response to the Yale PA Residency Program”
Tsyrulnik A, Goldflam K, Coughlin R, Bod J, Chekijian S, Della-Giustina D. Response to AAEM’s “Response to the Yale PA Residency Program”. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 23: 54-55. PMID: 35060862, PMCID: PMC8782125, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2021.6.53820.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Advanced practice providers in academic emergency medicine: A national survey of chairs and program directors
Carpenter CR, Abrams S, Courtney DM, Dorner SC, Dyne P, Elia T, Jourdan DN, Kaji AH, Martin IBK, Mills AM, Nagasawa K, Pillow M, Reznek M, Starnes A, Temin E, Wolfe R, Chekijian S. Advanced practice providers in academic emergency medicine: A national survey of chairs and program directors. Academic Emergency Medicine 2021, 29: 184-192. PMID: 34860436, DOI: 10.1111/acem.14424.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency care and the patient experience: Using sentiment analysis and topic modeling to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
Chekijian S, Li H, Fodeh S. Emergency care and the patient experience: Using sentiment analysis and topic modeling to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Health And Technology 2021, 11: 1073-1082. PMID: 34414063, PMCID: PMC8363088, DOI: 10.1007/s12553-021-00585-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunication in the Time of COVID-19
Chekijian S. Communication in the Time of COVID-19. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 61: 789-791. PMID: 34551877, PMCID: PMC8346334, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.07.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational Awards and Female Emergency Physicians in the United States: Is the "Recognition Gap" Closing?
Fang AC, Chekijian SA, Zeidan AJ, Choo EK, Sethuraman KN. National Awards and Female Emergency Physicians in the United States: Is the "Recognition Gap" Closing? Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 61: 540-549. PMID: 34364703, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency systems in the Republic of Armenia: country in crisis or land of opportunity
Chekijian SA. Emergency systems in the Republic of Armenia: country in crisis or land of opportunity. European Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 28: 337-338. PMID: 33899774, DOI: 10.1097/mej.0000000000000831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchViolation of the Global Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabagh: A Viral Amplification of Aggression
Chekijian S, Bazarchyan A. Violation of the Global Ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabagh: A Viral Amplification of Aggression. Prehospital And Disaster Medicine 2021, 36: 129-130. PMID: 33509320, PMCID: PMC7889838, DOI: 10.1017/s1049023x21000121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHealthcare in transition in the Republic of Armenia: the evolution of emergency medical systems and directions forward
Chekijian S, Truzyan N, Stepanyan T, Bazarchyan A. Healthcare in transition in the Republic of Armenia: the evolution of emergency medical systems and directions forward. International Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 14: 5. PMID: 33435883, PMCID: PMC7802204, DOI: 10.1186/s12245-020-00328-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency careHospital-based emergency careEmergency care systemEmergency medical systemRespiratory failureCardiac arrestMyocardial infarctionAcute conditionsSpecialized careTraumatic injuryHeart attackAge groupsAmbulance servicesCare systemCareDepth key informant interviewsStrokePhysician workforceHealth documentsImplementation of a Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Within a Physician Residency
Tsyrulnik A, Goldflam K, Coughlin R, Wong AH, Ray JM, Bod J, Chekijian S, Della-Giustina D. Implementation of a Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Within a Physician Residency. Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 22: 45-48. PMID: 33439803, PMCID: PMC7806319, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.11.49052.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician assistantsEmergency medicine physician assistantsPostgraduate trainingEM residency trainingEmergency medicine residentsEM resident physiciansPhysician residency programsPhysician counterpartsHealthcare deliveryMedicine residentsResident physiciansTrainee cohortResidency programsDidactic curriculumResidency trainingPhysiciansDidactic programUltrasound experiencePilot studyFaculty evaluationsTrainingProgramPostgraduate programsInnovation reportAssistanceResponse to "Implementation of a Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Within a Physician Residency"
Tsyrulnik A, Goldflam K, Coughlin R, Bod J, Chekijian S, Della-Giustina D. Response to "Implementation of a Physician Assistant Emergency Medicine Residency Within a Physician Residency". Western Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 22: 49-49. PMID: 33439804, PMCID: PMC7806315, DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2020.12.51312.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development in the Republic of Armenia: The Evolution of Legislative and Regulatory Frameworks Post Transition
Chekijian S, Yedigaryan K, Bazarchyan A, Yaghjyan G, Sargsyan S. Continuing Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development in the Republic of Armenia: The Evolution of Legislative and Regulatory Frameworks Post Transition. Journal Of CME 2020, 10: 1853338. PMID: 33425482, PMCID: PMC7758054, DOI: 10.1080/21614083.2020.1853338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation between patient-physician gender concordance and patient experience scores. Is there gender bias?
Chekijian S, Kinsman J, Taylor RA, Ravi S, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Venkatesh A, Agrawal P. Association between patient-physician gender concordance and patient experience scores. Is there gender bias? The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 45: 476-482. PMID: 33069544, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.09.090.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient satisfaction surveyFemale patientsProvider scoresOverall assessment scoreEmergency departmentPatient satisfactionPhysician genderPatient-physician gender concordanceFemale physiciansAssessment scoresGender concordancePatient satisfaction survey dataSatisfaction surveyEffect of patientFemale emergency physiciansPatient experience scoresLogistic regression modelsCross-sectional analysisElectronic health recordsPatients' oddsAdult patientsPatient genderEmergency physiciansLower oddsEmergency careA Review of Interprofessional Variation in Education: Challenges and Considerations in the Growth of Advanced Practice Providers in Emergency Medicine
Chekijian SA, Elia TR, Horton JL, Baccari BM, Temin ES. A Review of Interprofessional Variation in Education: Challenges and Considerations in the Growth of Advanced Practice Providers in Emergency Medicine. AEM Education And Training 2020, 5: e10469. PMID: 33796808, PMCID: PMC7995928, DOI: 10.1002/aet2.10469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency Department Crowding and Other Intractable Problems
Sun B, Chekijian S. Emergency Department Crowding and Other Intractable Problems. NEJM Catalyst 2020, 1 DOI: 10.1056/cat.20.0061.Peer-Reviewed Original Research