2018
Near-Peer Teaching Outreach Programs to Increase Minority Physician Recruitment
Linderman W, Apostolopoulos N, Gopal A, Encandela J, Teng C, Nwanyanwu K, Forster S. Near-Peer Teaching Outreach Programs to Increase Minority Physician Recruitment. Journal Of Academic Ophthalmology 2018, 10: e122-e126. DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1667202.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNear-peer teachersHigh school studentsCareer pathsPeer teachersStudents' knowledgeSchool studentsOutreach programsMinority high school studentsInner-city high school studentsTeachers' career pathsNear-peer teachingPairwise t-test comparisonsPotential career pathsEducational outreach programPhysician recruitmentTeaching modelTeacher satisfactionTeachersPosttest surveysStudentsQualitative responsesProgram daysTraining surveyTeachingT-test comparisons
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