Article
Education & Educational Research
Alexandra Imperato, Lisa Strano-Paul
Summary: The study analyzed the impact of structured Reflection Rounds on self-reported empathy and emotional intelligence scores for third-year medical students. Participation in Reflection Rounds was associated with an increase in empathy scores, while no significant difference in emotional intelligence scores was observed post-intervention. Reflection Rounds may serve as a way to prevent the decline in empathy often seen in medical students as they progress through their training.
ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Reyhane Hizomi Arani, Zohrehsadat Naji, Ali Moradi, Seyed Vahid Shariat, Sara Mirzamohamadi, Payman Salamati
Summary: The study revealed that the developmental factors of empathy among medical students were significantly associated with the academic year level, level of interest in medicine, and passing the empathy courses. Further research is recommended.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Nayla M. Khoury, Joanna L. Suser, Lauren J. Germain, Kathryn Myers, Amy E. Caruso Brown, Francis G. Lu
Summary: This study evaluates the effectiveness of a cultural competence and humility intervention for third-year medical students by assessing changes in clinical evaluation assessments in patient encounters. The results show that students who completed the intervention demonstrated greater clinical competency, especially in relating to patients and demonstrating accountability, contribution, and commitment to patient care. The study suggests that brief educational interventions may improve medical students' clinical competencies.
ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Yusuke Fukuyasu, Hitomi U. Kataoka, Miwako Honda, Toshihide Iwase, Hiroko Ogawa, Masaru Sato, Mayu Watanabe, Chikako Fujii, Jun Wada, Jennifer DeSantis, Mohammadreza Hojat, Joseph S. Gonnella
Summary: This six-year longitudinal study showed that participation in communication skills training and Humanitude training programs had significant short-term positive effects for enhancing empathy among medical students, but did not have a sustained effect in the long term.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
G. C. Krishna Bahadur, Amit Arjyal, Amanda Helen Douglas, Madhusudan Subedi, Rajesh Gongal
Summary: This study evaluates the impact of a Medical Humanities Module on the empathy of first-year medical students in Nepal. The study uses the Jefferson Scale of Empathy-Student version to measure empathy scores before and after the module. The results show a significant increase in empathy scores after the module, indicating that teaching Medical Humanities can improve empathy in medical students.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Krzysztof Sobczak, Agata Zdun-Ryzewska, Agata Rudnik
Summary: This study found that university students preparing for medical professions have lower levels of empathy compared to students studying in non-medical programs, and empathy tends to decrease after the third year of studies regardless of university type. Students with Asperger profile and high-functioning autism are more likely to study in universities preparing for medical professions. It is recommended to introduce career counseling when choosing a specialization.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Thais Perissotto, Thamires Clair Rodrigues Pereira da Silva, Fabricio Petermann Choueiri Miskulin, Mariana Berwerth Pereira, Beatriz Astolfi Neves, Beatriz Cantieri Almeida, Amanda Victoria Casagrande, Salma Rose Imanari Ribeiz, Paula Villela Nunes
Summary: This study examined the mental burden and empathy of medical students during the early period of the COVID-19 pandemic, finding higher levels of mental stress in first-year students who may lack resources and social support networks.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Elisabeth Assing Hvidt, Anne Ulso, Cecilie Valentin Thorngreen, Jens Sondergaard, Christina Maar Andersen
Summary: This study explored Danish medical students' understanding and reflections on the inclusion of medical humanities in medical education, including clinical practice. The findings reveal that medical humanities play a subordinate role in the educational system, and there is a lack of structural empathy incentives in clinical curriculum. A focus on the values, norms, and structures of medical education systems is needed to promote the strong inclusion of medical humanities.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Emma R. Stanislawski, Alexandra Saali, Elizabeth B. Magill, Richa Deshpande, Vedika Kumar, Chi Chan, Alicia Hurtado, Dennis S. Charney, Jonathan Ripp, Craig L. Katz
Summary: This study examined the psychological well-being of third year medical students during clinical rotations at Mount Sinai hospitals in New York City throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Surveys were conducted quarterly, anonymously, and online, covering psychological symptoms, risk and protective factors, coping strategies, demographics, COVID-19 concerns, and stressful events during clerkships. The findings revealed that a significant number of students experienced depression, anxiety, or PTSD during the year, with the highest prevalence in June 2020. COVID-19 worries decreased over time but did not have an impact on psychological symptoms at the end of the year. Factors such as baseline psychological distress, childhood emotional abuse, and resilience were found to predict depression, anxiety, and/or PTSD at the end of the year. This study emphasizes the importance of recognizing and addressing psychological distress among medical students.
PSYCHIATRY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Shin Ah Kim, Young-Mee Lee, Stephan Hamann, Sang Hee Kim
Summary: This study used a neuroscientific approach to investigate empathy in medical students and found differences in emotional and cognitive empathy towards patients between medical students and nonmedical students. The results indicated that medical students showed decreased activity in the temporoparietal region implicated in mentalizing under the patient perspective condition compared to nonmedical students. This study highlights the cognitive empathy system as the primary locus of brain differences associated with empathy towards patients in medical students.
ADVANCES IN HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Gilles Guihard
Summary: Empathy is crucial for understanding others' mental states and differentiating oneself from others. This study analyzed the measurement invariance of French IRI and JSE-s scales, and found differences in empathy between cisgender groups. It provides new insights and a robust methodology to improve the reliability of empathy scales.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Stefano Ardenghi, Selena Russo, Marco Bani, Giulia Rampoldi, Maria Grazia Strepparava
Summary: This study investigated the most used coping strategies among Italian medical students and explored gender differences as well as the impact of empathy on coping. The findings showed that females scored higher on social support and transcendent orientation. Empathic concern was positively associated with social support and transcendent orientation. The study suggests that educational and psychological counseling interventions targeting empathy should be implemented in the early years of medical education to help students cope effectively with the emotional distress associated with medical school.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
Yann Nguyen, Alexandre Nuzzo, Ariane Gross, Oceane Minka, Matthieu Lilamand, Geoffrey Rossi, Manuel Sanchez, Catherine Legue, Annabelle Pourbaix, Alexy Tran Dinh, Sacha Rozencwajg, Lina Khider, Nathan Peiffer-Smadja, Donia Bouzid, Albert Faye, Tristan Mirault, Victoire de Lastours
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the educational value of third-year medical students' participation in OSCE as standardized patients. The results showed that students who participated in OSCE as standardized patients performed better in their own subsequent OSCE exams and perceived beneficial effects on reducing stress, increasing preparedness, and improving communication skills. Therefore, this approach could be widely generalized to enhance student performance.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Charee M. Thompson, Anna M. Kerr
Summary: This study found that medical students' attitudes towards feedback from preceptors may change during the third year of medical school and are influenced by identity-related factors. Impostor syndrome and identification with the profession are key factors in determining feedback orientation. These findings have implications for improving medical students' attitudes towards feedback.
ADVANCES IN HEALTH SCIENCES EDUCATION
(2023)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Elina Paloniemi, Ilona Mikkola, Ritva Vatjus, Jari Jokelainen, Markku Timonen, Maria Hagnaes
Summary: The study found that male dental students had lower levels of empathy compared to male medical students, while also demonstrating a positive correlation between empathy and self-reflection among both groups and genders. Further research in this field is recommended.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Swapna Karkare, Moshe Fridman, Tam Dang-Tan, Jingsong Lu, B. Gabriel Smolarz, Mitch DeKoven, Neeraj N. Iyer
JOURNAL OF MANAGED CARE & SPECIALTY PHARMACY
(2019)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Monica Castle, Nancy Fiedler, Lilliana Claudia Pop, Stephen J. Schneider, Yvette Schlussel, Deeptha Sukumar, Lihong Hao, Sue A. Shapses
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2020)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Lihong Hao, Jeffrey L. Carson, Yvette Schlussel, Helaine Noveck, Sue A. Shapses
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
(2020)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Mina Kabiri, Alison Sexton Ward, Abhilasha Ramasamy, Emma van Eijndhoven, Rahul Ganguly, B. Gabriel Smolarz, Tracy Zvenyach, Dana P. Goldman, James R. Baumgardner
Article
Education & Educational Research
W. Scott Butsch, Robert F. Kushner, Susan Alford, B. Gabriel Smolarz
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2020)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
A. Kreitman, S. H. Schneider, L. Hao, Y. Schlussel, N. T. Bello, S. A. Shapses
Summary: The study found that attenuating postprandial glycemic indices with an alpha-GI significantly decreases postprandial bone resorption, which can be explained by the increase in GLP-1.
OSTEOPOROSIS INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Primary Health Care
Susan Rosenthal, Yvette Schlussel, Mary Bit Yaden, Jennifer DeSantis, Kathryn Trayes, Charles Pohl, Mohammadreza Hojat
Summary: The study found that a high level of imposter phenomenon exists among first-year medical students, and this phenomenon significantly increases by the end of the academic year. Higher imposter phenomenon scores are significantly associated with lower levels of self-compassion, sociability, self-esteem, and higher levels of neuroticism/anxiety.
Article
Primary Health Care
Manuela Orjuela-Grimm, W. Scott Butsch, Silvia Bhatt-Carreno, B. Gabriel Smolarz, Goutham Rao
Summary: Family medicine residency programs in the United States lack comprehensive approaches in obesity training, with limited coverage in pharmacotherapy and weight stigma. Many program leaders recognize the importance of obesity-related education, but expanding training is hindered by curriculum constraints and lack of faculty expertise. Few directors believe their residents are adequately prepared to manage patients with obesity upon completion of training.
BMC FAMILY PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Arshiya Mariam, Galen Miller-Atkins, Kevin M. Pantalone, Neeraj Iyer, Anita D. Misra-Hebert, Alex Milinovich, Janine Bauman, Michelle Mocarski, Abhilasha Ramasamy, B. Gabriel Smolarz, Todd M. Hobbs, Robert S. Zimmerman, Bartolome Burguera, Michael W. Kattan, Daniel M. Rotroff
Summary: This study evaluated the health outcomes associated with weight loss in individuals with obesity using electronic health records. The findings showed that weight loss was linked to a reduced incidence of various chronic and acute diseases, psychological and metabolic disorders. However, weight loss of over 10% was associated with an increased incidence of certain outcomes, such as stroke and substance abuse, which were attenuated by disease burden adjustments. Overall, after adjustments for comorbidity burden and healthcare utilization, weight loss was associated with a reduction in the risk of many adverse outcomes.
DIABETES OBESITY & METABOLISM
(2021)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Lisa Bailey-Davis, G. Craig Wood, Peter Benotti, Adam Cook, James Dove, Jacob Mowery, Abhilasha Ramasamy, Neeraj N. Iyer, B. Gabriel Smolarz, Neela Kumar, Christopher D. Still
Summary: Sustained weight loss was found to be associated with a delayed onset of cardiometabolic diseases in adults, with the group maintaining weight loss having the lowest risk and longest time to develop conditions. Additionally, a greater magnitude of weight loss was correlated with even further delayed onset of these diseases.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
G. Craig Wood, Lisa Bailey-Davis, Peter Benotti, Adam Cook, James Dove, Jacob Mowery, Abhilasha Ramasamy, Neeraj Iyer, B. Gabriel Smolarz, Neela Kumar, Christopher D. Still
Summary: The study found that sustained weight loss is associated with greater clinical benefits compared to short-term weight rebound and obesity maintenance. The magnitude of weight loss is related to delayed onset of osteoarthritis and decreased healthcare resource utilization.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Mina Kabiri, Alison Sexton Ward, Abhilasha Ramasamy, Rebecca Kee, Rahul Ganguly, Brian Gabriel Smolarz, Tracy Zvenyach, James R. Baumgardner, Dana P. Goldman
Summary: While substantial public health investment in anti-smoking initiatives has been beneficial, there has been a lack of similar investment in reducing obesity. Using a simulation model, it was found that 100% uptake of anti-obesity medications could lead to significant savings in Medicare and Medicaid spending, as well as an increase in government tax revenues, resulting in a net benefit of $746.6 billion.
INQUIRY-THE JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION PROVISION AND FINANCING
(2021)
Article
Education, Scientific Disciplines
W. Scott Butsch, Kathryn Robison, Ranita Sharma, Julianne Knecht, B. Gabriel Smolarz
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND CURRICULAR DEVELOPMENT
(2020)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Eleanor O. Caplan, Pravin S. Kamble, Raymond A. Harvey, B. Gabriel Smolarz, Andrew Renda, Jonathan R. Bouchard, Joanna C. Huang
CURRENT MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OPINION
(2018)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
R. L. Kolotkin, B. Gabriel Smolarz, H. H. Meincke, K. Fujioka
