SMJ articles in the category "pandemic"

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Pivoting during a Pandemic: Reimagining Intern Orientation EPA-Based OSCE

Objectives: Objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) provide reliable and standardized means for assessing the performance of specific clinical skills. Our previous experience with entrustable professional activity-based multidisciplinary OSCEs suggests that this exercise offers just-in-time baseline information regarding critical intern skills. The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic forced medical education programs to…

Posted in: feedback 6 pandemic 8

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Retrospective Study of Psychiatric Hospitalizations in a West Texas Mental Health Treatment Facility during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Objectives: The association between the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and adverse mental health outcomes has been well documented; however, little is known about its impact in rural areas of the United States. This study aims to characterize and compare inpatient psychiatric admissions in West Texas before and during the initial…

Posted in: COVID-19 55 hospital admission 2 lockdown 2 mental health 22 pandemic 8

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CME Article: Is It All COVID-19? Resident Distress and Reasons for It in 2020

Objective: For resident wellness, it is important to understand and discern the relative contributions of each factor to resident stress. Methods: After institutional review board approval, a 20-question survey instrument was provided to 90 residents across four specialties (Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, General Surgery, and Orthopedic Surgery) at a university-affiliated…

Posted in: pandemic 8 residents 10 wellness 7

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Health Disparities of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Texas, March–July 2020

Objectives: Although disparities in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevalence are known, knowledge of the recent surge of COVID-19 in Texas and factors affecting fatality rates is limited. Understanding the health disparities associated with COVID-19 can help healthcare professionals determine the populations that are most in need of COVID-19 preventive care…

Posted in: COVID-19 55 morbidity 5 mortality 38 pandemic 8 Texas 13

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Effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the Practice of Otolaryngology

Objectives: Otolaryngologists in Texas have been greatly affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Executive orders and professional recommendations have changed the way otolaryngologists practice. The objective of the study was to determine the effect of COVID-19 on otolaryngologists in the state of Texas. Methods: We surveyed the Texas…

Posted in: burnout 29 COVID-19 55 otolaryngology 3 pandemic 8 Texas 13

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COVID-19 Impact on Orthopedic Surgeons: Elective Procedures, Telehealth, and Income

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to investigate the response in orthopedic surgery to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic across the United States by surveying surgeons about their care setting, timing of restrictions on elective surgery, use of telehealth, and estimated economic impact. Methods: A survey was distributed…

Posted in: COVID-19 55 orthopaedic surgery 3 pandemic 8 telehealth 6

Review Article

Responding to COVID-19: Perspectives on Curricular Changes in a Rural Medical School

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) rapidly led to global human devastation, including multiple deaths, sicknesses, and financial reverberations across many individuals and communities. As COVID-19 gained its foothold in the United States, medical school administrators, faculty, and students had to undergo rapid change to mitigate the disease spread, putting all parties…

Posted in: COVID-19 55 curriculum 16 medical education 74 pandemic 8

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Experience with Pandemic 2009 H1N1 Influenza in a Large Pediatric Hospital

Objective: In 2009, a new strain of influenza A, H1N1, was detected in two children in the United States. It spread quickly and became pandemic (pH1N1), disproportionately affecting children. The aim of the present study was to describe our experience with pH1N1 in a large pediatric hospital. Methods: We reviewed…

Posted in: epidemiology 36 Influenza 4 pandemic 8 pediatrics 33 primary health care 3
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