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The impact of emergency medicine residents on clinical productivity

Michael Pallaci, DO; Nick Jouriles, MD; Amanda dos Santos, MD; Jordan Miller, DO; M. David Gothard, MS; and David C. Seaberg, MD
The objective of this study is to measure the influence of emergency medicine residents on the clinical productivity of attending emergency physicians.
J Osteopath Med; 124(4): 141-145

Expansion of osteopathic medicine practitioner education on substance use disorders

Joanna Petrides, PsyD, MBS; Stuti Jha, PhD; Alexander Kowalski, DO; Suzanna Hosein, DO, MS; Philip B. Collins, DO; and Joshua Coren, DO
The goal of this study was to expand the education of osteopathic medical students and primary care residents in substance use disorders (SUDs) and measure the effect that education had on the attitudes and knowledge of student and residents about SUDs.
J Osteopath Med; 124(3): 115-119

Teaching ultrasound in osteopathic medical schools

Yuriy Slyvka, MD, PhD; and Jennifer L. Gwilym, DO
This study was designed to evaluate the current status of ultrasound teaching in colleges of osteopathic medicine with an emphasis on the inclusion of the ultrasound in osteopathic manipulative medicine training.
J Osteopath Med; 124(3): 107-113

An analysis of osteopathic medical students applying to surgical residencies following transition to a single graduate medical education accreditation system

Tyler K. Williamson, DO; Victor H. Martinez, BS; Desiree E. Ojo, MPH; Christian B. Allen, BS; Roberto Fernandez, BS; Jason Larson, BS; Martin Timoney, PhD; and Julieanne P. Sees, DO, MBA, FAOAO, FAOA, FAAOS
The goal of this study is to analyze the match outcomes and characteristics of osteopathic applicants applying to surgical specialties following the ACGME transition.
J Osteopath Med; 124(2): 51-59

An assessment of surgery core rotation quality at osteopathic medical schools

Taylor Casey, BS; Zachary Brennan, BS; Kenneth Pereira, BS; Grace Young, BS; Sarin N. Paluri, BS; and Craig Gudakunst, DO
The purpose of this study was to assess osteopathic medical student opinions of the quality of their surgical clerkships and to determine if good or poor experiences influenced their decision to continue pursuing surgery.
J Osteopath Med; 124(2): 61-67

Cognitive empathy of osteopathic students: a longitudinal study with data comparisons to the Project in Osteopathic Medical Education and Empathy (POMEE)

Bruce W. Newton, PhD; and Zachary T. Vaskalis, PhD
This study aims to measure the changes in student cognitive empathy as they progress through their undergraduate osteopathic medical education. Cognitive empathy scores are compared to the nationwide norms established by the Project in Osteopathic Medical Education and Empathy study Hojat et al.
J Osteopath Med; 124(1): 13-20

Impact of the USMLE Step 1 and COMLEX Level 1 transition to Pass/Fail on osteopathic medical student stress levels and board preparation

Debra (Anderson) Twardowski, DO; Jennifer Montemayor, PhD; Mark Payton, PhD; and Jacquelyn Waller, PharmD, BCPS
The objectives of this study are to assess the impact of USMLE Step 1 and COMLEX Level 1 grade scale transition on medical student stress, wellness, board preparation decisions, and future residency selection processes.
J Osteopath Med; 123(12): 563-569

Key factors for residency interview selection from the National Resident Matching Program: analysis of residency Program Director surveys, 2016–2020

Cooper L. Stone, DO; Godwin Y. Dogbey, PhD; John Falls, BS; and Yen-Ping Kuo, MS, PhD
In this study, the authors aim to synthesize National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) data showing factors that Program Directors reported and rated as important in their decision to select and invite applicants for interview.
J Osteopath Med; 123(11): 523-530

Ultrasound-assisted bony landmark palpation in untrained palpators

Jared W. Nichols, DO; Cindy Schmidt, MA, PhD; Dipika Raghuraman, MBS; and D’Arcy Turner, MASc
The study's objective was to identify whether utilizing ultrasound assistance in teaching palpation of specific thoracic vertebral bony landmarks would improve palpation accuracy in first-year medical students with no previous palpatory experience.
J Osteopath Med; 123(11): 531-535

A student-driven mindfulness curriculum for first-year osteopathic medical students: a pilot study

Christina Nielsen, BS; Sabrina Katz, BA; Meriah Parker, BS; Janelle Trefsgar, BS; Hend Bcharah, BS; Jacob Kalin, BS; Desiree Delavary, BA; Mark Brunk-Grady, MS; and Breanne Jaqua, DO, MPH
The objectives of this study are to assess student satisfaction with four student-selected and student-led mindfulness activities incorporated into mandatory small-group sessions, the immediate impact of these activities on student stress levels, and student use of these activities outside the mindfulness sessions.
J Osteopath Med; 123(10): 485-492