Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Measures Capture the Patient Experience
In a JAMA article, Drs. Bryce Reeve and Kevin Weinfurt define PROs, discuss their importance and limitations, and interpret an outcome using a real-world example.
Carl Mhina Will Make an Impact With His PhD in Pop Health Sciences
Carl will focus on implementation sciences when he starts his PhD in Fall 2022.
Congratulations to our LEADER Alumni
Congratulations to Drs. Anna Hung and Sudha Raman! They are now alumni of the LEADER Program and well-versed in leadership, team building, and developing and managing their own research programs.
What's Happening With Your Health Data?
There's a hidden business in trafficking your health information that you may not know exists. Dr. Eric Perakslis, a leader in privacy and de-identified data, says it's time for reform. Read more in STAT News.
Recent MS Graduate and MD Student, Sonali Biswas, Wants to Provide Better Care for Transgender Teams
Through a qualitative study, Sonali Biswas finds valuable insights into the complexity of the transgender experience and how providers can improve care.
How Do You Improve Health Equity for Older People With Serious Illnesses?
One answer is payment reform. In the Journal Of The American Geriatrics Society, Dr. Brystana Kaufman and team provide 4 key considerations when designing value-based payment models, an increasingly used healthcare payment method for older adults.
Healthcare Workers Experience Moral Injury
Using data from the HERO Registry (Healthcare Worker Exposure Response and Outcomes), Emily O'Brien, PhD, and colleagues found that healthcare workers during COVID have experienced moral injury—when actions conflict with beliefs—at similar rates to vets who served after 9/11. Read more in Helio
Clinicians and Children Report Symptom Burden Differently
Clinicians & children with cancer report symptom burden differently: clinicians consistently downgrade symptoms. Dr. Bryce Reeve & team find enhancing the child’s voice through surveys can improve cancer care and identify effective treatments
Lesley Curtis, PhD, Honored With Faculty Award
Dr. Lesley Curtis is one of three faculty who received the School of Medicine's 2022 Excellence in Professionalism Award. Congratulations!
Breast Cancer Research Has Implications In and Beyond Africa
Dr. Tomi Akinyemiju and team study breast cancer in Nigeria to understand the drivers of biologically distinct forms among women of African descent. In a recent podcast, hear how their findings could have important implications within and beyond the African continent. Listen now