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Michael Vincent DiCaro, Brianna Yee, KaChon Lei, Kavita Batra, and Buddha Dawn (all Medicine) have published an article titled, "Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," in JMIR Research Protocols. This article summarizes the latest, most comprehensive evidence…
Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented a virtual talk titled, “An Analysis of a 4E Pedagogical Framework for Experiential Learning of Public Health Doctoral Students” at the 11th International New York Conference On Evolving Trends in Interdisciplinary Research &…
Molly Ray, Kavita Batra, Kristina Domanski, and Ashley Barrile (all Medicine) presented their study titled "From Classroom to Clinical Practice: Incorporating Child Abuse Medicine into Emergency Medicine Resident Education" at the Western Medical Research Conference, held January 16-18, 2025, in Carmel, California. Dr. Ray, a former fellow in the…
Dr. Kavita Batra (Medicine) published a systematic review and meta-analysis in JHHS exploring the effects of external ankle support on balance control following muscle fatigue in individuals with ankle instability. With extensive expertise in systematic reviews and meta-analyses, Dr. Batra continues to build evidence supporting effective…
Dr. Kavita Batra (Medicine) published the article "Neurocognitive Evaluation of Visual Perception and Working Memory Using the Digital Pen (Anoto DP-201) Among Middle School Students with Learning Difficulties in the Moroccan Middle Atlas" in the Iranian Rehabilitation Journal (IRJ). This study explores the relationship between visual perception,…
Dr. Kavita Batra (Medicine), alongside researchers from Italy, Turkey, Morocco, Iran, Japan, China, and Argentina, co-authored the article "Mitigating Overconfidence Bias: A Cross-Sectional Pilot Study of Male Maintenance Workers in the Engineering Sector," published in the Journal of Health and Social Sciences. The findings highlight the need for…
Dr. Kavita Batra (Medicine), alongside a team of esteemed Italian researchers, co-authored a thought-provoking editorial titled "Addressing the Crises of Global Mental Health: War, Climate Change, and Technology," published in the Journal of Health and Social Sciences. In this editorial, Dr. Batra and her international colleagues examine the…
Asma Awan (Social and Behavioral Health) and Manoj Sharma (Social and Behavioral Health; Internal Medicine) presented a virtual paper titled, “Synthesizing a pedagogical analysis toward experiential learning of public health doctoral students,” at the 10th International Symposium on Current Developments in Science, Technology, and Social Sciences…
Dr. Elissa J. Palmer (Medicine), professor and chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine, has been awarded a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Health Care Administration, Leadership, and Management. The American Board of Medical Specialties approved this new subspecialty. Palmer met all criteria and passed the inaugural…
Grace J. Goodwin (Clinical Psychology) coauthored an article, "Neuropsychiatric symptoms predict rate of change in executive function in Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias," where she and fellow Cognitive Aging and Neuropsychological Equity (CANE) lab members Katie T. Singsank (Clinical Psychology), Denise Ruiz de Mendoza Lafont-…
Dr. Erum Chowdhry (Medicine), was awarded the "Outstanding Resident Award" at the Western Medical Research Conference in Carmel, California. She won the award for her presentation, "Improving the Implementation and Knowledge of the Asthma Action Plan (AAP) During the Well Child Visit." This presentation was developed from a quality improvement…
John Rafanan, Nabih Ghani, Sarah Kazemeini, Ahmed Nadeem-Tariq, Ryan Shih, and Thomas A. Vida (all Medicine) published "Modernizing Neuro-Oncology: The Impact of Imaging, Liquid Biopsies, and AI on Diagnosis and Treatment" in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.
Brain cancer remains one of the most formidable challenges in modern…