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2005 Summer Research Projects
Research Interest:
Gerald Jogerst Type of Research: Clinical Area of Research Interest: Family Practice physicians and elder abuse Description of Possible Research Projects: The purpose of this study is to survey and interview family practice physician members of IRENE to determine the perceived magnitude of elder abuse, physician awareness of applicable state laws, physician screening process, and barriers to reporting suspected cases of abuse. Methods The Elder Abuse Questionnaire was a questionnaire used to survey a random sample of 3,000 American College of Emergency Physicians (Jones, Veenstra, Seamon, & Krohmer, 1997). It has been revised for use with physicians in family practice. It will be pilot tested by Department of Family Medicine physicians. Iowa family practice physician's perceived magnitude of elder abuse, physician awareness of applicable state laws, physician screening process, and barriers to reporting suspected cases would be identified. A comparison will be made with the previous survey of emergency physicians. The interviews will provide insight into the reporting process and what problems are encountered. Contact
Paul James, MD Description of Possible Research Projects: Concerns about the quality of community-based ambulatory instruction led to the development of a student assessment, the 33-item MedEdIQ, which measures the instructional quality along four constructs: 1) preceptor activity, 2) learning environment, 3) learning opportunities and 4) learner involvement. Early studies established the reliability of this instrument and documented its usefulness in improving instructional quality. A more recent study of first and third year students in primary care experiences assessed 249 clinical sites between 1996-2000 found that the MedEdIQ reliably distinguished between sites on three domains of instructional quality separate from the preceptor. The MedEdIQ is currently being used by students in 10 medical schools to evaluate ambulatory clinical experiences. Projects for a summer research student could involve looking at the MedEdIQ constructs in relation to demographic and sociological variables such as gender of student or preceptor and medically underserved communities where the preceptor is located. Projects of particular interest to the student could be discussed with Dr. James Contact
Clarence Kreiter Description of Possible Research Projects: Studies (1) have shown institutional selectivity measures add little or no incremental prediction of medical school performance beyond that provided by the MCAT and undergraduate GPA (uGPA). This finding led Blue et al. (1) to conclude: " that using institutional selectivity indices or categorizations as an admission characteristic may not be necessary." However, questions remain regarding whether the redundancy in prediction (multicollinearity) of the institutional selectivity index can justify a recommendation that selectivity measures are unnecessary for selecting the most successful applicants. Since selection procedures require the use of our best predictors, and it has been shown that the selectivity indexes correlates with medical school performance, it seems likely that an institutionally adjusted uGPA might outperform an unadjusted measure. The HERI index provides a measure of institutional selectivity. Admissions personnel have used it as a means of putting an applicant's uGPA in perspective. This information might be useful in providing admissions personnel a method of normatively evaluating an applicants GPA. The usefulness of this index in interpreting or adjusting GPA rests on the assumption that the grading process within the institutions is impacted by competitive factors. In other words, if college specific normative processes operate in the assignment of grades, grades from across institutions are more meaningfully compared when adjusted to a national normative scale. The usefulness in admissions of a GPA transformed to a common scale might prove useful in admissions by generating a measure more appropriate for comparative purposes when students come from a wide range of undergraduate institutions. Blue et al, (1) suggested that the admission process could not be improved with the inclusion of an institutional selectivity index. However it is important to note that these results do not necessarily indicate that an adjusted GPA would fail to enhance prediction and improve selection. Indeed, if GPA is employed along with MCAT in ranking students for admission, an adjusted GPA might significantly enhance the ability to select high performing students. Both GPA and MCAT contribute unique information to the prediction of medical school performance. Important questions remain regarding the outcome of using adjusted versus unadjusted GPAs in conjunction with MCAT scores. Reference 1. Blue, A. V., Gilbert. G. E., Elam, C. L. & Basco, W. T. Does institutional selectivity aid in the prediction of medical school performance? Academic Medicine 2000, 75:S31-S33. Contact
Mark A. Graber, MD Note: These projects will be done in conjunction with the Emergency Department Description of Possible Research Projects:
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Barcey Levy Other areas of interest include preventive health care and women's health Description of Possible Research Projects: Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death and leads to 57,000 deaths each year. This cancer can be cured if detected early. However, many eligible patients do not receive screening. There are 3 parts to this study which is being submitted to NIH for funding. We wish to determine physician specific, patient specific and practice specific reasons for colon cancer screening. The student or students working on this project will have ample opportunity to be involved in setting up the project with interested physicians, completing chart reviews, and conducting telephone interviews with patients. Contact
To apply for a project, visit http://www.medicine.uiowa.edu/imsrp/components/srf/ Past Research Student Projects Medical Students:
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