scholarly journals COVID-19’s impact on faculty and staff at a School of Medicine in the US: what is the blueprint for the future?

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Gottenborg ◽  
Amy Yu ◽  
Roxana Naderi ◽  
Angela Keniston ◽  
Lauren McBeth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Medical Community ◽  
Inductive Method ◽  
Workplace Flexibility ◽  
Semantic Level ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
The Future ◽  
Faculty And Staff ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused unprecedented challenges within medical centers, revealing inequities embedded in the medical community and exposing fragile social support systems. While faculty and staff faced extraordinary demands in workplace duties, personal responsibilities also increased. The goal of this study was to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on personal and professional activities of faculty and staff in order to illuminate current challenges and explore solutions. Methods Qualitative, semi-structured group interviews involved faculty and staff at four affiliate sites within the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado, School of Medicine. Focus groups addressed the impact of COVID-19 on (1) Changes to roles and responsibilities at work and at home, (2) Resources utilized to manage these changes and, (3) Potential strategies for how the Department could assist faculty and staff. Thematic analysis was conducted using an inductive method at the semantic level to form themes and subthemes. Results Qualitative analysis of focus group transcripts revealed themes of: (1) Challenges and disparities experienced during the pandemic, (2) Disproportionate impact on women personally and professionally, (3) Institutional factors that contributed to wellness and burnout, and (4) Solutions and strategies to support faculty and staff. Within each of these themes were multiple subthemes including increased professional and personal demands, concern for personal safety, a sense of internal guilt, financial uncertainty, missed professional opportunities, and a negative impact on mentoring. Solutions were offered and included an emphasis on addressing preexisting inequities, the importance of community, and workplace flexibility. Conclusions The COVID-19 pandemic created burdens for already challenged faculty and staff in both their personal and professional lives. Swift action and advocacy by academic institutions is needed to support the lives and careers of our colleagues now and in the future.

scholarly journals The Personal and Professional Impact of COVID-19 on Faculty and Staff at an Academic Institution and a Blueprint for the Future: A Multi-Methods Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Gottenborg ◽  
Amy Yu ◽  
Roxana Naderi ◽  
Angela Keniston ◽  
Lauren McBeth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Internal Conflict ◽  
Medical Community ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
Faculty And Staff ◽  
Initial Survey ◽  
Social Support Systems ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused unprecedented challenges within medical centers, revealing inequities embedded in the medical community and exposing fragile social support systems. While faculty and staff faced extraordinary demands in workplace duties, personal responsibilities also increased. The goal of this study was to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on personal and professional activities of faculty and staff in order to illuminate current challenges and explore solutions. Methods:This is a multi-methods, prospective, observational study of faculty and staff within the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado, School of Medicine, comprised of four separate sites. Participants received a preliminary department-wide survey followed by an invitation to participate in focus groups addressing: (1) the impact on personal and professional activities, on (2) career advancement and promotion, and (3) potential strategies to assist faculty and staff. Qualitative analysis was performed for thematic content of the focus groups.Results: One hundred and fifty-one faculty and staff responded to the initial survey (11%), 28 faculty and staff participated in focus groups. Prior to the pandemic, male respondents spent 20.5 hours (+/- 18.2) on home responsibilities while women spent 28.8 hours (+/-17.9), and since, time spent on these responsibilities rose to 32.4 hours (+/- 18.4) and 49.6 hours (+/-29.0), respectively. Qualitative analysis of focus group transcripts revealed thematic domains: (1) changing domestic responsibilities, (2) changing workplace expectations, (3) the untenable nature of a return to “normal,” (4) an opportunity to address pre-existing inequities and (5) internal conflict and guilt. Solutions were offered and included an emphasis on the importance of community.Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic created burdens for already challenged faculty and staff in both their personal and professional lives, and for women in particular. Swift action and advocacy by academic institutions is needed to support the lives and careers of our colleagues.

Homophobia, the World of Sport, and Sport Psychology Consulting

1991 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 355-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Rotella ◽  
Mi Mi Murray
Keyword(s):  
Sport Psychology ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Human Potential ◽  
Sexual Preferences ◽  
Beliefs And Values ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Impact

Homophobia has been an issue of concern in the world of sport for decades. It has had a negative impact on the world of athletes, coaches, and sport psychology consultants. Both heterosexuals and homosexuals are affected. Homophobia has kept some from striving for excellence while interfering with and hindering some who pursued success in sport. Specialists in sport psychology who claim to care about the development of human potential in sport must be concerned about the impact of homophobia. An honest look at attitudes, beliefs, and values is a necessary step forward if change is to occur. A move in the direction of healthy acceptance of differing sexual preferences is suggested, along with an effective philosophy for doing so. A wish list for the future is included.

Greenland fjord productivity under climate change - multiproxy late-Holocene records from two contrasting fjord systems

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Bang Kvorning ◽  
Tania Beate Thomsen ◽  
Mimmi Oksman ◽  
Marit-Solveig Seidenkrantz ◽  
Christof Pearce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Primary Productivity ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Ice Sheet ◽  
Greenland Ice Sheet ◽  
Ice Age ◽  
Dinoflagellate Cyst ◽  
Coastal Marine ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Impact

<p>The Greenland Ice Sheet has been losing mass at an increasing rate over the past decades due to atmospheric and oceanic warming. As a result, freshwater discharge from the Greenland Ice sheet has doubled in the last two decades and is expected to strongly increase in the future, with a large impact on the functioning of coastal marine ecosystems. While glacier runoff delivers nutrients and labile carbon into the fjords, an increase in sediment inputs is expected to have a negative impact in primary productivity, due to increased turbidity and subsequent reduction in available light for photosynthesis. Bridging modern satellite, historical and paleo-records is a key approach, as our capacity to project future scenarios requires an understanding of long-term dynamics, and insight into past warm(er) climate periods that may serve as analogues for the future. We will present results from a master’s project developed within the framework of project GreenShift: Greenland fjord productivity under climate change. Two high-resolution sediment core records from two contrasting fjord systems in NE and SW Greenland were analysed to assess the impact of Greenland Ice Sheet melt on sediment fluxes and primary productivity, focusing on the time period from the Little Ice Age until present. The overall goal of this work is to gain a better understanding of the possible linkages between GIS melt and productivity in Greenland fjord systems, with a view to improve future projections. We followed a multiproxy approach including grain-size distribution, organic carbon and biogenic silica fluxes; and dinoflagellate cyst analyses. Our preliminary results show an overall trend towards sea-surface freshening in recent decades for both fjords influenced by land-terminating (NE) and marine-terminating (SW) glaciers, alongside with important differences both in terms of sedimentary organic composition and dinoflagellate cyst assemblages.  </p>

scholarly journals Tobacco Use as a Health Disparity: What Can Pediatric Clinicians Do?

Children ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyothi Nagraj Marbin ◽  
Valerie Gribben
Keyword(s):  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Secondhand Smoke ◽  
Health Disparity ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Health Policies ◽  
Medical Community ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
Vulnerable Communities ◽  
The Impact

Tobacco use is a global health crisis, and has a tremendous and negative impact on health and wellbeing. Tobacco use disproportionately affects members of vulnerable populations, and by acting on multiple socioecological levels, serves to perpetuate and reinforce cycles of poverty. Members of the pediatric medical community can play a key role in interrupting cycles of tobacco use. Providers can serve as powerful allies to vulnerable communities by treating tobacco use in caregivers, counseling youth against using tobacco products, protecting children from the impact of secondhand smoke exposure, and advocating for economic, social, and health policies to disrupt intergenerational smoking.

scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 on Orthopedic Surgery Fellowship Training: A Survey of Fellowship Program Directors

2021 ◽  
pp. 155633162110120
Author(s):  
Braiden M. Heaps ◽  
Jeffrey R. Dugas ◽  
Orr Limpisvasti
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Orthopedic Surgery ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
Fellowship Training ◽  
Fellowship Program ◽  
Orthopedic Surgeons ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Impact

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a wide-reaching impact. Graduate medical education of orthopedic surgeons was not spared from the jarring changes. Purpose: We sought to survey fellowship program directors in the field of orthopedic surgery about how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the education of the 2019 to 2020 and 2020 to 2021 fellowship classes and the future of their programs. Methods: In October 2020, an 18-item survey was distributed by an official of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) to the specialty societies that govern fellowship training. Each specialty society then distributed the survey to its respective program directors. A reminder email was sent during the enrollment period. Each respondent was able to complete the survey once. Survey questions were grouped into 3 sections: general information about the fellowship training programs, the impact of COVID-19 on the 2019 to 2020 fellowship class, and the future impact of COVID-19 on the fellowship training programs. Results: Of the 564 accredited orthopedic surgery fellowship programs in the United States, 190 directors responded. Of these, 73.59% reported COVID-19 had a negative impact on the 2019 to 2020 fellowship class. A normal distribution of responses was found regarding didactic and academic learning, research, and mentorship opportunities. A majority of respondents said they believe that there will be no negative impact on patient care the fellows provide in the years to come. Conclusion: Orthopedic surgery fellowship program directors acknowledged that while there were negative effects to training in the pandemic, they did not think these would negatively affect patient care provided by 2019 to 2020 fellows in the short and medium term. They also reported positive outcomes from the experience of the pandemic, including new ways to educate fellows.

scholarly journals The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the professional activities and health of ophthalmologists in the Russian Federation. Results of an online survey

2021 ◽  
pp. 66-78
Author(s):  
E.V. Kechin ◽  
◽  
A.V. Doga ◽  
N.S. Khodjaev ◽  
K.D. Tonaeva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Professional Literature ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Impact

Purpose. To study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the professional activities and health of ophthalmologists in the Russian Federation. Material and methods. The All-Russian online survey of ophthalmologists «Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the professional activity, lifestyle and health of ophthalmologists in the Russian Federation» was conducted. The results are presented in % of those respondents who are engaged in the relevant activity. Results. The survey involved 582 ophthalmologists from various regions of Russia. In April 2020 (in the first month of non-working days throughout the Russian Federation), the work load as a whole became less than usual for 54.8% of respondents. In addition, 18.4% of respondents stated that they did not work during the entire April 2020. The number of face-to-face consultations decreased in 74.3% of the surveyed ophthalmologists. The number of telemedicine consultations decreased in 27.0% of respondents, and increased in 34.1%. The number of emergency and urgent surgery decreased in 25.0% of respondents, and increased in 23.2%. The number of planned surgery decreased in 80.4% of respondents. 23.9% of respondents began to provide medical care in an additional and new profile of ophthalmological care (which they do not usually do). Salaries in April 2020 decreased for 66.7% of respondents, in August 2020 – in 41.4% of respondents. Ophthalmologists have become more engaged in the study of professional literature on ophthalmology and coronavirus, as well as writing scientific products (articles, patents, etc.), preparing reports and presenting them. In 57.8% of cases of infection of ophthalmologists with COVID-19 was associated with their professional activities and 37.3% of infection with an ophthalmic patient. In 83.3% of cases, ophthalmologists were treated for COVID-19 on an outpatient, in 16.7% of cases – in an inpatient. In 66.7% of cases the health status of ophthalmologists after the coronavirus infection COVID-19 was poor. Conclusion. The COVID-19 pandemic had negative impact on the professional activity and health of ophthalmologists in the Russian Federation. Key words: pandemic, COVID-19, new coronavirus infection, ophthalmologists.

DYNAMICS OF SELF-RELATIONSHIP OF STUDENTS-PSYCHOLOGISTS IN THE PROCESS OF PROFFESIONALIZATION

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 25-31
Author(s):  
Kolomiets E.A. ◽  
Kolesnikova G.Y. ◽  
Galaktionov I.V.
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Self Development ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact

This article examines the problem of self-relationship of students-psychologists in the process of professionalization, on the basis of correlation and factor analysis is compared two groups of subjects of junior and senior courses with varying degrees of involvement in the professional activities of a psychologist, analyzes the causes and possible results of changes in self-relationship. The article established the following patterns: motivational and semantic mechanisms of self-development assume the impact on the personality of the future specialist through a change in the meaning of activity. Depending on the level of self-fulfillment of the individual, the appropriate dynamic semantic systems were allocated at different stages of the training. External negative motivation, as professionalization begins to correlate more strongly with both self-esteem and global self-relationship. This is a consequence of the abandonment of externally asked forms of activity in favor of the growth of self-determinized motivational tendencies. The role of external evaluation does not decrease, but the tolerance for being in a highly competitive environment increases. Negative external assessments activate the desire to confirm the level of global self-relationship. Factor analysis allowed us to identify an integral complex of "primary professionalization" that combines high resistance to external negative effects on self-esteem, high conceit, as well as professionally important for the psychologist traits of sensitivity and propensity to carefully analyze behavior. The impact on the formation of a professional psychologist during the course of training can be distinguished by how objectively they are, or perceived subjectively significant for students as controlling, informing or amotivating, how much weight their contribution to the formation of internal motivation of the individual. In particular, the study found that changes in self-relationship at different stages of professionalization lead to the development of sensitivity as a factor of empathy, a number of qualities become self-determinized depending on the degree of importance for the future profession.

scholarly journals On the Distinctive Features of the Modern Scientific Culture

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-202
Author(s):  
Zhicong Shang
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Scientific Culture ◽  
Distinctive Features ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Intuitive Thinking ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Made In

Remarkable strides have been made in science ever since the scientific revolution in the 17th century, and the scientific community continues to prosper today. In its professional activities and social life, this community has created a scientific culture that is increasingly prosperous and is having a significant impact on the development of human culture. The scientific culture has distinctive features that are different from those of the literary culture. For example, it emphasizes the decisive role of objective examination in the course of enquiry to reduce the impact of the subjectivity of researchers on the results. It also stresses the objectivity of knowledge and testing that objectivity through reproducibility. It favours experimental and mathematical approaches while underestimating the roles of imaginal and intuitive thinking, and advocates the values of utilitarianism. This paper concludes that the distinctive features of the scientific culture should be examined in the course of its current development to eliminate the negative impact of utilitarianism.

scholarly journals The Impact of COVID-19 on the Work of Property Valuers: A Glance at the Polish State of Play

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 378
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Uhruska ◽  
Agnieszka Małkowska
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Significant Problem ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Property Valuation ◽  
Valuation Process ◽  
The Impact

This article presents how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the valuation profession in Poland in the early stages of its most severe restrictions and limitations. This study is the first to investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the professional activities of property valuers. In particular, it aims to identify the difficulties associated with valuers’ activities during the first lockdown and the impact of restrictions on business performance. The data analyzed come from a survey of Polish valuers in September 2020. The questions were of a closed-ended nature. Using a five-point Likert scale, respondents expressed their opinions on the difficulties and benefits of their work in the first COVID-19 period. The results show that the respondents experienced difficulties related to the pandemic and noted its negative impact on business performance. The most significant problem was the limited access to public institutions supporting the valuation process and providing market data on real estate transactions. The respondents also indicated other problems related to property valuation, as well as some positive effects for their business.

PROFESSIONAL MOTIVATION AS AN INTERNAL FACTOR OF THE PROFESSIONALISM DEVELOPMENT OF THE FUTURE MANAGER

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 107-112
Author(s):  
M. Kupchak ◽  
A. Samilo
Keyword(s):  
Professional Training ◽  
Sense Of Self ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Empirical Observation ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Professional Characteristics ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Introduction. Motivation is considered one of the most important units in the structure of professional activity of a specialist manager. It is the motivational component that has the greatest impact on the professional activities and behaviour of staff. Personal satisfaction from a job well done gives employees a sense of self-confidence, stimulates them to self-realization. If in the management process such an opportunity is given to employees, their work is effective, the motives of professional activity - high, and motivational management - the most effective. Purpose.The purpose of the work is to theoretically substantiate the problems of professional motivation and motivational management and to test their impact on the development of professionalism of the future manager. Methods.In order to clarify the peculiarities of the development of professionalism of the future manager in the work used the following research methods: theoretical - the study of psychological and pedagogical literature on the research problem; systematic and analytical methods for determining the leading definitions and their theoretical justifi-cation, as well as for analysing the problem of professional success of the individual in connection with personal and professional characteristics; empirical - observation, survey, questionnaire, testing, forecasting in order to study the theory of the influence of motives to achieve a choice in the profession.Results.The article substantiates the concept of "motives of professional activity" and clarifies the impact of var-ious psychological, personal and professional characteristics on the effectiveness and efficiency of training a specialist and the implementation of professional activities. The peculiarities of effective motivational management in the structure of professional activity of a person-specialist, as well as the system of motivation in professional training are determined. The motivational sphere of professional activity of future specialists of higher education institutions is investigated. Pe-culiarities of motivational choice of professional activity of a specialist are studied. An analysis of the problem of profes-sional success of the individual in connection with personal and professional characteristics. Conclusion.Professional motivation is considered as an internal driving factor in the development of profession-alism of the future manager, as well as an important management mechanism of motivational management, which is an indisputable means of effective functioning of the organization. Motivation serves as an internal condition for further improvement of personality, ensures the sustainability of its professional views, acts as a stimulator not only of values, but also intellectual, emotional and volitional processes, affects the overall results of professional activity.

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