The foundations of interdisciplinary fellowship training in adolescent medicine in the United States

2016 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terrill Bravender
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fellowship Training ◽  
Board Certification ◽  
Adolescent Medicine ◽  
Developmental Approach ◽  
Training Requirements ◽  
Program Accreditation ◽  
The Us ◽  
And Training

Abstract The field of adolescent medicine, having developed from the specialty of Pediatrics, encompasses a holistic and developmental approach from its very origin. While its foundations were in medicine, early leaders in the field emphasized the importance of mental health care as well as nutrition, public health, and social justice. As the specialty became further established in the US with the creation of an academic society, board certification and training program accreditation, the interdisciplinary nature of adolescent medicine practice and training became formalized. This formal recognition brought with it strict guidelines with regards training and board certification. Despite the often Byzantinian training requirements, an interdisciplinary approach forms the core of adolescent medicine practice, and the incorporation of interdisciplinary training is a necessity for graduate medical education programs in the field of adolescent medicine.

Precarious Work and Young Workers in the United States

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arne L. Kalleberg
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
The United States ◽  
Young Workers ◽  
Severe Problem ◽  
Precarious Work ◽  
The Great Recession ◽  
The Us ◽  
Training Opportunities ◽  
And Training

This chapter discusses how the growth of precarious work and the polarization of the US labor market have produced major problems for the employment experiences of young workers. A prominent indicator of young workers’ difficulties in the labor market has been the sharp increase in their unemployment rates since the Great Recession. Another, equally if not more severe, problem faced by young workers today is the relatively low quality of the jobs that they were able to get. Other problems include the exclusion of young workers from the labor market and from education and training opportunities; the inability to find jobs that utilize their education, training, and skills; and the inability to obtain jobs that provide them with an opportunity to get a foothold in a career that would lead to progressively better jobs and thus be able to construct career narratives.

scholarly journals A score card approach to management education accreditation

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (12) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
MSS EL Namaki
Keyword(s):  
Management Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Balanced Score Card ◽  
Mba Programs ◽  
Business Programs ◽  
Program Accreditation ◽  
Score Card ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Balanced Score Card ◽  
Conceptual Foundations

Accreditation of business programs and institutions is a powerful industry in the United States and Europe. The industry has massive followers and holds sway over the fate of many an institution. World wide data are not easily accessible but some figures are indicative of the scale and scope of the industry. It is estimated that there are over 4,000 MBA programs in the US, offered by 454 institutions (AACSB, 2014). A multiple of that exists worldwide. Each and every of those institutions needs accreditation or a confirmation of the conformity of the institutional framework, the conversion process and the ultimate outcome with specific standards. The problem, however, is that the standards and those who measure them, have run out of steam, an issue that attracted many including some US politicians(WSJ, July 8, 2015). The following article explores today’s accreditation practice flaws and the potential for a substitute. The article starts with a brief critique of current practice. This is followed by an analysis of the three conceptual foundations of a substitute: systems thinking, metrics and the balanced score card. This alternative blends those conceptual foundations and suggests a novel accreditation instrument: the Program Accreditation Score card or PAS. The article further explores the tenants of this novel instrument and explores its applied dimensions. The article relies on several works on the issue of the accreditation of management education efforts. It refers to existing approaches practiced by key accreditation market leaders and explores some contextual literature. The article could lead to the introduction of a structural change in the conceptual framework and the operational tools of the management education accreditation industry.

scholarly journals National Scientific Funding for Interdisciplinary Research: A Comparison Study of Infectious Diseases in the US and EU

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 4120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heo ◽  
Kang ◽  
Kim
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
The United States ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Scientometric Analysis ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Emerging Pathogens ◽  
Network Analyses ◽  
The Us ◽  
Project Data

Infectious diseases have been continuously and increasingly threatening human health and welfare due to a variety of factors such as globalisation, environmental, demographic changes, and emerging pathogens. In order to establish an interdisciplinary approach for coordinating R&D via funding, it is imperative to discover research trends in the field. In this paper, we apply machine learning methodologies and network analyses to understand how the European Union (EU) and the United States (US) have invested their funding in infectious diseases research utilising an interdisciplinary approach. The purpose of this paper is to use public R&D project data as data and to grasp the research trends of epidemic diseases in the US and EU through scientometric analysis.

scholarly journals Status of global health fellowship training in the United States and Canada

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. e80-e95
Author(s):  
Ann Evensen ◽  
Sean Duffy ◽  
Russell Dawe ◽  
Andrea Pike ◽  
Brett Nelson
Keyword(s):  
Global Health ◽  
Program Directors ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fellowship Training ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Training Requirements ◽  
Median Size ◽  
Fellowship Programs ◽  
Program Characteristics ◽  
Clear Objective

Background: Increasing numbers of residency graduates desire global health (GH) fellowship training. However, the full extent of training options is not clear. Objective: To identify clinical GH fellowships in all specialties in the U.S. and Canada and to describe their demographics, innovative features, and challenges. Methods: The authors surveyed program directors or designees from GH fellowships with a web-based tool in 2017. Program directors reported demographics and program characteristics. Results: The authors identified 85 potential programs. Fifty-four programs (63.5%) responded confirming 50 fellowships. The number of U.S. GH fellowship programs increased by 89.7% since 2010. One-third of fellowships accepted graduates from more than one specialty. The most common single-specialty programs were Emergency Medicine or Family Medicine. Fellowship duration was most commonly 24 months. Median size was one fellow per year. Funding and lack of qualified applicants were significant challenges. Most programs were funded through fellow billing for patient care or other means of self-support.   Conclusions: The number of U.S. and Canadian GH fellowship programs has nearly doubled since 2010. Programs reported lack of funding and qualified applicants as their most significant challenges. Consensus amongst stakeholders regarding training requirements may improve outcomes for future fellows, their employers, and the patients they serve.

PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY REVISITED

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 923-925
Author(s):  
Alexander S. Nadas
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Pediatric Cardiology ◽  
The United States ◽  
Infants And Children ◽  
Optimal Care ◽  
Training Requirements ◽  
And Training

The paper on manpower and training requirements in pediatric cardiology by Adams and his colleagues1 raises a number of issues which are very topical at this writing, February 1973. The Sub-board of Pediatric Cardiology, of the American Board of Pediatrics, was established in 1960 with the avowed purpose of improving the care of infants and children with heart disease in the United States. This goal was to be obtained by certification, through appropriate testing, of physicians capable of rendering optimal care for these patients and by identifying programs offering satisfactory training to obtain certification. A commentary on the sub-board has appeared in this journal about ten years ago.2

An Interview With Chief Kennedy of the Chula Vista, CA Police Department

2021 ◽  
pp. 163-173
Author(s):  
Steven W. Steinert
Keyword(s):  
Police Department ◽  
Police Chief ◽  
Female Officer ◽  
Training Requirements ◽  
Officer Safety ◽  
The Us ◽  
Mexico Border ◽  
Unique Experience ◽  
Wellness Initiatives ◽  
And Training

Chief Kennedy, of the Chula Vista Police Department in California, is interviewed about her experiences as a police chief. She provides her unique perspective about her approach to policing and the path she took to her current position. She discusses educational and training requirements to become an officer in her department and how she works to recruit and retain officers. She describes different officer wellness initiatives and philosophies. She provides information about what it is like to be a female officer as well as a female administrator in law enforcement. Further, the interview includes a discussion of recent technological and innovative initiatives. Specifically, she describes a cutting-edge drone program designed to improve officer safety and effectiveness, which is serving as a model of other departments nationwide. Chief Kennedy also discusses the unique experience of policing near the US-Mexico border.

Training Needs of Career Development Counsellors and Facilitators

1995 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard Splete ◽  
Dorothy Hutton
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Career Development ◽  
Professional Associations ◽  
The United States ◽  
Career Counselling ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Training Requirements ◽  
Certification And Accreditation ◽  
National Certification ◽  
And Training

This article describes the need for trained career development personnel to assist in a variety of settings. The professional role and training requirements in the United States and Australia show a marked similarity in recent government attention to the area and in the sequence and timing of initiatives. A disparity that exists between state provisions of training and expectations of standards is receiving attention from national government bodies and national professional associations. Professional bodies in both countries are currently developing national certification and accreditation guidelines and procedures, but the United States, with its tradition of training, supervision and examination, has moved much further along the accreditation path than Australia. Some of the major issues concerning the certification and accreditation of careers practitioners and examples of training and curriculum models are provided. The article provides a glimpse of future directions in the profession of career counselling.

scholarly journals Becoming Global Lawyers: A Comparative Study of Civic Professionalism

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
John Bliss
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mapping Method ◽  
Professional Identity Formation ◽  
The Us ◽  
Corporate Lawyers ◽  
Civic Professionalism ◽  
And Training

Through their professional education and training, new lawyers are generally encouraged to adopt a civic vision of professional identity. This article explores convergences and divergences in how new lawyers entering an increasingly globalized legal profession conceive of their civic roles in different national contexts. In particular, I draw on interviews and a cross-cultural identity-mapping method to examine the lived experiences of civic professionalism among corporate-lawyers-in-training in the United States and China. I found that professional identity formation in the US sample is largely marked by role distancing and a sense of constrained public-interest expression. In contrast, Chinese respondents generally identified strongly with their civic roles, while framing their public contributions in pragmatic, state-aligned terms. I conclude with a comparative analysis of young lawyers’ bottom-up efforts to expand their civic impact.

scholarly journals TRADE BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE BRITISH WEST INDIES (1823-1846)

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 589-598
Author(s):  
N. V. Sang ◽  
L. Trang
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
West Indies ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
The United States ◽  
British West Indies ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Trade Relations ◽  
The Us ◽  
History Of

Purpose of the study: This study investigated the history of trade relations between the United States and the British West Indies from 1823 to 1846. Methodology: This article uses a combination of historical approach and interdisciplinary approach through statistics, analysis of statistical reports, and content of scientific publications on the topic. Main Findings: The author of this article has analyzed the value of trade and the structure of exchanged products, compared the trade value between the US and the British West Indies with other regions as well as its effect on the US, British Indies in the context of the British-American relations in the first half of the nineteenth century. Applications of this study: This study can be useful to understand the history of trade relations between the US and the British colonies in the West Indies during the first half of the nineteenth century. It can also be used for academic purposes for universities, researchers, lecturers of history and political sciences as well as undergraduate and postgraduate students. Novelty/Originality of this study: This paper is the first study on the history of trade relations between the US and the British West Indies between 1823 and 1846.

A Qualitative Survey Study of United States Burn Units: Pathways to a Career in Burn Surgery

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 595-600
Author(s):  
Francesco M Egro ◽  
Erica D Johnson ◽  
Elizabeth M Kenny ◽  
Aaron M Foglio ◽  
Brandon T Smith ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Wound Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Fellowship Training ◽  
Training Requirements ◽  
Burn Care ◽  
Burn Unit ◽  
Burn Units ◽  
Burn Surgery

Abstract With current changes in training requirements, it is important to understand the venues in the United States for a general surgery (GS) and plastic surgery (PS) resident interested in pursuing a burn surgery career. The study aims to evaluate the pathways to a career in burn surgery and the current state of leadership. A cross-sectional study was conducted between August and September 2017. A 12-question survey was sent to all burn unit directors in the United States, asking about their background, who manages various aspects of burn care and the hiring requirements. Responses were received from 55 burn unit directors (47% response rate). Burn units are lead most commonly by physicians who received GS training (69%), but the majority either did not undergo fellowship training (31%) or completed a burn surgery fellowship (29%). While surgical care (GS = 51%, PS = 42%) and wound care (GS = 51%, PS = 42%) were predominantly managed by GS- or PS-trained burn teams, management of other aspects of burn care varied depending on the institution, demonstrating that a shift in burn care management. The desired hiring characteristics, including GS (67%) or PS residency (44%) and a burn surgery (55%), trauma surgery (15%), or critical care (44%) fellowship. Directors’ training significantly influenced their preferences for hiring requirements. While leadership in burn surgery is dominated by GS-trained physicians, the surgical and wound care responsibilities are shared among PS and GS. Although one third of current directors did not undergo fellowship training, aspiring surgeons are advised to obtain a burn surgery and/or critical care fellowship.

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