Climate Surveys of Biomedical PhD Students and Training Faculty Members in the Time of Covid

In July 2020, four months into the disruption of normal life caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, we assessed the institutional climate within the School of Medicine. Voluntary surveys were completed by 135 graduate students in 11 PhD-granting programs and by 83 members of the graduate training faculty. Several themes emerged. PhD students work hard, but the number of hours spent on research-related activities has declined during the pandemic. The students are worried about the pandemic's impact on their research productivity, consequent delays in their graduation, and diminished future job prospects. Many late stage PhD students feel they do not have adequate time or resources to plan for their future careers. Symptoms of anxiety and/or depression are prevalent in 51% of the students, based on answers to standardized questions. Most students report they have strong mentoring relationships with their faculty advisors and like their programs, but they identify to a lesser extent with the medical school as a whole. Faculty think highly of their graduate students and are also worried about the pandemic's impact upon productivity and the welfare of students. Students are interested in access to an Ombuds office, which is currently being organized by the medical school. Moving forward, the school needs to address issues of bias, faculty diversity, support for mentor training, professional development, and the imposter syndrome. We must also work to create a climate in which many more graduate students feel that they are valued members of the academic medicine community.

The Yale Department of Medicine COVID-19 Data Explorer and Repository (DOM-CovX): An Innovative Approach to Promoting Collaborative Scholarship During a Pandemic

ABSTRACTBackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has led to an explosion of research publications spanning epidemiology, basic and clinical science. While a digital revolution has allowed for open access to large datasets enabling real-time tracking of the epidemic, detailed, locally-specific clinical data has been less readily accessible to a broad range of academic faculty and their trainees. This perpetuates the separation of the primary missions of clinically-focused and primary research faculty resulting in lost opportunities for improved understanding of the local epidemic; expansion of the scope of scholarship; limitation of the diversity of the research pool; lack of creation of initiatives for growth and dissemination of research skills needed for the training of the next generation of clinicians and faculty.ObjectivesCreate a common, easily accessible and up-to-date database that would promote access to local COVID-19 clinical data, thereby increasing efficiency, streamlining and democratizing the research enterprise. By providing a robust dataset, a broad range of researchers (faculty, trainees) and clinicians are encouraged to explore and collaborate on novel clinically relevant research questions.MethodsWe constructed a research platform called the Yale Department of Medicine COVID-19 Explorer and Repository (DOM-CovX), to house cleaned, highly granular, de-identified, continually-updated data from over 7,000 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 (1/2020-present) across the Yale New Haven Health System. This included a front-end user interface for simple data visualization of aggregate data and more detailed clinical datasets for researchers after a review board process. The goal is to promote access to local COVID-19 clinical data, thereby increasing efficiency, streamlining and democratizing the research enterprise.Expected OutcomesAccelerate generation of new knowledge and increase scholarly productivity with particular local relevanceImprove the institutional academic climate by:Broadening research scopeExpanding research capability to more diverse group of stakeholders including clinical and research-based faculty and traineesEnhancing interdepartmental collaborationsConclusionsThe DOM-CovX Data Explorer and Repository have great potential to increase academic productivity. By providing an accessible tool for simple data analysis and access to a consistently updated, standardized and large-scale dataset, it overcomes barriers for a wide variety of researchers. Beyond academic productivity, this innovative approach represents an opportunity to improve the institutional climate by fostering collaboration, diversity of scholarly pursuits and expanding medical education. It provides a novel approach that can be expanded to other diseases beyond COVID 19.

Factors Affecting COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors among University Students in Beijing, China: An Empirical Study Based on the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior

Higher education institutions (HEIs), among other social systems, have an irreplaceable role in combating COVID-19. However, we know little about institutional and individual factors that might facilitate university students’ beliefs and behaviors toward preventive behaviors for COVID-19 within the higher education context. Our study applies an extended theory of planned behavior (TPB) model to investigate the structural relationships among the institutional climate, attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control and preventive behaviors of university students and to detect the moderating impacts of perceived risk on the structural model. Data were collected from 3693 university students at 18 universities in Beijing, China through an online survey. Structural equation modeling (SEM) and multigroup analysis were performed to examine the empirical model. The results reveal that (1) the institutional climate has a significant, direct effect on preventive behaviors for COVID-19 among university students, (2) the TPB components, namely attitudes, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control, partially mediate the relationship between the institutional climate and preventive behaviors for COVID-19, and (3) perceived risk moderates several paths in the model. Theoretical and practical implications are offered, and recommendations for future research are outlined.

Clima institucional y calidad de gestión educativa en las Instituciones Educativas del Nivel Primario de la provincia de Padre Abad, Ucayali -2019

The relationship between the institutional climate and the quality of educational management was determined. To this end, 171 surveys were carried out using a questionnaire and a cross-sectional approach, and the data was compiled. The dimensions used to determine the institutional climate were leadership, decision-making, work commitment, work satisfaction and teamwork. To measure the quality of educational management, curricular, administrative, organizational and communicative pedagogy were used, thus obtaining the relationship between leadership, decision-making, work commitment, work satisfaction and teamwork, where the value of r was 0. 39 (p-value = 0.000; p<0.05), 0.393 (p-value = 0.000; p>0.05), 0.588 (p-value = 0.000; p<0.05), 0.567 (p-value = 0.000; p<0.05) and 0.351 (p-value = 0.000; p<0.05) respectively at a 95% confidence level. These results show us that there is a relationship between leadership, decision making, work commitment, work satisfaction, and teamwork with the quality of educational management.

Impact of University Climate on Teachers’ Morale in Public Sector Universities in Pakistan

An institution that works for individuals or is fretful with fulfilling the requirements of students may have a climate where the teachers sense an assured egotism and self-importance, have their place in that organization. Various factors are involved to get the highest competence and output from the teachers i.e. service safety, positive institutional climate, and good income. The self-confidence of professors and a positive university climate play an important role to give the students a quality education. This study identified the university atmosphere and examined the influence of the university environment on the confidence of professors. A mixed-methods approach was used to perform the study. The initial seven plus ten declarations on the tool signify the exposed environment, and the preceding seven plus ten avowals represent the confined environment. A self-developed morale scale and face-to-face meetings were steered for data collection. The population of the study was 4210 teachers and 350 heads of departments in Punjab province. The sample was 35 leaders, 255 male and 171 female teachers from public sector universities in Punjab, using proportional, and stratified random sampling techniques. Tested the readability test of the revisions with participants, the null hypotheses were tested. Both data were analyzed with quantitative and qualitative analytical tools that followed the content analysis technique. The results showed that most public sector universities in Pakistan have an open climate like a closed university climate. However, it was found that noteworthy variance existed in the ethical level of teachers working in open and closed atmospheres.

Resistance Through Praxis

Each year students attending higher education institutions, which recognize fraternity and sorority chapters, can choose to engage in the process as part of their involvement on campus. However, their participation is often reliant on chapter practices which may traditionally be rooted in exclusion. The struggle to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusivity practices within these organizations has become evident given the changing tides of our institutional climate. This chapter will address the process taken at California State University, Fullerton's Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) area to bridge the gap of developing both inclusive conversations and environments for Historically White Fraternal Organizations (HWFO) on campus. Consequently, this chapter aims to demonstrate how change and resistance to the dominant narrative can be accomplished through implementation of intentional, thought-provoking rhetoric, curriculum, and conversation to change the perspective of students and how they can act as agents of change to create inclusive environments.

A Moderated Mediation Model of Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy, Institutional Environment, and Entrepreneurial Orientation for SME Development

A vital component for sustainable economic development is the entrepreneurship regardless of the social, geopolitical, and economic situations. However, it is an intimidating challenge to develop and maintain productive small and medium enterprises (SMEs). This article investigates the role of entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) and institutional environment in entrepreneurial orientation and the development of a successful entrepreneurship-based SME. It integrates the institutional climate, self-efficacy, and theory of planned behavior to address the abovementioned challenge in the context of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This study adopts an instrument to collect data from Saudi SME owners and employs SPSS Amos to analyze the proposed moderated mediation model. The outcomes of this study identify the contribution of ESE and institutional environment in the productiveness of an effective entrepreneurship-based SME.

Topic of interest form middle upper level studentes: new spaces of opportunity

The present investigation shows the results of a study carried out in the development of the Fourth Tutoring Expo. The objective was to identify the topics of interest to the students attending the tutoring activities. The work was developed under a quantitative approach. To collect information, a survey was used in which the impression of the event on the students who attended was measured; They were asked to write the topic (s) they would like to see taught at the next event to train teachers. 152 attendees of the Fourth Tutoring Expo, of both sexes, were surveyed. It is a descriptive quantitative investigation. It was a survey designed by the coordination of tutorials to learn about the topic of interest to be addressed in the following events. 152 attendees of the Fourth Tutoring Expo were surveyed, through a simple random sampling of participants of the event of both sexes. The results show that the topics of greatest interest are: 11%, feminism, 11%, Study techniques, 11%, Contraceptive methods, 11%, Gender equality, 10% How to be a good tutor and learn, 7%, Infections sexually transmitted. It would be interesting to know the reasons why young students focus their attention on these topics to design a comprehensive action plan and thus clear up their doubts that lead us to adequately improve their development. Finally, it is important that teaching practices be re-signified from the tutorial activity, the institutional climate and collaborative work are the central aspects that are required to be contained in the development and training of this substantial instrument for young people.