« Previous |
1 - 50 of 1,947
|
Next »
Number of results to display per page
Search Results
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Summary:
- Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of 'The Cavalcade of America' television series episode, "A Message From Garcia", which originally aired January 18th, 1955 on ABC-TV. This film dramatizes the exploits and heroism of US Military 1st Lt. Andrew Rowan in Cuba, on the eve of the Spanish-American War. Braving a journey with rebels through the Cuban jungles, risking capture and execution by Spanish troops, Lt. Rowan joined General Calixto García, commander of the rebel forces in eastern Cuba, to assess the strength, efficiency, movements and general military situation. This information, reported by Lt. Rowan, enabled an American troops landing almost entirely without casualties, to join in the liberation of their Cuban allies. Lt. Rowan returns home with a strange message from Garcia.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Main contributors:
- Strout, Ben (Director, Writer, Editor)
- Summary:
- Uses a fictionalized story with college students to explain different methods of contraception, their advantages, and their disadvantages. Promotes discussion of contraception between partners and shared responsibility for using contraception.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Summary:
- Presents an investigative report on the political, economic, and social development in Kenya and Tanzania, including an extensive interview with Tanzanian President Julius K. Nyerere. Observes that under Kenya's President Kenyatta the capitalistic system of business and trade is largely controlled by foreign investors which has led to increased unemployment and poverty. Explains that in Tanzania people are working together toward socialism as outlined by the Arusha Declaration and foreign investors must invest their profits in Tanzania so that Tanzanians may benefit.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Summary:
- Fruit and vegetables are the familiar products examined in this program. Bill Smith journeys to the farm to see how peas are harvested, processed, and packed – a highly mechanized operation. He visits a strawberry patch where the luscious, red fruit is being picked. As a side trip he visits a carton factory to see how frozen food containers for peas and strawberries are made.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Main contributors:
- Benjamin Strout (Cinematographer), George Hales (Director)
- Summary:
- 2 shorts from the ASSIST series together on 1 reel, "Overview of ASSIST" and "The changing field of special education." Examines the important role of the associate instructor (AI) in a classroom situation with emphasis on AI skill development in the mainstreaming of mildly handicapped individuals. Suggests that the best way to assist these individuals is not through segregated training but rather through the mainstreaming approach, where the person is afforded a more normal classroom experience. Discusses two case histories and outlines a plan for remediation.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Summary:
- Discusses pre-convention activity. Considers the influence of public opinion and public opinion polls, the role of the campaign manager, and the strategy for winning delegates in both states that pick delegates by conventions and states that hold primary elections. Shows scenes from the 1952 primary campaigns in New Hampshire and Nebraska. (Dynamic Films) Film.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Summary:
- Segment from episode 20 of Black Journal. Points out that discrimination within labor unions restricts minority membership, thus perpetuating the existing power structure. Notes that minorities in the New York local of the Transport Workers Union are trying to overcome discrimination by forming their own union. Indicates that although the TWU organizes on Transit Authority property, other groups are not allowed to do so.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Main contributors:
- Indiana University. Radio and Television Service, Byrnes, Robert Francis
- Summary:
- Robert F. Byrnes was a Professor of History at Indiana University from 1956 to 1988 and served as director of the Russian and East European Institute at IU from 1959-1962 and 1971-1975. Byrnes specialized in the study of Russian conservative thought, Russian historical writing, anti-Semitism in France and Europe, the Soviet role in world affairs after World War II, American policy toward Eastern Europe, and Soviet American relations. This film is part of series Byrnes created in 1959 for distance learning purposes. This episode contains a discussion of the November revolution of 1917 in Russia.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Main contributors:
- Indiana University. Radio and Television Service, Byrnes, Robert Francis
- Summary:
- Robert F. Byrnes was a Professor of History at Indiana University from 1956 to 1988 and served as director of the Russian and East European Institute at IU from 1959-1962 and 1971-1975. Byrnes specialized in the study of Russian conservative thought, Russian historical writing, anti-Semitism in France and Europe, the Soviet role in world affairs after World War II, American policy toward Eastern Europe, and Soviet American relations. This film is part of series Byrnes created in 1959 for distance learning purposes. Byrnes's outline includes: Discussion of Russia's withdrawal from the First World War after the revolutions of 1917. Discussion of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. History of the armisitice negotiations, positions of the parties involved. After armistice, examination of the negotiations for the peace treaty itself in Jan-Feb. of 1918. Consequences of the treaty for Russia.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Main contributors:
- Indiana University. Radio and Television Service, Byrnes, Robert Francis
- Summary:
- Robert F. Byrnes was a Professor of History at Indiana University from 1956 to 1988 and served as director of the Russian and East European Institute at IU from 1959-1962 and 1971-1975. Byrnes specialized in the study of Russian conservative thought, Russian historical writing, anti-Semitism in France and Europe, the Soviet role in world affairs after World War II, American policy toward Eastern Europe, and Soviet American relations. This film is part of series Byrnes created in 1959 for distance learning purposes. This episode contains: Discussion of foreign intervention into the Russian Civil War of 1918-1920. Contains a fast review of the civil war's course.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Main contributors:
- Indiana University. Radio and Television Service, Byrnes, Robert Franics
- Summary:
- Robert F. Byrnes was a Professor of History at Indiana University from 1956 to 1988 and served as director of the Russian and East European Institute at IU from 1959-1962 and 1971-1975. Byrnes specialized in the study of Russian conservative thought, Russian historical writing, anti-Semitism in France and Europe, the Soviet role in world affairs after World War II, American policy toward Eastern Europe, and Soviet American relations. This film is part of series Byrnes created in 1959 for distance learning purposes. This episode contains: Explanation of the success of the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil war of 1918-1920. Explanation of the situation of the Russian Government as of 1921.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Main contributors:
- Indiana University. Radio and Television Service, Byrnes, Robert Francis
- Summary:
- Robert F. Byrnes was a Professor of History at Indiana University from 1956 to 1988 and served as director of the Russian and East European Institute at IU from 1959-1962 and 1971-1975. Byrnes specialized in the study of Russian conservative thought, Russian historical writing, anti-Semitism in France and Europe, the Soviet role in world affairs after World War II, American policy toward Eastern Europe, and Soviet American relations. This film is part of series Byrnes created in 1959 for distance learning purposes. Byrnes's outline at the beginning of the episode includes: Discussion of Russian efforts to expand their revolution to other countries from 1917 to 1927. Examination of the Third International. Explanation of Lenin's ideas as they pertain to the international movement. Examination of the organization of the Third International, particularly its second congress in July and August of 1920. Efforts to expand communist revolution first to Europe and then into China.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Main contributors:
- Indiana University. Radio and Television Service, Byrnes, Robert Francis
- Summary:
- Robert F. Byrnes was a Professor of History at Indiana University from 1956 to 1988 and served as director of the Russian and East European Institute at IU from 1959-1962 and 1971-1975. Byrnes specialized in the study of Russian conservative thought, Russian historical writing, anti-Semitism in France and Europe, the Soviet role in world affairs after World War II, American policy toward Eastern Europe, and Soviet American relations. Discussion of the first five-year plans in Russia, from 1929 to 1940. Discussion of the impact of planning on Russia during these years.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Summary:
- Provides beginning sailors with a general overview of the principles and terminology of elementary sailing and the effect of wind upon the sail and boat. Illustrates the functions of the mast, boom, rudder and centerboard housing. Emphasizes that each person must know how to swim and shows the correct way to use a life preserver.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Summary:
- Teaching Film Custodians abridged classroom version of a Cavalcade of America television series episode, "Slater's Dream" (season 1, episode 17), which originally aired May 13th, 1953 on NBC-TV. Samuel Slater, a young Englishman, came to America in 1790, struggling to reconstruct from memory the cotton spinner, the plan of which England guarded to insure a monopoly on cotton manufacture. Unable to reconstruct the English machine, Slater perfects his own spinner and introduces a new industry to the United States.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Summary:
- Dr. St. Clair Drake states that the middle class is not only based on the economy, but is a way of life. Black middle and upper classes parallel those of the whites, yet he is "still a brother" and without a "mental revolution" will never escape the bonds of prejudice.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Summary:
- Discusses the use of terra cotta clay in sculpturing. Shows the modeling of a figure in terra cotta clay. Explains the nature of this medium and the problems of working with it. Tells how terra cotta clay differs from ordinary modeling clay. Demonstrates the "inside-outside" method of working with terra cotta. Illustrates with examples of completed figures in different kinds of terra cotta clay. Features Merrell Gage, sculptor and Professor of Fine Arts, University of Southern California. (USC) Film.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Summary:
- Discusses the history of baseball from its inception in 1833, showing outstanding players, changes in the game, and scenes from the first night game in history 1933.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Main contributors:
- Strout, Ben (Director, Editor)
- Summary:
- This film shows a typical day at the Exchange Home near the Speech and Hearing Center at Indiana University. Founded in 1938, it is named after the Exchange Clubs of Indiana, which provided funding for the home. The Exchange Home is a two story residence that includes a kitchen, dining rooms, laundry room, play room, TV lounge, and bedrooms for 25 children. A house mother and students majoring in speech and hearing live in the Exchange Home with the children.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Summary:
- Visits Grand Teton National park near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Discusses the life of the early French beaver trappers. Explains their methods of survival, and how they lived, traded, and fought with the Indians. Shows traps used by the early mountain men and demonstrates how they were set. Illustrates with film footage, dioramas, and photographs.
- Date:
- unknown/unknown
- Summary:
- Depicts the development of Faridabad, a city planned by American city planners and built under the leadership of the Indian Cooperative Union. Opens with scenes of an Indian refugee camp that show the poverty and hopelessness permeating the inhabitants and proceeds to show the building of a complete city by the people with the aid of the Union. Portrays the growing industry in the new city and its increasing influence on surrounding villages.
- Date:
- [1974]
- Main contributors:
- Strout, Ben (Photographer)
- Summary:
- Designed to serve as a stimulus for discussion, this film shows the various steps in determining whether a student will be placed in a special education class. Demonstrates the following procedural steps used by school officials to determine whether Fred will be transferred to a special education class: appointing the case conference committee, sharing information, initiation of individual educational plan, placement review, and revised program. Records Fred's parents being told that his cognitive, verbal, and perceptual progress is below normal for his grade level and shows their disapproval for transferring Fred to a special education class. Indicates that they will request a hearing to determine Fred's status.
- Date:
- 2023-03-01
- Main contributors:
- Halverson, Colin M.E., Hartsock, Jane A.
- Summary:
- Lecture delivered by Colin Halverson, PhD (Faculty Investigator, Indiana University Center for Bioethics) and Jane Hartsock, JD, MA (Director of the Department of Clinical and Organizational Ethics, Indiana University Health) on March 1, 2023. While the Ebers Papyrus is famous as one of the oldest and most complete contemporary perspectives on ancient Egyptian healing practices, little has yet been said about the biography of its first English-language translator, Dr. Carl H. von Klein. Von Klein, a German immigrant and surgeon in the American Midwest, and his linguist daughter Edith Zitelmann spent twenty-some years meticulously translating and annotating the papyrus, but the manuscript was ultimately destroyed. In this talk, Hartsock and Halverson examine the convoluted and dramatic history of the Ebers Papyrus and its “rediscovery” by Edwin Smith, and discuss the equally convoluted and dramatic societal- and personal-scale forces that thwarted von Klein and Zitelmann’s efforts to translate it. This event is sponsored by the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society, IU School of Medicine History of Medicine Student Interest Group, IUPUI Medical Humanities & Health Studies Program, and the Ruth Lilly Medical Library.
- Date:
- 2023-01-19
- Main contributors:
- Roach, Mary, Sullivan, Bill (William J.), 1970-
- Summary:
- Mary Roach has been called “America’s funniest science writer” and has written six New York Times bestsellers including "Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers" (2003), "Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex" (2008), and "Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal" (2013). In conversation with Bill Sullivan, professor at Indiana University School of Medicine and the author of "Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces That Make Us Who We Are" (2019), Mary shares some of the most bizarre and fascinating things she’s uncovered about medical history during her research and writing projects. This event was co-sponsored by the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society; IUSM Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology; IUSM Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology; IUSM History of Medicine Student Interest Group; and the Ruth Lilly Medical Library.
- Date:
- 2022-12-06
- Main contributors:
- Nelson, Elizabeth
- Summary:
- Medical Humanities and Health Studies lecture delivered by Elizabeth A. Nelson, PhD (Assistant Professor, Medical Humanities & Health Studies, IUPUI) on December 6, 2022. Dr. Nelson's talk focuses on the history of psychiatry in France during the early 20th century and is a continuation of her PhD dissertation research.
- Date:
- 2022-11-10
- Main contributors:
- Offit, Paul A.
- Summary:
- Lecture presented by Paul A. Offit, MD (Director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and the Maurice R. Hilleman Professor of Vaccinology and Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania) on November 10, 2022. In this talk, Dr. Offit discusses the history of a series of medical innovations (including the development of vaccines for Polio, Diphtheria, and COVID-19) to emphasize the point that there is always a human price to pay for knowledge. This event was co-sponsored by the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society, IUSM History of Medicine Student Interest Group, and the Ruth Lilly Medical Library.
- Date:
- 2022-11-08
- Main contributors:
- Nelson, Elizabeth, Guiliano, Jennifer, Casson, Destiny
- Summary:
- Virtual panel discussion featuring Elizabeth Nelson, PhD (Assistant Professor, Medical Humanities and Health Studies, IUPUI), Jennifer Guiliano, PhD (Associate Professor, Department of History, IUPUI), and Destiny Casson (Graduate Student, Medical Humanities and Health Studies, IUPUI). Moderated by Ted Polley (Director of the Center for Digital Scholarship/Digital Publishing Librarian, IUPUI University Library) and sponsored by the IUPUI Community for Open Research and Education. This panel explores ethical considerations for doing community engaged research, and how open research practices benefit researchers and the public. Panelists discuss their experiences, as well as challenges and considerations for students and new researchers.
- Date:
- 2022-10-13
- Main contributors:
- Guerra-Reyes, Lucia, 1974-
- Summary:
- 2022 Fall Diversity Keynote delivered by Lucía Guerra Reyes, PhD, MPH, MA (Associate Professor, Department of Applied Health Science, School of Public Health, Indiana University Bloomington) on October 13, 2022. Dr. Guerra Reye discusses the challenges faced in accessing reproductive care services by historically excluded populations and the opportunities for policy and organizational changes to meet these challenges in the context of reproductive justice. The Indiana University School of Medicine's Fall Diversity Keynote Speaker event provides a platform for distinguished researchers, practitioners, or leaders to discuss topics affecting underrepresented populations.
- Date:
- 2022-10-13
- Main contributors:
- Dixon, Brian E., Walsh, Susan
- Summary:
- Virtual panel discussion featuring Brian E. Dixon, PhD (Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health; Director of Public Health Informatics, Regenstrief Institute) and Susan Walsh, PhD (Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Forensic and Investigative Sciences, School of Science, IUPUI). Moderated by Levi Dolan (Data Services Librarian, Ruth Lilly Medical Library, Indiana University School of Medicine) and sponsored by the IUPUI Community for Open Research and Education. This panel discussion explores the benefits and barriers to sharing data and publisher requirements for data sharing. Panelists and participants discuss their experience sharing research data and provide some practical recommendations for students and new researchers.
- Date:
- 2022-10-10
- Main contributors:
- Badertscher, Katherine E.
- Summary:
- Lecture delivered by Kathi Badertscher, PhD (Director of Graduate Programs and Lecturer of Philanthropic Studies, Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, IUPUI) on October 10, 2022. This lecture is part of a body of new scholarship being produced globally to commemorate the discovery of insulin. Dr. Badertscher's research brings to light a new perspective on the collaboration between two North American institutions: the University of Toronto in Canada, and Eli Lilly & Company in the United States. It focuses on the collaboration’s complexities, actors who have not been examined previously, and implications for both parties and the general public. This event was sponsored by the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society, IU School of Medicine History of Medicine Student Interest Group, IUPUI Medical Humanities & Health Studies Program, and the Ruth Lilly Medical Library.
- Date:
- 2022-09-30
- Main contributors:
- Sanford III, Ezelle
- Summary:
- Lecture delivered by Ezelle Sanford III, PhD (Assistant Professor, Department of History, Carnegie Mellon University) on September 30, 2022. This event is a part of the IUPUI Center for Africana Studies and Culture's "Black Health Equity Speaker Series" and was cosponsored by the IUPUI Medical Humanities and Health Studies program and the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society. Includes an introduction by Leslie Etienne (Founding Executive Director of the Center for Africana Studies and Culture and Director of Africana Studies Program, IUPUI).
- Date:
- 2022-09-29
- Main contributors:
- Longtin, Krista J., Cale, Andrew
- Summary:
- Virtual panel discussion featuring Krista J. Longtin, PhD (Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs and Professional Development, IU School of Medicine; Associate Professor of Communication Studies, IUPUI School of Liberal Arts) and Andrew Cale (PhD Student, Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology & Physiology, IU School of Medicine). Moderated by Jere Odell (Scholarly Communications Librarian, IUPUI University Library) and sponsored by the IUPUI Community for Open Research and Education. This panel discussion explores the importance, benefits, and challenges of communicating scholarly research to a wide public audience. Panelists and participants share their experience using open access as one tool to increase public understanding of scientific research.
- Date:
- 2022-09-08
- Main contributors:
- Grossman, Robert I.
- Summary:
- Inaugural Stephen P. Bogdewic Lectureship in Medical Leadership delivered by Robert I. Grossman, MD (Dean and Professor of Radiology, Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Physiology at New York University School of Medicine and CEO of Langone Health) on September 8, 2022. The Stephen P. Bogdewic Lectureship in Medical Leadership was established to honor the contributions of Stephen P. Bogdewic, PhD, who retired in 2019 after 30 years with IU School of Medicine. The annual Bogdewic lecture aims to bring outstanding leaders to IU School of Medicine to share their insights, building on Bogdewic’s “legacy of leadership development by promoting and cultivating a leadership mindset.”
- Date:
- 2022-04-14
- Main contributors:
- Gunderman, Richard B.
- Summary:
- Lecture delivered by Richard B. Gunderman, MD, PhD (Chancellor's Professor of Radiology, Pediatrics, Medical Education, Philosophy, Liberal Arts, Philanthropy, and Medical Humanities and Health Studies, Indiana University) on April 14, 2022. Eugenicists in the United States, building on the scientific breakthroughs of Charles Darwin and others, aimed to protect the human gene pool by preventing so-called “inferior” human beings from reproducing. What they unleashed, however, was a terrible tide of dehumanization and inhumanity, both in Indiana and in Europe. The lessons of their efforts, though difficult to contemplate, must never be forgotten. This lecture is part of the Indiana University Center for Bioethics of the Indiana University Center for Bioethics Dr. William S. Silvers Holocaust, Genocide, and Contemporary Bioethics Lectureship and was co-sponsored by the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society and the Ruth Lilly Medical Library. The purpose of the Silvers Lectureship is to offer space annually for physicians and other community leaders to consider the impact of their work and apply the ethical lessons of the Holocaust. The lectureship strives to focus healthcare workers on the morality of their actions and to ground contemporary conflicts in the lessons of history.
- Date:
- 2022-02-23
- Main contributors:
- Schneider, William H.
- Summary:
- Lecture presented by William H. Schneider, PhD (Professor Emeritus, Department of History and Program in Medical Humanities, IUPUI) on February 23, 2022. This talk examines the historical developments that shaped the conduct and regulation of medical research in the United States. Dr. Schneider discusses the ways in which the communication of scientific results have changed, and how those changes ensured the validity of results and prompted efforts to ensure the safety of research participants. He also points to how increased public awareness of and government funding for research contributed to more extensive regulation of research practices. Dr. Schneider also explores how Henry K. Beecher’s 1966 article “Ethics and Clinical Research” exposed research misconduct after the Nuremberg Code and Declaration of Helsinki and led to the creation of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) to ensure medical research is conducted ethically. This lecture is part of the Indiana University Center for Bioethics Translational Research Ethics: Applied Topics (TREATs) seminar series and was co-sponsored by the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society and the Ruth Lilly Medical Library.
- Date:
- 2022-02-10
- Main contributors:
- Lance, Rachel
- Summary:
- Lecture presented by Rachel Lance, PhD (Assistant Consulting Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University) on February 10, 2022. This lecture was part of the Stark Neurosciences Research Institute Seminar Series and was co-sponsored by the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society, IU School of Medicine History of Medicine Student Interest Group, IUPUI Medical Humanities & Health Studies Program, and the Ruth Lilly Medical Library. This talk examines the deaths of the crew members of the Civil War submarine H.L. Hunley as a case study of blast trauma injury patterns. The lungs are the most easily injured organs in a blast and often drive the overall risk level of the exposure. Dr. Lance discusses the developing topic of blast neurotrauma and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) that so frequently affects today’s veterans. The pulmonary and neurological risk of blast trauma to the crew of the Hunley formed a portion of Lance’s doctoral research on underwater blast trauma, and her experiments on the topic are described in her 2020 book: In the Waves: My Quest to Solve the Mystery of a Civil War Submarine.
- Date:
- 2021-11-11
- Main contributors:
- Strathdee, Steffanie A., 1966-
- Summary:
- Lecture presented by Steffanie Strathdee, PhD (Associate Dean of Global Health Sciences, Harold Simon Distinguished Professor, University of California San Diego Department of Medicine; Co-Director, Center for Innovative Phage Applications and Therapeutics) on November 11, 2021. This lecture was sponsored by the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society, IU School of Medicine History of Medicine Student Interest Group, IUPUI Medical Humanities & Health Studies Program, and the Ruth Lilly Medical Library. Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most pressing global health issues of the 21st century and is worsening with the COVID-19 pandemic. With existing antibiotics losing potency and limited classes of antibiotics in the pipeline, alternatives are needed to battle multi-drug resistant bacterial infections ("superbugs"). Through the lens of her family’s personal experience with a deadly superbug infection, Dr. Strathdee’s presentation focuses on the medical history of viruses that attack bacteria (bacteriophage, or phage) and how they have been used to treat superbug infections for over 100 years. Dr. Strathdee also discusses the reasons why bacteriophage therapy fell out of favor in the West (drawing from research conducted by medical historian Dr. William Summer), recent advances in phage therapy that led to the founding of the first dedicated phage therapy institute in North America (IPATH), and the role of her family’s case in the process.
- Date:
- 2021-10-27
- Main contributors:
- Johnson, Ericka, 1973-
- Summary:
- Lecture presented by Ericka Johnson (Professor of Gender and Society, Linköping University, Sweden) on October 27, 2021. This event was sponsored by the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society, IU School of Medicine History of Medicine Student Interest Group, IUPUI Medical Humanities & Health Studies Program, and the Ruth Lilly Medical Library. The prostate is the source of physical suffering and anxiety – anxiety about cancer and death, of course, but also erections and urination. It is intimately intertwined with what it means to be a man. Drawing on historical and modern sources, interviews with doctors and patients, medical texts, and cultural images of the prostate, Dr. Johnson's talk examines the history of prostate treatments, how it is treated today, what patients are met by when they seek care, and what medical technologies (including the PSA test) do to men worried about their prostate health. Her research stems from an interdisciplinary, medical humanities project conducted at Linköping University, Sweden.
- Date:
- 2021-08-01
- Main contributors:
- Liora and Shai Sarfati
- Summary:
- The collection includes 5 videos of Korean shamanic rituals and related artefacts and places taken between 2007-2015.
- Date:
- 2021-04-30
- Main contributors:
- Hill, Jamel G.
- Summary:
- Lecture delivered by Jamel Hill (4th Year Student, IU School of Medicine) on April 30, 2021. This event was sponsored by the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society, IU School of Medicine History of Medicine Student Interest Group, IUPUI Medical Humanities & Health Studies Program, and the Ruth Lilly Medical Library. It has been well documented that the number of Black Male Physicians has been declining since the 1970s. Few novel solutions to this societal problem have mitigated its effects on increasing the number of Black Male Physicians and improving healthcare disparities for black communities. This talk serves to illustrate those historical figures who had to endure nearly insufferable conditions to become physicians in Indianapolis, Indiana during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Dr. Joseph Ward (1872-1956), Dr. Sumner Furniss (1874-1953) and Dr. Clarence Lucas Sr. (1884-1967) were all vital in laying the foundation for a once thriving black community. In addition to these great men, it also took a lot of support and collaboration to build the facilities that they were forced to provide care in due to systemic racism and segregation. These often-forgotten heroes and hospitals can serve as heroes and inspiration for future aspiring physicians.
- Date:
- 2021-04-22
- Main contributors:
- Guckien, Zoe, Woloshuk, Andre, Patel, Neal, Sivaprakasam, Andrew, Warrick, Adam, Garcia, Luis
- Summary:
- Introduction/Background: Health care professionals and health professions students are at the forefront of patient care and therefore witness patients’ unmet clinical needs on a daily basis. However, health professionals and students often lack the tools, training, or opportunity to solve these problems. Medical education rightfully prepares medical students to be skillful clinicians, but lacks curriculum to foster entrepreneurial and innovative skill sets that are increasingly important in the evolving medical landscape. Study Objective: The Advancing Innovation In Medicine (AIM) student group was founded with the goal of providing an outlet for students with an interest in medical innovation to gain hands-on experience for future careers as physician-innovators. Methods: AIM uses a two-fold approach to engage its members, including yearly longitudinal innovation projects and instructional workshops. Longitudinal innovation projects are intended to develop skill sets in 1) problem identification 2) brainstorming/ideation 3) idea validation and 4) prototyping. Instructional workshops are planned to provide students with complementary, practical knowledge to support future ventures in topics such as circuit analysis, 3D printing, intellectual property, customer discovery, and career development. Results: Innovation projects allow for interactive collaboration on real-world health care problems identified through AIM members and physician partners at IUSM. In the 2019-2020 academic year, AIM members ideated, prototyped, and presented a neonatal resuscitation device to address inefficiency and design flaws in currently available technology. Example past instructional sessions include 3D printing and circuit analysis workshops to build skills directly applicable to longitudinal projects. Additional workshops in topics such as an entrepreneurial careers in medicine panel and a how-to-brainstorm seminar were conducted to prepare members for their future careers. Conclusions: By engaging students in this innovation-centered curriculum, AIM’s goal is to empower its members to address health care problems at early stages in their careers and use their passion and curiosity to impact the future of health care. In the future, AIM hopes to form partnerships with academic and healthcare institutions across Indiana to create multi-disciplinary student design teams to tackle health care problems and foster innovative thinking within medical education.
- Date:
- 2021-04-22
- Main contributors:
- Tucker Edmonds, Brownsyne, Neal, Cheman, Shanks, Anthony, Scott, Nicole, Robertson, Sharon, Rouse, Carrie, Bernard, Caitlin, Sotto, Sylk
- Date:
- 2021-04-22
- Main contributors:
- Craven, Da'Quan, Byram, Jessica
- Summary:
- Background and Aims: Medical school curriculum is tasked with producing lifelong self-directed learners, a set of characteristics requiring strong metacognitive skills. Metacognitive skills directly impact students’ metacognition, which is their ability to understand and regulate their own thinking and learning. It may then be postulated that metacognition may be key in distinguishing students that require a post-baccalaureate program from those that do not. Metacognition has two critical domains: metacognitive knowledge and metacognitive regulation, each of which contain multiple subprocesses. Metacognitive knowledge includes knowing strategies for learning, when to use those strategies, and knowing oneself as a learner. Metacognitive regulation includes strategies for planning, monitoring, evaluating, and debugging learning strategies. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate: 1) the impact of a graduate Team-Based Learning (TBL) course on students’ metacognitive awareness, and 2) the relationship between metacognition and course performance. Methods: Students enrolled in a TBL graduate histology course at Indiana University took part in this study. Students completed a 19-item Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI) at the beginning (MAI1) and end of the semester (MAI2). The MAI has two domains, Knowledge (8 items) and Regulation (11 items), where items are rated on a 5-point scale from “not at all typical of me” to “very typical of me.” Free response questions asked about knowledge and study abilities, plans for studying in histology and how study skills and abilities have improved across the semester. Finally, students completed a voluntary reflection about their examination performance after the first unit exam. Differences between MAIs were investigated using a Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Spearman's correlations explored the relationship between MAI and final course grades. MAI free responses and exam reflection were analyzed using thematic analysis. Responses were coded using a conceptual framework of metacognition based on processes of knowledge and regulation. Results: Thirty-one (94%) students completed both MAIs. There were no differences between MAI1 and MAI2 scores and there was no relationship between MAI1 or MAI2 and final course grades. The Wilcoxon test demonstrated a significant difference between the Knowledge and Regulation domains for MAI1 (p=0.002) and MAI2 (p=0.001) where students reported the items in the Knowledge domain were more typical of them than items in the Regulation domain. There were no differences across the domains between the two time points. Students reported initial hesitation and difficulty with learning histology content in a lecture-free, flipped classroom approach. Students discussed plans for approaching studying, but many reported modifying study strategies throughout the semester. However, few students discussed active learning strategies that would allow them to evaluate and assess their knowledge prior to assessments. Conclusion: While the MAI failed to demonstrate any improvement in metacognition, students reported an increase in their ability to adapt their study strategies to the content and learning materials. Differences in knowledge of cognition and regulation suggests educators in TBL classrooms may need to provide students with additional resources and strategies to regulate their learning. Future studies aim to investigate the validity of the MAI for measuring metacognition in anatomy courses.
- Date:
- 2021-04-22
- Main contributors:
- Shanks, Anthony, Darwish, Audrey, Sharifi, Mitra, Rouse, Caroline
- Summary:
- Introduction/ Background: Bootcamps serve to prepare graduating medical (MS4) students with specialty-specific skills for residency. The knowledge and confidence to perform common tasks can ease the transition from student to intern. In the specialty of Obstetrics and Gynecology, there are recommended ultrasound (US) milestones for Level 1 to Level 4 residents. A goal of a preparatory bootcamp is to provide skills and confidence to perform at Level 1 on Day 1 of residency. Traditionally bootcamps have occurred in person, however the COVID pandemic forced a pivot from in-person US training to online interactive didactic sessions. It is unclear if the online didactics are as effective as in-person simulation in developing confidence in US training for future OBGYNs. Study Objective: Our objective was to determine if our interactive, online US bootcamp was as effective as in person training in developing confidence in graduating medical students entering into OBGYN residency. Our hypothesis is that in-person training will be more effective in developing confidence in these tasks. Methods: A two hour lecture provided by Maternal-Fetal Medicine faculty was developed based on US Milestones in the Residency Training Program Consensus Report (Abuhamad 2018). The lecture utilized Nearpod, an interactive online software, and was delivered via Zoom. Thirteen MS4 students completed an anonymous survey on their ability to obtain images based on US Milestones following completion of the lecture. Self-reported confidence on a Likert scale (1-10: 1-3 if unable to obtain to images, 4-6 acquisition with assistance and 7-10 able to obtain and interpret) was reported. Mean scores were calculated for MS4 students for each US milestone. MS4 confidence was compared to PGY1 resident confidence 6 months into their intern year. PGY1 residents all underwent in person simulation training and didactic training from the same MFM faculty that provided the bootcamp. PGY1 residents underwent the same survey as MS4 and descriptive analysis and independent t test were performed with SPSS 27. Results: 13 MS4 students took part in the curriculum and all completed the post course survey. 5 MS4 students had taken an US elective prior to the bootcamp. Confidence was highest for fetal presentation (mean 7.6) and amniotic fluid (5.8). Confidence was moderate for the components of a growth US (biparietal diameter 6.1, abdominal circumference 5.7, femur length 5.7). There was no overall difference in confidence between MS4 students who completed an additional US elective compared to those who did not. Eight PGY1 interns completed the confidence survey. MS4 students who completed the online bootcamp had a slightly higher mean confidence level (5.1) as compared to PGY1 at the 6 month mark of their training (4.5, p 0.049). Conclusions: An interactive, online didactic US curriculum was associated with increased confidence in MS4 students as compared to PGY1 residents. Our findings provide reassurance that an interactive, online resource can be an efficacious way to provide instruction on traditionally hands-on skills. Future directions will include a blend of interactive, online didactics with US-simulation to improve bootcamp training.
- Date:
- 2021-04-22
- Main contributors:
- Newsom, Keeley D., Carter, Gregory A., Hille, Jessica J.
- Summary:
- Background: In order to address LGBT+ health disparities, a growing number of medical schools are implementing preclinical training on inquiring about the sexual orientation (SO) and gender identity (GI) of patients. It has been suggested by the Institute of Medicine that consistently inquiring about and documenting SOGI data in electronic medical records will both provide more accurate epidemiological data and allow for more patient-centered care, thus improving the health of gender and sexual minorities. Objective: Currently unknown is whether current curricular strategies used to teach medical students to inquire about and document SOGI are effective as students progress through their training and prepare to enter residency. Methods: An online survey was made available to second-, third-, and fourth-year medical students (MS2, MS3, and MS4, respectively) at a large Midwestern medical school. Respondents were asked whether they consistently inquired about the SOGI of their patients. For those that indicated they do not ask about SOGI, we asked for reasons they did not ask. Frequency of asking about SOGI and reasons for not asking were analyzed using chi-square analyses as a function of year in training. Results: 364 respondents completed the survey. Frequency of asking about SO significantly decreases each year of training (MS2, 92.8%; MS3, 82.2%: and MS4, 52.7%), and frequency of asking about GI significantly decreases after the second year of training (MS2, 69.9%; MS3, 40.6%; and MS4,26.4%). Reasons that significantly increase as training progresses include believing SOGI is irrelevant to encounters, limiting inquiring to patients with sexual health complaints only, and negative influence from their attendings. Conclusion: As medical students progress into the clinical years of their training, they are less likely to continue asking their patients about SOGI and more likely to cite negative influence from their attending and question the relevance of obtaining SOGI from their patient. This study suggests that medical institutions should consider extending LGBT+ health discussion into clinical years and including attending physicians in these discussions.
- Date:
- 2021-04-22
- Main contributors:
- Shanks, Anthony, Miller, Reese, Swiezy, Sarah
- Summary:
- Introduction: COVID-19 is unique in that it has been the first global pandemic to occur in the context of a public media and social media environment that is more sprawling and vast than ever. Throughout the pandemic, people have craved continuous updates--seeking information and advice to stay safe. The combination of large, wide-reaching media networks, demand for news, and the nebulous and ever-changing nature of COVID-19 has created a vacuum for information and misinformation alike to get sucked into TV news stories, Facebook posts, twitter feeds, and web pages the world over. We want to know how this information is being processed, internalized, and turned into actions in the US communities that it is reaching. Nearly 60 million Americans live in rural areas (compared to 250 million urban-dwelling Americans). Rural Americans are a significant minority that is chronically under-studied and burdened with the weight of other peoples’ stereotypes. While we know that urban and rural communities tend to seek different sources of information and oftentimes have polarizing worldviews, it is imperative, in this time in which we all must work closely together to stem the spread of COVID-19, that we understand the similarities and differences in the ways that urban and rural individuals seek, understand, and implement health-related information. Study Objective/Hypothesis: We will answer the following questions: Are there differences in the types of sources that rural vs. urban individuals are using to gather their COVID-19 information? And, in what way is the information that these communities receive being translated into actions to keep themselves healthy and stop the transmission of the virus? We hypothesize that rural and urban individuals obtain their health information from different sources. We hypothesize that the health-related behaviors an individual has taken during the pandemic (such as quarantining, wearing a mask, washing hands more often) is directly related to the source of information he/she trusts, and therefore, will be different among rural vs. urban individuals. Methods: Our study employs a survey disseminated via Qualtrics at family practice clinics in rural and urban areas of Indiana. Through a microresearch grant from Rural PREP we are able to offer participants $5 gift cards for answering questions about the sources they use to get their health information, how much they trust those sources, and how their health behaviors have changed since the pandemic began. Results: Data collection began in Feb. 2021 and is ongoing Conclusions: Rural and urban communities and individuals function in mostly separate spheres, despite the substantial interconnectedness of modern public and social media. In order to work together, we must construct studies to understand these differences. Our public health campaigns and education cannot afford to disregard rural communities due to lack of understanding of their unique cultures and differences from urban communities. Our lives literally depend on providing accurate, focused, and targeted information to all Americans. To do this, we must know about and leverage trusted sources in individual communities to provide up-to-date, scientific information and to correct misconceptions wherever they exist.
- Date:
- 2021-04-22
- Main contributors:
- Yu, Corinna, Guillaud, Daniel, Webb, Timothy, Sanborn, Belinda, Cartwright, Johnny, Mitchell, Sally A.
- Date:
- 2021-04-22
- Main contributors:
- Okoro, Iyabode, Chong, Alex, Feliciano, Anna, Gonzalez, Andrea, Shariff, Faisal
- Date:
- 2021-04-22
- Main contributors:
- Cross-Najafi, Arthur , Athanasiadis, Dimitrios, Stefanidis, Dimitrios
- Summary:
- Increasing Early Exposure to Laparoscopy: A Cost-Effective Trainer Designed for Medical Students Intro: Previous studies have shown that exposing medical students to laparoscopy early in their training may inspire them to pursue a surgical career. Commercial laparoscopic trainers provide robust training platforms for surgical residents but are expensive and not easily available to medical students who wish to become familiar with laparoscopic surgery techniques such as through Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS). In this study we assessed the feasibility of constructing an inexpensive, easily reproducible laparoscopic trainer to train medical students to proficiency in FLS. Methods: Construction materials for the trainers were readily available at common retail stores. The box component of this trainer was produced using 1/2-inch and 3/4-inch plywood, 3/4-inch screws, Velcro, super glue, and Peltex Ultra Firm (c). The electronic components of this trainer included a 24-inch Dell monitor, HDMI to VGA adapter, Logitech C615 Portable Webcam, HDMI cord, and Dell Inspiron laptop. The proposed trainer does not include the laparoscopic instruments or task trainers. Power drill and saw are optimal for trainer construction. Cost calculation excludes laptop. Students were then trained to proficiency on FLS tasks using the laparoscopic trainers. Results: The complete laparoscopic trainer (including monitor) was produced for less than 300 dollars. We have produced 2 complete trainers on which 5 students were trained to proficiency in FLS. Feedback on the training experience from students was positive, with a slightly larger monitor cited as the main difference from the commercial trainer setup. Conclusion: The laparoscopic trainer described here was an effective tool for training medical students in FLS. Built with inexpensive, readily available construction materials and functionality for multiple training tasks, it is a highly cost-efficient approach to administering FLS training. Anticipated future applications for the trainer include implementation of surgical education research and expansion of medical student exposure to basic laparoscopy.