Search Results - "Nieman, Linda Z"

Trends in colorectal cancer incidence by anatomic site and disease stage in the United States from 1976 to 2005 by Cheng, Lee, Eng, Cathy, Nieman, Linda Z, Kapadia, Asha S, Du, Xianglin L

“…The objectives of the current study were to examine the trends in incidence rates of subsite-specific colorectal cancer at all stages in a large US population…”
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Pulmonary auscultatory skills during training in internal medicine and family practice by MANGIONE, S, NIEMAN, L. Z

“…We conducted a multicenter, cross-sectional assessment of pulmonary auscultatory skills among medical students and housestaff. Our study included 194 medical…”
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Health related quality of life in pregeriatric patients with chronic diseases at urban, public supported clinics by Cheng, Lee, Cumber, Salimah, Dumas, Carlos, Winter, Ronald, Nguyen, Kim M, Nieman, Linda Z

“…Understanding health-related quality of life (HRQOL) leads to more effective and focused healthcare. America's growing health disparities makes it is…”
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Chronic illness needs educated doctors: An innovative primary care training program for chronic illness education by Nieman, Linda Z., Cheng, Lee

“…Background: Medical educators need proven curriculum innovations that prepare trainees for the expanding number of patients with chronic illnesses. Purpose: We…”
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A preclinical training model for chronic care education by Nieman, Linda Z.

“…Background: Chronic illnesses are not only major health threats for half of the world's population, but these diseases are also increasing rapidly. Medical…”
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Teaching first-year medical students to apply evidence-based practices to patient care by Nieman, Linda Z, Cheng, Lee, Foxhall, Lewis E

“…Our objective was to describe and evaluate an educational intervention for teaching preclinical medical students enrolled in a family medicine preceptorship to…”
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Chronic condition self-management and two teaching models for chronic conditions by Nieman, Linda Z.

“…In the current era of globalization, medical educators worldwide face a common problem; namely, professional training in medical schools has not kept pace with…”
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Changes in perceived effect of practice guidelines among primary care doctors by Cheng, Lee, Nieman, Linda Z., Becton, James L.

“…Rationale, aims and objectives  Evidence suggests that when doctors use systematically developed clinical practice guidelines they have the potential to…”
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Knowledge and Use of Academic Portfolios Among Primary Care Departments in U.S. Medical Schools by Zobairi, Sumaiya E., Nieman, Linda Z., Cheng, Lee

“…Background and Purpose: Portfolios are used to summarize and communicate the academic accomplishments of faculty seeking career development and promotion…”
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The effect of lack of insurance, poverty and paediatrician supply on immunization rates among children 19-35 months of age in the United States by Becton Jr, James L., Cheng, Lee, Nieman, Linda Z.

“…Rational, aims and objectives  Previous studies found that the increasing number of paediatricians in the United States was associated with improved childhood…”
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The impact of preclinical preceptorships on learning the fundamentals of clinical medicine and physical diagnosis skills by Nieman, Linda Z, Cheng, Lee, Hormann, Mark, Farnie, Mark A, Molony, Donald A, Butler, Patricia

“…To learn whether preclinical primary care preceptorships resulted in demonstrable clinical performance benefits to medical students. This was a retrospective…”
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Implementation of a smoking cessation counseling module in a preceptorship program by Nieman, Linda Z, Velasquez, Mary M, Groff, Janet Y, Cheng, Lee, Foxhall, Lewis E

“…Family medicine preceptorships are underused opportunities for learning smoking cessation counseling skills. To prepare students for their future roles in…”
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Assessment of competencies in physicians-in-training through the delivery of a community-based health curriculum using distance learning by Bortot, Andrea T., Culberson, John W., Modak, Isitri, Becan-McBride, Kathleen, Nieman, Linda Z.

“…Academic physicians must master the elements of curriculum development and evaluation specific to defined competencies in postgraduate medical education. Six…”
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Evaluating the Texas Statewide Family Practice Preceptorship Program, 1992-2000 by Nieman, Linda Z, Foxhall, Lewis E, Chuang, Alice Z, Cheng, Lee, Prager, Thomas C

“…Since 1979, the Texas Statewide Family Practice Preceptorship Program (TSFPPP) has conducted ambulatory preceptorships to increase the number of medical…”
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Cardiac Auscultations Skills of Physicians in Training-Reply by Mangione, Salvatore, Nieman, Linda Z

“…In Reply—Dr Nadoolman suggests that the simple detection of an auscultatory abnormality (without being able to better define it) might be sufficient. We…”
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Medical treatment of women and adherence to HIV guidelines at an urban university-staffed public clinic by Parikh, Mihir J, Cheng, Lee, Nieman, Linda Z, Grimes, Richard M

“…HIV-related morbidity and mortality have declined in recent years in the United States. Relative to their male counterparts, however, HIV-infected women tend…”
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Sex and Gender Bias in Anatomy and Physical Diagnosis Text Illustrations by Mendelsohn, Kathleen D, Nieman, Linda Z, Isaacs, Krista, Lee, Sophia, Levison, Sandra P

“…Objective.—To examine the sex and gender distribution of illustrations in two atlases, five anatomy texts, and five physical diagnosis texts.Design.—Of 4060…”
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Family medicine month in a university-based program: establishing a family medicine identity by Gladu, Rebecca, Nieman, Linda Z, Goodrich, Thelma Jean, Groff, Janet Y, Velasquez, Mary Marden

“…"Family Medicine Month," a rotation forfirst-year residents, was developed to clarifyfirst-year residents'new roles as family physicians. The rotation explored…”
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Use of a paper-cut as an adjunct to teaching the Whipple procedure by video by Mann, Barry D, Heath, Christine M, Gracely, Edward, Seidman, Anne, Nieman, Linda Z, Sachdeva, Ajit K

“…Background: Medical students often experience difficulty comprehending anatomic relationships of complex operations to which they are exposed during surgical…”
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Death notification in the emergency department: a survey of residents and attending physicians by Swisher, L A, Nieman, L Z, Nilsen, G J, Spivey, W H

“…To delineate the topics discussed with families during the death notification process and to identify which of these topics are stressful to the physician…”
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