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GW-Nursing_logo_homepageA new Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Project Repository recently was developed by the School of Nursing in collaboration with Himmelfarb Library's Research Commons.

The DNP Project Repository archives all doctoral projects completed within GW’s DNP program. It is used to advance nursing practice by preserving, archiving, and sharing these projects in a permanent digital archive even after student graduation. In addition, the repository can assist current and future DNP students in developing their own projects.

The repository is an open-access site that is searchable and discoverable via search engines.  Students retain copyright of their work and receive a unique, persistent URL that can be shared with colleagues and added to their CV/resume.

The DNP Project Repository was pilot tested in October 2017 with several 2017 DNP graduates. The Repository has now gone live and DNP students graduating in May 2018 are in the process of submitting their projects.

Be sure to check them out at hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/son_dnp/.

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researchdayvideosWant to learn about projects from GW's Research Days 2018?  Watch the videos!

Each year, GW Research Days provides a showcase for research and scholarship occurring at The George Washington University.  Over two days, faculty and undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students showcase their research and highlight the scope of research occurring at GW.

Himmelfarb Library interviewed eighteen GW Research Days presenters.  Watch the videos to learn more about health sciences research at GW!

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17664002728_acb9354acf_bRecently, the NIH took steps to help protect the credibility of published research findings from NIH-funded research. In a recent blog post, the National Library of Medicine called on librarians to help in this effort. In NIH Guide Notice OD-18-011, released on November 3, 2017, the NIH requested support for authors by asking grantees, contractors, researchers, and librarians to:

  1. Adhere to the principles of research integrity and publication ethics
  2. Identify journals that follow best practices promoted by professional scholarly publishing organizations
  3. Avoid publishing in journals lacking clearly stated and rigorous peer-review processes.

 

What should you do when deciding where to publish your research?

  1. Evaluate the options using guided by one of these resources:
  2. Access Himmelfarb’s Scholarly Publishing Research Guide for resources to help you decide where to publish:
  3. Consult your librarian. Librarians have experience in developing rigorous collection criteria when considering journals to include in library collections. Thanks to this expertise, librarians are extremely familiar with journal publishers as well as with the journals that are being used by researchers and for publication.

 

Researcher-authors can often find it difficult to evaluate a journal's quality, editorial practices, peer-review practices, and scientific merit. Librarians can be a great help to authors in selecting publishing venues. If you are getting ready to publish and need assistance in selecting the best journal for your article or research, Himmelfarb has resources that can help!

 

Sources:

Marill, J., Funk, K., Sheehan, J. (2017, November 7). Calling on librarians to help ensure the credibility of published research results [web log post]. Retrieved from https://nlmdirector.nlm.nih.gov/2017/11/07/calling-on-librarians-to-help-ensure-the-credibility-of-published-research-results/

Mediterranean Center of Medical Sciences (2015).  Research [online image].  Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/mcmscience/17664002728

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maternalchildHow will proposed changes to health care law affect women's health in the United States?

A new article in Women's Health Issues explores this issue.  In The Risk of Remaining Silent: Addressing the Current Threats to Women's Health, the authors assess how changes to the Affordable Care Act, insurance coverage for contraception, Planned Parenthood, and additional Department of Health and Human Services programs might affect health care for women.
Dr. Claire Brindis from the University of California, San Francisco is the first author in this paper.  The George Washington University's Dr. Amita Vyas is the editor for Women's Health Issues and is also the program director of the Maternal and Child Health Program in GW's Milken Institute School of Public Health.

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creativity-402828_960_720A new article by Himmelfarb Librarians Tom Harrod and Alexandra Gomes describes how they developed FOSCE sessions for medical students as part of the revised medical school curriculum.

The article was just published in Medical Reference Services Quarterly and describes the evolution of this project - from it's basis in instruction in the old curriculum through the process of developing and implementing the instruction.

Read the full article:
Tom P. Harrod & Alexandra W. Gomes (2017) Creative Curriculum:The Experience of Writing and Teaching Formative Objective Structured ClinicalExaminations (FOSCEs), Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 36:2, 111-119, DOI: 10.1080/02763869.2017.1293968

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integratedCongratulations are in order for SMHS’s very own Rosalyn A. Jurjus, Kirsten Brown, Ellen Goldman, Artin Galoosian and former faculty member Jill Krapf, whose article Curricular response to increase recall and transfer of anatomical knowledge into the obstetrics/gynecology clerkship was recently published in the journal Anatomical Sciences Education.

This article features a study on the efficacy of e-modules in and teaching an integrative curriculum for clinical anatomy.

E-Learning Modules are featured in our Health Sciences Research Commons.  Featured as teaching tools, these modules are a fantastic resource for all those looking to review clinical approaches to OB/GYN topics. The modules in this study can also be found in our research guides.

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medications-342484_960_720The challenges and promise of drugs which work (or don't) based on a patient's genetic make-up is is discussed in an article recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine.   GW faculty Shawneequa Callier and her co-authors describe the market forces and recent litigation which is shaping personalized medicine in this article:
Bonham, V. L., Callier, S. L., & Royal, C. D. (2016). Will Precision Medicine Move Us beyond Race?. The New England journal of medicine, 374(21), 2003.
You can read the full-text article as part of Himmelfarb Library's online collection and find this article and additional publications in the Dr. Charles Macri's Genetics Journal Club.

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pleasepayhereThe Commonwealth Fund just published an Issue Brief written by GW Milken Institute School of Public Health faculty examining this issue.  Sara Rosenbaum, Sara Schmucker, Sara Rothenberg, and Rachel Gunsalus describe Medicaid demonstrations currently running in six states.  These demonstrations all increase beneficiaries’ financial responsibility via enrollment fees and/or cost-sharing beyond traditional Medicare limits.   In this issue brief, the authors describe:

  • The types of cost sharing being tested
  • Opportunities for beneficiaries to reduce their financial liability
  • Penalties for not paying premiums or enrollment fees
  • Evaluation of possible changes

Read the full-text online:

Rosenbaum S, Schmucker S, Rothenberg S, Gunsalus R. (2016).  How Will Section 1115 Medicaid Expansion Demonstrations Inform Federal Policy? Issue Brief (Commonw Fund). 13:1-10. PubMed PMID: 27214927.

 

Photo credit: Depolo, Steve. (2009) Please pay here. [image]. Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevendepolo/3354726208

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How often are residents observed? 

A new study by GW researchers looks at this question in a recently published article.  In Observing and Giving Feedback to Novice PGY-1s, Katherine Tully, Jennifer Keller, Jim Blatt, and Larrie Greenberg studied OB-GYN residents during the second month of residency to assess:

  • What activities do residents report performing?
  • How often are residents observed and who observes them?
  • How often do residents receive feedback?
  • How useful is feedback given to residents?
  • Does shift time affect the frequency of observation and feedback?
Read the full-text article courtesy of Himmelfarb Library's full-text journal collection:
Tully K, Keller J, Blatt B, Greenberg L. (2016).  Observing and Giving Feedback to Novice PGY-1s. South Med J.  May;109(5):320-5. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000000459. PubMed PMID: 27135733.

 

Photo credit: Gill, Gregory.  (2011) After close observation... [image].  Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gagillphoto/5358687603

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HSRCHealth Sciences Research Commons (HSRC) hit 200,000 downloads and is still growing!  What does that mean?  GW research has become available to more users as Himmelfarb Library's  Health  Sciences  Research Commons gathers, archives and disseminates the research output of GW Milken Institute School of Public Health, the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, the School of Nursing, and Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library.

The Health Sciences Research Commons archives published material like journal articles as well as other types of materials including reports, posters, presentations, and more.  HSRC can also help capture your scholarly impact by tracking your article's views, downloads, and shares on social media and research managers such as Mendeley.  You can find a full list of materials and other useful information about getting your publications into the HSRC on the Author FAQ.
If you have any questions about the Health Sciences Research Commons, please contact Meaghan Corbett (corbettm@gwu.edu).
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