Awareness and engagement in political advocacy among dermatology residents: A needs assessment

Horner, Mary E.; Kourosh, Arianne Shadi; Menter, M. Alan

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2014.12.011

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“…Previous studies have found that dermatology residents value advocacy and would appreciate expanded education and opportunities in health policy [14]. Our study provides additional insight into the extent of health policy education and experiences dermatology residents have had both prior to, and during residency.…”

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confidence: 62%

“…Studies have shown a lack of familiarity with principles in health policy and practice management among residents and recent graduates across a number of medical specialties [1][2][3][4][5], prompting numerous proposals and calls to action to improve health policy education within graduate medical education [6][7][8][9][10][11]. Although studies have characterized business preparedness among dermatology trainees [12,13], efforts to understand and educate dermatology trainees about health policy reforms pertaining to dermatology practice have not been required or standardized across dermatology residency programs [14][15][16]. Thus, the goal of this study was to characterize the extent of prior health policy education and experiences among current U.S. dermatology residents, to assess their level of health systems knowledge and health policy literacy, and to characterize desire for further education and future involvement in health policy activities.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Health policy literacy among U.S. dermatology residents: characterizing past experiences and future goals

Yu¹,

LaChance²,

Nambudiri

2020

Dermatology Online Journal

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confidence: 62%

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confidence: 99%

Health policy literacy among U.S. dermatology residents: characterizing past experiences and future goals

Yu¹,

LaChance²,

Nambudiri

2020

Dermatology Online Journal

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“…One study conducted with dermatology residents notes that legislation may negatively impact dermatology patient care and practice. 17 Their results show that 99.3% of respondents found advocacy important and 98.6% believe it will affect their career. Fourteen percent of the trainees participate in their PAC, SkinPAC.…”

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confidence: 96%

Political Advocacy from Plastic Surgery Trainees in the United States

Kozusko

Lopez

Sheck

et al. 2021

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

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Background: Legislature directly impacts the practice of physicians across multiple specialties. The goal of our study is to investigate the political engagement and opinions of plastic surgery trainees, and how they perceive legislation impacts future practice. Methods: A 24-question survey was designed and distributed to all program directors and Resident Council members within the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. This initiative was driven by the board and directors and supported by the Resident Council. The Resident Council is a trainee-driven committee within the American Society of Plastic Surgeons that communicates with the Board of Directors. Results: This survey generated a 10.3% response rate with 118 responses out of 1143 trainees in ACGME accredited institutions. When asked in an open-ended fashion to list the most important reason why one planned to vote in the 2020 election, only 6.8% listed healthcare as a factor. Eighty-four percent of respondents believe that their vote impacts future legislation and regulation. Ninety-four percent strongly agree or agree that political legislation affects reimbursement. Conclusions: With only 10.3% of trainees responding, there is a concern that political activity is not a priority for plastic surgery trainees. Plastic surgery trainees are attending summits, meeting with politicians, writing letters, and attending fundraisers. Respondents are overwhelmingly voting and planning to vote in elections, though few list healthcare as a reason. A future goal must be to motivate trainees to consider the intersection between healthcare and plastic surgery.

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“…5 6 Further, lack of health policy and advocacy awareness can also be detrimental to the quality and equity of patient care provided, prompting calls to address this critical training gap. [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] In order to meet the need for increased advocacy education, a group of medical students, residents and faculty in the Harvard Combined Dermatology Residency Training Programme organised a cross-specialty virtual COVID-19 advocacy day for medical trainees across the state of Massachusetts. The goals of the event were to (1) discuss ways in which physicians and medical trainees can play a role in advocacy; (2) learn about local, state and federal COVID-19 advocacy efforts; (3) brainstorm potential advocacy opportunities following the event; and (4) empower trainees to find their legislative voice during COVID-19 and beyond.…”

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Engaging in advocacy during medical training: assessing the impact of a virtual COVID-19-focused state advocacy day

Moustafa

Kwak

et al. 2021

Postgraduate Medical Journal

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PurposeThe physician voice is crucial to shaping health policy and public health guidelines, particularly during COVID-19. However, there are gaps in health policy and advocacy education within graduate medical education. This study sought to characterise the impact of a virtual COVID-19 focused advocacy day among medical trainees in Massachusetts.Study designThe half-day event featured speakers drawn from government relations experts, physician advocates, and state and federal legislators as well as breakout discussions among attendees. A 25-question Redcap survey and list of resources/opportunities for continued advocacy was administered to all participants at event’s conclusion on 19 May 2020.ResultsThere were 60 responses from 141 participants (43% response rate). One-third reported no prior formal health policy instruction, and over half reported getting information from news publications, social media and peers. 58% believed physician involvement in advocacy to be ‘extremely important’ prior to COVID-19; 83% believed the same after onset of COVID-19 (p<0.0001). The most common barriers to advocacy engagement were lack of time and knowledge. Most attendees felt participation increased their knowledge and likelihood to engage in the COVID-19 response, imparted useful skills/knowledge for continued advocacy, increased their interest in future similar events, and that such events should be available to all trainees.ConclusionsTrainees recognise the importance of health policy and advocacy and value opportunities to gain the necessary skills/knowledge to effect tangible change. Virtual advocacy days can be replicated nationwide to help trainees learn about advocacy efforts and find their legislative voices during COVID-19 and beyond.

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Awareness and engagement in political advocacy among dermatology residents: A needs assessment

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Health policy literacy among U.S. dermatology residents: characterizing past experiences and future goals

Health policy literacy among U.S. dermatology residents: characterizing past experiences and future goals

Political Advocacy from Plastic Surgery Trainees in the United States

Engaging in advocacy during medical training: assessing the impact of a virtual COVID-19-focused state advocacy day

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