PANDEMIC-RELATED INSTRUCTOR TALK: HOW NEW INSTRUCTORS SUPPORTED STUDENTS AT THE ONSET OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Pandemic-Related Instructor Talk: How New Instructors Supported Students at the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic

At the same time that COVID-19 cases in the United States first began to increase, fellows in a ARROWHEAD mentored teaching apprenticeship for postdoctoral scientists began to teach undergraduate seminars.The fellows suddenly needed to support students emotionally and switch to online instruction.They were encouraged to acknowledge and address the

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Explicit and implicit information needs of people with depression: a qualitative investigation of problems reported on an online depression support forum

Abstract Background Health management is impeded when consumers do not possess adequate knowledge about their illness.At a public health level, consumer knowledge about depression is particularly important because depression is highly prevalent and causes substantial disability and burden.However, currently little is known about the information nee

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Role for IL-1 Family Cytokines in Fungal Infections

Fungal pathogens kill approximately 1.5 million individuals per year and represent a severe disease burden worldwide.It is estimated over 150 million people have serious fungal disease such as recurrent mucosal infections or life-threatening systemic infections.Disease can ensue from commensal fungi or new infection and involves different fungal mo

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Psychometric Properties of Visual Indicators of Teaching and Learning Success “VITALS” Instrument for Evaluation of Clinical Teachers

Nada Al-Yousuf1, Salah Eldin Kassab2,3, Hasan Alsetri4, Hossam Hamdy51Department of Opthalmology, King Abdullah Medical City, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain; 2Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt; 3Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, United Arab Emir

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