The Legacy of the Wright State University Aerospace Medicine Residency Program

INTRODUCTION: In the mid-1970s, NASA required a robust training program for physicians responsible for the medical needs of the Shuttle astronauts. Personnel at NASA worked closely with academicians and subject matter experts at Wright State University (WSU) to develop and establish a residency program in aerospace medicine. This academic training program was initiated in 1978 and closed in 2018. The objective of this historical piece is to catalog, for posterity, the impact this training program has had on national and international human spaceflight and aviation. METHODS: A thorough review of all available historical documents and oral histories provided by contemporaries were reviewed in detail, including a search of every available residents thesis and all available historical documents and reports at WSU and NASA Headquarters. RESULTS: Over the past 40 yr, WSU has graduated 172 individuals with an M.S. degree focused on aerospace medicine, of which 84 were residents. Nearly 50 of these residents have worked closely with NASA. Many others became integrated into academia, the aviation industry, or international space programs. DISCUSSION: With the growth in interest for government and commercial spaceflight, the field of aerospace medicine is poised to grow. Although it is not well known outside of the Aerospace Medicine community, the legacy of this pioneering, 40-yr civilian-based program is of significant value. If not recorded in an easily locatable and accessible manner, many of the challenges and outcomes from this residency could be lost until future generations have to spend the money, time, and effort to relearn them. Doarn CR, Shimada K, Shepanek M. The legacy of the Wright State University Aerospace Medicine Residency program. Aerosp Med Hum Perform. 2021; 92(9):744750.

Teaching Prisoners' Rights to Prison Officers to Improve Professional Performance

This chapter is based on the experiences of both authors as part of a multi-disciplinary team of academics who brought changes to the prison system in the Republic of Ireland by leading an academic training program for recruit corrections officers in that country's prison system. The goal was to improve the professional performance of the corrections officers and to increase their understandings of the significance of human rights and prisoner's rights as a key part of their daily work practices. The award-winning recruit prison officer training program was the first of its kind globally.

Impacto de la Capacitación del Programa de Formación de Académicos en la Facultad de Mecánica y Eléctrica de la Universidad Veracruzana, Zona Poza Rica Tuxpan

The Universidad Veracruzana, through its academic training program (PROFA), provides training courses and / or disciplinary and pedagogical updates to academic staff at the Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of the Poza Rica-Tuxpan area, which counts with 38 teachers, to whom, every semester period, they are offered and implemented training courses. This article aims to demonstrate how relevant and sufficient these courses have been, from the academic perspective. To do this, quantitative field research was carried out through surveys applied to 20 teachers equivalent to 52.6% of the population. Of this sample, 50% think teachers training is more focused on pedagogical than disciplinary courses. 65% of the teachers surveyed mention that the training has met their expectations and the 95% that has had a positive impact on their teaching practice. It is concluded that the areas to be reinforced are the management of software and TIC, sustainable development, administrative scope and disciplinary area, which defines a precise panorama on the next courses to be offered.

Improvement of Immediate Performance in Neonatal Resuscitation Through Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice Training

ABSTRACT Background Simulation training is an effective method to teach neonatal resuscitation (NR), yet many pediatrics residents do not feel comfortable with NR. Rapid cycle deliberate practice (RCDP) allows the facilitator to provide debriefing throughout the session. In RCDP, participants work through the scenario multiple times, eventually reaching more complex tasks once basic elements have been mastered. Objective We determined if pediatrics residents have improved observed abilities, confidence level, and recall in NR after receiving RCDP training compared to the traditional simulation debriefing method. Methods Thirty-eight pediatrics interns from a large academic training program were randomized to a teaching simulation session using RCDP or simulation debriefing methods. The primary outcome was the intern's cumulative score on the initial Megacode Assessment Form (MCAF). Secondary outcome measures included surveys of confidence level, recall MCAF scores at 4 months, and time to perform critical interventions. Results Thirty-four interns were included in analysis. Interns in the RCDP group had higher initial MCAF scores (89% versus 84%, P < .026), initiated positive pressure ventilation within 1 minute (100% versus 71%, P < .05), and administered epinephrine earlier (152 s versus 180 s, P < .039). Recall MCAF scores were not different between the 2 groups. Conclusions Immediately following RCDP interns had improved observed abilities and decreased time to perform critical interventions in NR simulation as compared to those trained with the simulation debriefing. RCDP was not superior in improving confidence level or retention.