GME research

For information on GME's Resident Wellness Scale (RWS), click here.

The RWS is a 10-item scale empirically designed to measure a resident's wellness over the preceding 3 weeks. It was designed by GME researchers at Wayne State University and Loma Linda University in March 2017. The scale development and initial validity data are published:

Send questions and comments to GMEWellness@wayne.edu

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Publications:

  • Messman A, Stansfield RB, Liu Y, et al. Identifying positive and negative factors that affect the promotion of clinical faculty at the Wayne State University School of Medicine: Does gender matter? Cureus 2022;14(10), e29504.
  • Stansfield RB, Gruppen LD. "Power analyses: Planning, conducting and evaluating education research." In Researching Medical Education (2nd ed.), edited by Jennifer Cleland and Steven J. Durning. Wiley Blackwell, 2023.
  • Markova T, Stansfield RB, Kenaga H, McCready T, Kumar S. Using a Direct Observation Tool (TOC-CEX) to standardize transitions of care by residents at a community hospital. Ochsner J 2021;21(4): 381-386.
  • Kenaga H, Markova T, Stansfield RB, Kumar S, Morris P. An OSCE for opioid management: Standardized patient ratings of communication skills as a predictor of Systems-Based Practice (SBP) scores. J of Patient-Centered Res & Rev 2021;8(3): 261-266.
  • Stansfield RB, Kenaga H, Markova T. Building a culture of well-being in primary care resident training programs.  Ochsner J March 2021;21(1): 68-75.

Presentations:

  • Stansfield RB, Kenaga H, Messman A. The relationship of inclusiveness with resident clinical engagement and wellness. Poster presented at the 2023 AIAMC Annual Meeting, Nashville, March 23-25, 2023.
  • Kenaga H, Stansfield RB, Messman A. Creating a health disparities curriculum and resources for multiple residency specialties. Poster presented at the 2023 AIAMC Annual Meeting, Nashville, March 23-25, 2023.
  • Messman A, Kenaga H, Kumar S, King E, Wissman S, Stansfield RB. Institutional initiatives to enhance residency, inclusivity, and equity. Poster/slide presentation presented at the 2023 AIAMC Annual Meeting, Nashville, March 23-25, 2023.
  • Tolliver S, Ramakrishna J, Stansfield RB. Improving diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) across residencies at Wayne State: A perspective from dermatology. Poster presented at the WSUSOM Medical Education Research and Innovation Conference, Detroit, MI, Dec. 6, 2022.
  • Stansfield RB, Messman A, Kenaga H. Resident communication and empathy in telehealth: Analysis of multi-year OSCE data. Poster presented at the WSUSOM Medical Education Research and Innovation Conference, Detroit, MI, Dec. 6, 2022.
  • Mathew S, Mogasala S, Ajimal S, Messman A. Development of a research assistant mentorship pipeline (EMRAMP). Poster presented at the WSUSOM Medical Education Research and Innovation Conference, Detroit, MI, Dec. 6, 2022.
  • Lenning J, Messman A, Kline J. Application of motor learning theory to teach the head impulse test to emergency medicine resident physicians with repetitive augmented terminal feedback from a video oculography device. Poster presented at the WSUSOM Medical Education Research and Innovation Conference, Detroit, MI, Dec. 6, 2022.
  • Messman A, Liu Y, Collins J, Matthews M, Ehrman R, Stansfield RB. Gender disparities in perceptions of clinical faculty members' attainment of promotion. Poster presented at the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, May 2022.
  • Messman A, Liu Y, Collins J, Matthews M, Ehrman R, Stansfield RB. Identifying positive and negative factors that affect the promotion of clinical faculty at the Wayne State University School of Medicine: Does gender matter? Poster presented at ACGME Annual Educational Conference, March 30-April 1, 2022 [virtual].
  • Stansfield RB, Kenaga H, Drake E, Burgess D, Hall S, Markova T. Wellness vulnerabilities of resident medical interns: COVID impacts self-care and perceived institutional support. Poster presented at ACGME Annual Educational Conference, March 30-April 1, 2022 [virtual].
  • Stansfield RB, Milne A. What sorts of residents get what sorts of ratings? An analysis of quantitative ratings of resident competencies and descriptive adjectives. Poster presented at ACGME Annual Educational Conference, March 30-April 1, 2022 [virtual].