Purpose: Partial nephrectomies by their nature are associated with renal volume loss. Our goal from this study is to examine renal volume loss over time post partial nephrectomy.
Material and Methods: Fifty patients were...
There is a need for anabolic therapies to treat degenerative bone
diseases. Mechanical loading stimulates anabolic and inhibits
catabolic pathways of bone leading to increased bone formation.
Osteocytes are the bone cell...
Obesity and metabolic dysfunction negatively impacts many tissues, including the skeleton. Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CaMKK2) is a serine/threonine protein kinase and key regulator of whole-body...
Strabismus “squint eyes” is a common disorder presenting in about 2% of children born each year. While there are several causes to this presentation, we demonstrated presentation caused by Peripheral nerve neuropathies,...
Osteoporosis is a disease of low bone mass that places individuals at enhanced risk for fracture, disability, and death. Hospitalizations for osteoporotic fractures exceeds those for heart attack, stroke, and breast cancer...
Hiatal hernias are a very common medical condition and present as the pathologic passage of the foregut through the esophageal hiatus. While most hiatal
hernias are asymptomatic, presenting symptoms can easily progress to...
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for additional health precautions in medically fragile populations. COVID-19 is a respiratory virus demonstrating increased mortality in individuals with risk factors such as...
During the undergraduate Nursing Research and Informatics course, a question is posed and students are asked to submit a picture with caption that answers the question. All pictures are de-identified, printed, and given to...
Marian partnered with the Bard Women's Collaboration Project at the Indiana Women's Prison beginning in 2019. Classes continued to be offered through COVID with distance learning and returned to in-person sessions this past...
Nursing students, enrolled in the NSG427 Bereavement and Loss elective, were joined by others in the Marian University community to participate in
a Death Cafe' Fire Pit Experience. The Death Cafe' is an international...
Recently, Marian University acquired a virtual dissection tool, the Anatomage Table. As the anatomy course director for the Biomedical Science Master’s program, I aim to integrate this expansive resource into the curriculum,...
Clinical medicine courses often attempt to develop skills in applying biomedical sciences instruction to clinical situations. This goal can be accomplished in many different ways, but such techniques often require the learner...
A wiki is a collection of pages that allow collaborative modification and management (e.g., Wikipedia). Medical students designed a wiki that outlined the major concepts covered in Immunology during the Foundations class. The...
Students in my sections of THL 105 Introduction to Theology learn actively toward several course outcomes through a field trip to the colonnade near the Allison Mansion. Overlooking the natural landscape of the Ecolab, the...
My innovative land acknowledgement project asks students to engage with Native American pasts, presents, and futures. In this multi-step research assignment, students expand their historical and cultural awareness by...
Engineering is about understanding how things work, and exploring the ways to engineer them for the benefit of society. A solid foundation of STEM knowledge can open a student endless opportunity in various fields. An...
Practicing empathy and listening skills are not traditionally components of a graduate-level biomedical science curriculum, however incorporating an opportunity for students to refine both can be given using “patient” podcast...
Accurate scientific communication is of chief importance. The ability to understand complex biomedical content and describe it in accurate simplistic terms is a skill that needs practice and refinement. The Kindergarten...
This session will provide participants with hands-on ideas to implement in organizing their classes. How can we use course objectives and key outcomes to realign our syllabi and class plans to ensure that students are more...
Among young musicians, there is an emerging language barrier between those who can read hand-written notation and those who cannot. There are two main reasons for this- the commercialization of music publishing and the...
The use of a buzzer system and game-based learning after delivering clinical-based medical content effectively take a student-learner from remembering and understanding medical knowledge to applying it to an immediate task. The...
Chemistry 100 is a survey chemistry course tailored to students in the health sciences. This course provides an excellent opportunity for tailoring course content to student interest, while simultaneously posing the challenge...
Come hear undergraduate and graduate students from Psychological Sciences and the Master's of Counseling program discuss counseling and school interventions provided at The Crossing, a downtown Indianapolis alternative school...
Inclusive excellence is important for student learning. To learn, it is important to be engaged, be welcomed, and be considered during instructional design and assessment. Here, I share activities at Marian University as part...
Teacher candidates explore themselves more deeply than ever before through community engaged critical service learning paired with ongoing
self-reflection and examination of critical consciousness. Students are challenged to...
This presentation showcases the community engaged learning from Publishing and Print Culture, ENG 480. Working with local residents and authors, students assembled and published chapbooks highlighting stories, recipes, and...
Efforts to increase the diversity among healthcare providers may help close the gap of health disparities, combat inequities, and address medical access in underserved populations. In response to the need for more healthcare...
Online instruction poses challenges including creating opportunities for student interactions. This discussion format combines real-world implications and classroom community building. Students explore instructor-provided...
ART 341 Design for Social Impact is a studio graphic design course with a mission to activate students’ awareness of social issues on their journey to becoming citizen designers. Through studio projects, students learn to apply...
Abstract
The online environment poses a number of challenges, including creating
opportunities for students to interact and get to know each other. I propose
adding online discussions that can allow students to explore the...
Abstract
The patellar ligament (PL) is an epiphyseal ligament and is part of the extensor complex of the knee. The ligament has gained attention due to its clinical relevance to autograft and tendinopathy. A variety of...
COVID-19 was primarily identified as a respiratory illness, but reports of patients presenting initially with cardiovascular complaints are rapidly emerging. Many patients also develop cardiovascular complications during and...
Gender dysphoria (GD), a conflict between one's self-perceived gender identity and the biological sex has been a wholly enigma
and a source of contention between experts of various disciplines since long. This is a narrative...
We argue that one of the best ways to improve equity and diversity in the plant sciences begins in the undergraduate
classroom. Our classrooms are the first stop for the next generation of plant scientists, and we must engage...
Declining fitness (˙VO2 peak) is a hallmark of ageing and believed to arise from decreased oxygen delivery and reduced muscle oxidative capacity. Physical activity is a modifiable lifestyle factor that is critical when...
50% improved maximal aerobic capacity (VO2max) and enhanced skeletal muscle health (size, function, as well as metabolic and communicative properties) compared to non-exercisers at a similar age. By taking a reductionist...
The gene CHEK2 is located at 22q12.1 and codes for the protein checkpoint kinase 2, a protein that functions in cell cycle regulation and is a known tumor suppressor. CHEK2 is activated due to DNA damage generating a cascade of...
Background: Simulation based training continues to be a growing element of healthcare education. Simulation training allows student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs) to practice critical skills in a low stress environment....
The stress levels experienced by student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs) make them excellent candidates to experience the benefits of peer mentoring. Many students assigned as mentors lack the necessary skills to support...
Background and Review of Literature: Post-operative nausea and vomiting remains a constant threat to patients undergoing anesthesia. As such a myriad of drug compounds are utilized in the practice of anesthesia to prevent and...
This project was submitted to the faculty of Marian University Leighton School of Nursing as partial fulfillment of degree requirements for the Doctor of Nursing Practice Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist Track. The...
The difficult airway algorithm is a necessary technique that must be mastered by all student nurse anesthetists. Students in Marian University’s Nurse Anesthesia Program are taught the potentially life-saving skills included in...
Background and Review of Literature: The presurgical anesthesia machine check is a critical procedure that all anesthesia providers must be capable of performing. Failing to perform an anesthesia machine check increases...
Creating a focused simulation design promotes an essential structure needed to support SRNA confidence and performance success on GA inductions. Additionally, the successful completion of simulation designs is consistent with...
Background and Review of Literature: The ability to manage a patient's airway is a critical skill an anesthesia provider must possess. Poor airway management can result in inadequate ventilation, which can lead to brain damage...
This project is submitted to the faculty of Marian University Leighton School of Nursing as partial fulfillment of degree requirements for the Doctor of Nursing Practice, Nurse Anesthesia track. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery...