Kristine Alaniz, Kristina Kaljo, Kara Hoppe
BACKGROUND: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are a leading cause of maternal morbidity, especially among Black, Indigenous, and rural birthing individuals.
Published: 04/14/2026
WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin pmid:41980170
Tess I Jewell, Kharmen Bharucha, Kristina Kaljo, Laura Hanks
CONCLUSIONS: Some resident physicians oppose gender-affirming care. Further research is needed to elucidate the breadth and depth of these sentiments and their potential impact on patient care.
Published: 04/14/2026
WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin pmid:41980158
Abbey Knickerbocker, Nathan R Jones, Kristina Kaljo, Laura Hanks
CONCLUSIONS: A structured, longitudinal multimodal educational intervention significantly improved obstetrics and gynecology residents' preparedness to provide gender-affirming care. These findings support the integration of a formal transgender and gender-diverse health education curriculum into graduate medical education to enhance clinical competency and promote equitable health care.
Published: 04/14/2026
WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin pmid:41980155
Nadia Tabit, Zynab Adewusi, Kristina Kaljo, Kristin Dowe, Abbey Kruper
CONCLUSIONS: High learner satisfaction, improved understanding of psychosocial aspects of care, and increased awareness of health disparities suggest that integrating behavioral health and patient perspectives into early cancer education can meaningfully support learner development.
Published: 04/14/2026
WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin pmid:41980129
Monet Lane, Morgan Briggs, Christine Pando, Susan Duyar-Ayerdi, Kristina Kaljo, Kathryn Dielentheis
CONCLUSIONS: This study elucidates resident and faculty perspectives on simulation training. Both groups endorsed key ideas, including the need for a structured and standardized curriculum. Currently, no simulation curriculum standards exist. Findings demonstrate the importance of communication between residents and faculty to create an effective training curriculum that addresses the unique needs and barriers of both trainers and trainees.
Published: 04/14/2026
WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin pmid:41980127
Lana M Minshew, Kristina Kaljo, Eliana Bonifacino, Austin Tubbs, Rachel Kavanaugh, Katherine Gavinski, Michael Braun, Devarati Syam, Michael DeBisschop, Amy Farkas
CONCLUSION: Approximately 60% of health professions education research studies explicitly use an educational theory or framework, and most of those studies provided a corresponding citation. Yet, the analysis indicates variability in how theory is applied. Future studies should investigate how appropriately HPER utilizes educational theories and frameworks to inform research design, analysis, and interpretation.
Published: 03/09/2026
Medical science educator pmid:41798332
Amy H Farkas, Michael Braun, Lana Minshew, Devarati Syam, Kristina Kaljo
BACKGROUND: Medical educators must advance their knowledge to promote educational innovation grounded in best practices.
Published: 02/20/2025
Journal of general internal medicine pmid:39979701
David Eggert, Amy Pan, Cassandre R Krier, Kate Schoyer, Kristina Kaljo, Stephanie Gunderson
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Published: 02/05/2025
WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin pmid:39908511
Kristina Kaljo, Michael T Braun, Ragasnehith Maddula, Catherine C Ferguson, Eliana Bonifacino, Amy Farkas
CONCLUSIONS: Pathway programs support the acquisition and enhancement of professional skills. Lacking longitudinal or comparison data leads to questions of the long-term impact on diversifying the medical workforce. This article highlights a need for rigorous data collection methods and transparent reporting of participant outcomes to inform programmatic efficacy.
Published: 12/05/2023
Southern medical journal pmid:38051167
Morgan R Briggs, Kristina Kaljo
CONCLUSIONS: Improvement and retention in resident knowledge and confidence in caring for sex-trafficked individuals illustrate the utility of this education intervention and expand on current literature. This study provides an example of an education session that can be adapted for other medical trainees.
Published: 10/04/2023
AJPM focus pmid:37790666
Rana M Higgins, Karen Marcdante, Kristina Kaljo, Erin Strong, Caitlin Patten
CONCLUSIONS: These findings can help educators recognize the words, actions, and behaviors that make medical students feel they matter on their surgery clerkship. Interventions should continue focus on how to increase the sense of awareness, importance, and reliance for both the students and faculty.
Published: 10/08/2022
American journal of surgery pmid:36208957
Kristina Kaljo, Emmanuel M Ngui, Robert Treat, Janet S Rader
A lack of diversity in the clinical cancer workforce causes undue burden limiting research and patient care advancements. Recruitment and retention of individuals underrepresented in medicine/research can enhance patient-provider concordance. The Student-centered Pipeline to Advance Research in Cancer Careers (SPARCC) uniquely prepares underrepresented minority students to quickly transition into the clinical research workforce and seek advanced graduate degrees. Experiential learning theory and...
Published: 01/27/2022
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education pmid:35083731
Elizabeth H Ellinas, Tavinder K Ark, Kristina Kaljo, Katherine G Quinn, Cassandre R Krier, Amy H Farkas
Background: The coronavirus pandemic accelerated academic medicine into the frontline of research and clinical work, leaving some faculty exhausted, and others with unanticipated time off. Women were particularly vulnerable, having increased responsibilities in both academic work and caregiving. Methods: The authors sought to determine faculty's responses to the pandemic, seeking predictors of accelerated versus decelerated academic productivity and work-life balance. In this survey of 424...
Published: 12/22/2021
Journal of women's health (2002) pmid:34935469
Cassandre R Krier, Katherine Quinn, Kristina Kaljo, Amy H Farkas, Elizabeth H Ellinas
CONCLUSIONS: COVID-19 disrupted important learning opportunities for medical students. Mentorship and shadowing are critical in helping students make career and specialty decisions, particularly for women. The loss of these opportunities may have lasting career impacts for all students.
Published: 12/05/2021
Journal of surgical education pmid:34863674
Cindy Vu, Rahmouna Farez, Pippa Simpson, Kristina Kaljo
CONCLUSION: Student-completed teaching performance evaluations are a valuable assessment of teaching skills and influence department recognition, award distribution, fellowship and employment opportunities. This study found that medical students did evaluate female residents differently than male residents. Understanding gendered expectations may assist in findings ways to address discrepancies between male and female physician evaluations.
Published: 05/28/2021
Journal of surgical education pmid:34045159
