OBJECTIVES: To determine the feasibility of a resident physician-based, culturally appropriate method of decreasing the disease burden of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2) in a group of Pacific Islanders, Marshallese living in Hawai'i. METHODS: Thirty one Marshallese with diabetes who live on the island of Oahu, Hawaii were recruited. Baseline health status of the participants was characterized. H...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of kidney disease is rising in Canada, and new approaches to prevention, diagnosis, and treatment are required. A kidney research training strategy, which enhances capacity while fostering collaboration and knowledge translation, may help to address this health care problem. PURPOSE This manuscript describes the Kidney Research Scientist Core Education and National T...

Abstract Contemporary research details the significant health, economic, and social disparities experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (LGBTQ) older adults in comparison to their peers. Fundamental overcoming these is service provider understanding of unique needs challenges faced LGBTQ adults. This presentation will focus on development implementation research-based, ...

Sex refers to biological differences between men and women. Although sex is a fundamental aspect of human physiology that splits the population in two approximately equal halves, this essential biological variable is rarely considered in the design of basic physiological studies, in translating findings from basic science to clinical research, or in developing personalized medical strategies. C...

Effective school-based obesity prevention programs are needed to prevent and reduce the growing obesity risk among youth. Utilizing the evidence-rich areas of violence and substance use prevention, translation science may provide an efficient means for developing curricula across multiple health behaviors. This paper introduces Pathways to Health, a school-based obesity prevention program that ...

Many standard medical curricula do not provide an environment that nurtures the diverse academic and professional interests of medical students, leaving few opportunities for curricular individualization.1 In response, the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) has created a voluntary and mentored Pathway in Clinical and Translational Research...

This paper reports upon a survey carried out among thirty-eight trainee translators who took courses on machine translation. The survey was conducted asking the sample of students to fill out a questionnaire both at the beginning and at the end of the MT course. The questions aimed at assessing the degree of knowledge about MT of the respondents and the opinions and impressions that they accord...

The current master’s curriculum in English Translation major Iranian universities has not satisfied the demands of society which it was developed. students have complained that some essential skills are considered curriculum. Therefore, this study is aimed at proposing guidelines for reformers Iran to update To investigate effective components updating curriculum, necessary focus on curricula o...