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David Osayande is a current first year medical student in the New Pathway Program. His family is Nigerian, but he was born in Germany and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He attended New York University as a HEOP Scholar and graduated with a B.S. in Chemistry in 2013. During his time at NYU, he taught...

PTSD One project in TRACTS is looking at how experiences during childhood might influence how service members react to stress later in life. Studies have shown that people’s reactions to stress are in part due to how much stress and psychological trauma they were exposed to when they were children...

For each disease, there are multiple risk factors including lifestyle, genetic predisposition, and environment. We at the GNL are interested in understanding how these different factors contribute to cognitive decline in dementia. For this study, we work with participants who are siblings, children...

INTERVENTIONS The Delirium Toolbox is a container that holds materials necessary to improve sensory input, cognitive stimulation, and promote sleep in patients at high risk for delirium. Healthcare providers, such as physicians, nurses, and pharmacists may further modify a patient's risk for...

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Procedure for RASS Assessment Observe patient Patient is alert, restless, or agitated. (score 0 to +4) If not alert, state patient's name and say to open eyes and look at speaker. Ask 'Describe how you are feeling?' Patient awakens with sustained eye opening and eye contact. (score -1) Patient...

We are investigating the differences that exist between normal and abnormal cardiac valves, specifically by using echocardiographic data to describe valvular morphology and dynamism over the cardiac cycle both qualitatively and quantitatively One of our current focuses is a tricuspid annular...

We have studied the use of simulation training in medical education. Our research has centered on the value of simulation as a component of multi-modal training. We have performed motion analysis for transesophageal echocardiography during training and have been able to see the changes in...