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Microaggressions in Medicine

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 04:58:44 +0000

Microaggressions in Medicine Anonymous (not verified) Sun, 04/07/2024 - 22:58

By Heather Stewart (MPhil'17) and Lauren Freeman
(Oxford University Press, 312 pgs; 2014)
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In a world that too often marginalizes people based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, body size, or disability, medicine can often be no different. Far from "doing no harm," it treats some patients unfairly, leading to detrimental effects. Guided by diverse patient testimonies and case studies, Microaggressions in Medicine focuses on the harms that such patients face. It amplifies their voices, stories, and experiences, which have too-often been excluded from mainstream bioethical, medical, and popular discussions. Microaggressions in medicine are not rare, but frequent in the healthcare experiences of marginalized patients. Recognizing this can help patients better understand and make sense of their experiences. As bioethicists Lauren Freeman and Heather Stewart argue, building such an awareness can also help current and future healthcare professionals recognize the serious and enduring consequences that microaggressions have on their patients. Freeman and Stewart offer practical strategies for healthcare professionals to reduce microaggressions in their practices.

The first and only book-length treatment on microaggressions in medical contexts.

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Press Freedom and the (Crooked) Path Toward Democracy: Lessons from Journalists in East Africa

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Press Freedom and the (Crooked) Path Toward Democracy: Lessons from Journalists in East Africa Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 04/05/2024 - 17:44

Meghan Sobel Cohen (Jour'05) and Karen McIntyre Hopkinson
(Oxford University Press, 174 pages; 2023)
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Media scholars generally suggest that as people gain access to mass media content, they increasingly support democracy and reject authoritarian rule. Much of the scholarship classifying global media systems has overlooked the world's most developing nations, and among those that have included developing nations, there exists a misguided premise that nations develop in a linear fashion: from non-democracy to democracy, and from a restricted press to a free press. This book shows that much of what scholarship depicts about media systems of developing nations is wrong. In reality, the ebb-and-flow of political change, democratization and backsliding calls for more historically informed views of media systems that do not fit into the confines of existing theories.

Using the perceptions of journalists in Rwanda, Uganda, and Kenya to examine mediascapes at varying stages of development and democracy-building, this book examines the advancement of media and press freedom at varying stages of national development. Drawing on qualitative fieldwork and a cross-national survey, this book provides an updated state of press freedom in these three countries and shows how a nation's political and cultural intricacies complicate traditional media development frameworks and notions of press freedom. A detailed set of considerations are put forth for understanding media systems outside the Western world; specifically, that each country's distance from conflict, political benchmarks, international linkages, and civil society strength are central to understanding its degree of press freedom, development and democratization.

This book shows that much of what scholarship depicts about media systems of developing nations is wrong. In reality, the ebb-and-flow of political change, democratization and backsliding calls for more historically informed views of media systems that do not fit into the confines of existing theories.

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Keep Those Feet Moving

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 23:33:54 +0000

Keep Those Feet Moving Anonymous (not verified) Fri, 04/05/2024 - 17:33

By AJ Coleman (Psych'06)
(Masada Publishing, 160 pgs; 2022)
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AJ Coleman was devastated when he lost his wife to cancer, leaving him alone to raise their baby daughter. He felt an almost debilitating mourning as he faced this and other challenges—becoming a single father, accepting his hearing impairment, learning to deal with anxiety and panic attacks, and recovering from job losses. Keep Those Feet Moving is his gift to other widowers and people suffering losses and challenges to encourage you with his heartfelt advice gleaned from his journey. He offers actions you can take to move beyond difficulties and toward happiness.

We all have obstacles and setbacks, but having the tools to triumph over barriers can make the difference between giving up and thriving. This eight-step guide and memoir will inspire you to reflect on your reactions to hardship and give you the power to achieve your ambitions.

Learn to cope with grief, job loss, and single parenting as you walk in the footsteps of a widower.

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From Mountains to Medicine: Scaling the Heights in Search of My Calling

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From Mountains to Medicine: Scaling the Heights in Search of My Calling Anonymous (not verified) Sun, 02/25/2024 - 00:08

By Erica Elliott (Edu'77, MD'83)
(Lammastide, 322 pages; 2024)
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From Mountains to Medicine is the story of Erica Elliott's magical, mind-bending, and heart-opening journey of self-discovery in search of her life's purpose.

A courageous woman with insatiable curiosity, Elliott shares her compelling story with disarming honesty. Right from the beginning, she draws the reader into her narrative as she threads her way through the turbulent early years of her life, overcoming many daunting challenges along the way. Her guiding star is her search for meaning and purpose, which leads her to some spellbinding adventures, including perilous climbs of daunting peaks, one of which was subsequently named after her.

One reader wrote: "Elliott's writing is intimate, intoxicating, and full of wisdom. I found myself laughing out loud, holding my breath, opening my eyes wide in shock, at times exclaiming 'holy sh*t!'--and I imagine you will too. It is much more than a memoir. It is so engrossing I forgot I was reading a book, and I look forward to the day when it is made into a movie."

Ultimately, Elliott's wise heart leads her home to discover what was there all along--her destiny to be a healer.

From Mountains to Medicine is the story of Erica Elliott's magical, mind-bending, and heart-opening journey of self-discovery in search of her life's purpose.

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Blossoms on a Poisoned Sea

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 07:01:20 +0000

Blossoms on a Poisoned Sea Anonymous (not verified) Sun, 02/25/2024 - 00:01

By Mariko Tatsumoto (Psych'74, Law'77)
(Northampton House Press, 410 pages; 2024)
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This elegantly told yet ultimately horrifying novel is based on the true story of one of history’s most shocking corporate betrayals and industrial disasters.

Yuki is the daughter of a poor fisherman. Kiyo is the son of a senior executive at Chisso, a huge chemical conglomerate. In 1956, they meet and become friends, then gradually fall in love. But then all living things in the once beautiful Minamata Bay suddenly die. The impoverished people living around it begin suffering from a terrifying disease that causes agonizing pain, paralysis, and death . . . including Yuki’s family. With no fish to catch and incapacitated from the disease, her parents are starving. As the sole wage earner, Yuki’s reduced to low-paying, backbreaking work as a laborer, then as a house cleaner.

The city-dwellers, who work at Chisso, turn their backs on the lower-class fisherfolk, who largely tend to get the disease. The corporation stonewalls, denying culpability. Kiyo fails to convince his father to get the company to help. As the suffering spreads, Kiyo helps researchers find answers to the devastating neurological disease. But they’re blocked by the government and the corporate-influenced media.

Together Yuki and Kiyo must fight both the Japanese government and a powerful and ruthless corporation to save her family and the bay.

Yuki is the daughter of a poor fisherman. Kiyo is the son of a senior executive at Chisso, a huge chemical conglomerate. In 1956, they meet and become friends, then gradually fall in love. But then all living things in the once beautiful Minamata Bay suddenly die. The impoverished people living around it begin suffering from a terrifying disease that causes agonizing pain, paralysis, and death . . . including Yuki’s family.

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Nanoelectronics: Quantum Engineering of Low-Dimensional Nanoensembles

Anonymous — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 06:55:39 +0000

Nanoelectronics: Quantum Engineering of Low-Dimensional Nanoensembles Anonymous (not verified) Sat, 02/24/2024 - 23:55

By Dr. Vijay Kumar Arora (Phys'73)
(CRC Press: Taylor and Francis Group, 430 pages; 2015)
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A shift to carbon is positioning biology as a process of synthesis in mainstream engineering. Silicon is quickly being replaced with carbon-based electronics, devices are being reduced down to nanometer scale, and further potential applications are being considered. While traditionally, engineers are trained by way of physics, chemistry, and mathematics, 'Nanoelectronics: Quantum Engineering of Low-Dimensional Nanoensembles' establishes biology as an essential basic science for engineers to explore.

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The Foreigner’s Guide to Getting that USA Dream Job

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:26:08 +0000

The Foreigner’s Guide to Getting that USA Dream Job Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 02/14/2024 - 12:26

By Arthur Antoine (PhDCivEngr'17)
(Arthur L.C. Antoine, 75 pages; 2024)
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Explore a data-based guide tailored to empower the US’ increasing influx of international students and migrant professionals with practical advice for integrating into the US STEM workforce as professionals. Strategic recommendations are presented to enhance inclusive workforce development initiatives by US education institutions, and public and private sector stakeholders. Dive into the implications of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (Bipartisan Infrastructure Law) exacerbating the workforce shortage of US STEM industries. Despite this scenario, numerous legal, ready-to-work New Americans (refugees, asylum seekers, migrant professionals, international students) with requisite expertise remain overlooked, underemployed, or unemployed. It's time to rectify this oversight! The urgent need for employers and education institutions to implement more pragmatic inclusion measures is highlighted along with quantifications of the staggering national economic cost of underutilizing foreign talent.

Explore a data-based guide tailored to empower the U.S.’ increasing influx of international students and migrant professionals with practical advice for integrating into the U.S. STEM workforce as professionals.

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AI: Activate your Imagination & Amplify your Intelligence

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:19:38 +0000

AI: Activate your Imagination & Amplify your Intelligence Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 02/14/2024 - 12:19

By Arthur Antoine (PhDCivEngr'17)
(Arthur L.C. Antoine, 55 pages; 2024)
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Regardless of your generation and the inherent speculations about attitudes to technology, this eBook is designed for the new digital learner, tech-novice, and tech-curious individual who may be reluctant yet intrigued at the possibilities of AI. Designed as an easy read, the book includes displays snapshots of simple prompt engineering commands to illustrate how AI can be used functionally in simple day-to-day tasks and for more complex processes. Also included are the author’s candid thoughts about the opportunities presented by AI, as well as foreseen disruptions in particular sectors, based on the author’s personal and professional experience as an engineer and senior project manager internationally.

Regardless of your generation and the inherent speculations about attitudes to technology, this eBook is designed for the new digital learner, tech-novice and the tech-curious individual who may be reluctant yet intrigued at the possibilities of AI.

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Everyone But Myself

Anonymous — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:09:45 +0000

Everyone But Myself Anonymous (not verified) Wed, 02/14/2024 - 12:09

By Julie Chavez (Span'01)
(Zibby Books, 240 pages; 2024)
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For Julie, an elementary school librarian and mother of two boys, there was no time for debilitating anxiety. Yet the terrifying aftershocks of her first panic attack left her grappling with questions about the causes of her mental health crisis and where it would lead next. What follows is a hopeful, honest account of love and loss, a husband who can't read minds, disastrous family outings, and finding a path (with help from loved ones and a few key new friends) to the joy of a well-lived life. Sure to resonate with mothers spread thin by the demands of modern family life, Everyone But Myself offers an intimate portrait of how one woman found her way back to herself.

Funny, honest, and inspiring for readers feeling overwhelmed by life, Everyone But Myself is like a best friend's story of how she returned to solid ground while embracing chaos along the way.

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From Teacher to Leader: Paving Your Path to Education Administration

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From Teacher to Leader: Paving Your Path to Education Administration Anonymous (not verified) Tue, 02/13/2024 - 09:08

By Eric Goodman (PhDCompSci'19)
(Long Story Short Publishing, 238 pages; 2023)
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Discover Your Path to Educational Leadership! Introducing the groundbreaking book, From Teacher To Leader: Paving Your Path To Education Administration, where the key skills to becoming an effective educational leader are unveiled. Unlock Invaluable Advice from Seasoned Leaders! Inside this remarkable book, you'll gain access to invaluable advice from experienced leaders in the field, providing unique insights into the world of educational leadership. Whether you're a new principal or dean seeking guidance or an aspiring school leader preparing for an administrator job interview, From Teacher to Leader is your ultimate companion on this transformative journey.

At its core, From Teacher to Leader adopts a transformative workbook approach, offering reflective questions that guide mentor/mentee pairs towards cultivating essential leadership skills. By delving into the nuts-and-bolts of educational leadership, this book explores critical competencies like budgeting and financial management, change management, collaboration, communication, and more, providing you with the practical tools you need to succeed in any educational leadership role.

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