Catherine A Powers

Summary

Affiliation: Boston University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Evaluation of current tobacco curriculum at 12 US medical schools
    Catherine A Powers
    Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    J Cancer Educ 19:212-9. 2004
  2. ncbi Tobacco education and counseling in obstetrics and gynecology clerkships: a survey of medical school program directors
    Catherine A Powers
    Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women s Hospital, and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Matern Child Health J 15:1153-9. 2011
  3. ncbi Smoking Sleuths: a pilot tobacco prevention elective for medical school students
    Catherine A Powers
    Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    J Cancer Educ 23:122-5. 2008
  4. ncbi Tobacco cessation and prevention practices reported by second and fourth year students at US medical schools
    Alan C Geller
    Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 23:1071-6. 2008
  5. ncbi Cultural competency and tobacco control training in US medical schools: many but missed opportunities
    Catherine A Powers
    Office for Diversity and Community Partnership, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    J Cancer Educ 25:290-6. 2010
  6. ncbi Tobacco control competencies for US medical students
    Alan C Geller
    Cancer Prevention and Control Center, Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA
    Am J Public Health 95:950-5. 2005
  7. ncbi Basic skills for working with smokers: a pilot test of an online course for medical students
    Mary Jo White
    University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
    J Cancer Educ 22:254-8. 2007

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi Evaluation of current tobacco curriculum at 12 US medical schools
    Catherine A Powers
    Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    J Cancer Educ 19:212-9. 2004
    ..Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Education at US Medical Schools (PACE), a National Cancer Institute funded project, was launched to assess and improve curriculum content and teaching at 12 US medical schools...
  2. ncbi Tobacco education and counseling in obstetrics and gynecology clerkships: a survey of medical school program directors
    Catherine A Powers
    Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women s Hospital, and Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Matern Child Health J 15:1153-9. 2011
    ..These findings suggest that although medical students see many OB and GYN patients who smoke, they have few opportunities to learn comprehensive cessation skills during their clerkships...
  3. ncbi Smoking Sleuths: a pilot tobacco prevention elective for medical school students
    Catherine A Powers
    Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    J Cancer Educ 23:122-5. 2008
    ..Smoking Sleuths is an experiential learning curriculum that was developed and taught to elementary through high school aged children by medical students...
  4. ncbi Tobacco cessation and prevention practices reported by second and fourth year students at US medical schools
    Alan C Geller
    Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 23:1071-6. 2008
    ..To date, there has been little information on students' self-reported skills and practice opportunities to provide 5A's (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist, and Arrange) counseling for tobacco cessation...
  5. ncbi Cultural competency and tobacco control training in US medical schools: many but missed opportunities
    Catherine A Powers
    Office for Diversity and Community Partnership, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    J Cancer Educ 25:290-6. 2010
    ..Additionally, students should receive supervised clinical opportunities to practice counseling, including opportunities to discuss and reflect on their experiences...
  6. ncbi Tobacco control competencies for US medical students
    Alan C Geller
    Cancer Prevention and Control Center, Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118, USA
    Am J Public Health 95:950-5. 2005
    ..Because there was neither an explicit set of tobacco competencies for medical schools nor a process to develop them, one of the consortium's tasks was to articulate competencies and learning objectives...
  7. ncbi Basic skills for working with smokers: a pilot test of an online course for medical students
    Mary Jo White
    University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USA
    J Cancer Educ 22:254-8. 2007
    ..Online learning can be an excellent method for presenting clinical skills to address health behaviors...