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Item Development of the Attitudes Toward Osteopathic Principles and Practice Scale (ATOPPS): Preliminary Results(2002-05-01) Russo, David P.Russo, David P., Development of the Attitudes Toward Osteopathic Principles and Practice Scale (ATOPPS): Preliminary Results. Master of Public Health, May 2002, 11 pp., 2 tables, bibliography, 19 titles. Little is known about how student attitudes toward osteopathic principles and practice (OPP) develop and evolve over the course of their osteopathic medical education. Interviews were conducted with osteopathic medical students, osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) residents, fellows, and physician specialists. These interviews were summarized in a 39-item instrument administered to 127 students at the completion of their core OMM rotation at UNTHSC-TCOM. Factor analysis of student responses to the 39 candidate items yielded two interpretable factors. 14 of the original 39 statements were eliminated and the smaller second factor was dropped. Factor 1 contained items reflecting both positive and negative attitudes toward the application OPP in patient care, medical education, and professional distinctiveness. Two internal consistency estimates of reliability were computer for the revised 25-item ATOPPS. Estimates for the split-half coefficients for part 1 were .89, for part 2 was .87; the Spearman-Brown coefficient alpha was .93Item Translation of Medical Devices: An Assessment of the Common Obstacles Perceived by Clinicians(2010-07-01) Blaylock, Jessica P.; Dr. Patricia GwirtzA medical device is any device used in the treatment or diagnosis of a patient. This practicum project focuses on assessing the process for medical device translation in an academic setting by summarizing the development pathway of medical devices, identifying common obstacles encountered in this pathway, and assessing the clinician’s awareness of the process of medical device translation. This examination was conducted by literature reviews, discussions with professionals, and a clinician survey. Results revealed that successful development of medical devices depends on the cooperation of clinicians and device companies in the coordination of device invention, intellectual property acquisition and regulatory approval. The results indicate that clinicians need to be better educated about medical device research and its hurdles to facilitate medical device development.