APS Publications Podcast

In this APS Publications Podcast, Lisa Carney Anderson discusses the findings from the paper "Alignment of learning objectives, assessments, and active learning to promote critical thinking in a first-year medical physiology course." This paper highlights the authors' introduction of formative assessments and study techniques to first-year medical students in a physiology course. Mastery of learni...

In this APS Publications Podcast, Sarah Commodore delves into a study titled " Lung proinflammatory microRNA and cytokine expression in a mouse model of allergic inflammation: role of sex chromosome complement and gonadal hormones ." This research explores how microRNAs (miRNAs), which are crucial in gene regulation and environmental interactions, might contribute to sex differences in allergic re...

Tune in to the latest APS Publications Podcast episode where authors Joel Roberts and Jonathan P. Dyhr dive into the world of using gaming as an educational tool! They discuss how a simple word game engaged students in higher level thinking about physiology, making learning fun and challenging.   Joel Roberts, Lise A. Johnson, and Jonathan P. Dyhr Cracking the code: using educational gaming for hi...

In this episode of the APS Publications Podcast, Judith Litvin highlights the recently published education research titled " Teaching the tutors: use of an OSTE to train medical students to be peer tutors ." This novel application of the Objective Structured Teaching Examination (OSTE) was done to enhance tutors’ skills as valued members of our integrated academic support program. The OSTE provide...

In this episode of the APS Publications Podcast, Jae Boum Youm highlights the authors' comprehensive report on the 10th Federation of the Asian and Oceanian Physiological Societies Congress (FAOPS 2023) Teaching Workshop and Education Symposium. This year marked a significant milestone in physiology education, focusing on innovative and inclusive teaching methods post-COVID-19. The meeting united...

In this episode of The APS Publications podcast, coauthors Frederick Miller and Ryan Jones introduce PharmaMemory: an innovative, interactive web application designed to facilitate learning autonomic physiology and pharmacology. Recognizing the challenges medical students face in grasping complex topics like autonomic pharmacology within tight timeframes, they developed PharmaMemory ( www.pharmame...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, Adrienne Lester King discusses the Empower Program. The Engaging Multidisciplinary Professional Opportunities for Women in Environmental Research (EMPOWER) program is a one-of-a-kind research summer experience for minority female high school students in the state of Georgia. In addition, this program provides high school teachers with hands-on exper...

Author Tyler B. Becker highlights the paper titled "Teaching critical thinking in nutritional sciences: a model course and assignments." The authors of this paper show that a scaffolded nutrition and health claim assignment helps to teach critical thinking skills among nutritional sciences students. Further, this course example is to serve as a model for STEM majors on how to incorporate case-base...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, Hardikkumar Amrutbhai Mistry touches on the topic of competition as a method of teaching and learning physiology that provides education with entertainment in a medical college.  The authors of this paper believe it increases students’ interest in the subject of Physiology and helps them to understand and learn the subject effectively.   Hardikkumar...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, Mackenzie Fitzpatrick, and Leah C. Solberg Woods discuss the recently published Mini-Review "Adenylate cyclase 3: a potential genetic link between obesity and major depressive disorder."  In this podcast and associated paper, the authors discuss the role of both Adcy3 and the cAMP/PKA pathway, including specific genetic mutations, in both obesity an...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, Amie J. Dirks-Naylor talks about the Peer Review process as a foundational element of scientific publishing, serving as a mechanism to ensure research quality and rigor. The journey often involves a crucial step, addressing reviews of your manuscript. Peer reviews, although essential for refining your work, can be challenging to navigate. This podca...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, Aniket Nadkarni, and Rahul Costa-Pinto discuss new insights into the benefits and challenges of an inquiry-based learning (IBL) program in the context of practicing clinicians. An IBL program was launched as part of a novel binational intensive care medicine education program. Postgraduate intensive care medicine practitioners participated in this e...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, Lajja Patel discusses the modification of wet spirometers to investigate the fundamental laws of flow and different types of lung disease. This activity involves cost-effective modifications to the wet spirometer, broadening its applicability. These modifications effectively address student challenges associated with wet spirometer handling and enha...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, Anita S. Malhotra, and Anumeha Bhagat discuss the possibility of flipped classrooms for Undergraduate Medical Students in India. The authors conducted a study to find if flipped teaching model improves the learning of medical undergraduate students and assess students’ perceptions. There was no difference in marks obtained by students taught with ei...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, Keith E. Latham, discusses the recently published manuscript titled " Predictive modeling of oocyte maternal mRNA features for five mammalian species reveals potential shared and species-restricted regulators during maturation ."   NEW & NOTEWORTHY Conservation across species of mRNA features regulating maternal mRNA stability during mammalian o...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, Suzanne Estaphan discusses the recently published manuscript titled "Unpacking and validating the “physiological adaptation” core concept of physiology." The aim of this study was to unpack the “physiological adaptation” core concept with the descriptor “organisms adjust and adapt to acute and chronic changes in the internal and external environment...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, Jessica K. Fleming, Jennifer L. Caputo, Katie E. Spillios, Astrid E. Mel, Mary C. Stenson, and Samantha L. Johnson discuss their recently published article titled "Resilient pedagogy: experiences of kinesiology faculty during COVID-19." The COVID-19 pandemic caused temporary and permanent changes to higher education, specifically kinesiology program...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, Dr. Richa Tambi and Dr. Binte Zehra discuss the recently published research in Physiological Genomics titled "Single-cell reconstruction and mutation enrichment analysis identifies dysregulated cardiomyocyte and endothelial cells in congenital heart disease."   NEW & NOTEWORTHY Congential heart disease (CHD) is one of the most prevalent neonatal...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, Dr. Amir Hakim, Dr. William Ricketts, Dr. Paul Pfeffer, and Dr. Rachel Ashworth discuss their Teaching Innovations article published in Advances in Physiology Education. The development of teaching methods that support integrated learning and build student confidence is a priority. An audience response system was used to engage early year medical st...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, Dr. Greg Crowther (Everett Community College) and Dr. Lekelia Jenkins (Arizona State University) discuss how instructors and students often find it fun to incorporate music into science classes. However, the casual usage of music in this context can unintentionally convey that science courses are mostly about memorizing scientific facts. In this art...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, Dr. Steven Elmer, Dr. Kyle W. Wehmanen, and Dr. Felix E. Cottet-Puinel (all at Michigan Technological University) discuss their Illuminations article published in the Advances in Physiology Education Call for Papers on The Physiology of Obesity. The authors describe how K-12 students played Jenga to learn about the connections between healthy living...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, Dr. Lourdes Fortepiani (University of the Incarnate Word) and Dr. Susan Marsh (Washington State University) discuss their recently published Personal View. The educational landscape is becoming increasingly diverse, and there is a pressing need to ensure equity and inclusion in the classroom. In this article, we offer innovative techniques addressed...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, Dr. Steven J. Elmer (Michigan Technological University), Dr. John J. Durocher (Purdue University Northwest), and Dr. Naveen Sharma (Central Michigan University) discuss their Editorial in Advances in Physiology Education. The authors discuss how workforce shortages, misinformation, and lack of trust in science and public health threaten to slow impr...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, Dr. Brianna L. Julien and Dr. Louise Lexis (both at La Trobe University, Bundoora, Australia) discuss the Curriculum Development and Assessment article published by Tangalakis et al. in the Advances for Physiology Education Call for Papers on Physiology Core Concepts. This article represents the first time an existing set of core concepts for physio...

In this episode of The APS Publications Podcast, Dr. Serena Kuang (Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine) discusses the recent Illuminations article on how countercurrent multiplication is widely accepted as the mechanism for the generation of the corticopapillary osmotic gradient in the outer medulla of mammalian kidneys, but the current explanations of it in textbooks and the li...