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Susan Diane Flynn Izatt

Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Neonatology
DUMC Box 102509, Durham, NC 27710
2400 Pratt Street, 8th Floor, Durham, NC 27705

Selected Publications


Cost Comparison of a Traditional Didactic versus National Flipped Classroom Curriculum.

Journal Article Am J Perinatol · September 30, 2024 OBJECTIVE:  We compared the cost of faculty time preparing educational materials for traditional didactic (TD) education provided at local institutions with that of faculty time preparing National Neonatology Curriculum (NNC) flipped classroom (FC) educati ... Full text Link to item Cite

Implicit Bias and Health Disparities Education in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Journal Article Am J Perinatol · September 2024 OBJECTIVE:  This study aimed to characterize implicit bias (IB) and health disparities (HD) education in neonatal-perinatal medicine (NPM), including current educational opportunities, resources, and barriers. STUDY DESIGN:  A national web-based survey was ... Full text Link to item Cite

Flipping the Teachers: Impact of a Standardized Physiology Curriculum on Neonatology Medical Educators.

Journal Article Am J Perinatol · May 2024 OBJECTIVE: Academic physicians must teach elements in an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-mandated curriculum while balancing career development and clinical workload. Exploring educator perceptions on the learning environment a ... Full text Link to item Cite

Building Relationships: Advanced Practice Providers and Fellows in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Journal Article Am J Perinatol · May 2024 OBJECTIVE: Advanced practice providers (APPs) are a critical component of health care teams, especially in the neonatal intensive care unit. At times, APPs and neonatal-perinatal medicine (NPM) fellows may experience tension in their professional relations ... Full text Link to item Cite

Comparison of knowledge acquisition and retention following traditional didactic vs. flipped classroom education utilizing a standardized national curriculum: a randomized controlled trial.

Journal Article J Perinatol · November 2022 OBJECTIVE: Measure the effectiveness of and preference for a standardized, national curriculum utilizing flipped classrooms (FC) in neonatal-perinatal medicine (NPM) fellowships. STUDY DESIGN: Multicentered equivalence, cluster randomized controlled trial ... Full text Link to item Cite

Consensus on an implicit bias and health disparities curriculum in neonatal medicine: a Delphi study.

Journal Article J Perinatol · November 2022 OBJECTIVE: Despite longstanding and recurrent calls for effective implicit bias (IB) education in health professions education as one mechanism to reduce ongoing racism and health disparities, such curricula for neonatal-perinatal medicine (NPM) are limite ... Full text Link to item Cite

Essentials of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship: careers in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Journal Article J Perinatol · August 2022 The clinical and academic landscape of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (NPM) is evolving. Career opportunities for neonatologists have been impacted by shifts in compensation and staffing needs in both academic and private settings. The workforce in NPM is cha ... Full text Link to item Cite

Part 6: Essentials of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship: program administration.

Journal Article J Perinatol · July 2022 A successful Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship (NPM-F) program requires presence and insight of national and institutional supervisory organizations as well as effective program-specific leaders: program director (PD), associate program director (APD) ... Full text Link to item Cite

Part 5: Essentials of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship: evaluation of competence and proficiency using Milestones.

Journal Article J Perinatol · June 2022 The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Pediatric Subspecialty Milestone Project competencies are used for Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (NPM) fellows. Milestones are longitudinal markers that range from novice to expert (levels 1-5) ... Full text Link to item Cite

Essentials of neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship: innovations in medical education.

Journal Article J Perinatol · May 2022 Due to the changing complex healthcare environment, educational innovation is essential to meet the needs of current and future neonatal-perinatal medicine (NPM) leaders. Greater clinical demands, decreased academic funding, and expanded graduate medical e ... Full text Link to item Cite

Essentials of neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship: scholarship perspective.

Journal Article J Perinatol · April 2022 Neonatal-perinatal medicine fellows must achieve a meaningful accomplishment in scholarly activity as part of their training. Despite the requirement for scholarly training in fellowship, there is a vanishingly small number of MD-only physician-scientists ... Full text Link to item Cite

Essentials of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship: part 2 - clinical education and experience.

Journal Article J Perinatol · March 2022 This is the second article in a seven-part series in the Journal of Perinatology that aims to critically examine the current state of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (NPM) fellowship training from the structure and administration of a program, to the clinical ... Full text Link to item Cite

Essentials of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship: an overview.

Journal Article J Perinatol · February 2022 Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (NPM) fellowship programs have undergone constant evolution since their first appearance in the 1960s. This article is the first in a seven-part series (Table 1) that critically evaluates the essentials of neonatology fellowship ... Full text Link to item Cite

Value, Strengths, and Challenges of e-Learning Modules Paired with the Flipped Classroom for Graduate Medical Education: A Survey from the National Neonatology Curriculum.

Journal Article Am J Perinatol · August 2021 OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the value, strengths, and challenges of implementing an e-learning based flipped classroom (FC) educational modality as part of the standardized physiology National Neonatology Curriculum (NNC), created for neonatal ... Full text Link to item Cite

Flipping the classroom: a national pilot curriculum for physiology in neonatal-perinatal medicine.

Journal Article J Perinatol · October 2018 OBJECTIVE: To explore interest, feasibility, perceived effectiveness, and acceptability of a standardized, national physiology curriculum for neonatal-perinatal medicine (NPM) fellows using online videos for knowledge acquisition paired with flipped classr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Effective visual display of poster presentations

Journal Article NeoReviews · January 1, 2015 The development of an effective poster for presentation is a multistep process that requires careful planning. When executed successfully, the poster can visually draw interest from viewers and stimulate discussion with the presenter. This article provides ... Full text Cite

A newborn with an anorectal malformation.

Journal Article J Pediatr · October 2013 Full text Link to item Cite

Difficult conversations in the neonatal intensive care unit

Journal Article NeoReviews · August 1, 2008 The ability to communicate effectively with families in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is an essential skill for clinicians. Parental satisfaction and trust depend on the perception of open communication that reflects compassion, honesty, and cari ... Full text Cite

In vivo imaging of the drosophila melanogaster heart using a novel optical coherence tomography microscope

Journal Article Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE · July 21, 2005 Real time in vivo optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging of the adult fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster heart using a newly designed OCT microscope allows accurate assessment of cardiac anatomy and function. D. melanogaster has been used extensively in ... Full text Cite

Breastfeeding counseling by health care providers.

Journal Article J Hum Lact · June 1997 Featured Publication This study sought to identify the content and source of information given to prospective breastfeeding mothers. The population included 111 mothers attempting to breastfeed at a community hospital during a 3-month period. Questionnaires were used to assess ... Full text Link to item Cite

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Journal Article Journal of Human Lactation · January 1, 1997 Full text Cite