Professional Areas Research Articles

An examination of an adapted Project ECHO model series during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Idaho

AbstractIntroductionIdaho is a medically underserved and rural state comprised mostly health professional shortage areas for primary and specialty care. Given the state shortages and barriers to access care, the testing and treatment of COVID‐19 may be improved through the implementation of telementoring education programs such as Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO). The purpose of this article was to assess session attendance and self‐reported healthcare clinician perceptions of the ECHO Idaho COVID‐19 series (2020 and 2021), a modified Project ECHO model provided during the COVID‐19 pandemic in Idaho.MethodsECHO Idaho developed a COVID‐19 ECHO series for healthcare providers to attend in 2020 and 2021. The sessions included COVID‐19 updates specific to Idaho, didactic presentations on prevention, screening, diagnosis, and evidence‐based treatments for COVID‐19, and case‐based presentations.ResultsA total of 664 individuals attended the 2020 series and 260 individuals attended the 2021 series, with 1752.5 continuing medical education hours being claimed. Participants reported series participation increased overall knowledge of COVID‐19, knowledge of best practices for treatment, and awareness of resources available in Idaho. Further, series participation was perceived to reduce feelings of isolation, enhance access to information, and support healthcare professionals (e.g., provided resources) during the pandemic.ConclusionResults of this evaluation indicate that the ECHO Idaho COVID‐19 series was a useful and valuable program to implement during a pandemic in a rural and frontier state to improve physician knowledge and specialty training.

Historical research in the sphere of architecture and art: problems of beginning researchers

The main problems that arise for novice researchers – undergraduates and graduate students of architecture and art – when conducting historical research in the professional area of architecture, urban planning, and design are identified and analyzed. In this area, the implementation (design) and the study (historical research) of professional activity are fundamentally different: they have different goals, means, methods and foundations (scientific base). Three groups of problems have been identified. The first group is caused by a misunderstanding of the above fundamental difference. The second group logically follows from the first and manifests itself in a misunderstanding of a number of fundamental requirements for dissertation research (novelty and reliability of research results). The third group is due to the lack of practical experience in conducting historical research, which leads to unlawful use of methods and categories of thinking borrowed from design activities.

WISC-V Measurement Invariance According to Sex and Age: Advancing the Understanding of Intergroup Differences in Cognitive Performance.

This study sought to verify whether the constructs measured on the WISC-V are equivalent according to sex and age group in Chilean students to substantiate intergroup comparisons. For this, the measurement invariance of two variants of the five-factor intelligence model was explored with the ten primary subtests (hierarchical and oblique) using multigroup confirmatory factor analysis. Seven hundred and forty participants between 6 and 16 years of age from the Chilean standardization sample were assessed. The results show complete invariance according to sex, but incomplete according to the age group. The implications of these findings in both the professional area of psychology and future research are discussed.

Australian rural medical students' perceived readiness for work as a junior doctor: A cross-sectional national survey.

To report self-perceived readiness for work as a junior doctor in a national cohort of rural clinical school students. Cross-sectional study using a self-report questionnaire. Independent variables included 14 individual readiness items related to clinical and professional tasks, sociodemographic data and reported experience of rural clinical school (RCS) training. Participants were 668 medical students (55.3% females) completing a full academic year in rural Australia. Multivariable analysis explored factors associated with overall readiness for work as a junior doctor. 86% agreed that RCS experience prepared them to undertake the roles and responsibilities of a junior doctor. Self-ratings for specific clinical and professional tasks varied from a mean score of 5.9-8.0 out of 10, and 13 of the 14 items were associated with the outcome (p-value <0.001, except for performing spirometry). Lowest readiness scores were seen for some aspects including raising concerns about a colleague (mean score 6.1) or responding to workplace bullying (mean score 6.0). Aspects of the RCS experience that were strongly associated with overall readiness included: feeling a valued team-member (OR 9.28, 95%CI 2.43-35.39), feeling well-supported academically (OR 6.64, 95%CI 3.39-13.00), having opportunity for unsupervised but supported clinical practice (OR 4.67, 95%CI 1.45-15.00), having a rural mentor (OR 3.38, 95%CI 1.89-6.06) and having a previous health professional qualification (OR 2.7, 95%CI 1.32-5.54). Most RCS students felt ready for work as a junior doctor. Important aspects of RCS experience are likely to include students feeling integrated within the clinical team and having opportunities for authentic clinical roles. There remains a significant challenge for medical school curricula to address professional areas where graduates felt less prepared.

Sentiment analysis of imbalanced datasets using BERT and ensemble stacking for deep learning

The Internet is a crucial way to share information in both personal and professional areas. Sentiment analysis attracts great interest in marketing, research, and business today. The instability faced by imbalanced datasets on sentiment analysis is examined in this research. Balancing the datasets using techniques based on under-sampling and over-sampling is examined to achieve more efficient classification results as the effects of using BERT as word embedding and ensemble learning methods for classification. The effects of the resampling training set algorithms on different deep learning classifiers were investigated using BERT as a word embedding model and Cohen's kappa, accuracy, ROC-AUC curve, and MCC as evaluation metrics with k-fold validation on three sentiment analysis datasets containing English, Arabic, and Moroccan Arabic Dialect texts. Also, we did those performance metrics for all models when scaling the dataset for training and testing, and we calculated the memory and the execution time for each model. Finally, we analyzed the National Office of Railways of Morocco (ONCF) customers' Facebook comments in Modern Standard Arabic (MSA) and MD to determine customer satisfaction as positive, negative, and neutral comments.

Motywacja i zaspokojenie potrzeb w pracy a work-life balance i poczucie satysfakcji z życia pracowników polskich korporacji w okresie przed pandemią Covid-19

Introduction: Maintaining a balance between personal and professional life (work-life balance, WLB) is one of the key factors important for the effectiveness of functioning in the professional area and also has a direct impact on the sense of satisfaction with life. The article explores the relationship between motivational factors and needs satisfaction at work and WLB and life satisfaction. Research Aim: The aim of the research was to determine the relationships between the different types of motivation regulation postulated in the theory of self-determination by Deci and Ryan (2000) and the satisfaction of needs at work (autonomy, competence and bonds with other people) and WLB and the sense of life satisfaction of corporate employees. Method: The study covered 82 employees of five institutions from the financial sector, aged 22 to 62.27 (33%) of the respondents held a managerial position. The following questionnaires were used in the study: “Work-Life Balance” (Hill Hawkins, Ferris, Weitzman, 2001), “SWLS” (Juczyński, 2012), Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS) Tremblay, Blanchard, Taylor, Pelletier, Villeneuvei (2009), and Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction Scale – Work Domain (Deci et al., 2001). Results: Among the respondents, a negative relationship between amotivation – lack of motivation to work and WLB was found. The factor that turned out to be positively associated with WLB was the satisfaction of the need of autonomy at work. Positive relationships were also found between intrinsic motivation and life satisfaction, as well as WLB and life satisfaction. Conclusions: The results of the study indicate that it is not so much the specific type of motivation that affects the maintenance of WLB, as the lack of motivation is associated with the disturbance of this balance. The key need that is met at work translates into WLB is the need for autonomy. Our study reported a positive relationship between WLB and life satisfaction. This means that maintaining a work-life balance can be considered as one of the important aspects of well-being.

Competency-Based Training Versus Teacher Training in Professional Performance: A Debate in Educational Sciences Programs

The purpose of this article is to conduct a descriptive-interpretative analysis of the systematized and emerging theoretical assumptions in academic literature in initial teacher training, which show hints of a model based on professional performance as an alternative in contexts of social and cultural diversity. The article is based on an intercultural educational approach which has an indigenous perspective. This raises the urgency of rethinking teacher training processes in relation to indigenous and intercultural contexts based on appraisal and respect for indigenous children and young people's episteme, who hold cultural, ethnic, and linguistic differences. This article discusses the main limitations of the competency-based training model in educating teachers who take on inclusion and diversity of indigenous individuals as part of their professional performance. This research is qualitative and is grounded on content analysis of literature selected from internationally renowned databases. The literature review was organized around three areas of professional education: teaching, research, and practice. Results taken from this search were interpreted from the perspective of the educational model of the universities of the Araucanía region, Chile. An intercultural context that is characterized by a high enrollment of students from indigenous and rural communities. Results show associations among conceptual, attitudinal, procedural, and relational contents in professional training areas that might be subject of reconceptualization, this is, to enlarge the scope in the initial teacher training model by including intercultural professional performance in the context of social and cultural diversity. These areas fall into three categories: (a) development of intercultural critical thinking, (b) autonomous search of intercultural knowledge, and (c) intercultural communication, which are interpreted as useful for professional performance and are highly recommended in literature for their inclusion in educational sciences curricula.

Cultivating leadership skills in future military bachelors through professional academic subject areas

This study explores how leadership competencies can be cultivated in future military bachelors through academic subject areas. The objective of the research was to identify areas where leadership skills are demonstrated and where they need improvement. The methodology consisted of observing the behavior and performance of military bachelors and civilian students in specific academic subject areas, using assessment criteria to evaluate their leadership competencies. The results indicate that these students demonstrated strong leadership competencies in General Tactics and Fundamentals of Combat Support. However, there were also subject areas where leadership competencies need improvement, such as Border Guard Service, Border Control, and Moral and Psychological Support. These findings emphasize the importance of incorporating leadership development programs in professional academic subject areas to help future military bachelors acquire the necessary skills to be effective leaders.

Collaborative mental health treatment: current practices among mental health providers in Norway

ABSTRACT The objective of this study is to examine the frequency of collaboration among mental health providers' and assess perceptions of whether collaborative practices have an impact on the help that patients receive during treatment. This is a cross-sectional study comprising 201 mental health providers recruited from municipal mental health services and specialised clinics across Norway. Participants were asked about their attitudes toward collaborative practices, routines, and beliefs about collaborative mental health care. Regression analyses suggest that frequent contact with social services predicts more perceived adequate psychosocial and socioeconomic help by discharge from the perspective of mental health providers. In addition, results demonstrated a varying degree of frequency and type of collaborative practices. Mental health providers most frequently engage with general practitioners, and least frequently with volunteer services. There are substantial variations in when mental health providers are contacted by external service providers, and when they themselves initiate contact, which may be influenced by a range of factors and vary depending on their professional background and area of service The importance of strengthening collaborative care in mental health treatment and social services is highlighted to tackle overlapping challenges such as financial problems, unemployment, and mental illness.

Examination of Higher Education Teachers’ Self-Perception of Digital Competence, Self-Efficacy, and Facilitating Conditions: An Empirical Study in the Context of China

In the digital age, it is necessary for higher education teachers to improve their digital competence to face the challenges of the advancement of technology. Because there are few studies on the digital competence of higher education teachers in the context of Asia, the aim of this study was to describe Chinese higher education teachers’ self-perceptions of digital competence and investigate the effects of self-efficacy and facilitating conditions and how they predict teachers’ digital competence. For this purpose, a quantitative methodology was used. A final sample of 525 in-service higher education teachers from China completed the questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, inferential analysis, and latent variable path analysis. The results indicate, first, that teachers’ general perception of digital competence was at a high level, and of the seven competence areas, values, ethics, and security, digital resources, and continuing professional development areas ranked among the top four, respectively, based on their means. Significant differences were observed in the digital competence of teachers with regard to different levels of education, disciplines, and institutional categories. Second, according to the results of structural equation modeling, facilitating conditions were positively and significantly correlated with teachers’ self-efficacy and digital competence. In addition, self-efficacy exerted a significantly positive impact on teachers’ digital competence. Finally, self-efficacy was found to mediate the relationship between facilitating conditions and teachers’ digital competence. Implications are suggested for developing teachers’ digital competence according to the findings of this study.

Murlin Croucher, the Slavic Librarian of Indiana University-Bloomington, 1980-2005

ABSTRACT Murlin Lee Croucher (1941–2010) served as the third Slavic librarian of Indiana University (IU) from 1980 to 2005 during which he built one of North America’s premier Slavic collections at IU’s Bloomington campus. There have been a few biographical accounts of Croucher that highlight his achievements as a professional area studies librarian in the United States and his contributions to Slavic and East European studies and librarianship. Drawing on unpublished documents provided by the Indiana University Archives as well as published sources, this essay expands existing accounts dedicated to Croucher by providing more details on his personal background and career experiences prior to his tenure at IU. It also incorporates the story of IU’s emergence as a stronghold of Slavic studies in the Midwest, the rise of its Slavic collection before Croucher, and brief biographical sketches of his two predecessors, Dr. Fritz T. Epstein (1898–1979) and Dr. Andrew (Andrij) Turchyn (1912–2004). These sketches serve as background that place Croucher’s work in a broader context and illuminate his achievements as a professional Slavic area studies librarian.

Consensus recommendations for clinical assessment tools for the diagnosis of posterior cortical atrophy syndrome from the Atypical AD PIA of ISTAART.

Delay in diagnosis of posterior cortical atrophy (PCA) syndrome is common, and the lack of familiarity with assessment tools for identifying visual cortical dysfunction is a contributing factor. We propose recommendations for the approach to the evaluation of PCA clinical features during the office visit, the neuropsychological evaluation, and the research setting. A recommended screening battery for eye clinics is also proposed. Recommendations were developed using results from a web-based survey of members of Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART) Atypical Alzheimer's Disease Professional Interest Area (PIA), literature review, and consensus by the PCA assessment working party of the Atypical Alzheimer's Disease PIA. Survey results revealed robust agreement for assessment tool preferences for PCA features, and many respondents indicated that they reserve assessment tools for use only when PCA is suspected. For some PCA features, curated tools were preferred over validated battery tools, particularly for the office visit. Consensus recommendations superseded survey preferences for two core cognitive features within the 2017 PCA diagnostic criteria. These consensus recommendations provide an evaluation framework for PCA clinical features and can facilitate timely and accurate recognition and diagnosis of PCA. Broader use of these tools should be sought, and development and validation of novel PCA clinical outcome assessments are needed to improve our understanding of atypical AD and other dementias and support the inclusion of those with PCA in treatment trials.

Attitudes and professional development needs of school-based agricultural education teachers related to inclusion, diversity, and equity

This study aimed to describe school-based agricultural education (SBAE) teachers' attitudes regarding inclusion, diversity, and equity (IDE) and prioritize the need for IDE-related professional development. A series of survey questions were used to describe the sample of SBAE teachers and their attitudes toward IDE and inclusive teaching practices. Most participants agreed that their programs should create an inclusive environment where all students can benefit from their program, have equal opportunities, and demographically mirror their school's student population. However, the profession remains split on whether there are problems with IDE and whether changes are needed. This response is likely the result of today's polarized culture. The Borich Needs Assessment Model was used to determine the perceived level of importance and ability of SBAE teachers regarding 11 professional development statements related to IDE. All professional development needs were assessed and ranked using mean weighted discrepancy scores (MWDS). The top three IDE-related professional development need areas among SBAE teachers were (a) tapping into students' lived experiences (cultural capital) when teaching, (b) identifying curriculum resources to enhance inclusivity, and (c) advocating for minority students.

Accounting Mechanism to Measure the Environmental Impact of Industries in the Aburrá Valley and its Application of the General Disclosure Requirements Related to Financial Information on Sustainability (IFRS S1) and Climate-Related Disclosures (IFRS S2)

Objective: In the research work carried out, an accounting mechanism is proposed to measure the environmental impact generated by the industries that perform their economy in the Aburra Valley, and to determine what are the effects on the application of IFRS S1 General disclosure requirements related to sustainability financial information and IFRS S2 Climate-related disclosures (ISSB), in the disclosures of the financial statements, in which it seeks to incorporate sustainability information, for the analysis and interpretation of the users of the information, starting from the need to bridge the gap between accounting and the environment as an influence of the fact that environmental responsibility concerns any professional area. Theoretical framework: The research is based on the measurement of environmental impact and sustainability disclosures in financial statements. Method: The method is qualitative, surveys were made to companies located in the Aburrá valley, one industrial company was selected for each of the six municipalities evaluated. Results and Conclusions: Through the survey instrument and analysis of IFRS S1 and S2, it was possible to identify in the industries evaluated that there are no control mechanisms, opening the way to recreate indicators that allow the valuation of the economic activities of the industry and propose the creation of accounting accounts in the assets among the resources used in environmental management. Repercussions of the research: Medium and small organizations do not take into account in their financial statements recorded the economic impact associated with business activity, the implementation of indicators and information reporting in the disclosures will help users of the information to determine the administrative and economic efforts of senior management to contribute to the environment. Originality/value: This paper proposes indicators and analysis of environmental reporting in financial information in organizations.

Mesocurriculum modernization of a chemical engineering program: The case of a high-impact regional university in Colombia

In Colombia there are few chemical engineering programs and those have been historically linked to the industrial development of the country, supporting the training needs for industrial development in several regions of economic importance. The southwestern Colombian region contributes with the largest industrial production in the country, and the chemical engineering program of Universidad del Valle has been the only one in the region for 78 years. The last curriculum reform took place 20 years ago and the accelerated technological change urged the adoption of deep changes in the curriculum structure. A student-centered constructivist approach was applied in the faculty-wide transformation in the mesocurriculum and microcurriculum levels, defining the so-called Sensitivities, Capacities and Competencies (SCCs) as the set of attitudes, skills and knowledge necessary for an integral performance of engineers. Those were considered from two standpoints: general and disciplinary formation. In the disciplinary level, the historic traditional pillars of chemical engineering were maintained, but taking advantage on the areas of academic research, development and innovation (R+D+I) expertise demanded by the industry around the university in addition to transversal priority areas for modern chemical engineering professionals. This contribution discussed the elements of the curriculum reform for modernizing the chemical engineering curriculum of a high-impact program in a stablished university with a regional vocation.

Investigation of barriers to county-level seasonal influenza vaccine uptake among Medicare beneficiaries in the United States – 2018–2019 seasonal influenza season

IntroductionAs most public health decisions are made at the local level, public health interventions implemented at the local level may vary by their own unique circumstances, such as demographic composition or the availability of resources. Our objective is to estimate and characterize county-level flu vaccine uptakes among Medicare-covered adults aged ≥65 years. MethodsThe flu vaccine uptake was estimated from Medicare Fee-for-Service claims for those who continuously enrolled during the 2018–2019 flu season. County-level characteristics were obtained from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s Minority Health Social Vulnerability Index and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data as well as Health Resources and Services Administration’s Area Health Resources File. A generalized linear regression was used to assess the relationship between selected characteristics and uptake. ResultsA total of 30,265,047 beneficiaries from 3,125 counties were identified, of which 53% received a flu vaccination during the 2018–2019 flu season. For 3,006 counties with more than 500 Medicare beneficiaries, the mean county-level uptake was estimated to be 47.7%. The mean uptakes in counties designated as a health professional shortage area (HPSA) (42.6% and 48.4%, respectively), were lower than the uptakes for the non-HPSA counties (53.8%). Metro counties (53.2%) showed higher uptakes than non-metro counties (44.2%). Regression analysis results showed that the percent of working adults aged 18–64 years and female were positively associated, while the percent of Black and Hispanic adults were negatively associated. Proportions of persons with limited proficiency of English, college education or above, single parent families, multi-unit housing, and living in group quarters were positively associated and significant. ConclusionsThe results confirmed that county-level flu vaccine uptakes are low, reflect persistent racial disparities in vaccine uptake, and that Medicare populations in medically underserved communities with lower socioeconomic status need more attention in improving flu vaccine uptake.

Gaps in clinical research in frontotemporal dementia: A call for diversity and disparities-focused research.

Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is one of the leading causes of dementia before age 65 and often manifests as abnormal behavior (in behavioral variant FTD) or language impairment (in primary progressive aphasia). FTD's exact clinical presentation varies by culture, language, education, social norms, and other socioeconomic factors; current research and clinical practice, however, is mainly based on studies conducted in North America and Western Europe. Changes in diagnostic criteria and procedures as well as new or adapted cognitive tests are likely needed to take into consideration global diversity. This perspective paper by two professional interest areas of the Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment examines how increasing global diversity impacts the clinical presentation, screening, assessment, and diagnosis of FTD and its treatment and care. It subsequently provides recommendations to address immediate needs to advance global FTD research and clinical practice.

From TPACK to N-TPACK Framework for Vocational Education and Training With a Focus on Nutritional Science and Home Economics

Context: In Germany, vocational education and training (VET) plays a key role in the transition from school to working life. Due to its proximity to the labour market and an increasingly digitised, connected world, the professional knowledge requirements of VET teachers are changing and an adjustment of competence frameworks for vocational teachers is needed. Approach: Since its introduction, the TPACK (Technological Pedagogical And Content Knowledge) framework of Shulman and Mishra and Koehler has been repeatedly used in the international research discourse as a framework for capturing teachers' professional knowledge. Given the infrequent reference to TPACK in the field of vocational education and training (VET), this theoretical article aims to adapt the TPACK framework for VET teachers. A literature review revealed the importance of developing an adapted TPACK framework that takes into account the peculiarities of the German vocational school system as well as the non technical personal service sector. Based on this research gap, an appropriately adapted TPACK framework was developed. The focus of this article lies on VET of nutritional science and home economics. Findings: After considering and analysing the requirements of the VET system in Germany in the context of digitalisation, it is suggested to adapt and enlarge the existing TPACK framework, thus creating an N-TPACK framework, taking into account "Networking and Collaborative Knowledge (NK)" as an aspect of essential VET teachers' professional knowledge. Conclusion: The present theoretical article considers the research desideratum of extending the TPACK framework by developing a theoretical N-TPACK framework as well as examining and discussing the various knowledge areas. Building on this theoretical article, a survey of the current status quo of these professional knowledge areas among (prospective) VET teachers in the subject area of nutrition and home economics is necessary, in order to provide orientation and to be able to derive recommended actions for an up-to-date and forward looking teacher education and training.

Rural communities and health professional shortage areas (HPSA) and access to immune effector cellular therapy and lymphoma/myeloma clinical trials.

e18633 Background: The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) has created a shortage designation to identify medically underserved communities. HPSA (Health Professional Shortage Areas) designation identifies an area, population, or facility with inadequate access to healthcare resources such as primary care. Rural-urban continuum codes (RUCC) classify U.S. census tracts using urbanization, population density, and daily commuting. Additionally, there are racial, ethnic, and geographic disparities in enrollment on therapeutic cancer clinical trials. Chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR T) therapy has been at the forefront of immune effector cell therapy (IEC) for lymphoma and myeloma. However, it is delivered at specialized centers, and access to specialty centers is known to be a challenge due to financial and geographic barriers. At our institution, trials for CAR-T cell therapy in lymphoma and myeloma are conducted by the IEC disease working group (DWG), while non-IEC trials are conducted by the lymphoma/myeloma DWG. We hypothesized that patients from HPSA and rural communities and HPSA had lower access to IEC and non-IEC trials for lymphoma and myeloma . Methods: Patients enrolled between 1/1/2015 – 2/6/2023 on IEC and non-IEC interventional trials with treatment were included. Disease types included lymphoma (Follicular lymphoma, high-grade B cell lymphoma, diffuse large B cell lymphoma) and myeloma were included. The hypothesis was tested through a t-test. Results: There were 667 total subjects. 503 (75.4%) were non-IEC and 96 (14.3%) were IEC clinical trial participants. The majority in both groups were male (52.7%), White (74.8%), non-Hispanic (86%) .Only 69 (10.3%) pts were from rural areas and 223 (38.9%) were from HPSA communities When stratifying based on RUCC (Table), there is significantly higher rural accrual for IEC trials compared to non-IEC trials. Hispanics from rural areas were lower. There were no African Americans (AA) from rural areas. Conclusions: There is low representation of patients from HPSA and rural communities for IEC and non-IEC lymphoma and myeloma clinical trials. The ethnic and racial inequity in access and enrollment to lymphoma/myeloma trials are pronounced in rural and HPSA communities. Strategies to improve clinical trial enrollment of the underserved rural and HPSA populations is an area of unmet need and will benefit minorities and patients from lower socioeconomic status. [Table: see text]

Impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on early career dementia researchers: a global online survey

AbstractBackgroundThe COVID‐19 pandemic has strained research around the world and has presented an unprecedented challenge to early career researchers (ECRs). The ISTAART Professional Interest Area (PIA) to Elevate Early Career Researchers (PEERs) works with worldwide dementia ECRs to attract, support, and retain them in dementia research. A key aim is to understand, bring attention to, and develop solutions for career challenges faced by ECRs. Our study objective was to understand the impacts of the pandemic on dementia ECRs.MethodsWe queried ECRs’ pandemic experiences in a global online survey conducted from September 1, 2021, through October 31, 2021. The survey was shared through ISTAART membership emails and newsletters, social media, podcasts, discussion boards, and emailing lists. Participation was open to individuals who self‐identified as ECRs (students through early career/pre‐tenure faculty) presently working in any dementia‐related research discipline or who left dementia research within the prior two years. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.ResultsECRs from 34 countries responded to the survey (n = 321; 68% women; 79% working in academia). Overall, 78% indicated experiencing research delays; 54% had to make project adjustments; 41% reported a negative impact on their career progression due to lack of funding or job opportunities; and 38% required additional or extended funding. Furthermore, 43% thought institutions/employers could have supported them better, and 20% felt their institutions/employers did not support them at all. We also noted 31% of respondents reported increased conference attendance during the pandemic.ConclusionWe recommend: 1) funders and institutions provide additional sources of funding, both specific to ECRs and on which ECRs may be co‐applicants; 2) principal investigators/supervisors and institutions support opportunities for ECRs to have enhanced research community participation online, such as networking, presenting their work in webinars, and online or hybrid conference attendance; 3) professional organizations maintain hybrid conference options in the future, given the expanded and more affordable access they give ECRs, especially those from low‐ and middle‐income countries; and 4) institutions and supervisors adjust promotion and tenure review requirements to accommodate inabilities to work in the same way during the pandemic. We also highlight resources specific to dementia ECRs.