Elisabeth Kac

Biographic Data

ID7976061
NAMEElisabeth Kac
GIVEN NAMESElisabeth
FAMILY NAMEKac
SIGNATUREKAC E
AFFILIATIONSRocky Vista University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS2
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR2
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Preceptor and student gender effects on clerkship assessment scores in medical education

    Open AccessElisabeth Kac, Isain Zapata et al.ARTICLEBMC Medical Education2026

    BACKGROUND: Clerkship evaluations play a critical role in assessing medical student performance and informing residency selection. Prior studies suggest there are gender-related differences in narrative feedback and numerical evaluations of medical trainees; however, findings remain inconsistent across specialties and institutions. This study examined whether preceptor gender and student gender were associated with differences in clerkship evalua…

  • Epigenetic changes associated with multi-generational trauma

    Open AccessElisabeth Kac, Qian Qi et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2026

    Trauma can contribute to lasting psychological, behavioral, and physiological effects that extend across generations. Intergenerational trauma refers to trauma-related effects observed in children of exposed parents, while transgenerational trauma describes effects observed in later generations without direct exposure. Proposed mechanisms involve interacting biological and psychosocial processes, including stress-responsive regulatory systems, ep…