Radiology Residencies Should Not Use Situational Judgement Tests
Should diagnostic radiology residency programs begin requiring situational judgment tests? One of the traditional complaints in medical school and residency program candidate selection has been an overreliance on standardized metrics. In medical school admissions, candidates have often been sorted and selected largely on the basis of two factors, grade point average and Medical College Admission Test score. Likewise, residency programs have often relied on a combination of class standing and US Medical Licensing Examination Step 1, and more recently Step 2, scores. (Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR)
Source: Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR - February 24, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: Anthony Mack, Richard Gunderman Tags: Opinion Source Type: research
College preparation for a medical career in the United States
ConclusionsLooking at this data, we provide a novel conceptual model as a potential testable solution to the problem of an underexposed and unprepared student population interested in medicine. This includes a brief series of courses intended to inform students about what a career in medicine would fully entail to help foster core competencies of empathy, compassion and resilience. (Source: PLoS One)
Source: PLoS One - February 13, 2024 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Madelyn Malvitz Source Type: research
Diversifying the Physician Workforce —Reply
In Reply We thank Mr Rumalla for his comments about early-commitment medical programs. One concern about holistic review, which is based on applicants ’ multiple academic attributes beyond Medical College Admission Test scores, is the quality of the matriculants selected. Two early-commitment medical programs evaluated academic performance (eg, US Medical Licensing Examination scores, Alpha Omega Alpha selection) of more than 650 students enteri ng medical school through a combined BA-MD path over a 13- to 15-year period and found no difference in academic outcomes compared with students who did not participate in combin...
Source: JAMA - February 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Viruses, Vol. 16, Pages 55: EcoHIV-Infected Mice Show No Signs of Platelet Activation
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Platelets express several surface receptors that could interact with different viruses. To understand the mechanisms of HIV-1′s interaction with platelets, we chose the EcoHIV model. While EcoHIV is an established model for neuroAIDS, its effects on platelets are ill-defined. Our results indicate that EcoHIV behaves differently from HIV-1 and is cleared from circulation after 48 h post-infection. The EcoHIV course of infection resembles an HIV-1 infection under the effects of combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) since infected mice stayed immunocompetent and the virus was readily detected in the...
Source: Viruses - December 29, 2023 Category: Virology Authors: Hammodah R. Alfar Dominic Ngima Nthenge-Ngumbau Kathryn E. Saatman Sidney W. Whiteheart Tags: Article Source Type: research
Psychological and emotional experiences of participants in a medical school, early assurance admissions program targeting students from groups underrepresented in medicine
CONCLUSIONS: URiM and other marginalized students participating in early assurance admissions programs likely enter medical school with a range of positive and negative emotions as a result of their participation in these programs. These data can be used to inform the development of programing and other initiatives that further support the transition and success of these students in medical school.PMID:38142142 | DOI:10.1016/j.jnma.2023.11.012 (Source: Journal of the National Medical Association)
Source: Journal of the National Medical Association - December 23, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cecilia Zhou Chielozor Okafor Justin Greisz Han-Seul Ryu Jamal Hagood Horace M DeLisser Source Type: research
Recessive MECR pathogenic variants cause an LHON-like optic neuropathy
Conclusion
We report the first family with homozygous MECR variant causing an LHON-like optic neuropathy, which pairs the recent MCAT findings, reinforcing the impairment of mtFAS as novel pathogenic mechanism in LHON. (Source: Journal of Medical Genetics)
Source: Journal of Medical Genetics - December 21, 2023 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Fiorini, C., Degiorgi, A., Cascavilla, M. L., Tropeano, C. V., La Morgia, C., Battista, M., Ormanbekova, D., Palombo, F., Carbonelli, M., Bandello, F., Carelli, V., Maresca, A., Barboni, P., Baruffini, E., Caporali, L. Tags: Open access Neurogenetics Source Type: research
Structural Heredity in Catalysis: CO2 Self ‐Selective CeO2 Nanocrystals for Efficient Photothermal CO2 Hydrogenation to Methane
A CO2 self-selective hydrothermal growth strategy is designed for the synthesis of CeO2 octahedral nanocrystals that participate in strong interactions with CO2 molecules which persists during successive high-temperature treatments required for Ni deposition. Such an excellent structural heredity leads to an outstanding photothermal CO2 methanation performance. This strategy represents a new pathway for developing effective catalysts for targeted chemical reactions. AbstractThe chemical inertness of CO2 molecules makes their adsorption and activation on a catalyst surface one of the key challenges in recycling CO2 into che...
Source: Small - December 16, 2023 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Kai Zhang,
Cuiping Xu,
Xingjian Zhang,
Zhiyi Huang,
Qixiang Pian,
Kunhong Che,
Xiaokun Cui,
Yueru Hu,
Yimin Xuan Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Treatment of Maxillary Gingival Recessions Using the Modified Coronally Advanced Tunnel Technique in Combination with a Volume-Stable Collagen Matrix: A Prospective Case Series with a 12-Month Follow-up
Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent. 2023 Nov 3;43(6):655-663. doi: 10.11607/prd.6244.ABSTRACTThe aim of this case series was to evaluate the clinical performance of a new volume-stable collagen matrix (VCMX) in combination with the modified coronally advanced tunnel technique (MCAT) for the treatment of gingival recessions. Thirteen patients with a total of 33 maxillary RT1 single and multiple gingival recessions were included in the study. Probing pocket depth (PPD), recession width (RECW), recession depth (REC), height of keratinized tissue (HKT), and gingival thickness (GT) were assessed at baseline and at the 12-month...
Source: International Journal of Periodontics and Restorative Dentistry - November 3, 2023 Category: Dentistry Authors: Navid Jalilvand Dimitrios Kasapoudis Ersin Altun Ghazal Aarabi Sahar Hajilou Thomas Beikler Source Type: research
Development of critical thinking skills in human anatomy and physiology
Adv Physiol Educ. 2023 Sep 21. doi: 10.1152/advan.00131.2023. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTApplication of knowledge skills are highly valued in clinical medicine as indicated by recent changes to licensure and entrance exams for nursing and physician programs (i.e., the NCLEX and MCAT). Such emphasis should be both welcomed and supported by approaches to teaching human anatomy and physiology that emphasize critical thinking skills built upon logic, reasoning, and judgement. The argument for development of these skills is not simply philosophical, rather, such emphasis is strongly supported by a 2016 Johns Hopkins study1 t...
Source: Adv Physiol Educ - September 21, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Erik P Silldorff Gerald D Robinson Source Type: research
Development of critical thinking skills in human anatomy and physiology
Adv Physiol Educ. 2023 Sep 21. doi: 10.1152/advan.00131.2023. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTApplication of knowledge skills are highly valued in clinical medicine as indicated by recent changes to licensure and entrance exams for nursing and physician programs (i.e., the NCLEX and MCAT). Such emphasis should be both welcomed and supported by approaches to teaching human anatomy and physiology that emphasize critical thinking skills built upon logic, reasoning, and judgement. The argument for development of these skills is not simply philosophical, rather, such emphasis is strongly supported by a 2016 Johns Hopkins study1 t...
Source: Advances in Physiology Education - September 21, 2023 Category: Physiology Authors: Erik P Silldorff Gerald D Robinson Source Type: research
Development of critical thinking skills in human anatomy and physiology
Adv Physiol Educ. 2023 Sep 21. doi: 10.1152/advan.00131.2023. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTApplication of knowledge skills are highly valued in clinical medicine as indicated by recent changes to licensure and entrance exams for nursing and physician programs (i.e., the NCLEX and MCAT). Such emphasis should be both welcomed and supported by approaches to teaching human anatomy and physiology that emphasize critical thinking skills built upon logic, reasoning, and judgement. The argument for development of these skills is not simply philosophical, rather, such emphasis is strongly supported by a 2016 Johns Hopkins study1 t...
Source: Adv Physiol Educ - September 21, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Erik P Silldorff Gerald D Robinson Source Type: research
