Breaking Down Grit: Persistency and Flexibility in the Career Plans of Military Medical Students
CONCLUSION: This study offers important insights into the relationship among well-being factors, grit, and long-term career planning in the military. The limitations of using a single-item measure of burnout and measuring behavioral intentions in a short time frame during undergraduate medical education highlight the importance of future longitudinal studies that can examine actual behaviors across a career lifespan. However, this study offers some key insights into potential impacts on the retention of military physicians. The findings suggest that military physicians who are most likely to stay in the military tend to em...
Source: Pain Physician - May 18, 2023 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Ryan R Landoll Krista Highland Kameha Bell Anthony R Artino Col Lisa K Moores Michael Soh Sebastian Uijtdehaage Steven J Durning Neil E Grunberg Ting Dong Source Type: research

Breaking Down Grit: Persistency and Flexibility in the Career Plans of Military Medical Students
CONCLUSION: This study offers important insights into the relationship among well-being factors, grit, and long-term career planning in the military. The limitations of using a single-item measure of burnout and measuring behavioral intentions in a short time frame during undergraduate medical education highlight the importance of future longitudinal studies that can examine actual behaviors across a career lifespan. However, this study offers some key insights into potential impacts on the retention of military physicians. The findings suggest that military physicians who are most likely to stay in the military tend to em...
Source: Military Medicine - May 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ryan R Landoll Krista Highland Kameha Bell Anthony R Artino Col Lisa K Moores Michael Soh Sebastian Uijtdehaage Steven J Durning Neil E Grunberg Ting Dong Source Type: research

Evaluating Intersite Consistency Across 11 Geographically Distinct Pediatric Clerkship Training Sites: Providing Assurance That Educational Comparability Is Possible
CONCLUSIONS: Over the ensuing 5-year period after a curriculum overhaul to an 18-month, integrated module pre-clerkship curriculum, we found that student pediatric clerkship performance in clinical knowledge and skills did not differ significantly across 11 varied geographic teaching sites when controlling for students' pre-clerkship achievement. Specialty-specific curriculum resources, faculty development tools, and assessment of learning objectives may provide a framework for maintaining intersite consistency when faced with an expanding network of teaching facilities and faculty.PMID:37201493 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usad04...
Source: Military Medicine - May 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Courtney A Judd Ting Dong Christopher Foster Steven J Durning Patrick W Hickey Source Type: research

Undergraduate Medical Education Leader Performance Predicts Postgraduate Military Leader Performance
CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study indicate that a positive relationship exists between leader performance at the end of medical school and leader performance in PGY1 and 3 years of residency. These correlations were stronger in PGY3 compared to PGY1. During PGY1, learners may be more focused on being a physician and an effective team member compared to PGY3 where they have a deeper understanding of their roles and responsibilities and can take on more leadership roles. Additionally, this study also found that MCAT and USMLE Step exams performance was not predictive of PGY1 or PGY3 leader performance. These findings p...
Source: Military Medicine - May 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Erin S Barry Steven J Durning Deanna Schreiber-Gregory Neil E Grunberg Angela M Yarnell Ting Dong Source Type: research

Blinding of Admissions Committee to MCAT Scores: Is There a Difference in Subsequent Medical School Performance Between Cohorts?
CONCLUSION: This study found similar medical school performance between the MCAT-blinded and MCAT-revealed cohorts. The research team plans to continuously follow these two cohorts to understand their performance further down their education path, including step 1 and step 2 examinations.PMID:37201485 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usad010 (Source: Military Medicine)
Source: Military Medicine - May 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Yating Teng Ting Dong Steven J Durning Eulho Jung Aaron Saguil Robert Liotta Source Type: research

Surveying the Middle Ground: A Thematic Analysis of the Medical School Applications of Standard Performers
CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that the diversity and frequency of exceptional performing themes in a medical school application may be useful in distinguishing between exceptional performers and other performers, though the small sample size limits quantitative conclusions. Low performing themes may be specific to low performers and thus could be useful to admissions committees. Future studies should include a larger sample size and could assess for predictive validity evidence of these exceptional performing and low performing themes through a blinded protocol.PMID:37201484 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usad073 (Source: Military Medicine)
Source: Military Medicine - May 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Joseph M Maciuba Yating Teng Matthew Pflipsen Mary A Andrews Steven J Durning Source Type: research

Breaking Down Grit: Persistency and Flexibility in the Career Plans of Military Medical Students
CONCLUSION: This study offers important insights into the relationship among well-being factors, grit, and long-term career planning in the military. The limitations of using a single-item measure of burnout and measuring behavioral intentions in a short time frame during undergraduate medical education highlight the importance of future longitudinal studies that can examine actual behaviors across a career lifespan. However, this study offers some key insights into potential impacts on the retention of military physicians. The findings suggest that military physicians who are most likely to stay in the military tend to em...
Source: Military Medicine - May 18, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ryan R Landoll Krista Highland Kameha Bell Anthony R Artino Col Lisa K Moores Michael Soh Sebastian Uijtdehaage Steven J Durning Neil E Grunberg Ting Dong Source Type: research

Rare tumors of skin: Malignant cutaneous adnexal tumors and clinicopathological features
Conclusion: Incidence of MCATs has an increasing trend with advanced age and these tumors are more commonly seen in men and in visible sites of the body such as head and neck and scalp. Wide resection according to tumor size is the first-line treatment. (Source: Indian Journal of Dermatology)
Source: Indian Journal of Dermatology - March 31, 2023 Category: Dermatology Authors: Melekber C Ozkan Caner Kaya & #304;lker & #199;i & #231;ek Zeynep D A. Do & #287;an Nihal D Kocaaslan B & #252;lent Sa & #231;ak Zeliha L Cinel Source Type: research

Immunogenicity and safety of the non-typable Haemophilus influenzae –Moraxella catarrhalis (NTHi-Mcat) vaccine administered following the recombinant zoster vaccine versus administration alone: Results from a randomized, phase 2a, non-inferiority trial
Volume 19, Issue 1, December 2023 . (Source: Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics)
Source: Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics - March 28, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Ilaria Galgani Airi P õder Rain J õgi Veli-Jukka Anttila Stefano Milleri Alberto M. Borobia Odile Launay Marco Testa Daniela Casula Luca Grassano Annaelisa Tasciotti Marie Dozot Ashwani K. Arora Source Type: research

Immunogenicity and safety of the non-typable Haemophilus influenzae –Moraxella catarrhalis (NTHi-Mcat) vaccine administered following the recombinant zoster vaccine versus administration alone: Results from a randomized, phase 2a, non-inferiority trial
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Source: Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics - March 28, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Ilaria Galgani Airi P õder Rain J õgi Veli-Jukka Anttila Stefano Milleri Alberto M. Borobia Odile Launay Marco Testa Daniela Casula Luca Grassano Annaelisa Tasciotti Marie Dozot Ashwani K. Arora Source Type: research

MCATs: Case report of adnexal adenocarcinoma of not otherwise specified type
Malignant cutaneous adnexal tumors are rare dermatosis that can have extradermal twins. Diagnosis of adnexal skin tumors is sometimes difficult. Immunohistochemistry has limited value in the diagnosis. Most adnexal skin tumors are localized on the head and neck. Difficulties in their diagnosis associated with absence of strict clinical criteria. (Source: Clinical Case Reports)
Source: Clinical Case Reports - March 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tetyana Svyatenko, Andrii Prokhach, Stepan Antoniuk, Vadym Hurtovyy, Denys Tereshkov, Anna Prokhach Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: research

Real-time PCR has advantages over culture-based methods in identifying major airway bacterial pathogens in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Results from three clinical studies in Europe and North America
DiscussionReal-time PCR on frozen sputum samples has enhanced sensitivity and specificity over culture-based methods, supporting its use for the identification of common respiratory bacterial species in patients with COPD. (Source: Frontiers in Microbiology)
Source: Frontiers in Microbiology - February 24, 2023 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research

SARS-COV-2 viroporins activate the NLRP3-inflammasome by the mitochondrial permeability transition pore
ConclusionOur findings revealed that mROS activates the release of mitochondrial DNA via the NIM811-sensitive mitochondrial-permeability-pore(mtPTP), activating the inflammasome. Hence, interventions targeting mROS and the mtPTP may mitigate the severity of COVID-19 cytokine storms. (Source: Frontiers in Immunology)
Source: Frontiers in Immunology - February 20, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research

An assessment of voting knowledge and related decisions amongst hospitalised mental healthcare users in South Africa
Conclusion: The limitations regarding voter registration legislated in the South African Electoral Act, are not supported by the findings of this study. The  MCAT-V demonstrates a possible educational bias and therefore is not recommended as a screening tool for assessing voting competency. (Source: South African Journal of Psychiatry)
Source: South African Journal of Psychiatry - February 9, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Felicity Marcus, Yvette Nel Source Type: research

Student Performance on Course Objectives in a First-Year Medical School Foundational Science Course Correlate with USMLE Step 1 Scores
CONCLUSION: The FDNS course grade and performance on specific course objectives could serve as a predictor for USMLE Step 1 performance and provides a more targeted and concise approach to identification of low-performing students and subsequent intervention.PMID:36741938 | PMC:PMC9891064 | DOI:10.2147/AMEP.S389785 (Source: Adv Data)
Source: Adv Data - February 6, 2023 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Rhea E Mathew Molly Riehs Anna V Blenda Renee J Chosed William S Wright Source Type: research