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Diversity initiatives do not appear to increase representation of minorities on faculty of medical schools

Date: Dec-03-2013
From 2000 to 2010, the presence of a minority faculty development program at U.S. medical schools was not associated with greater underrepresented minority faculty representation, recruitment, or promotion, according to a study appearing in the December 4 issue of JAMA, a medical education theme issue. "Minority physicians and scientists have been inadequately represented among medical school faculty when compared with their representation in the U.S. population.

Diversity initiatives do not appear to increase representation of minorities on faculty of medical schools

Date: Dec-03-2013
From 2000 to 2010, the presence of a minority faculty development program at U.S. medical schools was not associated with greater underrepresented minority faculty representation, recruitment, or promotion, according to a study appearing in the December 4 issue of JAMA, a medical education theme issue. "Minority physicians and scientists have been inadequately represented among medical school faculty when compared with their representation in the U.S. population.

Diversity initiatives do not appear to increase representation of minorities on faculty of medical schools

Date: Dec-03-2013
From 2000 to 2010, the presence of a minority faculty development program at U.S. medical schools was not associated with greater underrepresented minority faculty representation, recruitment, or promotion, according to a study appearing in the December 4 issue of JAMA, a medical education theme issue. "Minority physicians and scientists have been inadequately represented among medical school faculty when compared with their representation in the U.S. population.

Diversity initiatives do not appear to increase representation of minorities on faculty of medical schools

Date: Dec-03-2013
From 2000 to 2010, the presence of a minority faculty development program at U.S. medical schools was not associated with greater underrepresented minority faculty representation, recruitment, or promotion, according to a study appearing in the December 4 issue of JAMA, a medical education theme issue. "Minority physicians and scientists have been inadequately represented among medical school faculty when compared with their representation in the U.S. population.

Multifaceted program to improve patient continuity of care in hospitals associated with reduction in medical errors

Date: Dec-03-2013
Implementation of a multifaceted program to improve patient handoffs (change in staff caring for a patient) among physicians-in-training residents at a children's hospital was associated with a reduction in medical errors and preventable adverse events, according to a study appearing in the December 4 issue of JAMA, a medical education theme issue. Handoff miscommunications are a leading cause of medical errors. "The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) have identified improving handoffs as a priority in U.S.

Multifaceted program to improve patient continuity of care in hospitals associated with reduction in medical errors

Date: Dec-03-2013
Implementation of a multifaceted program to improve patient handoffs (change in staff caring for a patient) among physicians-in-training residents at a children's hospital was associated with a reduction in medical errors and preventable adverse events, according to a study appearing in the December 4 issue of JAMA, a medical education theme issue. Handoff miscommunications are a leading cause of medical errors. "The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) have identified improving handoffs as a priority in U.S.

Study examines incidence, trend of substance use disorder among medical residents

Date: Dec-03-2013
Among anesthesiology residents entering primary training from 1975 to 2009, 0.86 percent had a confirmed substance use disorder during training, with the incidence of this disorder increasing over the study period and the risk of relapse high, according to a study appearing in the December 4 issue of JAMA, a medical education theme issue. Substance use disorder (SUD) is a serious public health problem, and physicians are susceptible.

Oxytocin activates 'social' brain regions in children with autism

Date: Dec-03-2013
Researchers from Yale University have found that while engaging with social information, children with autism spectrum disorders experienced enhanced brain activity after a single dose of the hormone oxytocin was administered through a nasal spray.Results of their findings are published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Oxytocin is a naturally occurring hormone in the human body that has been implicated in social bonding.

Mice 'warn' sons of dangers through inherited fears

Date: Dec-03-2013
It seems that inheritance is not simply about parents passing genes to their offspring. Some inheritable changes in gene activity can be passed on without changing the DNA sequencing, as researchers from Emory University School of Medicine claim that mice can inherit the memory of their ancestor's traumas and display similar responses when faced with the stimuli. The findings of this latest study in epigenetics, published in Nature Neuroscience, show that the offspring of laboratory mice trained to fear a particular smell demonstrated the same fear reaction as their ancestor.

Gout runs strongly in families, suggests large-scale study

Date: Dec-03-2013
Researchers from the UK's University of Nottingham and colleagues conducted a new study of the population of Taiwan, where there is a high rate of gout, and found that the condition clusters in families.The risk of developing gout was largely linked to shared modifiable factors, such as lifestyle and diet, while having close relatives with the disease also appeared to increase the risk, but to a lesser extent.They write about their findings in a recent online issue of Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.