Physician shortages in the U.S. is a longstanding and well-recognized problem; the shortage affects access to health care throughout the country, but...
Physician leadership in the clinical setting is a crucial skill that improves team dynamics and patient outcomes. Yet, medical graduates often assume the leadership role without formal training or iterative feedback.
Mock examinations are commonplace in many academic settings and are offered as a study aid to students with the hope of lowering stress levels and increasing their preparedness for the actual exam. In contrast, mock exams are rarely offered by faculty in clinical training due to their expense and administrative burden.
In this case, we will discuss a 49-year-old Caucasian male presenting with small bowel obstruction and perforation after being attacked by a deer.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of participating in four prominent leadership programs offered by the AOA, understand why orthopaedic surgeons participate in these programs, and in what ways leadership training can further improve.
64-year-old male without significant medical history presented with 3-day history of right lower quadrant abdominal pain radiating to right groin.
Although the complications of psychiatric conditions are vast, irreversible kidney damage as the leading cause of death is an infrequent occurrence. There have not been many documented cases that discuss how an eating disorder results in chronic metabolic disturbance due to permanent scarring of the renal interstitum.
This project evaluated rates of lead screening at the UT St. Francis Family Medicine Residency clinic according to the Tennessee Department of Health (TN DOH) guidelines and proposed quality improvement strategies based on several factors that potentially prevent routine screenings.
Anal gland obstruction causes 90% of peri-anal abscesses, with only 10% attributed to other causes. The incidence of peri-anal abscesses is unknown, due to single-institution publications and variation in the setting that treatment is performed.
Data on expert leadership have shown numerous benefits, including enhanced job satisfaction, productivity, and job retention. Similarly, many of the...
Congratulations to the winners of this year's Abstract Competition! Orals 1st Place Jordan Beam, BS University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine “Metastatic Prostate Cancer Cells Effect on Tumor Microenvironment” 2nd Place Meet Patel, MD University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine “Portosystemic Shunt Occlusion...
Session 1 Opening Session Keynote Speaker Advocacy 101: A Primer for Practitioners, Christopher Morris, MD, SMA 2021 President Session 2 Risk Factors Associated with a Positive Tuberculin Skin Tests in Homeless Populations Across Six Student-run Clinics, Robert H. Drury, BS A Rare Case of COVID+ve Goodpasture Syndrome with Gastric Perforation,...
Poster Abstract Winners 1st Place MIS-terious Presentation of Multi-Organ Failure, Maritza T Harper, MD 2nd Place STK11 Loss in Lung Adenocarcinoma Drives Putrescine and GABA: A Potential Target to Reverse Immunosuppression and Inhibit Altered Metabolism, Trent Ryan Percy, BS 3rd Place Risk Factors Associated with a Positive Tuberculin Skin Tests...
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