RESULTS: From 2000–2013 the proportion of female surgeons among all female physicians has remained constant at 12–13%. The ratio of femaleto-male surgeons and residents has increased over time in all surgical specialties. While females outnumber males in one surgical specialty (obstetrics and gynecology), the female-to-male ratio in neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, and thoracic surgery is 1:10...

Long-term care facilities for the elderly have regularly to work together with general hospitals to provide care to acutely ill residents or when they require all together more complex diagnostic procedures and multi-specialty care. The decision to hospitalize a nursing home elderly resident is multifactorial and it is based on factors such as illness severity and care facility infrastructure. ...

Objective. To investigate the perspectives of resident physicians, in otolaryngology and other specialties, with respect to various health care reform proposals. Also, to determine if these opinions vary between residents training to become general medical doctors versus surgeons and specialists and between those with various levels of educational debt. Study Design and Participants. Survey of ...

BACKGROUND As reimbursements and hospital/physician performance become ever more reliant on Hospital Consumer Assessment of Health Care Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) and other quality metrics, physicians are increasingly incentivized to improve patient satisfaction. METHODS A faculty and resident team at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Department of Neurological Surgery de...

Over the past ten years, State and Territory housing authorities have stressed the importance of resident participation in community and urban renewal. However, their renewal efforts have lacked a sound evidence base.Why is community participation seen as crucial? What are the most effective ways of promoting participation, and what are the practical barriers to residents getting involved? Mart...

P.M. Neri1; L. Redden1; S. Poole2,3,4; C.N. Pozner2,3,5;J. Horsky2,5; A.S. Raja2,5; E. Poon6; G. Schiff2,5; A. Landman2,5 1Clinical & Quality Analysis, Partners HealthCare System, Wellesley, MA; 2Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA; 3Neil and Elise Wallace STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation; 4Simulation Consulting, Phoenix, Arizona, USA; 5Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 6Boston Medic...

Introduction Labor costs are often cited as one of the primary reasons for the economic hardships plaguing many older industrial cities, such as Cleveland. Of course, other factors, such as local taxes, proximity to markets, product cycles, and energy costs may also contribute to the area's diminished ability to compete with other regions in attracting and retaining businesses. Nonetheless, sin...

This paper describes how a scientifically exact and problemsolving-oriented remote and virtual science experimental environment might help to build a new strategy for science education. The main features are: the remote observations and control of real world phenomena, their processing and evaluation, verification of hypotheses combined with the development of critical thinking, supported by so...

The Rhode Island Hospital Ophthalmology Residency Program was established in 1963, nine years before Brown University’s Program in Medicine was created. DR. ANTHONY BROCCOLI was recruited as its first ophthalmology resident. When the first medical school class enrolled at Brown in 1972, ophthalmology resident education was provided by a cohort of community-based physicians including DRS. H. FRE...

CONTEXT It is common practice worldwide for health professionals to study abroad. However, the outcome of such experience has not been rigorously evaluated in China. Our current study aimed to quantify the impact on research of studying abroad among Chinese health professionals. METHODS A self-administered structured questionnaire was developed among health professionals in Harbin Medical Uni...