The purpose of this study was to examine gender disparities in dental leadership and academics in the United States. Nine journals that represent the dental specialties and high published impact factors were selected to analyze the percentage of female dentists' first and senior authorship for the years 1986, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2008. Data on appointment status and female deanship were ...

The first International Neurological Congress (Berne, Switzerland, 1931), attended by individuals from 42 countries, signified a global presence of world neurology; a coming of age. The aim of this study was to trace the history of that Congress, an important episode in the emergence of our discipline. The historical literature was reviewed and a detailed study conducted of the Henry Alsop Rile...

INTRODUCTION In 2006, the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) issued a recommendation that medical schools increase the supply of physicians by 30% to meet the patient needs of the new millennium. OBJECTIVE To provide financial analysis of the cost of increasing class size. METHODS To determine the financial consequences of increasing medical student enrollment and in the absenc...

I n the interest of fact and reality, ADA Resolution 64H2000, which calls for the elimination of “live, human subjects” (let’s just call them “patients” since we must assume they are both alive and human) from dental clinical licensure examinations by 2005, was rather like the drunk who lost his wristwatch in a dark alley but is looking for it under the street lamp because there is more light t...

BACKGROUND Training in innovation and entrepreneurship (I&E) in medical education has become increasingly prevalent among medical schools to train students in complex problem solving and solution design. OBJECTIVE We aim to characterize I&E education in US allopathic medical schools to provide insight into the features and objectives of this growing field. DESIGN I&E programs were identifie...

The paucity of research on PsyD programs has led to unsubstantiated generalizations and uniformity myths about practitioner training. The authors collected information on the admission rates, financial assistance, theoretical orientations, and selected characteristics of American Psychological Association (APA)–accredited PsyD programs in clinical psychology (89% response rate). Systematic comp...

Geriatric Pharmacy Education: A Strategic Plan for the Future Peggy S. Odegard, PharmD, Robert M. Breslow, BS, Michael J. Koronkowski, PharmD, Bradley R. Williams, PharmD, and Gayle A. Hudgins, PharmD American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy Geriatric Special Interest Group School of Pharmacy, University of Washington School of Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin Madison College of Pharmacy, ...

Few if any American medical schools or other academic research institutions have formal mechanisms for dealing with accusations of dishonesty made against their scientists. The Association of American Medical Colleges has issued a policy statement, "The maintenance of high ethical standards in the conduct of research," to encourage its member schools to develop such procedures. The AAMC polic...

The purpose of this study is to provide descriptive data on the presence of dental schools, dental school graduates, instate enrollment, and interstate dental education agreements for U.S. states, districts, and regions. This information may be helpful in deciding to open or maintain a dental school. Data from the American Dental Association (ADA), American Dental Education Association (ADEA), ...