Association Between Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Medical Specialties and Residency Application Rates
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.40817
Abstract: Key Points Question Is there an association between racial and ethnic representation in medical specialties and residency application rates by racial and ethnic group? Findings In this cross-sectional study including 26 416 applicants to medical… read more here.
Keywords: medical specialties; application rates; racial ethnic; residency application ... See more keywords
What's in a name? Laypeople's understanding of medical roles and titles.
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DOI: 10.1002/jhm.12971
Abstract: BACKGROUND Physicians regularly use jargon in patient communication, which can lead to confusion and misunderstanding. OBJECTIVE To assess the general public's understanding of names and roles of medical specialties and job seniority titles. DESIGNS Volunteer… read more here.
Keywords: name laypeople; understanding medical; medical roles; medical specialties ... See more keywords
The association between physician staff numbers and mortality in English hospitals
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DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2020.100709
Abstract: Background Physician medical specialties place specific demands on medical staff. Often patients have multiple co-morbidities, frailty is common, and mortality rates are higher than other specialties such as surgery. The key intervention for patients admitted… read more here.
Keywords: physician medical; staff; grade; mortality ... See more keywords
Coverage of obesity and obesity disparities on American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) examinations.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jnma.2021.03.004
Abstract: Obesity is a widespread disease which adversely impacts all organ systems and disproportionately affects African Americans and other minority groups. Physicians across medical specialties must possess current knowledge of obesity as an important, distinct disease… read more here.
Keywords: coverage obesity; obesity related; medical specialties; board ... See more keywords
Analysis of patients shared in consultations of internal medicine and other medical specialties.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rce.2019.03.005
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The aging population is resulting in an increasing number of patients with multiple diseases that require treatment by various specialties. We examined the evolution of consultations and of the percentage of patients… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; shared consultations; internal medicine; patients shared ... See more keywords
Management of Depression in Adolescents in Japan.
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DOI: 10.1089/cap.2019.0023
Abstract: Objectives: In Japan, there are currently no approved antidepressant treatments for pediatric patients with depression. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of depression among adolescents under medical care in Japan, the pharmacological treatments used,… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; depression; medical specialties; patients depression ... See more keywords
Regulating recognition and training for new medical specialties in India: the case of emergency medicine
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DOI: 10.1093/heapol/czy055
Abstract: Regulation is essential to health systems and is central to advancing equity-oriented policy objectives in health. Regulating new medical specialties is an emerging, yet underexplored, aspect of health sector governance in low- and middle-income countries… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; training new; medical specialties; new medical ... See more keywords
Changes in Opioid Dispensing by Medical Specialties after Release of the 2016 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain.
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DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnac068
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To identify changes in opioid prescribing across a diverse array of medical specialties following release of the 2016 CDC Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain. DESIGN Interrupted time-series analysis using a commercial prescribing… read more here.
Keywords: medical specialties; guideline; opioid dispensing; release 2016 ... See more keywords
Substance use among vocational trainees in Australia: differences between medical specialties.
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DOI: 10.1111/imj.15729
Abstract: BACKGROUND There have been few large-scale nationally representative studies on the prevalence of substance use among doctors. Additionally, the association of different medical specialties with the use of different substances requires further research. AIMS This… read more here.
Keywords: medical specialties; alcohol use; use; medicine ... See more keywords
Quantifying consultations to medical specialties during psychiatric inpatient admissions in a Queensland tertiary hospital
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DOI: 10.1177/10398562221131160
Abstract: Objectives To identify and characterise medical consultations to psychiatric inpatients. Method Retrospective cross-sectional descriptive study of 451 psychiatric inpatients’ electronic medical records between 1 January and 30 June 2021 with descriptive statistics. Results Thirty one… read more here.
Keywords: inpatient admissions; medical specialties; consultations medical; psychiatric inpatient ... See more keywords
Defining competence profiles of different medical specialties with the requirement-tracking questionnaire – a pilot study to provide a framework for medial students’ choice of postgraduate training
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DOI: 10.1186/s12909-020-02479-6
Abstract: Background The medical specialties are characterised by a great diversity in their daily work which requires different sets of competences. A requirement analysis would help to establish competence profiles of the different medical specialities. The… read more here.
Keywords: competence; pilot study; medical specialties; postgraduate training ... See more keywords