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Training a diverse physician workforce: a survey of alumni of a medical education program focused on underserved populations [Education and training]

Annals of Family Medicine

Study design and Setting: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of PRIME-LA graduates during 2013-2022. selected primary care specialties including family medicine, pediatrics, and internal medicine. reported providing clinical care for underserved populations. The majority of respondents were female (70%).

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Declines in Self-reported Panel Size among Family Physicians & Explanatory Factors, 2013-2022 [Economic or policy analysis]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Little is known about trends in primary care panel size in the United States, despite it being crucial to the relationships fundamental to primary care’s salutary effects and its importance to workforce planning amidst a national and worsening primary care shortage.

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Diagnostic accuracy of electrocardiography and NT-proBNP for mild cardiac dysfunction among long-term breast cancer survivors [Cardiovascular disease]

Annals of Family Medicine

This ideally should be detected in primary care, since most specialist follow-up care for breast cancer is discontinued after five years. While echocardiography is the gold standard to diagnose LVSD, its limited accessibility in primary care poses challenges. For NT-proBNP, a sensitivity of 50.9% were found.

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Factor Analysis to create a shorter version of the Team Development Measurement Scale. [Instrument development / psychometrics]

Annals of Family Medicine

published the Team Development Measure (TDM) in 2013. It is a 31-item scale developed in primary care settings and has been demonstrated to be reliable and valid. Context: Prior research suggests that effective team dynamics correlate with enhanced clinical outcomes, diminished medical errors, and mitigate burnout. Stock, et al.

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AAA screening rates in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine at UNMC [Clinical research (other)]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting: Criteria Time Frame: 2013-01-01 to 2023-12-31. Conclusion: There is a need for more screening for AAA in primary care. Study Design and Analysis: Retrospective chart search of the electronic medical records of a specific sub-group of patients at UNMC. are Not Hispanic or Latino and 87.7% are White or Caucasian.

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Scope This! A Podcast on Gastroesophageal Reflux and Gastritis

PEMBlog

2013-0421 Tighe M, Afzal NA, Bevan A, et al. I’ll dive into the latest clinical practice guidelines and discuss evidence-based approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Topics covered include: The pathophysiology of GER and GERD in the pediatric population. Understanding dyspepsia and its clinical presentation. 2018;66(3):516-554.

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Digital Skin Care: Top 8 Dermatology Apps

The Medical Futurist

In 2013, only 56 percent of Americans owned a smartphone, which climbed to around 90% by now. In the continent-sized country, approximately 11,000 skin care specialists are working, which means less than one dermatologist for 100,000 people. The platform has already had more than 7,000 skin concerns submitted from all over the world.