(How) does majoring in the social sciences and humanities relate to specialty choice?: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
BMC Med EducHirshfield LE +2 more
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Upper Cervical Cord Area as a Biomarker of Conversion to Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective This study assessed whether upper cervical cord area (UCCA) measured on routine brain MRI can serve as a biomarker of conversion to SPMS. Methods This is a single‐center retrospective cohort study of RRMS patients with cross‐sectional and longitudinal analyses of clinical and MRI data. Future SPMS converters were matched by age, sex,
Nabil K. El Ayoubi +8 more
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Organ-system-based psychiatry education in undergraduate medicine: learning outcomes and specialty choice. [PDF]
BMC Med EducLiao J +10 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To determine whether integration of serum neurofilament light chain (NfL) and cortical dysfunction improves diagnostic accuracy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) when applied alongside the Gold Coast criteria (GCC). Methods In this prospective study, 148 participants with suspected ALS were recruited (101 ALS and 47 with ALS ...
Aicee Dawn Calma +16 more
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Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Building on our prior Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System analysis identifying adults aged 18–39 as the primary driver of the national increase in self‐reported cognitive disability, we examined factors associated with this rise using 2013–2024 U.S. BRFSS data. Methods We analyzed U.S.
Adam de Havenon +9 more
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Factors on Medical Specialty Choice Among Medical Students Near the United States-Mexico Border. [PDF]
CureusKhan A, Campos R, Khanjani N.
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Relationship between medical students' career priority and specialty choice: A nationwide multicenter survey. [PDF]
J Gen Fam Med, 2020 Ie K +6 more
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Peer Effects, Learning, and Physician Specialty Choice [PDF]
Sixty percent of medical students switch specialties between the first and fourth year of medical school. These changes have a profound impact on the students' future earnings because there are substantial income differences between specialties. In 1997,
Sean Nicholson, Peter Arcidiacono
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Background: Specialty selection is a critical decision during medical education that influences individual career development and the future distribution of the healthcare workforce.
Shazia Shakoor +5 more
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Characterizing Cutaneous α‐Synuclein Deposition and Seeding Activity in Parkinson's Disease Subtypes
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Cutaneous phosphorylated α‐synuclein (p‐syn) and α‐synuclein seeding activity are promising biomarkers for Parkinson's disease (PD), but their clinical value remains uncertain due to disease heterogeneity. This study evaluates these two biomarkers in PD patients to inform phenotype‐specific diagnosis and disease severity assessment ...
Yuting Jin +8 more
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