Orthopaedic in-training examination performance: a nine-year review of a residency program database.

Background: The Orthopaedic In-Training Examination (OITE) provides an objective way for both the residency program and the resident to monitor progress.

Methods: This longitudinal descriptive study tracks the OITE performance of 16 residents from one orthopaedic surgery residency program over nine years (1997-2005). Domain comparisons are made to national averages (N > 3000) by mean difference and split middle celeration line assessment trend analysis to evaluate program strengths and weaknesses.

Assessment of quality of life in persons with voice disorders.

Purpose Of Review: To present the current state of knowledge regarding health-related quality of life in persons with voice disorders and to describe voice-disordered quality of life instruments.

Recent Findings: The present study discusses the concept of health-related quality of life as it relates to persons with voice disorders, and reviews current voice-disordered quality of life instruments for use in persons with dysphonia. The health-related quality of life in persons with voice disorders is not particularly well understood, due to a paucity of investigations.

Physician employment: this time around, give finance a leading role.

Finance managers can play a leading role in determining the success of physician employment by addressing physicians' financial concerns. Physicians can benefit from financial managers' help in clarifying how practice decisions affect financial outcomes, and making the entire process transparent. Communication should include validation of data integrity, development of targeted reports, education, and frequent opportunities for dialogue.

Patient versus partner perception of voice handicap.

The primary purpose of this study was to compare patient's and communication partner's perceptions of handicap secondary to dysphonia. A secondary purpose was to compare patient health-related quality of life (HRQOL) to that of speakers with normal voice. Participants were 20 adults (mean age=69.