The Sum is Greater Than the Parts: Aligning Graduate Allied and Medical Health Education at a Training Institution.

Analysis of military Graduate Medical Education (GME) remains in the discussion forefront as resources continue to face scrutiny along with military-specific obligation challenges. The Military Health System Quadruple Aim of Better Care, Better Health, Lower Cost, and Increased Readiness continues to drive debate of the right approach to both GME and Graduate Allied Health education. In this paper, we expand the discussion beyond traditional physician-focused GME and include the military's highly trained allied health specialists.

The Impact of Graduate Medical Education on Scholarly Activity at a Military Medical Treatment Facility.

Introduction: Graduate medical education (GME) faculty and trainees have required scholarly activities to meet accreditation requirements. The impact of this contribution to the Military Health System, especially regarding innovations in military medicine, has not been previously examined. This study measured the contribution of GME in published manuscripts from a tertiary military medical center.

Youngest presenting patient with dystonia 24 and review of the literature.

Dystonia 24 was first reported in 2000 as an autosomal dominant cause of dystonia caused by variants in the gene. Although many adults have been described with dystonia 24, since 2014, an increasing number of children have also been reported. Dystonia 24 should also be considered in the differential of a child with unexplained dystonia.

Group Education and Multidisciplinary Management for Chronic Headaches Among Adolescents in a Military Treatment Facility: A Retrospective Chart Review.

Objective: To assess the effect of group education on the frequency of chronic headaches among adolescents.

Background: Chronic headaches are a common problem among adolescents with significant psychosocial morbidity. Brief education on lifestyle interventions to decrease headache frequency has established benefits among adult patients but is less proven among adolescents.

Increased Intracranial Pressure in a Boy with Gorham-Stout Disease.

Gorham-Stout disease (GSD), also known as vanishing bone disease, is a rare disorder, which most commonly presents in children and young adults and is characterized by an excessive proliferation of lymphangiomatous tissue within the bones. This lymphangiomatous proliferation often affects the cranium and, due to the proximate location to the dura surrounding cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) spaces, can result in CSF leaks manifesting as intracranial hypotension with clinical symptoms to include orthostatic headache, nausea, and vertigo. We present the case of a boy with GSD and a known history of migraine headaches who presented with persistent headaches due to increased intracranial pressure.

Evaluation of a real-time fluorescent PCR assay for rapid detection of Group B Streptococci in neonatal blood.

Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B Streptococcus: GBS) is the major causative agent of neonatal sepsis. Neonates at risk for GBS infections are empirically administered broad-spectrum antibiotics for at least 48 h pending blood culture results. A rapid assay to expedite detection of GBS would facilitate initiation of specific antibiotic therapy.