Pictorial Cases in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology.

Having experience in conditions that range from very common to exceptionally rare may aid in diagnosis, and appropriate management algorithms can assist us in providing thorough care to our patients. We present a variety of pictorial cases in pediatric and adolescent gynecology.

"I have established this support network": How Chosen Kin Support Women Medical Students During their First Two Years in Medical School.

Women medical students experience unique stressors and challenges during medical school related to inherent structural androcentric norms. Through a longitudinal qualitative study of 17 women medical students in their first two years of medical school, we sought to investigate how they navigated their medical school experience. We used a critical lens and narrative inquiry to understand their experiences within the powerful and marginalizing culture of medical school.

Real-world relationship of early end points to survival end points in patients with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer.

Pathologic response has been shown to be a promising surrogate for survival in non-small-cell lung cancer. We examined the real-world relationship between these end  points in patients with resectable stage IB-IIIA non-small-cell lung cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy/chemoradiotherapy (CT/CRT). Electronic health records/medical charts were analyzed.

Real-world study of patients with locally advanced HNSCC in the community oncology setting.

Introduction: There is a need to understand the current treatment landscape for LA HNSCC in the real-world setting.

Methods: This retrospective study assessed real-world outcomes and treatment patterns of 1,158 adult patients diagnosed with locally advanced (stage III-IVB) HNSCC initiating chemoradiotherapy (CRT) within the period January 2015 to December 2017 in a large network of US community oncology practices. Structured data were abstracted from electronic health records.

Envisioning future roles: How women medical students navigate the figured world of medical school.

Background: Women medical students experience tensions as they learn to become doctors. These tensions reflect the cultural world of medical school and clinical medicine, spaces that are highly gendered, racist and exclusionary. This study describes how women medical students are envisioning themselves as future doctors during their first 2 years of medical school while experiencing these tensions.