Moving Forward Together: Establishing an Actionable Pedagogical Approach to Ableism-Aware Medical Education.

As a form of discrimination, ableism impacts access to and the experience of clinical care for patients with disabilities as well as the daily experiences of learners and clinicians with disabilities. Ableist beliefs and practices conflict with physicians' professional responsibilities and legal obligations to provide care that is nondiscriminatory and accessible. An actionable pedagogical approach within medical education is needed to prepare a physician workforce that is able to meaningfully identify and mitigate ableism at all levels of the health care system.

Going Virtual: A Virtual Summer Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Externship Experience for Medical Students.

Opportunities for early medical student exposure to the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) are desirable for promoting the field as a career choice and are useful for introducing students to the care of people with disabilities. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted medical education and caused the cancellation of many in-person clinical programs, including the Medical Student Summer Clinical Externship in PM&R supported by the Association of Academic Physiatrists. This article describes the process by which an in-person summer clinical externship program was effectively converted into a Virtual PM&R Experience using a combination of independent assignments and small-group sessions.

Now Is the Time: A Primer on How to Be a Disability Education Champion in Your Medical School.

One in four noninstitutionalized adults in the United States lives with a disability. People with disabilities have frequent interactions with the medical community and the healthcare system yet experience disparities in access and outcomes. The Association of American Medical Colleges has included disability in its definition of diversity as one of the aspects of patient care that may affect health equity.

Implementing a global integrative rehabilitation medicine rotation: a physical medicine and rehabilitation residency program's experience.

An innovative international rotation in integrative rehabilitation medicine was implemented as part of the physical medicine and rehabilitation residency program at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Rotation objectives were to introduce medical knowledge of integrative medicine treatments into physical medicine and rehabilitation practice and to initiate collaboration with international academic partners. Residents were approved based on their academic record, completion of prerequisites, and personal statement.

Functional outcomes of persons who underwent dysvascular lower extremity amputations: effect of postacute rehabilitation setting.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of postacute rehabilitation setting on functional outcomes among patients who underwent major dysvascular lower extremity amputations.

Design: This is a population-based prospective cohort study conducted in Maryland and Wisconsin. Data collected from medical records and patient interviews conducted during acute hospitalization after amputation and at 6 mos after the acute care discharge were analyzed using multivariate models and instrumental variable techniques.

A comprehensive statewide analysis of seatbelt non-use with injury and hospital admissions: new data, old problem.

Objectives: To investigate the association of seatbelt nonuse with injury patterns, injury severity, and in-patient hospital admission among adults presenting to emergency departments (EDs) in a statewide, population-based, sample of motor vehicle crashes.

Methods: Using data from the 2002 Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES) for Wisconsin, 23,920 occupants of motor vehicle crashes, aged 16 years or older, who were treated in an ED, were analyzed. Logistic regression was used to compare the odds ratio of having sustained an injury to specific body regions and of being admitted to an inpatient unit in unbelted individuals compared with those who were belted.

Differentiation of murine embryonic stem cells induces progesterone receptor gene expression.

The role of steroid hormone receptors in very early embryonic development remains unknown. Clearly, expression during organogenesis is important for tissue-specific development. However, progesterone receptor (PR) and estrogen receptors (ERalpha, ERbeta) are expressed during early development through the blastocyst stage in mice and other species, and yet are not essential for embryonic viability.

Increased risk of death or disability in unhelmeted Wisconsin motorcyclists.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationships among motorcycle rider helmet, alcohol use and the full spectrum of health outcomes following crashes.

Methods: Data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration-sponsored Crash Outcome Data Evaluation System (CODES) for Wisconsin, 2002, were used to study 2462 motorcycle crash victims. Logistic regression models were used to assess the relationship of helmet and alcohol use with outcomes.