Are We Teaching Evidence-Based and Inclusive Practices in Gender-Affirming Care? Perspectives From Plastic Surgery In-Service Examinations.

Resident physicians take annual in-service examinations (ISEs) as part of continuing medical education, which set educational priorities, allow for formative feedback, and guide preparation for final board examinations. Gender-affirming care is provided in many specialties but has been an underrepresented area in medical education. Plastic surgeons provide a large portion of gender-affirming surgical care.

Incorporating hearing screening to an otolaryngology surgical mission in the rural Dominican Republic.

Introduction: Hearing loss disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries. Children with undiagnosed hearing loss may have difficulty with learning, language development, and behavior. The aim of this study was to understand the extent of hearing loss and common otologic disorders among school-age children in the rural western region of the Dominican Republic and to chronical the early stages of a limited-resource, locally-sustained hearing screening program in tandem with a bi-annual surgical mission.

Laryngeal Chondrosarcoma Characteristics and Survival Analysis in the National Cancer Database.

Objective: To highlight various patient, tumor, diagnostic, and treatment characteristics of laryngeal chondrosarcoma (LC) as well as elucidate factors that may independently affect overall survival (OS) for LCs.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: National Cancer Database (NCDB).

Rural-Urban Disparities in Otolaryngology: The State of Illinois.

Objectives/hypothesis: To highlight rural-urban disparities in otolaryngology, and to quantify the disparities in access to otolaryngology specialist care across Illinois. Several studies across disciplines have shown increased prevalence and severity of disease in rural communities, relative to their urban counterparts. There is very little published quantifying a disparity in rural access to otolaryngologists.

An assessment of gynecological cytology screening practices among health care providers nationwide.

Context: The Michigan Public Health Institute and the Michigan Cancer Consortium's Cervical Cancer Committee conducted a national survey of health care providers, thanks to funding from the Centers for Disease Control Cooperative Agreement 5U47CI000743-02. Papanicolaou test screening practices were examined, emphasizing the relationship between clinical and laboratory practices. This survey found differing screening practices among providers of women's health care.